Cebu City Sharks go down again in MPBL

Jonas Rey N. Panerio 08/15/2018

The roller coaster ride continued for the Cebu City Sharks-Casino Ethyl Alcohol as they lost to the Davao Occidental Tigers, 71-64, in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Anta Datu Cup on Tuesday night at the Strike…

Rise in July inflation seen; gov’t urged to bring down rice prices

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/06/2018

The government should focus on bringing down the prices of rice in order to help the poor especially with the continued increase in the country’s inflation rate. Antonio Chiu, Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) president,…

Terminal revenue fees down due to Mambaling traffic

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/28/2018

Revenue from terminal fees went down in the first half of this year for the Cebu South Bus Terminal compared to the same period last year. From P34.1 million in the first quarter of 2017, terminal revenue…

HIV cases up, AIDS cases go down in Cebu last year

Rosalie Abatayo 07/18/2018

Cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) went up in Cebu last year, more than double in 2016. Provincial Health Office HIV resource person Wilfredo Salgado Jr. said their records showed there were more than 700 HIV cases…

LTO orders LGUs to take down sirens, dome lights from vehicles

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/12/2018

THE land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) has warned all local government units (LGUs) to get rid of unnecessary sirens, dome lights and blinkers in government owned vehicles especially those not covered by proper permits. LTO-7…

Beermen crawl back from 23 down to beat KaTropa in Game 1

Inquirer 07/09/2018

Powerhouse San Miguel Beer roared back from 23 points down in the first half on Monday night to take a 121-110 triumph over TNT KaTropa, which, more than a 1-0 lead in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals…

Cebu City Market Authority shuts down market stalls

07/09/2018

The Cebu City Market Authority (CCMA) has served the closure order to at least five stalls at the Carbon and Ramos Public Market today (July 9) due to unpaid rental charges. Last June 22, copies of the…

Osmeña withdraws decision to shut down V-hire terminal in Kamagayan

Morexette Erram 06/19/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña withdraws his decision to eject van-for-hires (v-hires) in a terminal at Barangay Kamagayan, Cebu City. In a Facebook post on his page today, Osmeña claimed it was Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III…

Doubling down on plastics ban

Editorial 06/13/2018

Cebu City Hall’s plans to amend its plastics ban ordinance to emulate that of Mandaue City is a small recognition of Mandaue City Hall’s efforts to substantially reduce its plastics garbage output to a substantial level that…

Capitol must lower down planned 20-storey building

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 06/11/2018

Contrary to the first proposed design of the new Capitol building, the P1.5 million structure may be lowered to four storeys. Architect Melva Java, the heritage consultant of the office of Vice Gov, suggested lowering the planned…

Some Lapu settlers voluntarily tear down homes

Futch A. Inso 06/11/2018

People living near the coastal area of Lapu-Lapu City have decided to voluntarily tear down their houses instead of letting the city to do the demolition. Mila Uy, head of the City’s Urban Poor Office, said they…

Jobless rate down, but underemployment up

Inquirer.net 06/05/2018

THE jobless rate slightly declined to 5.5 percent in April although underemployment inched up to 17 percent, the government reported Tuesday. Preliminary Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data showed that the unemployment rate improved from 5.7 percent in…

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