PRA-Cebu president: Tobacco, liquor sales to take hit with another sin tax hike

Irene Sino-Cruz 01/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another round of sin taxes would result in lower volume sales of tobacco and liquor products. Robert Go, president of Philippine Retailers Association Cebu chapter (PRA-Cebu), recalled that volume sales of the two…

Cebu malls want to sell NFA rice

Zena Magto 10/11/2018

The National Food Authority in Central Visayas (NFA-7) has received applications from commercial malls for the distribution of NFA rice. This was confirmed by Ferdinand Nuñez, head of NFA-7. From October 1 to 9, the market distribution…

‘Pay for volume, not hourly rate for garbage’

Inna Gian Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/12/2017

Barug Team Rama bloc says they were unable to review contract Instead of paying hourly rates to private garbage trucks to collect Cebu City’s garbage, some opposition councilors suggested that they be paid based on the volume…

City lacks garbage weighing scale to monitor volume

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/09/2017

DOES City Hall really know the actual amount of garbage collected in Cebu City daily? The Department of Public Services (DPS) apparently does not although millions of pesos are spent by the city on the services of…

Rains to continue in Cebu until Wednesday

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/10/2017

Expect light to moderate rain showers to continue until Wednesday in Cebu with the low pressure area (LPA) still within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Alfredo Quiblat, chief of Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa)…

A gift to commuters

Editorial 12/23/2016

We certainly hope that the hybrid train recently donated by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to Cebu City would prove useful to both city residents and visitors and help ease the number of stranded commuters…

FLOOD STRANDS HUNDREDS

Carmel Loise Matus, Doris C. Bongcac, Jhunnex Napallacan, Julit C. Jainar 07/02/2016

Hundreds of commuters and pedestrians were stranded last night on the streets of Cebu City and nearby Metro Cebu areas after knee-to-chest level floods hit the metropolis following at least three hours of nonstop rain since Friday…

Cebu City’s garbage volume dropped

07/01/2016

The volume of garbage that was collected days after the opening of Inayawan Sanitary landfill was less than half of the 800-ton waste collected on opening day, which was attributed to the strict implementation of the waste…

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