20-storey building to remain in Capitol

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 06/08/2018

  Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III has dismissed the proposal of heritage advocate and writer Jobers Bersales to transfer the proposed 20-storey building from the Capitol compound to Balamban. He said transferring the project to Balamban would…

Palma: SK officials must remain independent

Futch Anthony Inso 05/26/2018

WHILE veteran government officials can guide Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials, they must not in any way influence the decisions of these young leaders. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma gave this reminder just as SK officials are set to…

Loot assailants remain unidentified

Benjie B. Talisic and Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/17/2018

INVESTIGATORS from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI-7) have started their parallel investigation into the ambush of Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot and his family last May 13, 2018 at the new Maya Roro Port. The investigation team…

Economist warns inflation to remain high in 2018

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/07/2018

The effects of the government’s first tax reform package will continue to be felt by Cebuanos and Flipinos in general. Cebu-based economist Fernando “Perry” Fajardo explained that while the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) law…

C. Visayas rice stocks, prices remain stable

Chris Evert Ruffolo, Jessa Mae O. Sotto 02/05/2018

Prices of rice remain stable at Cebu’s public markets and there is no shortage of rice stocks at the government’s National Food Authority (NFA), the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DFA-7) said yesterday. Gerry Avila,…

Only 13 of 115 names in watchlist remain

Benjie B. Talisic 02/03/2018

THIRTEEN suspected drug personalities who had been the subject of Tokahang Operations before, will again be visited by the police after they allegedly still continued to be involved in illegal activities. Cebu City Intelligence Branch head, Chief…

Confidence in BOC but biz leaders remain vigilant

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/23/2018

CEBU business leaders remain confident about the decisions of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) regarding the reassignment of Elvira Cruz as Cebu Customs District Collector. Glenn Soco, immediate past president of the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and…

True intentions

Editorial 01/11/2018

In pushing for Charter change and federalism, House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and his allies in Congress have betrayed their true intentions to the public which is to remain in power beyond their terms next year. Alvarez started…

PH to remain fastest-growing economy in Asean — World Bank

Inquirer.net 01/10/2018

The World Bank expects the Philippines to sustain robust economic growth in the next three years even as public investments are seen as slowing down. “The Philippines will continue to be the fastest-growing economy in the Association…

Ayala mall remains closed; Fix Metro’s cooling towers – BFP-7

Ador Vincent Mayol, Benjie Talisic, Fe Marie Dumaboc 01/09/2018

  The Ayala Center Cebu mall will remain closed until it will be safe for the public to enter it. Jeanette Japzon, corporate communications manager of Cebu Holdings Inc., made this announcement on Tuesday amid the request…

Cebu lawyers launch Cebu for Human Rights campaign

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/09/2018

Fed up with the spate of killings, a group of Cebuanos, many of them lawyers, formed a coalition to monitor and document all human rights abuses while repeatedly appealing to the government to take action and protect…

Azkals fall in FIFA World Rankings

Ray Charlie Diaz 12/22/2017

  THE ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) released the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) world rankings last Thursday with a disappointing result for the Philippine Azkals, dropping to second from being top-ranked last month among Southeast Asian…

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