Inflation up 3.4% in September due to higher food prices

Inquirer.net 10/05/2017

INFLATION rose 3.4 percent year-on-year in September, a five-month high, which the government on Thursday mostly blamed on higher food prices due to weather disturbances that month. The latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data showed that the…

Vegas gunman set up cameras inside, outside hotel room

AP 10/04/2017

LAS VEGAS, United States — The Las Vegas gunman planned his massacre so meticulously that he even set up cameras inside his high-rise hotel room and on a service cart outside his door, apparently to spot anyone…

DSWD gives up on Dodong

Nestle L. Semilla 09/29/2017

  THE agency supposedly tasked to help provide intervention for minor offenders, has given up on Dodong, the 13-year-old boy who was caught several times for burglary. Chief Insp. Ramoncillo Sawan, Punta Princesa Police Station chief, said…

Town’s revenue collection up, health services improved

Doris C. Bongcac 09/17/2017

  INCREASED revenue generation and improved health services were the highlights of the State of the Municipality Address (Soma) which Barili Mayor Marlon Garcia delivered on Friday afternoon. Garcia also made a commitment to pursue a “Zero…

Sasot threatens libel vs UP Cebu org

Morexette B. Erram 09/14/2017

For ‘implying’ she was a forerunner of fake news A popular social media personality has threatened to file libel charges against several members of a student-based organization from the University of the Philippines – Cebu (UP Cebu).…

Umbrellas up as ‘Lannie’ and ‘Maring’ bring more rains

Agnes Alpuerto 09/11/2017

CEBU still could not expect a bright and sunny day today as two weather systems are causing rains and strong winds in many parts of the country. Typhoon Lannie entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) at…

Nightmares

Radel Paredes 09/09/2017

I woke up to the sound of rain suddenly pounding on the roof, booming thunder and blasts of lightning that caused a short brownout. I grabbed the rechargeable flashlight from the headboard and went out to check…

Taxi fare hike bid up to nat’l heads — LTFRB-7 director

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/28/2017

ALTHOUGH he agreed that an increase in taxi fare if approved will burden the passengers and benefit the operators and drivers, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) chief Ahmed Cuizon will leave the…

Peoples general up 2-0 in shaabaa

Jonas N. Panerio 08/08/2017

THE Peoples General 2015 nabbed their second straight win after nipping Hyksos 2013, 71-66, in Division C of the 22nd Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) Basketball Tournament Powered by Common Ground last Sunday at…

Paolo Duterte’s name crops up at House BOC inquiry

Inquirer.net 08/08/2017

  The name of the President’s son, Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, was brought up in the House of Representatives’ inquiry into the P6.4 billion shabu smuggled through the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Customs broker Mark…

UP cancels collection of fees this semester

Inquirer.net 08/08/2017

  No fees would be collected by the University of the Philippines (UP) system this semester, the state university announced on Tuesday. Following the passage of Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education…

Power Up Run today

Glendale G. Rosal 07/29/2017

  FIVE HUNDRED runners will answer the starting gun today for the first Fern-C Power Up Run that will start and finish at the Robinsons Galleria Cebu. The running event organized by Fern-C, a vitamin brand originated…

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