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Rione Palacios 09/09/2017

  New York Times bestselling author of the book series “Crazy Rich Asians,” “China Rich Girlfriend,” and “Rich People Problems” Kevin Kwan made Queen City the last stop of his whirlwind book tour in the Philippines with…

Investors urged to pour money into RE projects, 6 Visayas power plants

Rosalie Abatayo 09/07/2017

INVEST in solar energy and other renewable energy (RE) projects, and build six more power plants in strategic locations in the Visayas. Energy Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella made this call to investors, encouraging them to invest in…

Mall worker returns P59K cash to owner

Norman V. Mendoza 09/04/2017

Despite needing money for his wife’s medication, an electrical maintenance worker assigned in a Lapu-Lapu City Mall chose to return P59,000 cash to the owner Monday morning. Kerwin Cariaga found P59,000 cash near the Island Central Mall…

Capitol employees commended

USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 09/04/2017

Four employees of the provincial government were commended for turning over lost cash of various amounts to security personnel. Jon Kristofer de Paula of the vice governor’s office turned over P10,000 to a security guard of a…

Woman arrested in Lapu-Lapu for extortion

Benjie Talisic 08/25/2017

A woman who allegedly extorted an American national was arrested in an entrapment operation by the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Office (Raco )- Central Visayas in Barangay Gun-on, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on August 24, Thursday afternoon. The suspect was…

BSP: Anti-money laundering law to bar dirty cash from casinos

Inquirer.net 07/19/2017

Manila — The inclusion of casinos in the coverage of the anti-money laundering law will help strengthen the fight against illicit cash inflows, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Nestor A. Espenilla Jr. The central bank…

Three minors caught in drug bust

Visayas State University Intern Angenette Jugan 07/13/2017

Three minors were arrested in a drug bust at Consolacion town at 8 pm last Tuesday. The police seized from their possession five small sachets of shabu worth P5,000 and some marked money. They are now detained…

MAO BA?

MAO BA? 07/12/2017

MARCOS MONEY Netizens were leery of former senator Bongbong Marcos paying P66 million to fund the recount of votes in his election protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. A netizen named Heart Rob wrote, “66m para recount,…

Province, police investigate money transfer company

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Morexette Marie Erram 06/23/2017

  Cooperate in the investigation. This was demanded yesterday by Cebu Acting Gov. Agnes Magpale from a cash transfer company that was named in the highly suspicious money remittance transactions being done by inmates of the Cebu…

What to do in case of error in your BPI account

06/07/2017

WITH Bank of the Philippine Islands’ electronic banking channels — including automated teller machines, mobile and web-based platforms deliberately placed on offline mode to address an “internal data error” on Wednesday, here are some key takeaways from…

Police release facial composite of suspect in killing of Mantuyong village chief

Norman V. Mendoza 05/10/2017

The task group assigned to investigate the killing of Mantuyong barangay captain Antonino Maquilan has released a facial composite of the man who allegedly extorted money from Maquilan. The suspect, known only as “June”, is considered the…

There is money in making, selling soap

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/16/2017

  Entrepreneur leaves family’s Negros businesses, carves niche in Cebu’s soap industry Her family owns several tracts of sugarcane fields as well as poultry farms in the province of Negros Oriental, and had she chosen to stay…

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