CEBU CITY, Philippines—The population of voters in Cebu province has dropped to 2.9 million individuals as voters registration and reactivation period ended last Monday, September 30, 2019. Based on the consolidated number of registrants obtained by CDN…
With 2.01 percent annual growth rate, Cebu’s population is projected to reach 4.9 million this year In the last census in 2015, Cebu was reported to have a population of 4.6 million. Still the biggest in the…
AGRICULTURE CHALLENGE Based on a 2017 survey of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the average age of farmers in the Philippines today is 60 years old. For DA, the trend was worrisome as young generation of Filipinos…
SINGAPORE — Last year, the number of babies born fell to a seven-year low, while the number of deaths was the highest in at least two decades. A total of 39,615 births were registered, four percent fewer…
SEXUAL, RH ADVOCACY The Bogo Responsible Adolescents for Health and Deve-lopment (BRAHD) has been recognized by the Commission on Population-Region 7 (Popcom-7) as an “Outstanding AHDP Peer Facilitators’ Network” for its work on peer-led Adolescent Health and…
Starting next school year, the city government-run Mandaue City College will no longer accept students from outside the city. This decision was announced by Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing during his first State of the City Address…
Bangkok — Despite the world’s efforts to curb the population growth due to dwindling resources and the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) continuous effort to protect the rights of the women, the Philippines remains at the bottom…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu–At least 30 houses were damaged in a fire that hit a densely populated Sitio Caimitohan Sudtunggan in Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City past 11 a.m. on Monday. Base on initial investigation, SFO2 Climaco Salisid of…
DETROIT — When it comes to getting stuck in traffic on the way to and from work, Los Angeles leads the world. Drivers in the car-crazy California metropolis spent 104 hours each driving in congestion during peak…
(CONCLUSION) Biz leader: Set up eco-zone, townships in other Cebu areas to help ease Metro Cebu traffic Spread development to the countryside. Glenn Soco, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) president, gave this suggestion as one…
We consider the waters separating our islands as obstacles to travel. But a hundred years ago, our ancestors had a different perspective: the seas connected our islands. Our ancestors viewed the waters surrounding our islands as natural…
The country’s poverty incidence declined significantly to 21.6% in 2015 of our population from 25.2% in 2012, and 26.3% in 2009 as reported by the Philippine Statistic Authority last October 27, 2016. The 2015 poverty incidence is…
