UN report condemns sexual violence by Myanmar military

08/23/2019

BANGKOK — Sexual violence carried out by Myanmar’s security forces against the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority was so widespread and severe that it demonstrates intent to commit genocide as well as warrants prosecution for war crimes and…

Duterte to public: Report corruption, Palace is open 24/7

Inquirer.net 07/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte assured the public that his fight against corruption will be relentless, urging Filipinos to report corruption to the government’s 8888 hotline. “Malacañang is open 24 hours basta corruption,” Duterte said in…

Central Visayas GRDP growth higher than national growth – Cobonpue

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Central Visayas remains among  the fastest growing regions in the country, said Regional Development Council (RDC) Chairperson Kenneth Cobonpue. “Today, Central Visayas is still one of the country’s fastest growing regional economies, with the region…

Accenture study: Culture of equality drives workplace innovation

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Equality in the workplace will drive innovation among employees, according to the Accenture report “Getting to Equal 2019.” The Accenture research covered 18,000 professionals in 27 countries. “In this era of widespread disruption, businesses and…

City Council wants BFP report within 72 hours after a fire

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/08/2019

CEBU CITY,  Philippines—The Cebu City Council will be requesting the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to submit incident reports to the City Disaster Risk Reduction Office (CDRRMO) within 72 hours after a fire in order for the council…

Duljo barangay chief urges residents to report illegal ‘tappers’ of electricity

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –– After two successive fire incidents at the first week of the month left hundreds of his constituents homeless, the village chief of Duljo Fatima in Cebu City appealed to residents to report anyone…

Report: Cyber-attack hits US newspaper deliveries

AFP 12/30/2018

LOS ANGELES, United States — A malware attack that appears to have originated outside the US delayed the hardcopy distribution of several major newspapers, according to a report. The LA Times said Saturday that the attack, which…

Senate ratifies bicam report on universal health care bill

Inquirer.net 12/10/2018

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate ratified on Monday the bicameral conference committee report on the Universal Health Care (UHC) bill that would make healthcare available to all Filipinos. The reconciled version of the measure was approved by…

Solons hit ‘sleeping’ Digong at Asean Summit; want his medical report

Inquirer.net 11/15/2018

An opposition lawmaker believed Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte skipped events in the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Singapore to merely evade criticisms from other claimants of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid…

Manila among world’s least sustainable cities – report

Inquirer.net 11/02/2018

Manila has made it to the list of the world’s least sustainable cities, a study from an Amsterdam-based design and consultancy firm showed. In its 2018 Sustainable Cities Index (SCI) report released Thursday, Arcadis revealed that the…

EU air quality improving but still deadly: report

AFP 10/29/2018

AIR pollution is slowly easing in EU countries but still causes nearly half a million early deaths each year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its annual report published Monday. Although pollution levels dropped slightly in…

CPPO still waiting for Crame’s report about slain cop’s background

Nestle L. Semilla 10/13/2018

THE Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) could not yet ascertain if the policeman killed in last Friday’s daring noontime ambush in Talisay City was the same person on President Duterte’s narco-list. Senior Supt. Manuel Abrugena, CPPO director,…

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