OFW in Hong Kong sees bright future after winning car

02/22/2017

A DOMESTIC helper in Hong Kong is about to change her life, and that of her family’s. Global pinoy Jocelyn Castañares won a new Toyota Vios, the grand prize for the Gifts of Christmas Promo of Smart…

Kitchen worker caught with shabu at city jail

Nestle L. Semilla 02/19/2017

The flow of drugs into Metro Cebu’s jails continues unabated with 135 grams of shabu seized on separate occasions at the Cebu City Jail and Talisay City Jail yesterday and last Saturday. At the Cebu City Jail,…

Construction worker electrocuted

Intern 02/18/2017

A 27-year-old construction worker died of electrocution and fell off a roof of a school in Janssen site, Barangay Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City around 1 a.m. yesterday. Jonathan Palpita, a construction worker who hailed from Barangay…

‘Sunday Beauty Queen’ marks milestone in MMFF 2016; wins Best Picture

Apple Ta-as 12/30/2016

FOR the first time in 40 years, a documentary won on its debut at this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). “Sunday Beauty Queen,” the only documentary film to be included in the MMFF history, brought home…

BPO sector gets boost

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/04/2016

Despite Trump threat, US firm expands recruitment hub in Cebu An American business process outsourcing (BPO) company is showing its confidence in the continued growth of the industry in the country by expanding its recruitment hub at…

Puzzle in the ERC

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/21/2016

“Isang malaking palaisipan” (great puzzle) was how one netizen described reports that Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Executive Director Francisco Villa Jr. took his own life owing to pressure in the approval of agency procurement contracts minus proper…

Duterte’s ‘endo’ gains traction, 24K workers regularized

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/18/2016

Employers across the country have heeded President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to stop contractualization. In his keynote speech at the Labor Summit on Friday in Cebu City, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that as of November 11,…

Woman arrested for bomb joke

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/09/2016

CEBU CITY–Police arrested a production worker shortly past 11 a.m. on Friday for making a bomb joke at a mall in uptown Cebu City. Jasmin Sala, 37, a resident of Barangay Tipolo in Mandaue City, Cebu admitted…

Worker injured as wall collapses in construction site

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/31/2016

A CONSTRUCTION worker was rushed to a hospital after being hit by a collapsing wall at a construction site along Salvador Extension, Barangay Labangon in Cebu City at past 9 a.m. Wednesday, reports reaching the police. Details…

Rama voices concern on job order workers, village chiefs

Nestle L. Semilla 06/09/2016

He may be unable to serve out his term due to his suspension, which lasts until June 30, but that doesn’t mean outgoing Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama isn’t keeping tabs on City Hall. And based on…

Terminated City Hall workers contemplate filing case vs Margot

Edison Delos Angeles, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 06/07/2016

Around 1,000 job order employees of the Cebu City government who were dismissed from service are expected to flock to the office of private legal counsel Atty. Inocencio dela Cerna today to consult the lawyer about the…

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