PH still world’s biggest rice importer

Karl R. Ocampo 02/14/2020

The Philippines is expected to remain the world’s biggest rice importer this year even with a slowdown in importation due to excessive supply and improved local production. In a report published this week, the United States Department…

Still left behind

01/14/2020

The new year starts with a bit of good news for some 1.4 million civilian government employees: President Duterte signed last week the Salary Standardization Law (SSL) under which government employees, including public school teachers and nurses,…

P4.4B in Marawi funds still unreleased

Ben O. de Vera 11/18/2019

With only two months left before their validity expires, P4.4 billion in funds allocated for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Marawi City have remained unreleased as of October. The latest Department of Budget and Management (DBM) data…

Polio vaccine still available, DOH assures public

10/28/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public that oral polio vaccines (OPV) would remain available although its two-week synchronized polio vaccination campaign had ended. The vaccination drive in Lanao del Sur, Marawi City,…

China landslide death toll rises to 29 with 22 still missing

07/28/2019

BEIJING, China — The death toll in a landslide which buried a village in southwest China rose to 29, according to state media, with 22 still missing days after the disaster struck. Official news agency Xinhua said…

Typhoon ‘Wutip’ weakens; still outside PAR – Pagasa

Inquirer.net 02/27/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon “Wutip” weakened slightly as data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Wednesday showed it almost stationary outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). In Pagasa’s 11 a.m. advisory,…

Passenger traffic in terminals still light

Nestle L. Semilla and Jessa Mae O. Sotto 12/22/2018

PASSENGERS bound to their respective towns and provinces for their Christmas break have started to jam the different bus terminals in Cebu since Friday. Jonathan Tumulak, the manager of Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT), said commuters bound…

STILL CESAFI CHAMPS

Ray Charlie Diaz 12/22/2018

Experience played a role as University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers, University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Baby Panthers and University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Baby Jaguars all successfully retained their respective titles as the 18th…

UV still too much for USJ-R in Mingla hoops

JONAS PANERIO 12/10/2018

THE three-time defending champions University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers debuted in dominant fashion as they destroyed the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars, 104-76, in the Minglanilla Mayor’s Cup Inter-Collegiate Christmas Basketball League last Sunday…

SK Chairman still ‘missing’

Delta Derycka Letigio 11/10/2018

  Reynell Cantilla, the Sangguniang Kabataan chairman of Barangay Tigbao in Badian Town, has been missing for two days now. Badian Police chief Elmond Mondaya said they still have no leads at to Centilla’s whereabouts. Mondaya denied…

Cebu still country’s wealthiest province

Marc Cosep 11/05/2018

For the fourth straight year, Cebu maintained its position as the richest province in the country, according to the 2017 Annual Financial Report of the Commission on Audit (COA). Cebu province generated a total earnings of P34.14…

Still a long way to Senate inquiry

Rosalie O. Abatayo and Nestle L. Semilla 11/04/2018

CEBU KILLINGS DESPITE eagerness to find justice for their loved ones, families of the victims of the recent spate of killings in Cebu might have to hold their horses just yet. The Senate resolution calling for the…

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