Manual for emergencies needs improvement

Inna Gian Mejia, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram 07/20/2017

THERE is a manual on how to respond to disasters and emergencies for schools. According to Cebu City Division Superintendent Dr. Bianito Dagatan, they follow the Disaster Risk Reduction Resource Manual issued by the Department of Education…

Nickelodeon theme park needs DENR nod

Inquirer.net 06/29/2017

  The Department of Tourism (DOT) has not approved plans for the construction of the controversial undersea-themed Nickelodeon park in Coron, Palawan, saying environment groups are opposed to the project. In a statement from Japan, where she…

Eastern Visayas needs 908 teachers

Inquirer.net 05/19/2017

TACLOBAN CITY — Eastern Visayas needs at least 908 teachers in the elementary and secondary levels for this school year which starts on June 5. Nanette Pla, chief of the planning office of the Department of Education…

House bill allowing Duterte to appoint barangay execs needs more scrutiny — Cebu leaders

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inquirer.net, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 03/27/2017

A bill seeking to postpone the barangay elections to 2020 and to allow President Rodrigo Duterte to appoint all the country’s village officials must be met with careful scrutiny, even as it is expected to breeze through…

Cebu Protected Landscape needs funds for projects

Nestle L. Semilla 03/27/2017

THE Central Cebu Protected Landscape-Protected Area Management Board (CCPL-PAMB) has asked the National Economic and Development Authority in Central Visayas (Neda-7) and the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) to lobby to the national…

To depend or not: Not really the question

Jason A. Baguia 10/28/2016

The Chief Executive has recently stated that he intends to pursue an independent foreign policy on behalf of all Filipinos and that he wants all foreign troops out of the country within the next two years. He…

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