THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) asked the Senate to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement before the end of the first quarter, saying that the Philippines is already missing out on the deal’s benefits. Trade Assistant Secretary Allan B. Gepty told BusinessWorld on the sidelines of an event organized by […]
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China trading partners urged to be ready for possible inflationary impact when Mainland economy reopens
CHINA’s trading partners need to prepare for the pent-up demand that has built up when Beijing decides to reopen the economy, the results of which could include additional inflationary pressures, making further monetary tightening necessary, a Citigroup economist said. “In essence, China’s dynamic Zero-COVID and periodic lockdowns, in a way, are a benign contributor to […]
Cebuano triathletes show force in Bohol
TALISAY City’s Andrew Kim Remolino and Raven Faith Alcoseba stamped their class in the Go for Gold Sunrise Sprint Race of 5i50 Triathlon at the Bellevue Resort, Panglao, Bohol.The Southeast Asian (SEA) Games silver medalist Remolino finished the 750-meter swim, 20K bike and 5K run course in 1 hour, 05 minutes and 06 seconds to […]
Finding real hope in times of trouble
ONE death after another. Michelle Esteria needed to cope with the trauma of losing both her parents, parents-in-law and her uncle and aunt who are very dear to her.“Encountering situations that remind me of my own tragedies makes me cry uncontrollably. I hated the topic of death because it is the most painful reality,” said […]
Limpag: Football is officially back in Cebu
Story:At around this time two years ago, the local football community was starting to feel the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Thirsty Cup was moved, the games of the Aboitiz Football Cup, Cebu’s longest-running 11-a-side tournament, were canceled.Some of us, naively, hoped things would return to normal in just a few weeks and I […]
Mendoza: Hope for Magnolia
Magnolia made matters a bit delectable after Sunday’s survival show. Just when pundits thought the end was near, if not here, the Pambansang Manok Hotshots hammered out a performance worthy of an Oscar nomination. With five of Magnolia’s never-say-die troopers unleashing double-digit figures, the Hotshots finally put a stop to their shameful acting in the […]
Wenceslao: Finger-pointing
THE blame-throwing, or a milder version of it, has started. I read an article somewhere wherein a member of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) partly mentioned the tug-of-war between the agency and the Cebu Provincial Government over the protocols imposed for returning overseas Filipinos. The Province pushed for […]
Cebu Charter Day activities stalled amid quarantine status
AS CEBU celebrates its Provincial Charter Day on Aug. 6, 2021, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia expressed hope that the number of Covid-19 cases will drop so that the activities they have planned for the Cebuanos will push through. Garcia said they also expected a simple celebration in 2020 as Cebu was still facing a pandemic. […]
Limpag: Olympic dreams
I remember the hype going into the Beijing Olympics, that it would be the end of our gold medal drought. We only had one man in boxing, but Harry Tanamor was tipped to make it all the way to the finals. Even “Sports Illustrated” thought so. But our hopes went crashing on the first day […]
Limpag: Kai-watching
SINCE now would have been the time for Kai Sotto to wrap up his medical requirements before he could join the G-League bubble, I expected to hear news of him joining the G-League bubble. The news we all heard, to put it mildly, was surprising. The country’s best hope for a homegrown talent to make […]