Philexport exec on trade perk: Political noise won’t affect it

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/15/2018

Optimistic exec: GSP+, gift given to PH without any political influence Local exporters remain optimistic that trade relations between the Philippines and Europe will continue to flourish. According to PhilExport Cebu executive director Federico Escalona, they do…

Dole-7 won’t process papers for Kuwait-bound OFWs

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 02/14/2018

THE Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has suspended the processing and issuance of Overseas Employment Certificates (OECs) for Kuwait-bound workers, as per the declaration of the total deployment ban of Overseas Filipino Workers…

Speaker won’t implement dismissal order vs Garcia as decision came late

Inquirer Visayas 02/12/2018

CEBU CITY–Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez will not implement the Ombudsman order to dismiss Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia in connection with the questionable purchase of the P98.9 million Balili property in Naga City, Cebu when she was governor in…

Tri-level flyover won’t solve traffic congestion

Chris Evert Ruffolo 01/31/2018

“Not another flyover project.” This was the call of two urban planners and an organization advocating for sustainable solutions to issues, such as traffic congestion, which plague a growing metropolis like Cebu. Architect Joy Martinez Onozawa described…

Mayor Vicente Loot: I won’t join PDP-Laban

Morexette B. Erram 11/18/2017

EVEN if he is not barred from joining President Rodrigo Duterte’s Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bakan (PDP-Laban), Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot said he has no plans of joining the now-ruling party. Instead, he will remain with the…

Tomas won’t ask Nida to reconsider leaving

USJ-R Intern Rosalie Abatayo 10/17/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he won’t ask City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) chief Nida Carbrera to reconsider her decision to resign. “I cannot stop her. If she wants to resign, she has the…

Tomas won’t run after habal- habal drivers

Inna Gian Mejia 09/18/2017

“We will implement the law but we will temper it with mercy.” That is the stand of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña on the operation of motorcycle-for-hire in the city despite the earlier statement of Transportation Secretary…

CHR WON’T BACK DOWN

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 09/14/2017

Lawyers, militants criticized CHR’s P1,000 budget for 2018 An annual budget of P1,000 will not deter the spirit of those working in the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). Instead, it will fuel their passion to perform their…

PDEA change of command won’t affect campaign vs drugs — Ruiz

Nestle L. Semilla 08/22/2017

THE campaign against illegal drugs is not in any way affected by the change of command at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Yogi Filemon Ruiz, regional director of PDEA-7, said he believed that the incoming new…

Caloocan raid won’t happen in Cebu, says CCPO director

Benjie B. Talisic, Nestle L. Semilla, Winston Ensomo 08/19/2017

  The drug raid in Caloocan City that killed a 17-year-old Grade 11 pupil would not happen in Cebu City. This was the assurance of Senior Supt. Joel Doria, Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) director. “During our…

Espina firm expresses dismay as city won’t pay for CCMC design

Inna Gian Mejia 08/16/2017

A private engineering and architectural firm that designed and supervised the construction of Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) has expressed dismay over the opinion of the City Legal Office that the city government has no basis in…

Tomas confident Duterte won’t cancel BRT for LRT

Inna Gian Mejia 07/13/2017

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is confident that President Rodrigo Duterte won’t heed a request by Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino to cancel the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in favor of the Light Railway…

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