Tamano: Tourist arrivals in Cebu still high

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/25/2018

TOURISTS continue to flock to Cebu despite the travel advisory issued by the British government, the Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) said. DOT-7 Director Shalimar Tamano said Koreans still top the list of foreign tourists…

Cebu records high tourist arrivals, air traffic movements

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/23/2018

Not even two months since the opening of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2, local tourism players are are already seeing the benefits of the facility. Hotels and resorts have posted higher occupancy rates following…

DICT exec foresees high demand for cybersecurity professionals

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/16/2018

The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) projected a high demand for cybersecurity professionals as more institutions engage in intelligent processes of digitization. Genalyn Macalinao, DICT Cybersecurity Bureau Policy head, said most companies in the Philippines,…

High value target arrested in buy-bust operation in Cebu City

Benjie B. Talisic 08/12/2018

One of the high Value targets in Central Visayas was collared in a drug bust operation in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City on Sunday morning (August 12). The suspect was identified as Harvey Pag-usara “Jablin”, 48, and a…

Inflation hits 5.7% in July

Inquirer.net 08/07/2018

Inflation accelerated to a fresh over five-year high of 5.7 percent in July, the government reported Tuesday. As such, headline inflation or the rate of increase in prices of basic goods and services averaged 4.5 percent during…

Record high temperature in Japan as heat wave grips the region

AP 07/23/2018

TOKYO — The temperature in a city north of Tokyo reached 41.1 degrees Celsius on Monday, the highest ever recorded in Japan, as a deadly heat wave gripped a wide swath of the country and nearby South…

HIGH HOPES

Rosalie Abatayo and Benjie Talisic 07/22/2018

From the toll of the war against drugs and the breakdown of law and order to the high cost of commodities and the Train Law, allies and critics of President Rodrigo Duterte alike have high expectations that…

Banks flock to short-term BSP deposits amid stubbornly high inflation

Inquirer.net 07/18/2018

CASH-RICH financial institutions bid aggressively on Wednesday for the right to lodge their funds in short-term securities of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), marking the third week that the regulator’s term deposit facility auction was oversubscribed.…

Paknaan relocation site: Road, houses submerge in water due to high tide

Norman Mendoza 07/15/2018

  An estimated 50-meter stretch of concrete road has been submerged in seawater in a relocation site in Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City, Cebu due to high tide at noontime today (July 15). The submerged road brought inconvenience…

13 students ‘possessed’ by evil spirit in Danao City

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/13/2018

  At least 13 female high school students were allegedly possessed by an evil spirit in Danao City, Cebu on Thursday (July 12). Dr. Rene Catan, Provincial Health Office (PHO) head, confirmed the report. Catan said the…

Inflation hit new over 5-year high of 5.2% in June

Inquirer.net 07/05/2018

INFLATION jumped by 5.2 percent year-on-year in June, a new over five-year high, due to sustained elevated prices of food and “sin” products, the government reported Thursday. In a report, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the…

Inflation hit new over 5-year high of 5.2% in June

Inquirer.net 07/05/2018

  Inflation jumped by 5.2 percent year-on-year in June, a new over five-year high, due to sustained elevated prices of food and “sin” products, the government reported Thursday. In a report, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said…

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