Cargo drivers told: Drop off your goods in CSBT or else face non-renewal of cargo passes

Rosalie Abatayo 04/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Vehicles delivering produce and catch from the towns in Cebu province may face non-renewal of their cargo passes, which allows them to cross borders, if they continue to drop off their goods at the…

Pork producers seek uniform guidelines on transport of essential goods such as pork products

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There’s a need for uniform interpretation of guidelines for delivery vehicles transporting essential commodities at border checkpoints. Rolando Tambago, president of Virginia Farms Inc. and of the Central Visayas Pork Producers Cooperative (CeVIPPCO),…

LOOK: Lizzo helps pack goods for Australia bushfire victims

Ryan Arcadio 01/10/2020

Singer-songwriter Lizzo took some time off from her performances in Australia to pack goods for those affected by the ongoing bushfires in the country. The American artist performed at the iconic Sydney Opera House earlier this week,…

DHL’s new A300 aircraft to service VisMin regions in PH

Marc Cosep 11/13/2019

DHL Express has officially inaugurated its first Airbus A300-600 freight aircraft dedicated to servicing the Visayas and Mindanao regions in the Philippines. The inbound aircraft traverses the Hong Kong-Manila-Cebu route which arrived two hours earlier than commercial…

ASF Task Force reminds public: Pork products from Luzon still banned in Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 10/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province’s task force against African Swine Fever (ASF) is back at reminding stores and traders that all pork products from Luzon are banned from entering the province. Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Mary Rose…

Homes with kids driving sales of fast moving consumer goods

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/04/2018

PRA-Cebu President Go says study results evident in Cebu’s retail market Households with young children are driving sales of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) in the Philippines, a recent study showed. This also holds true in Cebu,…

BOC Steps Up Anti-Corruption Drive Via 1-Assessment  

PR 11/21/2018

  The good men and women of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) remain steadfast in their commitment to get rid of corruption and rehabilitate the BOC.  This was the core message of Deputy Commissioner Jeffrey Dy, Head…

Oct. inflation up 6.7%; prices of goods easing

Inquirer.net 11/06/2018

Inflation in October rose 6.7 percent year-on-year, the same rate of increase in prices of basic commodities as last September, an over nine-year high. But National Statistician Lisa Grace S. Bersales noted that the month-on-month increase in…

City to cut entrance fees of goods brought into public markets

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/05/2018

Wanting to prevent further increases in the prices of commodities, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said that he intends to cut by half the entrance fees of goods brought into the city’s public markets. Osmeña said on…

BOC-7: Yolanda relief goods to be abandoned

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/03/2018

The Bureau of Customs in Central Visayas (BOC) has declared the abandonment of shipments of at least four container vans filled with relief goods for typhoon Yolanda victims. Elvira Cruz, customs district collector, said the consignees reportedly…

Plastic ban will only be imposed on dry goods says Danao Mayor

10/01/2018

Danao City Councilor Roland “Jikjik” Reyes dialogs with public market vendors to explain the implementation of City Ordinance No. 38-15 which regulates the use of plastic bags at the city public market. In a post on Danao…

Students, army reservists repack relief goods for Naga

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/22/2018

  About 260 volunteers helped repack relief goods at the Visayas Disaster Response Center (VDRC) in Mandaue City for landslide victims in the City of Naga. Irish Flor Yaranon, VDRC chief administrative officer of the Department of…

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