Cogon Ramos fire damages close to a million worth of properties; injures 1

Emmariel Ares 06/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least P875,000 worth of properties were lost in a fire that hit a commercial establishment in Brangay Cogon Ramos, Cebu City on Tuesday evening, June 27,2023. The blaze that was reported at…

OBO head: Existing buildings in Cebu City ‘structurally sound’

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Office of the Barangay Official (OBO) head Architect Florante Catalan assures the public that all buildings in the city are “structurally sound.” This he said after a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake…

Connected learning

Michael L. Tan - @inquirerdotnet 09/16/2020

Many academic institutions, mostly private, have started online classes, and as expected, we’re seeing a lot of “hiccoughs” related to the opening. Last week I wrote about the blood, sweat, and tears surrounding faculty preparation of the…

RPT exemptions for family homes worth P300K or less pushed in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Owners of land and structures value at P300, 000 or less will no longer be asked to pay real property taxes (RPTs) if the Cebu City Council approves a draft ordinance by Councilor…

Cebu GDP and economic structure

Fernando Fajardo 07/12/2018

The gross domestic product or GDP measures the total value of all the final output of goods and services produced in the country at current prices or at constant base year prices. Final product means that intermediate…

Structure and Sensuality

Bai Hayde Quiñanola 06/06/2017

IN THE fashion world where style reigns supreme above all else, Ricardo Preto just got the exceptional vision and the aesthetics for the fast-paced cosmopolitan lifestyle that is 21st century. The fashion designer hailing from Lisbon, Portugal…

A man’s endless love for Leah

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 02/07/2017

A businessman wanted to immortalize his love for his wife, Leah, who was snatched away from him by cancer. So up in the mountains of Busay, about 7 km. from the nearest mall in Barangay Lahug, Cebu…

Mandaue seeks control over skywalks, center islands

Dominic D. Yasay 12/02/2016

THE Mandaue City government has requested the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to turn over to them the management and maintenance over all the skywalks and center islands in the city, as it wants to…

Edifice of marble and gold with bronze entrances

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 11/12/2016

Watching our seven-year-old son putting the Lego bricks together, I felt so very old-time. At seven I played with marbles and rubber bands, and later with domino tiles, which, while having a rough similitude to the Lego…

100 families in F. Ramos Extension lose their homes to demolition

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/23/2015

Tension rose as houses encroaching on  F. Ramos Ext. were  torn down  by the Cebu city government yesterday. The demolition went ahead despite pleas from  residents of Maria Cristina Panaghiusa Organization,   barangay officials and Councilor Alvin Dizon.…

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