A YOUTH party-list on Monday condemned National Youth Commission (NYC) Chair Ronald Gian L. Cardema for gatecrashing a forum attended by their representative. “The Kabataan Party-list condemns the shameless disrespecting by Chair Ronald Cardema during the Pandesal Forum of Kamuning Bakery where Rep. (Raoul Danniel A. Manuel) was the primary guest,” the group said in […]
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Standing passengers allowed long before LTFRB order
THE Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) has been allowing standing passengers inside public utility vehicles (PUVs) long before the order of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) came out Monday, September 26, 2022.CCTO executive director Paul Gotiong told SunStar Cebu Wednesday, September 28, that they had lessened the capacity restrictions to PUVs but […]
Remembering Tony Cuenco
CEBU City Councilor James Anthony Cuenco has urged the younger generation to learn history and be vigilant against human rights abuses.This as the nation commemorated the 50th anniversary of the declaration of martial law on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.James, son of the late Cebuano politician Antonio “Tony” Cuenco, recalled the struggles of his father during […]
Prado lists artworks seized during Spanish Civil War, eyes restitution
Saint Augustine meditating on the Trinity by Peter Paul Rubens, is one of 25 works in the Prado Museum which were seized during the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship. — PHOTO FROM MUSEODELPRADO.ES MADRID — Spain’s Prado Museum on Tuesday published a list of 25 artworks seized during the 1936-39 civil war and […]
Gov’t told not to abolish PCGG during Marcos rule
By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter THE PRESIDENTIAL Commission on Good Government (PCGG) should not be abolished during Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s rule due to conflict of interest, according to political analysts. “The PCGG should eventually be abolished but not now and not during the Marcos administration,” Antonio M. La Viña, a human […]
Overseas workers, local jobs tackled in Cabinet meeting
PRIORITY programs for Filipino workers abroad and those locally employed were discussed during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, according to Malacañang. The Department of Migrants Workers (DMW) and Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) discussed their key programs during the meeting. “Some of the priority projects that the DMW will take into action are the […]
ACE Hardware introduces more sustainable products
ACE HARDWARE expanded its offering of sustainable home solutions products to address the shift in consumer demand during the pandemic. “Perhaps, the only major shift for ACE Hardware during the pandemic has been the increased consumer interest in plants so we expanded our gardening range to serve the plantitos and the plantitas out there,” Bernard […]
Cebu Business icons share lessons from the pandemic
HOW did Cebu’s notable business icons manage their companies and navigate through the challenging Covid-19 pandemic?In an informal conference staged by Cebu Business Month 2022 organizers, some of them shared their ups and downs during one of the challenging economic crises in history. They told their stories during Cebu Business Month 2022’s panel conversation that […]
Qantas is so stretched it needs office staff to work as ground crew
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 […]
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…