Firm to face raps for cutting trees in protected area

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/16/2015

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR 7) held a contractor accountable for illegally cutting 54 trees in sitio Camp 2, barangay Jaclupan, Talisay City. DENR-7 information officer Eddie Llamedo said QM Builders, which was contracted…

Use water chlorinators, LGUs told

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/12/2015

WITH the rainy season in full swing, health authorities called on local governments to prevent water contamination by installing water chlorinators for its water systems. “Contaminated water system can be the cause of diarrhea, typhoid fever and…

Capitol: Metro Cebu LGUs to deal with street kids

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/12/2015

THE city governments of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu should know how to deal with the street children when the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit opens in Cebu next month. “There is no such plan as taguon sila,…

P99.9M unliquidated cash advances

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/10/2015

Several officials and employees of the Cebu city Government have  unliquidated cash advances amounting to almost P100 million as of the end of 2014, according to the Commission on Audit. This was one of 12 deficiencies pointed…

Task force eyed to boost Danao-Camotes tourism

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/07/2015

A proposed ordinance seeks to create a task force that will coordinate efforts to boost tourism in Danao City and Camotes Islands. Provincial Board Member Ivy Remedios Durano-Meca, proponent, said the task force will be able to…

DOH asks officials to monitor water quality

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/18/2015

THE regional Department of Health (DOH-7) asked each local government unit (LGUs) in Central Visayas to convene a water quality monitoring committee to ensure the safety and quality of water for every household. Saludar said Presidential Decree…

Marine protected areas sought

Marian Z. Codilla 06/18/2015

A TOP marine biologist called on local government units (LGUs) to establish  marine protected areas (MPAs) in their coastal communities to help preserve  marine resources in their area. Speaking in a seminar “Writing for Survival: Media for…

Cebu a ‘trafficking hotspot’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/09/2015

DUE to its status as a center for shipping and tourism in Central Visayas and the rest of the southern Philippines, Cebu remains vulnerable to foreign sex predators, an international non-government organization (NGO) said yesterday. Dr. Alwin…

DOH sets forum on tropical diseases

PR 06/08/2015

THE Department of Health (DOH), with support from United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will host the fourth national Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) stakeholders forum on June 24-25 at the Marco Polo Plaza in Cebu City.…

Smartphone app to identify disaster-prone areas

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/18/2015

A smartphone application that will identify disaster-prone areas in Central Visayas is being developed by the regional Mines and Geosciences Bureau-7 (MGB-7). Al Emil Birador, MGB-7 chief geologist, said they already finished conducting geohazard mapping to identify…

Trash haulers asked to extend service

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/06/2015

Cebu City Hall will ask the management of the private landfill in Consolacion town and the private haulers operating a garbage transfer station in the city’s southern barangays to continue receiving the city’s garbage even without payment.…

Cebu fiscals ask boss not to remove LGU allowances

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/24/2015

Dismayed by the prospect of losing income, several Cebu prosecutors said they will ask Justice Secretary Leila De Lima to reconsider her stand against allowing them to accept allowances from local government units. No written order has…

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