Bill allowing married women to retain maiden surnames approved on 2nd reading

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 03/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A proposal that would allow married women to retain and use their maiden surnames has been approved by the House of Representatives on the second reading. House Bill No. 4605 authored by Manila 4th…

UC graduate tops Civil Engineer board exams

Immae Lachica 05/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—  Results are out for the recently concluded May 2019 Civil Engineer Licensure Examination where a Cebuano graduate took the top spot.  The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced yesterday, May 10 in their website that…

USC grad tops SPLE for civil engineers

Rosalie Abatayo 10/11/2018

A graduate of the University of San Carlos (USC) in Cebu City topped the August 2018 Special Professional Licensure Examination (SPLE) for Civil Engineers. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Thursday night that Earl Joseph Abayon garnered…

The idea of civil defense

Radel Paredes 09/15/2018

Peacetime complacency made Filipinos forget the importance of preparedness for any emergency or disaster even as the nation remains prone to typhoons, earthquakes and other calamities. Ensuring that government continues to function amid a major disaster is…

Duterte favors same-sex civil union — Palace

Inquirer.net 07/02/2018

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is in favor of same-sex civil union, Malacañang said on Monday. The Supreme Court has already begun holding oral arguments for a petition to legalize same-sex marriage in the Philippines. “Kung same-sex marriage, pati…

‘Iron Chin’ nips ‘Vulcan’ in Who’s Next 5: Civil War

Glendale G. Rosal 10/29/2017

  Reigning PBF bantamweight champion Jahleel “Iron Chin” Payao of Omega Boxing Gym successfully retained his title Friday night in what the promising fighter described as the toughest test in his young career. The 24-year-old Payao beat…

Terror threats

Editorial 06/05/2017

While the Resorts World Manila attack may not be terrorist violence, last Saturday’s attacks at London Bridge that killed six people and three assailants have alarmed citizens around the world and gave governments pause to ponder on…

CTU grad lands in top 10 of May 2017 Civil Engineering exam

Doris C. Bongcac 05/12/2017

A student from the Cebu Technological University (CTU) main campus is the lone Cebuano who made it to the top 10 of the recent civil engineering licensure examination. Rusty Villadolid Lapus of the CTU main campus garnered…

Eve of summer

Raymund Fernandez 02/21/2017

We hardly remember Eve. She has been relegated to oblivion for having sinned, for partaking of the forbidden fruit, the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, the fruit of the tree of life; for having…

Aid from LGUs, civil society pours for earthquake victims

Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Thea Verona Oliverio 02/13/2017

Minda Ocleasa turns 74 on February 21. But instead of throwing a birthday party, she decided to donate the P5,000 she set aside for her party to earthquake victims in Surigao City, saying it will be better…

The worrying trash at SRP

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 12/18/2016

When John (not his real name) bought his condominium unit at the South Road Properties (SRP) in 2010, he had high hopes for the area, believing that it would soon be the next big real estate destination…

SEND MARCOS BACK TO ILOCOS

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/19/2016

The furor over the “surprise” burial of strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is far from over. Youth, anti-Marcos groups and Martial Law survivors in Cebu yesterday vowed that Friday’s protests were not going…

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