DOT focuses on Bohol to strengthen tourism

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/04/2017

Panglao Island, Bohol — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is setting its focus on Bohol after the recent encounter between government troops and terrorist group members, as well as advisories issued against traveling to the province last…

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Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/01/2017

LABOR GROUPS’ CALL Almost one year since President Rodrigo Duterte was elected to the country’s highest public office, workers are still clamoring for the fulfillment of the executive’s campaign promise to end all forms of labor contractualization.…

Group warns of workers’ ‘uprising’ over country’s worsening poverty

Inquirer.net 05/01/2017

MANILA — A workers’ group warned of “an uprising among the working poor” if the government would ignore worsening poverty caused by joblessness, insufficient wages and short-term work arrangements. The Associated Labor Unions slammed the poverty and…

33 companies offering 2,600 jobs join Peso jobs fair at the Capitol

Intern 05/01/2017

  Jesiel Ann Lopez, 23, joined the Labor Day jobs fair organized by the Cebu Provincial Government on Monday. Before the day ended, Lopez was already assured of employment as a sales attendant of Rulls Cellphone and…

DTI: Numbers to go up

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/25/2017

Business name registration IN CEBU A local trade official expects business name registration in Cebu to grow further this year as the government is poised to reach out to the informal sector. Zaide Bation, chief of the…

TEAM head: Turnover of road networks allows Mandaue to enforce traffic rules

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/24/2017

  Once the Mandaue City government takes ownership of several road networks in the Mandaue Reclamation Area, traffic rules may already be applied there. The upcoming donation was welcomed by an official of the Traffic Enforcement Agency…

Gov’t officials from Basilan raise alarm bells in hotels

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic 04/17/2017

Employees of a budget hotel in Cebu City were alarmed by the presence of a group of at least 10 persons speaking a “different language,” prompting them to alert the police yesterday. “Naghinala yong nasa hotel. (The…

‘Stop killings, help those in need’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/15/2017

Extrajudicial killings and second chances were among the themes touched on during the Siete Palabras 2017, a reflection of Jesus Christ’s final words at the Cross held at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral last Good Friday. Fr. Daniel…

More govt. troops arrive in Bohol

Leo Udtohan 04/12/2017

INABANGA, Bohol-The clash between government troopers and suspected members of the bandit group Abu Sayyaf in Sitio Ilaya, in the remote village of Napo, Inabanga town, Bohol was not yet over, more than 24 hours since the…

Govt. forces continue to monitor Barangay Napo area

Doris C. Bongcac 04/12/2017

  CEBU CITY–Airstrikes continued in Barangay Napo in Inabanga, Bohol until close to midnight on Tuesday, said Frank Baylosis, the municipality’s information officer. “But the airstrike was contained in Napo area,” he said. As of 10:30 p.m.…

Australia warns citizens vs terror threats in Cebu, Bohol

Nestle L. Semilla 04/11/2017

THE Australian government has advised its citizens traveling to the Philippines to exercise a “high degree of caution,” citing “high threat of terrorist attack and the high level of crime.” In a travel advisory issued Monday, Australia’s…

Hazards of the job

Editorial 04/10/2017

She hasn’t been confirmed yet, but nearly one year into her tenure, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez has been butting heads with government officials and officials of mining firms, most of which she suspended in her belief that…

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