MORE investments are expected to come into the Visayas following the staging of the 25th Area Business Conference (VABC) this month. Ted Locson Jr., head of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) external affairs division,…
Several fastcraft operators canceled their trips despite the lifting of the gale warning at noon yesterday. Agapito Bibat, Philippine Coast Guard-Cebu station commander, said trips by Oceanjet 888 scheduled at 3:30 p.m., Oceanjet 168 at 4:20 p.m.…
THE UNIVERSITY of the Visayas Green Lancers’ build-up towards the new season of the Cesafi continued in Ormoc as they barged into the finals of the Ormoc Chamber of Commerce Inc. Basketball Invitational Tournament with a rousing…
UV moves on, USJ-R falters in Visayas Islands qualifying of PCCL hoops The University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers took care of business while the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars did not as the two…
Before plunging into action in PCCL, UV to give gifts to less-fortunate kids in Ormoc The University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers are bringing Christmas early for the less-fortunate kids in Ormoc as they give away…
THE VISITING Ormoc squad got a rude welcome from the Cebu teams as they suffered losses in the under-15 Division 1-A class in the ongoing Cebu Youth Basketball League D-League 2015 which was staged over the weekend…
A passenger vessel from the Camotes Islands, Cebu yesterday stalled in the water about 5.4 nautical miles from its destination in Ormoc City, Leyte. All 99 passengers of Jomalia Shipping Lines were safely transferred to Oceanjet 3,…
(2nd Update) A passenger vessel caught fire while docked at Ormoc Port, 4:20 a.m., Saturday. MV Wonderful Stars of Roble Shipping carrying 544 passengers left Cebu port at 10:30 a.m. and arrived at 3:50 a.m. Coast Guard…
THE remains of five more passengers who perished in the capsizing of the MB Kim Nirvana-B in the waters near Ormoc City port area last July 2 have yet to be buried in Pilar, Camotes Islands. Pilar…
Special permit for ro-ro to ply Tudela-Pilar-Ormoc route Food packs arrived in Pilar, Camotes yesterday after the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) issued a special permit for a bigger vessel, a roll-on, roll-off vessel, of Jomalia Shipping Corp.…
Multiple murder charges were filed against the owner, the boat captain and 17 crewmen of the MB Kim Nirvana-B for the deaths of 59 passengers in Thursday’s sea mishap. “They were not careful, showing there was an…
SURVIVORS of the capsizing of the MB Kim Nirvana-B who were supposed to go home to Pilar, Camotes Island yesterday declined to do so after being traumatized by Thursday’s mishap. Pilar Major Jesus Fernandez said the survivors…
