Some hospital bacteria growing ‘tolerant’ to sanitizers

AFP 08/05/2018

TAMPA—Some hospital superbugs are growing increasingly tolerant to alcohol-based disinfectants found in hand washes and sanitizers, allowing increasing infections to take hold, an Australian study has warned. Hand rubs and washes that contain disinfectants based on isopropyl…

Here are some fun ways to teach your kids how to save up

Inquirer.net 08/04/2018

Now that a new school year has just begun, it can be a great opportunity for you to introduce or remind your kids how to budget their baon. By doing so, you are training them to spend…

No environmental permits for some resorts in Badian town

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/18/2018

  APART from illegal structures in its coastal barangays, there were some resorts in Badian town that have not secured environmental permits. Jayson Lozano, acting chief of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), said they…

COA: ‘P165 million worth of school buildings in Cebu still unused’

Futch Anthony Inso 07/12/2018

  Several school buildings in Cebu have remained unused and unoccupied, according to The Commission on Audit in Central Visayas (COA-7). These buildings are located at the national high schools in Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Talisay City, Argao, and…

Typhoon ‘Maria’ to bring rain in some parts of PH–Pagasa

Inquirer.net 07/07/2018

Heavy rains with strong winds due to thunderstorm may be experienced in Metro Manila and other provinces due to typhoon “Maria,” the state weather bureau said Saturday. In its latest advisory, areas in Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Bulacan,…

Some CPDRC inmates to be transferred to new BJMP facility in Medellin

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 06/13/2018

At least 50 inmates of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) will be transferred to BJMP detention facility in Medellin to help decongest the provincial jail. CPDRC Warden Reynaldo Valmoria said the court has already granted…

Some Lapu settlers voluntarily tear down homes

Futch A. Inso 06/11/2018

People living near the coastal area of Lapu-Lapu City have decided to voluntarily tear down their houses instead of letting the city to do the demolition. Mila Uy, head of the City’s Urban Poor Office, said they…

Transfer of some CPDRC inmates sought

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/28/2018

THE new Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) warden is asking the governor for the transfer of some inmates to other city jails to decongest the overcrowded facility. Reynaldo Valmoria, the new CPDRC warden, said when…

Some work halted at CCMC to give way to redesign

Morexette B. Erram 05/26/2018

THE Cebu City government suspended work in some parts of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) to give way to design changes. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said some work had to be put on hold, such…

Piston, some drivers say no to fare hike

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/22/2018

CESAR Escolar, 57, patiently waited for passengers to fill all the 24 seating spaces in his jeepney. Escobar needed to carry as many passengers as he could to have a decent earning for the day especially that…

Chinese in American-era Cebu: Some trivia

Jobers R. Bersales 02/14/2018

Kiong Hee Huat Tsai! Gong Xi Fa Cai! Kong Hei Fat Choi! However you say it, whether in Hokkien, Mandarin or Cantonese, respectively, it means one and the same. Tomorrow the entire Chinese community all over the…

Some minor lapses observed in simulation exercise

Benjie B. Talisic, USC Media Communications Intern Steffi Kyle Nolido 11/17/2017

THE need to improve terrorism response was realized during the simulation exercise (simex) organized by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command (AFP Centcom) at the lower terminal area of Ayala Center Cebu yesterday. A lack…

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