Project manager’s team in Cebu make Zoom meetings fun

Immae Lachica 10/04/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Zoom meetings. What comes to your mind when you hear Zoom meetings? The mute and the off-cam button or the beautiful background? Well, this project manager in Cebu wanted to make their Zoom…

PNP, AFP to secure ASEAN meetings

Nestle L. Semilla 05/16/2018

THE Cebu City police is ready to provide the security needs for the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Cebu City. Although it is the military which is the office primarily responsible for…

Del Mar will not attend RDC meetings after ‘walkout’ incident 

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/16/2018

Cebu City North District Rep. Raul Del Mar expressed that he does not have any plans on attending future meetings of the Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7). This statement came after he walked out of…

The Asean way

Radel Paredes 11/11/2017

In 1967, five countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, founded an organization called the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). This was in the wake of the American involvement in the war in Vietnam…

Tom: Deputy mayors can’t sign checks but can only call meetings

Intern 10/20/2017

“TECHNICALLY, there is no such thing as deputy mayors.” This was the reaction of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña on the case filed by retired National Bureau of Investigation Regional director Florencio Villarin against him, 10 councilors…

More ambulances needed for Asean Bohol meetings

Fe Marie Dumaboc 09/09/2017

THE regional offices of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) are preparing for another set of meetings by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Bohol. Bohol province will host…

Bringing back CICC’s luster

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/21/2017

How can the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) bring back its luster? The convention center that once brought pride to Cebu close to a decade ago is now an abandoned and worn out structure with its grounds…

Cebu could be next venue for Asean

Nestle L. Semilla 07/09/2017

THE successful outcome of the meetings of the delegates of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) could spell another opportunity for the region to host the next Asean meetings. According to Police Regional Director (PRO-7), Chief…

Sinulog dance, Cebu chocolates, lechon at Asean welcome dinner

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 07/09/2017

By the end of the night, it was evident that the Cebuanos know how to put together a festive and vibrant dinner show. A Sinulog dance performance by award-winning troupe Lumad Basakanon paraded Cebu’s centuries-old devotion to…

Cops to stay until all Asean delegates leave

VSU Interns Cristelita E. Boco and Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 07/07/2017

THE 4,500 police officers assigned to secure the Asean Senior Economic Ministers meetings, which ended last Friday, will continue to be in place until the last of the delegates will safely leave Cebu City. Chief Supt. Noli…

300 more cops deployed to secure Asean meetings

Nestle L. Semilla 07/03/2017

ANOTHER 300 police officers were added yesterday to the current 4,600 police personnel securing the Asean Senior Economic Ministers Meetings in Cebu City. Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, the director Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), said…

Securing the Asean delegates

07/02/2017

We hope nothing untoward had happened during last Saturday’s scheduled start of another round of meetings held by 300 foreign officials for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). But then again, tight security and rerouting had…

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