Bato’s promise: I will address agency woes

Inquirer.net 05/11/2018

Newly sworn in Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) head Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Friday said he would resign if administrative and budgetary problems in the agency will not improve after a month. Five days after assuming office…

Cebu’s garbage woes, a reaction from Lou Jurika

Jobers R. Bersales 05/02/2018

I received this email recently from Lou Jurika, a friend whose father and uncle were World War II heroes. Texas-based Lou grew up in Cebu and Davao (his neighbors and very close childhood buddies include now Pres.…

TRAFFIC WOES RESUME

Jessa Mae O. Sotto and Benjie Talisic, Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/01/2018

AS THOUSANDS HEAD BACK TO THE CITY Expect traffic gridlocks again in Metro Cebu now that the four-day Lenten vacation is over. From the southern section of Cebu alone, an estimated 25,000 people boarded buses from their…

Rice woes

Stephen D. Capillas 03/01/2018

A proposal by the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA-7) to reduce rice consumption by including corn and camote (sweet potato) in the diet may or may not gain currency among Cebu’s households who still…

DOT-7 hopes traffic woes will not affect Cebu tourism

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Morexette B. Erram, Nestle L. Semilla 02/19/2018

Mandaue road PROJECTS The Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) remains hopeful that while the scheduled road projects in Mandaue City are expected to worsen traffic in the coming days, this will not adversely affect tourism…

MAO BA?

MAO BA? 01/31/2018

FLYOVER WOES Netizens were worried about the traffic congestion to be caused by the construction of the proposed P947-million tri-level flyover project on U.N. Avenue in Mandaue City. Merlo A Gulf wrote: “(During the start of the…

Lumad blues and other woes

Gerard Pareja 10/29/2017

Dihang nagkaistoryahay kami ni Resil Mojares nga usa sa mga inila nga manunulat ug magtutudlo ning atong dakbayan gihisgutan namo ang pagpanulat sa pamantalaan. Miingon kanako si Resil nga dili siya ganahan mo himog inadlaw nga lindog.…

‘Multi-sector front to solve Cebu’s woes’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/16/2017

Solving Metro Cebu’s waste and water management issues amid rapid urbanization and climate change starts with government collaboration with stakeholders, two visiting Dutch experts said last Friday. Rick Heikoop, senior lecturer on water management at the Rotterdam…

Bizman: Research needed to address mango production woes

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/02/2017

MORE research and development initiatives are needed to help increase the production of mangoes per hectare. Justin Uy, president and chief executive officer of Profood International Corp., said that this is a way to address one of…

Council feud and garbage woes

Ricky Poca 07/17/2017

The planned revamp of the Cebu City Council’s committees by the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) that was thwarted by Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella joining the fray resulted in a status quo that won’t sit well with Cebu…

Investors and traffic

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/06/2017

Biz leader emphasizes need to address traffic woes, lauds firm for ‘Creative Cebu’ How can Cebu attract more investors this year, surpass its nearly P30 billion worth of registered projects in 2016 and help sustain its economic…

Metro Cebu traffic woes in the year of Duterte

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/04/2017

HEALTHCARE executive Clyde Teves has to be out of his house in Carcar City in southern Cebu before sundown. He has to catch the 4:30 p.m. bus, which arrives in Cebu City’s south bus terminal along Natalio…

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