Tuburan lot contested

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/15/2016

A resident from Tuburan is seeking the help of the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas in her claim of a lot, where the local government of Tuburan town is constructing a barangay hall and covered…

PBSP’s projects benefit 50K people

Izobelle T. Pulgo 08/12/2016

Around 10,000 households in the Visayas have benefited from the projects implemented by Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the biggest corporate-led social development foundation in the country. During its 28th Visayas annual membership meeting, the PBSP…

PNP Crime Lab for Visayas opens in Cebu

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 08/12/2016

Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) inaugurates its Regional Crime Laboratory which will cater to the whole Visayas. The crime lab, which will handle the forensics and investigations conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP), is similar to…

AFP readies standby force for PNP

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/11/2016

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Visaya said the AFP has been providing intelligence reports to the police regarding illegal drug operations in the country. “The AFP also has a standby…

Cebu forum set up to attract investors to Visayas regions

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/07/2016

Presidential Assistant for the Visayas to hold meet to showcase Visayas’ products, services The Visayas regions will be given a chance to attract more investors in an investment forum in Cebu tentatively scheduled at the end of…

Death squad overdrive

08/05/2016

The sight of dead persons carrying crude cardboard signs usually bearing the words “Pusher ako, huwag niyo akong tularan (I’m a pusher, don’t be like me)” or a similar message written in Visayan had raised concern among…

Property firm eyes Visayas BPO triangle

Inquirer, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/04/2016

Tycoon Andrew Tan-led Megaworld Corp. is grooming its three huge township developments in Iloilo, Cebu and Bacolod into a “Visayas BPO (business process outsourcing) triangle” – envisioned to bring to the office property market 225,000 square meters…

LPA now a tropical depression named ‘Carina’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/29/2016

It is a rainy Friday for Metro Cebu due to a low pressure area that developed into a tropical depression called Carina. The tropical depression was spotted 195 kilometers east of Borongan City in Eastern Samar with…

Strong warning

07/20/2016

The televised meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and Cebuano businessman Peter Lim was eerily reminiscent of the famous restaurant scene in the 1995 Michael Mann film “Heat.” In that scene, screen legend Al Pacino, who played Lt.…

Tourism chief seeks bigger MICE market share for PH

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/17/2016

DOT Secretary Teo outlines department’s short-term, long-term thrusts The tourism department is looking forward for the Philippines especially Cebu and the Visayas to have a bigger slice of the international events in the meetings, incentives, conferences exhibitions…

Danao councilman, six others caught using drugs

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/16/2016

A councilman of Barangay Manlayag in Danao City and his six companions were arrested on Saturday for allegedly using illegal drugs. Senior Insp. Alejandro Batobalonos, the city police chief, said Councilman Jinken Arenas and the other suspects…

Rising number of young HIV victims, DOH warns

Carmel Loise Matus 07/14/2016

More younger people are contracting HIV, with Central Visayas ranking second to the National Capital Region (NCR) in the number of HIV cases based on a report by the Department of Health. Dr. Genesis May Samonte, program…

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