Gullas to review port project, fund use by JVR

Carmel Loise Matus 07/02/2016

TALISAY City Mayor Eduardo Gullas wants to review the contracts previously entered into by his predecessor Johnny Delos Reyes. Gullas said he will review the contract entered into between Delos Reyes’ administration and Asian Marine Transport Corp.…

Scaling down expectations

Editorial 06/30/2016

Former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama’s argument for the city to have its own hospital may be well and good but to reiterate the painfully obvious, he isn’t around in City Hall anymore to make it into…

Rep sees light for underpass project

06/17/2016

WITH the new Cebu City administration under his ally Cebu City Mayor-elect Tomas Osmeña, Cebu City South District Rep. Rodrigo Abellanosa said yesterday that he is confident that the multi-million peso underpass project will finally get the…

Livelihood programs eyed for affected families in Alegria

06/09/2016

Alegria Mayor Verna Magallon held a consultation with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) and the provincial ecotourism department last Tuesday to discuss alternative livelihood plans and food-assistance programs for the families affected by the…

Mandaue plaza gets P50-M face-lift

Julit C. Jainar 06/08/2016

THE Mandaue city hall and plaza are getting a 50-million facelift, a project that incoming Mayor-elect Gabriel Luis Quisumbing envisioned to do when he assumes office. Quisumbing in his May 25, 2016 Facebook post said he hoped…

Airport operator gains full access to terminal site

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/06/2016

THE private operator of Mactan Cebu International Airport said the government has turned over the entire project site for the new terminal. With construction in full swing, GMCAC chief executive advisor Andrew Acquaah Harrison said the second…

Capitol bidding for heavy equipment ‘above board’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/19/2015

CAPITOL officials yesterday said the bidding for the purchase of heavy equipment was done “impartially and transparently” and should move forward. There’s no need to hold off awarding the P250-million contract to the winning bidder Conequip Philippines,…

Philippines is ‘most important market’ for Bosch

Vanessa Claire Lucero 06/09/2015

GERMAN technology provider Bosch considers the Philippines its “most important and fastest growing market” in the Asia-Pacific region, an official said. Andrew Powell, managing director of Bosch Philippines, said a big market for the automotive industry is…

Free medical services brought to Mandaue relocation site

Norman V. Mendoza 06/02/2015

MORE than 1,200 people availed of free medical services during the medical mission held last May 23 at the Paknaan relocation site. The medical mission organized by Three Sixty Pharmacy was in partnership with the Mandaue City…

DENR: STILL NO RECLA PERMITS

Marian Z. Codilla 05/27/2015

Lapu-Lapu,  Cordova among 11 Cebu LGUs with reclamation plans At least 10 local governments in Cebu want to embark on land reclamation but so far, no permit has been issued by the Department of Environment and Natural…

Commercial fishers told: Put tracking devices on vessels

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/27/2015

Commercial fishing vessels will soon be monitored through a tracking device to identify them from the illegal fishing operators, the regional Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) said yesterday. In yesterday’s 888 News Forum at the…

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