DOJ endorses ‘no casino policy’ in Boracay

Inquirer.net 10/26/2018

The Department of Justice on Friday recommended the issuance of an executive order (EO) to ban casinos and gambling activities in the country’s top tourist destination, Boracay. In a press conference with the Boracay Inter-agency Task Force,…

No more special bus permits issued

Futch Anthony Inso 10/26/2018

THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) will no longer issue special permit to bus and minibus in terminals, in lieu with the upcoming observance of the All Saints Day and All Souls Day on November…

DPWH-7’s assurance: No need to fear; SCR tunnel remains safe

Doris C. Bongcac, Morexette Erram 10/24/2018

  The South Coastal Road (SCR) tunnel remains safe for use. This was the assurance of engineers from the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) who went into the tunnel this morning to…

No state of lawlessness in Cebu —Sinas

Nestle Semilla and Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/15/2018

WHAT state of lawlessness? Chief Supt. Debold Sinas, director of the Police Regional office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), has dismissed claims by a businessman that there is a state of lawlessness in Cebu and that police have…

No opposition to jeepney fare hike in Lapu-Lapu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/15/2018

THE P2.50 fare hike proposed by the Basak-Lapu-Lapu City Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (BALACJODA) was met with almost no opposition during the public hearing on Monday. Only one concerned citizen, Edward Latido, chose to speak out…

‘Police no longer reliable’

Delta Derycka Letigio, Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/13/2018

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is riding his campaign on peace and order as he seeks reelection, saying Cebu is no longer safe. “Ang usa nako ka priority kay ang kalinaw sa atong syudad. Dili na ta…

Barili water taps no longer run dry

PR 10/12/2018

With the presence of rivers and watershed areas in Barili town, southern Cebu, water is not a problem there. Yet, according to Magdaleno Bargamento of Kauswagan Water Services and Sanitation Cooperative (KAWSSCO), the coop could hardly provide…

Parojinog group no longer in Mandaue?

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/11/2018

Alleged members of the notorious Parojinog crime group, believed to be responsible for the spate of killings in Cebu, have reportedly fled from their rented houses in Mandaue City. Police Senior Supt. Julian Entoma, chief of the…

TEAM RAMA NO MORE: Cebu City opposition bloc carries new name

Gerard Francisco 10/11/2018

  Cebu City Councilors Raymond Alvin Garcia and Joel Garganera announced that the opposition bloc has registered a new name for their party in the 2019 elections. Garcia and Garganera revealed that the opposition which is known…

Duque says no need to be alarmed by Duterte’s health

Inquirer.net 10/06/2018

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III advised the public yesterday not to be alarmed by the detection of a “growth” in the digestive tract of President Rodrigo Duterte. The President’s endoscopy showed what appeared to be “growth” in…

Court: No arrest warrant vs Trillanes; hearing set on Oct. 5

Inquirer.net 09/28/2018

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV won’t be arrested just yet as Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 148 Presiding Judge Andres Soriano has resolved to hold a hearing first on the opposition lawmaker’s coup d’état case on…

India’s top court rules adultery no longer a crime

AFP 09/27/2018

India’s top court Thursday ruled that adultery is no longer a crime, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offence with jail time unconstitutional and discriminatory against women. The more than century-old law prescribed that any man…

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