The arrival of Chinese tourists in Cebu and neighboring areas in Central Visayas continue to increase, data from the Department of Tourism in the region (DOT-7) showed. However, given the influx of Chinese tourists, fueled by the…
Citrasco mulls P10 fare hike instead of P12.50; higher bus fare starts Feb. 1 As early as the second week of January, rent-a-car driver Dexter Lalican already observed an increase in the price of petroleum products in…
UBER Philippines is seeking increased fare for its popular affordable vehicle category as drivers feel the pinch of higher fuel prices and new regulations. The move came after rival Grab also sought to increase fare earlier this…
TRAIN LAW EFFECT There are many travel options for anyone bound for San Remigio, a third-class town 80 kilometers northwest of Cebu City, For Riva Masbate, taking the bus is the most budget-friendly. But the weekly trip…
The failure of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to revise zonal values for land over the past 12 years will soon take its toll on taxpayers in Cebu. BIR-13 is expected to implement a revised zonal…
Cebu economist: Train Law will not benefit the poor Daisy, 21, works for a mall in Cebu City with a minimum daily wage of P366 or P8,064 monthly salary for working 24 days in a month. The…
Public wary of transport group’s plan to push for P6 fare hike, shocked over soft drinks’ price increase High school teacher Arnel Cortes takes a jeepney from his home in Barangay Guizo, Mandaue City and then rides…
ABOITIZPower is set to add some 500 megawatts of attributable capacity in 2018, coming from the completion of several hydro and base load plants in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. In a briefing to analysts last Tuesday, AboitizPower…
A taxi commuter will soon be paying at least P175.00 from the current charges of at least P150.00 for a 10-kilometer ride to his destination plus travel time charges due to traffic congestion. The Land Transportation Franchising…
Although most elderly persons of Cebu City received the P2,000 cash, the fifth tranche of the city’s cash assistance for the senior citizens, with smiles and gratitude, some of them are calling for an increase in the…
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd-7) approved the application of eight private higher education institutions (HEIs) in Central Visayas to increase their tuition and other school fees for school year 2017 to 2018. Seven schools are…
Eight schools in Central Visayas applied for a tuition fee increase in all levels for the school year 2017 to 2018. Freddie Bernal, regional director of Commission on Higher Education (CHED-7), said of the eight schools,…
