Less negative effect in business seen

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/03/2016

Cebu business leaders see the recent Davao blast has little to no effect on the economic prospects of Cebu despite the island province being the gateway to Mindanao. Glenn Soco, current Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry…

Mactan Cebu airport on heightened alert

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/03/2016

THE Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is on heightened alert in the wake of last Friday evening’s bombing in Davao City. In their statement, the MCIAA said they and GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC) coordinated with the…

Cebu City Hall on alert in wake of Davao City bombing

Nestle L. Semilla 09/03/2016

CEBU City Hall is now on alert in the wake of Friday evening’s bombing in Davao City. Nagiel Bañacia, Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CCDRRMC) chief, advised the public to stay at home if they…

SHIPPED TO BOHOL

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 08/11/2016

Tomas loses police escorts Barely 24 hours after Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña was stripped of his control over the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), the mayor was hit by another blow by the Philippine National Police…

Iran bans Pokémon Go over ‘security concerns’

08/10/2016

The Pokémon Go craze has spread to many countries in recent weeks but the Middle Eastern nation of Iran wants no part of the global phenomenon. Iran has officially become the first nation to ban the augmented…

Govt, stakeholders need to improve security against leaks

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/09/2016

WHILE digitalization changed the way business is done, it also led to an increase in cyber security risks in enterprises. Luis Pineda, IBM Philippines president and country general manager, said only 17 percent of the enterprise and…

Where is Mayor Espinosa?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Chito O. Aragon 08/06/2016

CEBU CITY–Is Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. of Albuera town, Leyte, in Cebu? A source on Friday said the mayor planned to seek medical attention in Cebu and asked members of the media to go with him from…

Security raised at Malacañang sa Sugbo for Duterte visit

Carmel Loise Matus 08/04/2016

ADDITIONAL security had been deployed at the Malacañang sa Sugbo yesterday morning for today’s scheduled visit of President Rodrigo Duterte. Senior Supt. Joel Doria, Cebu City police chief, said a team from the Cebu City Public Safety…

3,000 cops to secure IronMan

Carmel Loise Matus 08/04/2016

AT LEAST 3,000 policemen will be deployed for the Cobra IronMan 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship this Sunday in Cebu. Senior Supt. Rey Lawas, deputy regional director for operations, said that the total number of policemen will be…

Europe grapples with security after attacks

07/31/2016

Paris — You can’t put a guard in every church and patrol every beach. But after a wave of attacks in Western Europe, authorities are struggling to protect their people as best they can. The French Riviera…

More than words

Raymund Fernandez 07/26/2016

As it was, President Rodrigo Duterte’s speech turned out to be not so bad. For showing the human side of him, it might have been brilliant. That he affirmed: there will be no demolition (of squatters) without…

Police on alert after security threat report

07/08/2016

The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has placed the region under high alert status following reports from Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte that the city received threats from the Islamic State (ISIS) group. Regional…

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