No more high-rise buildings?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris Mae Mondragon, Jhunnex Napallacan, Nestle L. Semilla 01/08/2018

Mayor Tomas Osmeña is planning to limit the height of buildings following the fire that gutted Metro Department Store over the weekend. He was afraid that firefighters and rescuers might not be equipped to respond to fire…

EXCITING YEAR AHEAD

Glendale G. Rosal 01/04/2018

Omega Pro Sports International eyes quarterly ‘Who’s Next?’ fight cards in 2018 Omega Pro Sports International (OPSI) has proved itself to be one of the premier boxing promotions in the country after staging five successful fight cards…

New Year and the new normal

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 01/04/2018

The year of the rooster, 2017, ended with two tropical storms named Urduja and Vinta that claimed lives and destroyed properties. And the year of the dog, 2018, also started with another tropical depression named Agaton. According…

DOH: Iwas Paputok campaign needs more improvement

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 01/03/2018

WHILE most firecracker-related injuries during the holidays involved people in urban centers, data gathered by the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) showed a need to improve enforcement of the firecracker ban in rural areas as…

CIP project up for bidding; more dev’ts moving north

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/02/2018

Cebu Port Authority exec: New int’l port project in Tayud up for bidding at DOTr With the construction of the new international port in Consolacion town in the pipeline, more developments are expected northward in the coming…

No more junkets

Editorial 01/02/2018

With 2018 barely a few days old, we hope to see among many other things both local and national government agencies fully complying with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to reduce, if not totally eliminate, any unnecessary trips…

After colorful 2017, Tabal hungry for more in 2018

Glendale G. Rosal 01/02/2018

The year 2017 will be remembered by Mary Joy Tabal as one of the most colorful in her life. Among the achievements of the 28-year-old, Barangay Guba, Cebu City native in 2017 was winning the first gold…

More resort-hotels rising in Cebu

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/29/2017

The development of 3- and 4-star hotels at resort destinations across the Philippines will be more visible over the next two to three years on the back of a vibrant services sector amid the country’s robust economic…

ONE MORE FOR V

Glendale G. Rosal 12/27/2017

  FORMER World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight champion, Filipino-Hawaiian Brian “Hawaiian Punch” Viloria earned a fifth world title shot as he is set to fight unbeaten Ukranian Artem Dalakian for the vacant…

More than 1K passengers stranded in Cebu ports

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 12/21/2017

The prospect of spending Christmas far from home filled Marlyn Agad with great dismay, as she heard the news that her trip to Hilongos, Leyte was cancelled yesterday as Tropical Storm Vinta made landfall. She was looking…

No more fun runs, sports events at SRP

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 12/19/2017

THE South Road Properties will no longer be closed to traffic for any sports activities starting this month until the Sinulog celebration is over. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said closing the SRP would only add to…

More private-public sector collaboration pushed

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/19/2017

BRING HOME A FRIEND LAUNCHED Greater collaboration between the government and private sector is needed to convert opportunities provided by the tourism department’s Bring Home a Friend (BHAF) program into inclusive economic growth. Justin Uy, chairman and…

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