More than seven tons of garbage collected in Daanbantayan, Lapu

Jessa Mae Sotto and Norman Mendoza 05/05/2018

About 7.6 tons of garbage were collected in a clean-up drive by a non-government organization (NGO) in Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu. Axelle Jorcin, executive director of People and the Sea, said 350 volunteers took…

More rural folks to benefit in bid to expand online jobs program

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/03/2018

EQUIPPED with a bigger budget, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) aims to expand its Rural Impact Sourcing (RIS) program to link more people in far-flung areas to online jobs and employment opportunities. DICT Undersecretary…

Companies may invest more in machines than in people

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/02/2018

ECONOMIST TAKE ON CONTRACTUALIZATION BAN President Rodrigo Duterte’s new executive order (EO) against illegal contractualization may dampen anti-poverty efforts by putting pressure on companies to regularize all its employees, an economics expert said. According to Dr. Raul…

More barangays may be included in EWAs

Intern 05/02/2018

THIRTEEN more barangays in the province of Cebu are now being recommended by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for inclusion in the Election Watchlist Areas (EWAs) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ahead of the May 14…

Militant groups: No more wage board

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/01/2018

THE dissolution of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) and the imposition of a nationwide minimum wage of P750 along with the call for complete abolition of end of contract or “endo” are among the…

More Cebuanos expected to play in MPBL

JONAS PANERIO 05/01/2018

THE ESTABLISHMENT and subsequent expansion of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has been a boon for players from the Visayas region as it has given them an avenue to showcase their skills, without having to troop…

Tommy O on PDEA narcolist: “Im surprised”

Morexette B. Erram, Nestle L. Semilla 04/30/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he is surprised that no one from Cebu City was included in the list of alleged narcopoliticians which was recently released by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) today. “I’m surprised…

Police strengthens ties as more tourists are expected in Cebu City

Benjie B. Talisic 04/28/2018

Following the temporary closure of Boracay various tourism stakeholders in Cebu City were invited by the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) on Friday (April 27) in preparation for anticipated influx of tourists in Central Visayas. Chief Insp.…

MCWD injects more water in critical areas

Morexette Marie B. Erram and Doris Mae C. Mondragon 04/25/2018

TO ensure that there is enough potable water for residents in Metro Cebu amid the continuing decline of water supply of the Jaclupan Watershed and Buhisan Dam, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has started injecting additional…

WELCOME TO THE SOUTH! The Big Shift: More Fun Starts in City di Mare

Life 04/23/2018

AS STRATEGIC locations go, City di Mare couldn’t be more promising. The sprawling 50-hectare township at the Cebu South Road Properties (SRP) has the flagship regional mall development of Filinvest Lifemalls called IL Corso on its premises,…

Talisay to deploy more traffic enforcers at bridge area

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/18/2018

WITH the expected heavy traffic on the Cebu South Coastal Road (CSCR) when the rehabilitation project of Mananga Bridge 3 starts on April 27, the City of Talisay Traffic Operations Development Authority (CCTODA) eyes to augment the…

More than meets the eye in the FB data privacy abuse

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 04/16/2018

Supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte are mad at Facebook for tapping Vera Files and Rappler as third-party fact checkers that will review news stories possibly containing false information. The FB vote of confidence for Presidential pet peeves,…

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