LOCAL police found no signs of foul play in the death of a 39-year-old woman who was detained at the old police stockades of the Labangon Police Station in Cebu City. Marie Ann Negro, 39, a resident of Beltran Subdivision in Barangay Quiot, Cebu City, was found by police hanging inside her cell using her […]
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Cebuano doctors back IATF arrival policies
A GROUP of Cebuano doctors has expressed full support for the Inter-Agency Task Force’s (IATF) policy for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) mandating a 10-day facility-based quarantine followed by four-day home quarantine and swabbing on the seventh day from arrival. On the other hand, seafarers’ groups have appealed to the IATF […]
Cebu City ABC chief, 2 others face DILG probe
ANOTHER village chief from Cebu City is facing a probe for allegedly failing to stop a superspreader event in his barangay. Barangay Kasambagan and Cebu City Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president Franklyn Ong was named by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año as one of three village chiefs from […]
P7.5B in claims paid by Philhealth-Central Visayas
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) 7 disclosed that from last year to May 27, 2021, it paid claims from various health care institutions in Central Visayas amounting to P7,582,612,550.48. A total of P366,360,394.52 was disbursed for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in-patient coverage. Of the amount, P345,570,856.78 was paid to hospitals in Cebu; P14,101,498.66 to […]
Ways to dad’s heart
EVERY year, on the third Sunday of June, most countries celebrate Father’s Day to honor the roles that father and father figures play in our lives. Dads may vary in personality and their interests, but one sure-fire way to make this day an unforgettable one for them is to treat them to an all-you-can-eat feast […]
CD Projekt Red, Netflix announce ‘Witchercon’
VIDEO game developer CD Projekt Red and content platform and production company Netflix recently announced the virtual fan event “WitcherCon,” unveiling the date and first details of their global online celebration of The Witcher franchise. Teased on social media platform Twitter, a series of tweets between the two companies revealed that they would be coming […]
Beauty Gonzalez inks contract with GMA Network
GMA Network warmly welcomes versatile actress Beauty Gonzalez as she signed a contract on June 11. Beauty extended her gratitude to the network for entrusting her with a timely and promising project: “I’m very thankful and very happy because GMA gives me this chance to work with them and to do a collaboration project with […]
Editorial: Two-faced in the drug war
“I CAN only surmise that there is (abuse in the drug operations). I do not have evidence to prove it except what we have seen. So hindi nakapagtataka na magkakaroon ng abuses…But let us not put down the other 48,000 drug operations that were succesful and have arrested almost 100,000 at may mga kasong naka-file…So […]
Carvajal: A bridge uncrossed
CATHOLIC Spain brought Christianity to the Philippines 500 years ago. Presumably, therefore, she brought to this country, among other Christian values, the servant-leadership or leadership of service Christ taught his apostles and exemplified by washing their dirty feet on Maundy Thursday. Presumably also, she brought to us Christ’s teaching on power, mainly that the Good […]
Malilong: Case to be filed vs IATF over test, quarantine protocols
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has chosen the IATF guidelines over that of the province of Cebu for the testing of new international arrivals at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport. But who is going to enforce his decision? The last time I heard, inbound passengers were still being tested upon arrival, consonant with the Capitol policy. The IATF […]
House committee invites Garcia to discuss Cebu’s protocols
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is set to join the legislative hearing calendared by the House committee on overseas workers affairs on Thursday, June 17, 2021, as it will take up the protocols set by the government for the Filipinos living and working overseas who are returning home. The committee led by Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza, […]
Over 114, 000 receive 1st dose in 7 Metro Cebu cities, towns
ONLY six to seven persons out of every 100 vaccine-eligible residents of seven Metro Cebu cities and towns have been inoculated since the vaccination program against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) kicked off about 15 weeks ago. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, Department of Health (DOH 7) spokesperson, said that although Metro Cebu is part of the […]
LTFRB 7 stops free ride 14 days ahead of program’s expiry
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 7 has stopped its free ride service contracting program starting on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Eduardo Montealto Jr., LTFRB 7 director, said the reason behind the stoppage is to create a transition period for the payout of the transport operators and drivers, a task the central office […]
Editorial: Why a Day 1 swab is wrong
We continue to point out true science amid a political tussle at the risk of sounding like a voice in the wilderness. We have said a couple of times, since the clash in national and local protocols for inbound Filipinos in our international ports caught the limelight, that the basic but most crucial difference lies […]
Briones: Life beyond Covid-19
What’s the point of the government’s vaccination program against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) if people continue to be subjected to rigid and constrictive guidelines to try and contain a pandemic that is not as deadly as medical experts initially thought? Don’t get me wrong. We have come a long way from the days when there […]
Wenceslao: Race continues
It’s good that Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has expressed a willingness to listen to the officials of the Inter-Agency Task Force or IATF regarding the imposed protocols especially in the airport to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The governor knows we still are in a race considering the low number of vaccinated […]
Espinoza: Who to follow?
Tug-of-war is a popular parlor game in a big family or group in an outdoor setting. Two groups hold one end of the rope and the mighty and more powerful group who can pull the group to their side wins. The situation now between the Provine of Cebu and the IATF is like a tug-of-war […]
Queer titles to watch on Netflix this Pride Month
Content exploring the diverse queer experience can be a little hard to find on cable TV and other streaming platforms, but luckily, Netflix is chock-full of it—from originals to independent titles; Filipino, English and foreign language; drama, comedy, you name it. If you’re looking for movies and shows to get your queer on this Pride […]
Utzurrum: Converge: A purple ICT invasion
A purple invasion in Cebu? Absolutely! It has launched its purple ICT (Information and Communication Technology) project in our Queen City! Leading fiber internet services provider Converge Solutions Inc., with its high speed fiber broadband service, is now in the Visayas. The twin blessings were the opening of its regional corporate office and Mandaue business […]
Investors told to look past Tholons’ ranking report
INVESTORS looking at Cebu as a potential destination for information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) business relocation and expansion shouldn’t solely rely on Tholons’ ranking report. Pert Cabataña, president of Cebu IT/BPM Organization (Cib.O), said the Tholons 2021 Global Innovation Index has become a “useless piece of information,” especially since Tholons has changed its “measuring stick” […]