True to its description as “pueblo amante de Maria” or “a people in love with Mary,” throngs of Catholic faithfuls and Marian devotees trooped to the different churches in Cebu on Friday to celebrate the Solemnity of…
WITH the use of a Visa credit card, one can soon enjoy the convenience of paying his or her water bill anywhere in the world. Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) and the Development Bank of the Philippines…
THE Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) reminded employers to observe pay rules on holidays, particularly on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. DOLE-7 OIC-Regional Director Cyril Ticao, in a statement, said there are certain…
FORMER House Speaker Jose de Venecia and his wife Pangasinan Rep. Gina de Venecia along with former Deputy Speaker Antonio Cuenco and his wife, former congresswoman Nancy Cuenco visited the wake of Cardinal Vidal at the Cebu…
For more than a week now, the residents of Sitio Libo, Barangay Tayud, Consolacion town would shut the doors and windows of their homes as early as seven in the evening. The women have stopped washing clothes…
Barug Team Rama bloc says they were unable to review contract Instead of paying hourly rates to private garbage trucks to collect Cebu City’s garbage, some opposition councilors suggested that they be paid based on the volume…
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Visayas (RTWPB-7) has deferred a wage adjustment petition filed by four labor organizations in Cebu. RTWPB-7 labor sector representative Jose Tomongha said that in a meeting last Thursday,…
To address the long queues and waiting times at their service centers, distribution utility firm, Visayan Electric Co. (Veco) will no longer allow customers to pay their bills in its service centers starting next week. Instead, its…
“LET Mike Rama pay their P33.3 million money claims.” This was Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s response to payment claims made by Espina, Espina-Perez & Associates, the engineering and architectural firm that prepared the design and…
A private engineering and architectural firm that designed and supervised the construction of Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) has expressed dismay over the opinion of the City Legal Office that the city government has no basis in…
SERIOUSLY? I need to pay for my child to play?” This was a reaction that Teacher Trixie Suarez heard from parents when they introduced Gymboree Play and Music in Cebu back in 2005. “We got questions like…
Farmer’s daughter from Guba, Cebu City, places second in Social Worker board exam A daughter of a farmer from Barangay Guba, Cebu City, placed second in the Social Worker licensure examination given last month. Apple Mae Opit…
