The worrying trash at SRP

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 12/18/2016

When John (not his real name) bought his condominium unit at the South Road Properties (SRP) in 2010, he had high hopes for the area, believing that it would soon be the next big real estate destination…

Will they be done?

Peter Wallace 11/24/2016

In June, President Duterte and his chosen Cabinet members met with the business community to discuss the economic plans of the new government (“340 heads are better than one,” Opinion, 6/30/16). It was very successful—or will be,…

SEND MARCOS BACK TO ILOCOS

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/19/2016

The furor over the “surprise” burial of strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is far from over. Youth, anti-Marcos groups and Martial Law survivors in Cebu yesterday vowed that Friday’s protests were not going…

Yolanda 3rd Anniversary: New homes, new lives

Nestle L. Semilla 11/07/2016

Three years after one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the planet smashed into the Philippines on November 8, 2013, thousands of victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda in Northern Cebu would still be without a decent…

RAFI partners with stakeholders to restore Gabaldon schoolhouses in Cebu

Dominic D. Yasay 09/28/2016

IN its effort to strengthen the formal public education system as well as preserve the local culture and heritage in Cebu, a non-government organization (NGO) is partnering with various stakeholders to restore the Gabaldon schoolhouses in the…

Ombudsman links Cuenco and Yapha to pork scam

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/14/2016

Former Cebu City south district representative Antonio Cuenco and former representative Antonio Yapha Jr. of Cebu’s third district may face trial after the Ombudsman found that they endorsed an unqualified non-government organization (NGO) to undertake a government…

Cuenco, Yapha charged with graft for 2004 project

Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/14/2016

FORMER congressmen Antonio Cuenco of Cebu City’s second district and Antonio Yapha Jr. of Cebu’s 3rd district were indicted for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (RA 3019) by the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman found probable…

2nd-term PB member vows to help elderly, cooperatives

07/02/2016

PROGRAMS to benefit senior citizens and cooperatives will be the priorities for second-term Third District Provincial Board Member Victoria “Tata” G. Corominas. Corominas, who served as a board member from 2004 to 2010, said her inspiration for…

Foreign-funded water supply project to benefit 80K residents

PR 11/11/2015

THE Netherlands’ ambassador to the Philippines Marion Derckx and representatives of various non-government organizations (NGOs) went to barangay Inayawan, Cebu City last Monday to meet the beneficiaries of its water supply project in the barangay. The project,…

Peace Boat docks in Cebu; volunteers bring Yolanda aid

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/28/2015

A Japan-based non-government organization (NGO) distributed fishing boats and shelter assistance to Supertyphoon Yolanda victims in Daanbantayan town and Mandaue City. The 1,000 members of the NGO arrived last Wednesday on board the cruise ship Peace Boat…

Players from NBA D-League in Cebu for hoop clinics, friendly games and medical missions

07/10/2015

ON A UNIQUE MISSION A group of players and coaches from the National Basketball Association (NBA) Development League are in Cebu to share more than just their passion for basketball. Dubbed “Soldiers of the Lord of the…

Cebu a ‘trafficking hotspot’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/09/2015

DUE to its status as a center for shipping and tourism in Central Visayas and the rest of the southern Philippines, Cebu remains vulnerable to foreign sex predators, an international non-government organization (NGO) said yesterday. Dr. Alwin…

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