The shooting to death of blocktime broadcaster Rey Cortes reminds me again of the culture of violence that some of us have embraced for a long time now. One killing that has been etched in my memory is but a composite of sounds but sparks an imagination of a violent scene I could not drive […]
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130 Mandaue ‘drug warriors’ set to graduate in August
AS PART of their efforts to be cleared of illegal drugs, 130 “drug warriors” or surrenderers in Brgy. Subangdaku, Mandaue City are expected to graduate from the community rehabilitation program in August 2021. On July 23, the “drug warriors” attended the healing program of the Oasis of Love as part of its rehabilitation program to […]
CLI kickstarts vaccination program for its workforce, dependents
PROPERTY developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) has beefed up its Covid-19 relief efforts among its employees with the initial rollout of its Covid-19 Vaccination Program starting on July 9, 2021 at the Velez Medical Arts Building. The CLI Covid-19 Vaccination Program is an initiative that encourages all CLI employees across its Visayas and Mindanao (VisMin) […]
2020 census results beginning to reflect RH promotion effort
THE REPRODUCTIVE health (RH)program helped reduce unplanned pregnancies, judging from the results of the latest census, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said. “Right now what I can see from the initial data is there is progress in our reproductive health program: total fertility rate is falling, more women are more […]
Remodeling the apprenticeship program
We’d like to put up an apprenticeship program to train a pool of technical workers that can be hired for our factory. Aside from those provided and required under the Labor Code, how can we make the program both a mutually-beneficial program for us and the apprentices? — Rainbow Connection. The apprenticeship program under the […]
PAG-IBIG hits P10.7B in MP2 savings
PAG-IBIG Fund members collectively saved P10.67 billion under the agency’s voluntary Modified Pag-IBIG 2 Savings program during the first five months of the year, setting another record-high despite the ongoing health crisis, top officials of the agency said on June 21, 2021. “We are happy to report that despite the impact of the pandemic to […]
CCTO’s ‘anti-scalawag’ program gets nod from Labella
A PROGRAM initiated by the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) that will encourage the public to report erring traffic enforcers is gaining the support of Mayor Edgardo Labella. In a statement in his official Facebook page, Labella said he supports the “Itug-an sa OIC-Traffic” program initiated by CCTO as this will help in cleaning the […]
US, PHL complete five-year animal disease program
THE US and the Philippines have finished the final phase of a five-year biological threat capacity-building program worth around, aimed mainly at addressing the Philippines’ ability to handle animal diseases. The US Embassy in the Philippines said the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency – Biological Threat Reduction Program (DTRA-BTRP) was conducted alongside the Department of […]
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 […]
LANDBANK expands lending program to include ex-extremists
STATE-RUN Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has widened its lending program for former rebels to include former violent extremists. In a statement, the state lender on Tuesday said the expanded lending program would also cover cooperatives and associations with former extremists as members. It added that the program, now known as the ‘Balik-Loob’ lending […]
BIR awaiting Duterte’s signature on estate tax amnesty extension
THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it is waiting for President Rodrigo R. Duterte to sign a bill that will extend the validity of the estate tax amnesty program for another two years, with the original program set to end Monday. BIR Deputy Commissioner Arnel SD. Guballa said in a message to reporters that […]
Honda Begins Company-wide Expansion of its New Business Creation Program, “IGNITION,” to Help Realize Ideas and Dreams of Honda Associates
TOKYO, Jun 11, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has begun expanding its new business creation program, IGNITION, to the entire company. IGNITION is a program that gives shape to the original technologies, ideas and designs of Honda associates and contributes to solving social issues and creating new value for […]
Farm mechanization training brought to countryside via radio
THE Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) said it has commissioned radio programs to prepare farmers for the mechanization of rice cultivation, including post-harvest processing. PhilMech said over the weekend that 11,682 farmer-beneficiaries affiliated with 892 cooperatives and associations are enrolled in the “Radyo Eskwela” program, created to support the mechanization component of […]
Mitsubishi Corporation: Launch of New Startup Accelerator Program to Promote Decarbonization
TOKYO, Jun 1, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) are pleased to announce a new startup accelerator program designed to promote efforts to decarbonize. MC and NYK will team up with Startupbootcamp Australia (SBC Australia), a branch of one of the largest Europe-origin accelerators Startupbootcamp […]
DICT pitches telecom spectrum user fee to drive telco investment
THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Congress needs to legislate a spectrum user fee (SUF) to ensure the sustainability of telecommunications industry development and improve access to the internet. At a House hearing Tuesday, Information and Communications Undersecretary Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic said the SUF was on the DICT’s wish list when […]
CNU-VSMMC offers scholarship for doctor of medicine program
STUDENTS in Central Visayas who aspire to be doctors but can’t afford the tuition can avail themselves of a medical scholarship the Cebu Normal University (CNU) is offering in partnership with the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC). During a press conference attended by Commission on Higher Education (Ched) officials on Monday, May 24, 2021, […]
Businesses urged to reward vaccinees
TO ENTICE Cebu City residents to avail themselves of the Covid-19 vaccination program, the City Council has appealed to commercial establishments to provide incentives to vaccinated customers. The City Council, through a resolution, asked the commercial establishments to give incentives to vaccinated individuals by offering discounts, freebies, deals and promos. The City Council passed the […]
UNDP extends Philippine renewable energy program
THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has extended the Development for Renewable Energy Applications Mainstreaming and Market Sustainability (DREAMS) program to January 2023, the Department of Energy (DoE) said. “Energy Undersecretary Emmanuel P. Juaneza informed the Secretary (Alfonso G. Cusi) that the UNDP has extended the DREAMS Project’s duration from July 2021 to January 2023,” […]
Lapu-Lapu City passes extra budget of P163M
AFTER some delay, the Lapu-Lapu City Council has passed an ordinance for a P162.98 million supplemental budget 1 (SB1) the bulk of which will fund the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines, the cash-for-work program and birthday gifts to senior citizens. On its Facebook page Monday, May 10, 2021, the Lapu-Lapu City Public Information Office (PIO) announced […]
Carvajal: New Christianity
Department of Health Central Visayas’ (DOH 7) and Cebu City Government’s program to fight TB evoked in me the same reaction as DOH’s Zero Open Defecation Program. Both are not preventive but rather curative, palliative and temporary. If the avowed objective is to “manage and control the spread of TB” with a “Citywide TB elimination […]