PRO-7 tops crime solution efficiency rankings

Nestle L. Semilla 10/19/2018

The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) ranked first in crime solution efficiency in the Philippines. Chief Supt. Debold Sinas, the director of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), said that he received the report…

LGUs partner with private group in disaster management

Rosalie Abatayo 10/12/2018

  Representatives of civil society organizations, business sector, academe, media, and government agencies forged an alliance with the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (APAD)-Philippines in Cebu City on Friday (October 12). Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction…

Untangling the gridlock

CDN TEAM 09/29/2018

PART 1 by Ador Vincent S. Mayol Reporter   For more than two decades since the ‘90s, the streets of Metro Cebu have been his second home. “Usa ka kahig, usa ka tuka gyud ni akoa (I…

Capitol’s disaster management arm gets P200M budget

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/14/2018

The Cebu Provincial Development Council has approved the proposed P200-million budget for the Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) for 2019. Mitigation and preparedness programs will get the biggest chunk of the allocation amounting…

Crisis management, Philippine style

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 08/26/2018

Facing crisis has become a regular fixture in the governance landscape as the recent Xiamen Air mishap has clearly shown. It reveals a lack of propensity for visioning, long-term planning and implementing policies and goals. The response…

DOLE-7 to hear Liwayway employees complaint vs management

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/26/2018

The management of Liwayway Marketing Corporation and about 400 workers who went on strike will meet at the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) on Wednesday (August 29) for the hearing of the labor…

Congestion in CPDRC: Management stops accepting inmates

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/03/2018

The Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) has already stopped accepting inmates due to the congestion of the facility. CPDRC Warden Reynaldo Valmoria said judges of Regional Trial Courts in Cebu already approved their move. The…

Provincial disaster management office told to explain distribution of manuals

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/15/2018

Government auditors have asked the Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) to properly account the disaster manuals printed last year. The printing of disaster manuals is pegged at P4.4 million. The Commission on Audit…

Osmeña withdraws decision to shut down V-hire terminal in Kamagayan

Morexette Erram 06/19/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña withdraws his decision to eject van-for-hires (v-hires) in a terminal at Barangay Kamagayan, Cebu City. In a Facebook post on his page today, Osmeña claimed it was Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III…

Wage hearing: Labor, management sectors explain stand on wage hike petitions

Futch Anthony Inso 05/09/2018

Wage increase petitioners from the labor sector cited the impact on workers of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) Law and the introduction of the Public Utility Vehicles modernization program as among the factors to…

Uniform traffic management scheme for LGUs proposed

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 04/02/2018

SOLUTION TO CONGESTION A uniform and synchronized traffic management scheme should be adopted to ease traffic gridlocks in Metro Cebu. Jonathan “Joy” Tumulak, Capitol’s traffic management focal person, said this was the intent of the Traffic Administration…

South Bus management inspected buses for Holy Week

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 03/16/2018

The management of the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) has already checked buses in preparation for the Holy Week. CSBT administrator Joey Herrera said they already conducted early inspection on buses and assessed its roadworthiness in coordination…

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