Developer sees flat growth, not slowdown

Vanessa Claire Lucero 10/28/2015

  THE Gaisano-owned Taft Property Ventures Development Corp. will continue to build residential condominium buildings in the next two years. Instead of a slowdown as predicted by some industry analysts, Taft Properties president and chief executive officer…

Demand, price of dust masks shoot up

Vanessa Claire Lucero 10/27/2015

PRICES of N95 dust masks, the kind used by cancer patients and industrial workers, shot up in Cebu after environment officials recommended their use over the weekend for self-protection against haze. The price nearly doubled to P105…

HAZE NO MORE?

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/27/2015

Air quality back to normal, but pollutants still suspended in air Northeast monsoon or amihan winds blew the haze away from Cebu yesterday, clearing up the sky and reducing the amount of fine particles in the air…

Kaingin haze

Gerard Pareja 10/26/2015

Pasensya sa tanang mga hubakon. Di sad ta magkiat ron kay kining aso nga gikan Indonesia mitaptap sa atong kawanangan. Gani sa Tagbilaran, Bohol, nanghapdos man ang mga mata sa mga molupyo tungod ning maong aso. Huypon…

EMB: Reduced dust particles in Metro Cebu air

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/26/2015

THE regional Environment Management Bureau (EMB) noted a decline in the amount of dust particles in Metro Cebu’s air as of 3 p.m. today, Oct.26. EMB-7 Regional Director William Cuñado said based on their monitoring, small dust…

A smazey New Year

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 10/26/2015

Smaze, the abbreviated term for smoke and haze, which is blanketing various parts of Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar and Davao del Norte, is making my friends and relatives rather anxious that they’re now heading off to…

Unsaon pagwagtang sa ‘haze’?

Lloyd Suarez 10/26/2015

Nahimong  inutil  ang atong  kapolisan human mi-invoke sa ilang diplomatic immunity  ang magtiayong  Chinese nationals  nga sila si Guo Jing kinsa  first secretary consul sa  Chinese Consular  Office dinhi sa  Sugbo  ug  ang  iyang  bana  nga si…

EMB to local governments: Buy masks for constituents

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/26/2015

Although the sky seemed to have cleared yesterday, environment officials said the amount of dust particles in the air has remained above the standard limits and everyone is advised to wear an N95 mask. William Cuñado, regional…

‘Wear masks, hope for rain’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/25/2015

  EMB says haze, air pollution in Metro Cebu produces dust particles beyond allowable limits The air in Metro Cebu was declared “unhealthy for sensitive groups” yesterday afternoon as the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-7) confirmed haze conditions…

Weather experts believe haze affecting Cebu again

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Marites Villamor Ilano, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/24/2015

  Pagasa notes poor visibility in Cebu; EMB takes air samples with new gear Cebu had gloomy skies and visibility was poor as a team from the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) took air samples using a new…

EMB-7 conducts air quality monitoring in Metro Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/23/2015

With Metro Cebu skies looking gloomy, many ask : has haze reached Cebu? The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environment Management Bureau 7 is conducting Ambient Air Quality Monitoring to verify this. Eddie Llamedo, DENR-7…

Bus operators want status quo; MLC welcomes mass transit

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/17/2015

Is there a need for new high-quality, less-polluting buses in Metro Cebu? Bus operators and public utility drivers yesterday joined forces in opposing the grant of a franchise to a fleet of 77 brand-new air-conditioned hybrid buses…

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