More San Fernando farmers benefit from Taiheiyo Cement’s goat raising program

PR 03/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two years after Hunat Farmers Association (HFA) started raising goats for livelihood through the dispersal of offspring, 11 more members were added to the first batch of six members coming from the hinterlands…

SEDC helps San Fernando families raise hogs

PR 03/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Solid Earth Development Corporation (SEDC) has provided low-income households in the hinterlands of San Fernando, Cebu a livelihood opportunity of raising hogs at their own backyards. With the help of Barangay Tonggo officials,…

Senate mulls raising tobacco excise tax

Inquirer.net 11/13/2018

The Senate committee on ways and means is set to conduct a study on the feasibility of raising excise taxes on tobacco products to fund the Universal Health Care (UHC), its chair Senator Sonny Angara said Tuesday.…

Survivor starts fund raising drive

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/21/2018

  SHIELA Marie Panilag was not in their house in Barangay Tinaan in the City of Naga when the killer landslide devoured their community on Thursday morning. Although spared from imminent death, the 28-year-old could not rejoice.…

Raising interest rates is counterproductive

Fernando Fajardo 05/24/2018

As of last month (April), the country’s inflation rate has gone up to 4.5 percent from only 3.2 percent in the same month last year and 4.3 percent in the previous month (March). This is the highest…

Infra spending up by 44.8% in Nov. 2017; Build program tagged

Inquirer.net 01/04/2018

Spending on infrastructure rose by 44.8 percent in November 2017 and played a key role in raising government disbursement for that month, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Thursday. DBM said infrastructure disbursement reached P43.8…

Caritas appeals for help in raising P5.8M for Mindanao storm victims

Inquirer 12/28/2017

  Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Church, is urging the faithful to help it raise P5.8 million for its relief efforts for the victims of severe Tropical Storm “Vinta” in Mindanao. Caritas, or…

Real LIFE Foundation’s fund raising run starts

John Carlo A. Villaruel 11/17/2017

THROUGH his love of running, running pastor Ferdie Cabiling was able to help 30 students in Cebu alone earn their degrees with the financial aid of Real LIFE Foundation. Recently, the foundation produced its first summa-cumlaude in…

Kay Abad-Castillo and Paul Jake Castillo excitedly wait for firstborn

Michelle Joy Padayhag 10/31/2017

BARELY two months away and celebrity couple Paul Jake and Kaye Abad-Castillo can finally hold their firstborn in their arms. Kaye is due to deliver their baby —a boy—in Manila next month.  But prior to the much-awaited date, the…

Raising taxi fare rates

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 10/05/2017

Don’t you just hate it when people try to exploit you after learning you had a windfall or a bonus, like they were sharks or some such predatory animal surrounding you after smelling blood oozing from your…

RAISING THE BAR

Calvin D. Cordova 04/07/2017

Cviraa team given ultimatum: finish lower than second place, lose chance to host Palaro The bar has been set higher for the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (Cviraa) team that will compete in the 60th Palarong Pambansa…

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