February’s tourist arrivals hit 4-year high, says DOT

Inquirer, Inquirer.net 04/26/2017

TOURIST arrivals in the country for the month of February hit a four-year high, according to data released by the Department of Tourism (DOT). In a statement, the DOT said a total of 579,178 visitors were recorded…

Man shot 19-year-old boy in Compostela

Benjie Talisic 04/14/2017

A 19-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital after he was shot on Friday dawn in Sitio Sambag, Barangay Magay in Compostela town, northern Cebu. Kenneth Gallardo, single and a resident of Barangay Canamucan in Compostela was…

Rains ahead for Cebu

Nestle L. Semilla 03/27/2017

  CEBU residents can expect rains ahead this week with a low pressure area projected to enter the country by April, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. Pagasa Mactan office chief Alfredo…

Japanese held for molesting a 15-year-old girl

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Rene Alima 03/16/2017

A Japanese manager of a hotel based on Mactan Island was arrested yesterday for the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl last February. Takeshi Kon, 50, who has been living in Cebu for over 15 years, was…

A YEAR AFTER FIRE

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/13/2017

Mandaue victims still await relocation A YEAR after a huge fire hit Barangays Guizo and Mantuyong in Mandaue City, hundreds of displaced fire victims have yet to start rebuilding their homes. Officials say this may finally happen…

OCD-7 set to build P36M disaster-resilient buildings in 2 Cebu areas

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/20/2017

THE construction of two P36 million disaster resilient buildings in two areas in the province of Cebu is set to start this year. The Office of the Civil Defense Region 7 (OCD-7), which initiated the project, said…

Happy New Dash!

Francis B. Ongkingco 12/30/2016

“Happy New Dash!” Wouldn’t this be a great catchy greeting for the New Year? I bet it could easily start a cyber-trend gaining a few hundred (maybe a thousand!!!) hits and likes? Nah!!! I don’t think so.…

2016 end thoughts

Stephen D. Capillas 12/29/2016

I was hoping to have this space officially launched as a column by March 18 next year, the first anniversary that I began writing here, but there was a deadline for this month and orders are orders…

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