Dealing with a negative friend

Belle Grandea 07/31/2016

Dear Ms. Belle, I have a friend who is currently jobless. She would always talk about her job frustrations in the past and how bad the boss had been to her. Looking back, she was one of…

Manager doesn’t feel appreciated

Belle Grandea 07/10/2016

Dear Ms. Belle, I am a manager of a company. Under me are 10 supervisors, and I report to the vice president, who is based in Manila. I really love my job. I want the local branch…

July 6 is non-working holiday

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/04/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte declared July 6 as a non-working holiday to give way for the annual observance of the Muslim holiday Eid’l Fitr. The Eid’l Fitr marks the end of Ramadhan and the completion of fasting for…

3,400 CASUALS TO GET THE AXE

Doris C. Bongcac, Nestle L. Semilla 06/17/2016

Cebu City may be left with a few traffic enforcers or street cleaners starting on July 1 when the service contracts of about 3,413 casual employees of the city government will end. The casual employees were advised…

No work, no classes in Lapu-Lapu as city celebrates Charter Day

Norman V. Mendoza 06/16/2016

THERE will be no work and no classes in Lapu-Lapu City today as the city celebrates its 55th Charter Day anniversary. Lapu-Lapu City government employees will also receive a P3,000 anniversary bonus to mark the day. In…

Butuanon river rehab in the works

Norman V. Mendoza 06/14/2015

MANDAUE City Hall set aside P13 million as counterpart fund for the restoration of the Mandaue City side of the Butuanon River in cooperation with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Mandaue City Legal Officer…

Job order worker, applicant test positive for drug use

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/16/2015

A JOB order employee and an applicant tested positive for drug use in a surprise drug test conducted on municipal workers of Alcoy town, southern Cebu. Joey Herrera, head of the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CPADAC),…

Want to be productive? Ditch multi-tasking

06/26/2014

We live in a busy world where a million things are happening at once. For many of us, multitasking is a way to keep  up with tasks and feel that we’re not getting left behind. Here’s the…

Simple ways to beat Monday blues

04/21/2014

Between soaking up the sun at the resort and sleeping in past noon, long holidays don’t leave us much time to think about the workplace. But, sadly, all good things must come to an end. The first…

Working holiday for Talisay City tomorrow

03/25/2014

It will be a special working holiday tomorrow for Talisay City workers as they commemorate the landing of the American forces in the shores of Talisay City 69 years ago. A reenactment of the event on March…

Work suspended in gov’t, private sector

Gabriel C. Bonjoc, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/07/2013

WORK was ordered suspended in the government and private sector at 3 p.m. yesterday as a pre-storm precautionary measure. The order was given by local governments in Metro Cebu and the Cebu provincial government. “As per advice…

Yolanda nears, expect rains

Rose Ursabia 11/07/2013

Mayor Michael Rama had just announced the cancellation of work in both private and public office starting now to tomorrow. Pagasa -Visayas acting chief Oscar Tabada said storm signal no. 3 may be hoisted in nothern Cebu and Cebu…

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