PDEA to monitor Nubain use

Edison Delos Angeles 10/17/2016

THE regional Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said it is now stepping up efforts to monitor the distribution of Nubain in Cebu and the rest of the region following last Sunday’s discovery of a box of liquid…

SWU-Phinma owner eyes P2-B call center-dorm building

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/05/2016

Call center companies near the school campus with students working as part-time agents will become a reality when plans to construct a mid-rise call center-dormitory building near the Southwestern University-Phinma (SWU-Phinma) campus will push through. The P2-billion…

Capitol told: Answer losing bidder’s petition

Izobelle T. Pulgo 09/28/2016

The Cebu provincial government and 11 medical suppliers were ordered by the court to answer the petition filed against them by a losing bidder. Cebu City executive judge Gilbert P. Moises of the Cebu City Regional Trial…

Rebuilding the CCMC is a necessity

Editorial 09/21/2016

At a time when Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has shown little to no concern over the fate of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) came recent news about the resumption of the reconstruction work on the…

Antibacterial soap banned

Dr. Philip S. Chua 09/12/2016

WHEN antibacterial soap was first introduced in the 1980s, the medical community was concerned that its worldwide use could someday lead to micro-organisms developing resistance to antibiotics, rendering future patients and their physicians helpless in fighting bacterial…

Some village chiefs question distribution of free medicines

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/09/2016

Some barangay captains in Cebu City were complaining that the free medicines provided by the Department of Health (DOH) were being distributed by “untrained” city hall workers instead of through the barangays which have their own barangay…

Scaling down expectations

Editorial 06/30/2016

Former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama’s argument for the city to have its own hospital may be well and good but to reiterate the painfully obvious, he isn’t around in City Hall anymore to make it into…

Boljoon medical mission serves 500 residents

05/24/2016

Around 500 patients composed mostly of senior citizens, mothers and children received free medical services at the El Pardo Elementary School in Boljoon town, southern Cebu last Friday. The Brgy. El Pardo is the first medical mission…

Cebuano doctor accepted as volunteer athletic doctor for Rio Olympics

Jonas N. Panerio 01/14/2016

RENOWNED Cebuano doctor Rhoel James Timothy Dejano is headed to the biggest athletic spectacle of all as he was accepted as volunteer athletic medical doctor for South America’s first ever Olympic Games later this year in Rio…

Diabetic patient tusukan untag anti-rabies

Lloyd Suarez 12/08/2015

Nakapanglingo-lingo ko sa lain-laing reklamo nga akong nadawat gikan sa publiko batok sa atong mga pampublikong tambalanan dinhi sa Sugbo niadtong Sabado sa hapon atol sa among programang “Dialogue On The Air” sa dySS Super Radyo. Ang…

Seniors in Toledo City brave Seniang to get cash assistance

Rene Alima 12/30/2014

Senior citizens in Toledo City did not mind the dangers from the typhoon signal number 2 in southern Cebu yesterday as they flocked to their respective barangay treasurer’s office to claim their P2,500 cash gift. Mayor John…

Cranberry surprise in Mandaue

Melissa Q. Cabahug 12/21/2014

Fifteen trees with  red and purple cranberries  grow behind the gate of Maria Magdalena Lim’s two-story home in barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City. Passersby wonder about the strange fruit, which is grown in  cooler weather of north America…

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