LAND VALUE TO INCREASE

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/09/2018

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…

TRAIN AND THE POOR

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo, Doris Mae C. Mondragon 01/04/2018

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…

TRAIN LAW JITTERS

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/03/2018

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 capacity to increase by 500 MW

PSE EDGE 12/06/2017

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…

Taxi fare increase

Chris A. Ligan, Nestle L. Semilla 10/04/2017

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…

Elderly’s plea: Increase Cebu City’s cash aid

Intern 07/08/2017

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…

7 schools in Cebu, 1 in Bohol increase school fees this year

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/30/2017

  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…

8 schools in Central Visayas ask for tuition fee increase

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/17/2017

  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,…

Fare rate haggling

Editorial 04/06/2017

When all is said and done, Metro Cebu’s transport groups and the government’s transport agencies should prioritize and consider as paramount public interest and welfare in resolving the fare rate increase petition issue. Last Wednesday’s public hearing…

Pagasa Mactan: Prepare for more heat

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/26/2017

BRACE for a summer of sweltering heat as the country’s weather bureau – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) -Mactan expects hotter temperatures in the coming days. Pagasa is predicting weather temperature this week to…

P13 wage increase in effect today

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/09/2017

COMPANIES in Central Visayas will be monitored on their implementation of the P13 wage adjustment that takes effect today, the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday. “We can check if companies…

Wage board approves P13 wage hike for Metro Cebu workers

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/06/2017

CEBU CITY—Workers in the private sector in Metro Cebu will enjoy a P13 increase in minimum wage. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Visayas (RTWPB-7) agreed to adjust the minimum pay of workers in…

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