Provincial vet wants DA quarantine inspectors to man north Cebu wharfs

Morexette B. Erram, Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 08/17/2017

Cebu Provincial Veterinarian Rose Vincoy wants quarantine officers assigned at the Bogo City and San Remegio town wharfs in north Cebu that accommodate vessels coming from Luzon as a deterrent to the possible entry of bird flu…

Team Rama bloc wants pact between city, settlers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/08/2016

THE Team Rama bloc in the Cebu City Council wants an agreement between the city and the beneficiaries of the province-owned 93-1 lots before they approve the land swap deal signed by the city and province last…

Cebu City, province sign MOA to resolve 93-1 land swap

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/07/2016

Albeit late, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III have finally resolved the long-standing 93-1 lot dispute. The two officials signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the land swap yesterday afternoon in…

DSWD aid for kin of jailed drug surrenderers unused

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/11/2016

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is asking its central office to redefine or revise its guidelines in extending assistance to affected families whose kin are drug surrenderers who are in jail.…

Legarda to PH gov’t: Ratify Paris climate accord

11/04/2016

SENATOR Loren Legarda has renewed her call for the Philippines to ratify the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, saying the country has nothing to lose “but everything to gain with it.” In particular, Legarda urged all concerned…

Philippine seaweeds safe, says industry leader

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/07/2016

GROUPS making claims that the seaweeds from the Philippines spread diseases should make sure their reports are based on thorough study as these statements are hurting local farmers, an industry leader said. Maximo Richohermoso, chairman of the…

Brown rice challenge launched

Carmel Loise Matus 08/30/2016

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) launched yesterday its Brown Rice for Good challenge to promote its consumption by the public and help charities at the same time. Their launching in downtown Cebu City was attended by Presidential…

DOJ building soon to rise in Guadalupe

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Rhobie A. Ruaya, Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/20/2016

The Department of Justice (DOJ) building will soon rise inside the Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) compound on M. Velez Street, Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City. This after Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III signed a deed…

Cloud seeding suspended on safety issues

Izobelle T. Pulgo 05/06/2016

Aircraft safety issues have forced the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) to suspend cloud-seeding operations effective May 3. Oscar Tabada, Pagasa Visayas director, said the aircraft used for the cloud-seeding operations could not be…

5 Southern towns losing crops

Sheila Mae Gumapon 04/06/2016

The intense heat brought about by the El Niño phenomenon has affected the production of vegetables of the upland barangays in at least five towns in the southern part of Cebu province. “These places are from the…

More women stories

Sofia Aliño Logarta 11/08/2015

Sidlak, Region VII Gender Resource Center has been here for more than eight years.  Dr. Rhodora Masilang Bucoy together with women advocates in UP Cebu, mostly members of the Gender and Development Committee, worked to establish Sidlak…

Yolanda projects hanging

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/10/2015

Several government agencies have yet to start implementing projects for victims of supertyphoon Yolanda which struck the country in November 2013. Only 32 percent or 697 of the total 2,185 projects in northern Cebu were completed while…

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