Pages excited to reopen Cebu City sports

Glendale G. Rosal 03/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Newly-appointed Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) Chairman John Pages is excited to take the charge of reopening the city’s vibrant sports scene that was halted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Cebu City, much like…

The rise of money mules

Timothy Choon - @inquirerdotnet 03/05/2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about unprecedented change in the world across industries and lifestyles. Unfortunately, it also provided an opportunity for many financial crime syndicates to carry out their money laundering activities by exploiting lingering uncertainty…

PH urged to ‘reimagine’ policies, tax breaks for BPOs

Roy Stephen C. Canivel 02/28/2022

Business process outsourcing (BPO) firms abroad, including those in India, will likely continue to have many of their employees working from home even after the pandemic, a future that will require the Philippines to reimagine its policies…

DOT: Central Visayas tourism back on track

Doris C. Bongcac 02/27/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The recently concluded International Travel Festival (ITF) 2022 signaled the resurgence of tourism nationwide, with fresh travel destinations, exciting new activities and renewed emphasis on health and safety protocols. In a statement, Director…

Mandaue City logs 7 percent rise in business applicants for first 2 months of 2022

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 02/24/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Business Permit Licensing Office of Mandaue City has recorded an increase in the number of business registrants this year compared to the first quarter of last year. Lawyer August Lizer Malate, BPLO…

Mandaue BPLO: Businesses now more compliant with protocols

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/23/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Business Permit Licensing Office has yet to issue any notice of violation or warning to businesses in the city since the lifting of curfew and the placing of the city…

The global problem-solving paradox

António Guterres - @inquirerdotnet 02/14/2022

As secretary-general of the United Nations, I spend much of my time speaking with world leaders and taking the pulse of global trends. It’s clear to me that we are at a defining moment in international relations.…

WHO: Worst may be over for PH, but be wary still

Leila B. Salaverria 02/12/2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) said the worst may now be over for the Philippines and it supports government’s move to reopen its borders and relax quarantine protocols as long as it continues to implement measures to…

End pandemic of violence against women

Isabela Salgado, Vandana Sharma - @inquirerdotnet 02/10/2022

CAMBRIDGE — Violence against women and girls increases during periods of crisis. So, it should come as no surprise that COVID-19 has added to the risk of gender-based violence. Even before the pandemic, one in three women…

Over 48K booster shots administered in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has inoculated over 48,000 booster shots since December 2021. The data of the Cebu City Health Department (CHD) shows that 48,111 individuals already received their booster shots as of February 3,…

Living with the virus in Singapore

Mario D. Dalangin - @inquirerdotnet 01/27/2022

Before the pandemic, my wife and I visited Singapore many times and enjoyed the beauty of this Lion City. We stayed with our daughter and her family on Choa Chu Kang Avenue, a 45-minute Grab ride from…

Lapu-Lapu City biz tax collection dips again in 2021

Futch Anthony Inso 01/18/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Another bad year. The Lapu-Lapu City Treasurer’s Office has continued to record a decline in their business tax collection in the past two years or since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Felicitas…

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