Private broker Mark Taguba II on Tuesday claimed that he paid as much as P1 million a week to the “Davao group” of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the…
BUSINESS organizations in Cebu planned to reach out to the Cebu City government to bridge the gap between businessmen and the government. The goal, they said, was for the public and private sectors to work hand-in-hand…
GING Francisco topped the Cebu Tenpin Bowling Association (Cetba) Friday Group Weekly tournament held at the SM City Cebu Bowling Center last Friday. Francisco finished the four-game series with 898 pinfalls to emerge champion. Joseph Yu (866)…
THE City Intelligence Branch (CIB) of the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LLCPO) conducted a seminar for leaders of the different habal-habal groups in the city yesterday morning. Chief Insp. Mark Gifter Sucalit, head of CIB who leads…
A FILIPINO-CHINESE group yesterday donated to the military 6,000 pieces of underwear for the soldiers fighting in Marawi City. Michael Que, chairperson of the SDS International Charities, turned over the items to Lt. Gen. Oscar Lactao, commander…
FORMER Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is in favor of President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao and its possible expansion in Visayas. “’It’s the power of the President. Give it to him; he knows…
CEBU CITY–Trial awaits the 54-year-old mother who was arrested by the police for allegedly exposing her 15-year-old daughter to cyberpornography inside their residence in Barangay Opao, Mandaue City, Cebu. Mandaue City Assistant Prosecutor Aurora Villamor found probable…
The Aboitiz Group heeded the government’s call for volunteers and rallied over 1,500 team members nationwide from 24 business units (BUs) for its annual group-wide Brigada Eskwela activity this year. In Cebu City, 124 employees and executives…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) activated its red alert status early yesterday to monitor and prepare for the possible consequences of the ongoing armed operation between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and…
The Islamic State–linked Maute group has taken hostages a Catholic priest and four other civilians in Marawi City, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Vice Gov. Haroun Alrashid Lucman said on Wednesday. Lucman confirmed this information…
WHILE jeepney drivers can stage their strike, they should not inconvenience the commuters, a top official of the regional Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said yesterday. “I would like to appeal to Piston to make…
A CIVIL society group called on the Cebu City government not to cut the 2,166 trees along the routes covered by the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, saying the trees have been integral in protecting the city…
