AUSTRALIA’s Qantas Airways Ltd. is appealing to head-office employees to help the airline’s overworked ground handling staff as the pandemic-hit sector struggles to cope with a rebound in air travel. Workers at the headquarters of Sydney-based Qantas and its Melbourne-based low-cost airline Jetstar have been asked to step in and assist during the peak July […]
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Tax court denies OceanaGold’s appeal to review liabilities
THE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has declined the appeal of OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. to review its erroneously paid excise tax worth P136.4 million for the period covering June to December 2014. In a 27-page decision on May 31, the CTA full court affirmed its ruling in 2020, as it said the mining company was […]
Boy, 3, dies in Aloguinsan fire
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy died in a fire that hit his family’s home in Barangay Poblacion, Aloguinsan town, southwest Cebu on Friday night, June 3, 2022.Firefighters identified the lone fatality as Izach Pielago, 3.Senior Fire Officer 1 Johnmer Lesigues, the chief of Aloguinsan’s fire department, told SunStar Cebu that the fire started at around 8:22 p.m. […]
Jetmakers’ inflation shield no match for soaring costs
DUBLIN — Inflation clauses that determine how much airlines pay for new jets have jumped into a “hyper-escalation” band, pushing up aircraft prices but still leaving manufacturers unable to fully pass on their soaring costs, industry executives told Reuters. The hike to the top inflationary band is a rare move in the industry, potentially triggering […]
Election campaign period boosts consumer confidence, store sales
THE campaign period for the May 9 local and national elections has helped to improve consumer confidence and sales of supermarkets nationwide, according to the Philippine Amalgamated Supermarkets Association, or Pagasa. Pagasa President Steven T. Cua said in a mobile phone interview with BusinessWorld that poll campaigns had helped increase confidence among consumers. The campaign […]
Minglanilla mayoral bet to pursue reclamation project if elected
MINGLANILLA mayoral candidate Rajiv Enad has vowed to pursue the town’s reclamation project that has long been proposed by his running mate, incumbent Mayor Elanito “Lani” Peña, if he would be elected as his town’s mayor come May 9, 2022.The project is targeted to generate thousands of jobs for Minglanillahanons.“(The) estimated employment would reach 74,000. […]
Tell it to SunStar: PCW condemns tactics that commodify, degrade women during campaign rallies
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) expresses grave disappointment over the commodification or objectification of women in campaign rallies, in light of videos showing women being used as a form of entertainment during sorties.One shows a woman in scanty clothes dancing on stage in a sensual production number. The other shows a candidate telling a […]
Three-way cooperation key to safety at work during pandemic — ILO
WORK SAFETY during the pandemic will require effective collaboration among the government, employers, and labor, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said. “As the world continues to grapple with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the uneven recovery, occupational safety and health remains at the forefront of countries’ responses,” ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said in […]
P5M drugs seized, 70 pushers nabbed in anti-criminality drive
CLOSE to P5 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated while 73 suspected drug personalities were arrested during a one-day Synchronized Anti-Criminal Law Enforcement Operations (Sacleo) in Cebu Province on Saturday, April 23, 2022.This was the second Sacleo conducted by the Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO), aimed to minimize all types of criminality that would […]
TBA Studios tackles crime in new movie
1 of 3 The cast of TBA Studios’ Grace during the film’s script reading session. — PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK.COM/TBASTUDIOSPH/ The cast of TBA Studios’ Grace during the film’s script reading session. — PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK.COM/TBASTUDIOSPH/ The cast of TBA Studios’ Grace during the film’s script reading session. — PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK.COM/TBASTUDIOSPH/ THE LATEST project of […]
Cebuana ‘topnotcher’ saw Bar exam delay as ‘blessing in disguise’
IT WAS truly a historic moment for new lawyer Geramae Mata.Mata, a graduate of the University of San Carlos (USC), not only passed the first ever digitized and regionalized Bar exams last February, but was one among the 14 passers who were recognized for their “excellent performance” or for garnering an average grade of more […]
Brand preference blamed for low turnout during National Vaccination Days
CENTRAL Visayas did not meet its target number of individuals to vaccinate in the third round of the two-day National Vaccination Days (NVD) with a turnout of only 23.33 percent, p…
Couples urged: Follow health, safety protocols during Love Day
LOCAL police in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue are reminding couples to follow health and safety protocols when going out on dates during Valentine’s Day on Monday, February 14, 20…
Radaza lists projects, accomplishments during her first term as Lapu congresswoman
MORE than P2.8 billion worth of infrastructure projects were allocated in Lapu-Lapu City during the first term of Cebu Rep. Paz Radaza.Radaza, who is the current representative of…
How Do SEAPRWire Conduct PR Distribution in the Age of Coronavirus
Entering 2022, SEAPRWire still cannot predict when the coronavirus will disappear. With coronavirus affecting every aspect of our lives personally and professionally, how should publicists and companies think about PR and news releases during these sensitive and uncertain times? For one, PR professionals and online marketers are fortunate that all of us can do our […]
Comelec gun ban to start on Jan. 9
THE Cebu City police are ready to enforce a Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban and will put up checkpoints during the start of the election period on Monday, Jan. 9, 2022.Th…
‘Odette’ downs close to 300 ships in CV
SOME 271 ships in Central Visayas ran aground, 12 capsized while 12 sank during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette (Rai).The latest numbers were provided by the Philippine Coast Guard…
LET topnotcher’s exam prep
VINCENT Casona Bayawa, 22, almost lost all his motivation to study for the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) Secondary Level after it had been postponed several times because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Bayawa, a Cebu Normal University alumnus, admitted that his motivation to study came back just a week before the examination. […]
DILG aims to vaccinate 15M on National Vaccination Days
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will tap the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and basic education teachers to serve as data encoders during the “Bayanihan Bakunahan” National Vaccination Days aimed at vaccinating some 14 percent of the Philippine population in a three-day blitz from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, 2021. In a statement […]
Committed to Expanding NRE, Pertamina Prepares US$8.3 Billion Capex
Glasgow, Scotland, Nov 8, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – PT Pertamina (Persero) increases its contribution to Indonesia’s energy mix by encouraging the growth of new and renewable energy (NRE). The commitment is shown in the company’s total capital expenditure of USD 92 billion for 2020-2024, of which 9 percent, or USD 8.3 billion will be allocated for NRE. Iman […]