Green groups: We will take legal action if . . .

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/20/2018

ALEGRIA OIL, GAS PROJECT AND TAÑON STRAIT Environmental groups are going to take legal action against officials of national agencies if it will be found out that the oil and gas exploration in Alegria town can lead…

Cebu groups hold prayer vigil in support of CJ Sereno

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/10/2018

Lawyers and supporters of the The Silent Majority and Tindig Pilipinas gathered at the Capitol grounds Thursday night for a prayer vigil in support of Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. The gathering in Cebu was held ahead…

Militant groups: No more wage board

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/01/2018

THE dissolution of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) and the imposition of a nationwide minimum wage of P750 along with the call for complete abolition of end of contract or “endo” are among the…

Four labor groups call to workers: Unite, join our fight against contractualization

04/26/2018

With Labor Day approaching on May 1, at least four labor groups are calling on workers to unite and join them in their cause to put an end to contractualization in the country. The groups made their…

Groups worry over Mabinay 6’s safety

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/15/2018

MILITANT groups nationwide has provided the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) with the copies of the Mabinay 6 case so that the NDFP could monitor it and ensure the safety of six youth, who were…

Consumer groups seek probe of YouTube over ads for kids

AFP 04/09/2018

Consumer and activist groups called Monday for an investigation into Google-owned YouTube for allowing advertising to be targeted at children in apparent violation of US law. The organizations said that although YouTube claims that the site is…

‘Ready for Abu, terror groups’

Benjie B. Talisic 04/07/2018

WITH BORACAY CLOSURE Three simulation exercises on dealing with terror attacks and other emergencies were staged in Oslob town, southern Cebu, by the military’s Central Command, Philippine Navy, Coast Guard and the police yesterday morning. The exercises…

Tourism groups: Boracay closure will impact PH tourism efforts

Inquirer.net 03/22/2018

THE proposal of President Rodrigo Duterte to impose a total closure of Boracay would directly affect the livelihood of nearly 20,000 people on the island, tourism groups lamented on Thursday. This was what Boracay tourism stakeholders that…

Myles’ parents seek release of daughter, 5 others tagged as ‘rebels’

Ador Mayol 03/08/2018

Climbing the mountains and immersion in hard-to-reach communities were nothing new to 21-year-old Myles Albasin. But the mass communication graduate of the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu was not involved in any rebel activities contrary to…

Advocates, cause-oriented groups celebrate International Women’s Day

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Morexette Erram 03/08/2018

Despite being a leader in advancing the rights of women and children, Cebuanos were urged to help in completely closing the gender gap between Filipino men and women. This was stressed during the Woman’s Forum in St.…

Crime groups may have ordered Ungab Slay

Ador Vincent Mayol 02/27/2018

  Judging by the manner the crime was executed, investigators believed an organized crime group carried out the task of killing lawyer Jonnah John Ungab. Director Patricio Bernales of the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas…

Labor groups call to end contractualization

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 02/26/2018

Over a hundred individuals from different labor groups stage a protest in front of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-7) building along General Maxilom Avenue corner Gorordo Ave., Cebu City on Monday morning. Members of the…

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