The Philippine flag flew at half mast in Cebu International School (CIS) yesterday as grief counselors made themselves available to students, faculty and families following the accidental drowning of two students on a field trip to Bataan province.
Once the amount of rainfall reaches 10 mm, flood and landslide warnings will be issued to avoid accidents and damage in Cebu, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. Mactan Pagasa weather bureau chief Oscar Tabada said they have set up an early warning system following the unusual volume of [...]
CIVIL society groups were cautious while Cebu officials welcomed the appointment of Mar Roxas as the new Interior and Local Governments Secretary yesterday.
Cebu’s Catholic TV station will broadcast live the Oct. 21 canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod in Rome.
CEBU’S top Catholic church leaders said they were surprised over President Benigno Aquino III’s invitation to congressmen to Malacañang on the eve of the final debates over the Reproductive Health (RH) bill. “That was a surprise to us. The three branches of the government are independent from each other and it is a surprise,” [...]
From the ecological to the superstitious, residents and officials of Carcar City listed their reasons for opposing plans to cut down century old trees for a national road-widening project. Carcar City Mayor Nicepuro Apura yesterday said there was no consultation made with the city on the fate of the trees that line the highway. [...]
DESPITE the additional costs to parents and to them, Catholic schools in Central Visayas still voiced support for the government’s K+12 program over the weekend.
Idle funds for proposed flyovers in Cebu City may be returned to the national government by the end of the year. This scenario was raised by the Departmet of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Central Visayas in Tuesday ‘s dialog with citizens opposing the projects through the Movement for a Livable Cebu (MLC). About [...]
With traffic choking the cities and the rise of new flyovers drawing opposition, two Cebuano urban planners yesterday said there was an “absolute need” for expert planning and visionary leaders.
THE developer of the Ciudad project in barangay Apas, Cebu City said they were surprised that they weren’t issued a hard copy of a letter denying their project’s Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) application.
The mother whose infant son was sold for P500 to a couple in Compostela town, Cebu, will likely end up losing permanent custody of the child for being an unfit parent.
Another flyover is planned for Gorordo Avenue, Cebu City, this time to rise in front of the new Mormon temple.
From their looks and disposition, one would not have guessed that “Emma” and “Michelle” once worked in the underbelly of prostitution.
