By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter LENOVO Asia-Pacific is looking at opportunities in the Philippines’ “hybrid lifestyle” and growing gaming community, as well as the education and retail sectors, with services being the focus of its business strategy, the company’s president said. “The hybrid lifestyle is a key emerging trend that we are tapping on, […]
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PDIC backs proposed charter amendments
THE PHILIPPINE Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) is backing measures seeking to amend its charter to make it an attached agency of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and to increase coverage, saying these will boost its operations. “Enhanced coordination is a key benefit in the proposed attachment of PDIC to the BSP. Our mandates and […]
Weaker fundamentals to affect peso’s strength
UNCERTAINTIES over the Philippine government’s management of the coronavirus pandemic and deteriorating economic fundamentals will threaten the peso’s strength, Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research said. “We expect the peso to remain vulnerable to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks, given low vaccination rates and difficulties containing outbreaks,” it said in a note on Tuesday […]
Rama completes lineup for May 2022 elections
NINE days before the start of the week-long filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for all elective positions for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections, Cebu City Vice Mayor and now Acting Mayor Michael Rama said he has completed his full slate under “Partido Barug.” “It has been completed. I cannot just announce […]
Mandaue City fire victims receive P800,000 cash aid
ABOUT P800,000 worth of financial assistance was distributed to the 108 fire victims in Brgy. Subangdaku, Mandaue City at the Mandaue Presidencia, in the morning of Sept. 21, 2021. Brgy. Subangdaku officials have also negotiated with the owner of the lot where the fire incident happened in Sitio Riverside A, Brgy. Subangdaku, Mandaue City, on […]
Senators urge poll body to extend voter registration
SENATORS on Monday adopted a concurrent resolution urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voter registration for another month until Oct. 31. “I don’t think one month would undermine their preparations or would risk the deadline that they have set,” said Senator Francis “Kiko” N. Pangilinan told a plenary hearing. Many Filipino voters have […]
CHR says ICC probe an indication of lack of confidence in PHL judicial system
THE PHILIPPINES, through the office of the prosecutor, should prove the capability of its legal system to relax international investigation on its “war on drugs,” the country’s human rights commission head said. Jose Luis Martin C. Gascon, chair of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), said the International Criminal Court (ICC) would unlikely proceed with […]
Fishers group appeals to local governments to defy order to dismantle fishing structures in Cavite
A FISHERS group appealed on Monday to local governments in Cavite to defy the dismantling of alleged illegal fishing structures in Manila Bay led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Fernando L. Hicap, chairperson of the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), said officials of four localities in the province […]
Voter Registration
PEOPLE line up inside the Quezon City Science High School on Sept. 20 as they await their turn to register at a Commission on Elections (Comelec) office nearby. Comelec has said that there will be no extension to the Sept. 30 deadline for registration nationwide. The filing of certificates of candidacy starts Oct. 1.
Labella goes on medical leave again
CEBU City Mayor Edgardo Labella has filed another medical leave of absence from Sept. 20 to Oct. 3, 2021. Sources said Labella will use the time to go to Metro Manila for a medical checkup so that he can fully recover from sepsis, which he suffered at the start of 2021. The Centers for Disease […]
Mandaue adopts law mandating feeding of undernourished children
TO COMBAT malnutrition in Mandaue City, the City Council passed a resolution adopting Republic Act 11037, an act institutionalizing a national feeding program for undernourished children. The Mandaue City Council approved the resolution sponsored by City Councilor Nerissa Soon-Ruiz during the 124th regular session on Sept. 15, 2021. In an interview, Ruiz endorsed the resolution […]
DoF says no privatization for crop insurance firm
By Beatrice M. Laforga, Reporter THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) said there are no current plans to privatize the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), following fears expressed by farmers that premiums will rise if the government exits the industry. “Privatization of PCIC is not being considered at this time. However, involving the private sector through […]
Gov’t debt yields flat on mixed trade
YIELDS ON government securities (GS) ended flat last week on mixed trading as the market tracked developments at home and abroad. GS yields, which move opposite to prices, inched up by an average of 1.33 basis points (bps) week on week, based on the PHP Bloomberg Valuation Service Reference Rates as of Sept. 17 published […]
Porsche PHL now has the country’s first ultra-fast DC charger
PORSCHE PHILIPPINES now makes available a new high-powered direct current (DC) charger for its all-electric Taycan buyers. Designed to complement the owners’ own AC home charging system, the electric vehicle (EV) DC charger is located at Porsche Center Philippines in EDSA Greenhills. In a release, Porsche Philippines said the charger is the first of its […]
Tell truth, state facts, Cebu journalists told
“ENOUGH with the redaction of truth.” This was the message of Fr. Jonathan Rubin to all media practitioners in Cebu during his homily for the opening Mass of the 29th Cebu Press Freedom Week (CPFW) on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. Rubin, head of the Archdiocese of Cebu’s Social Media Communications, said journalism is telling the […]
US Open Pool crown back to PH
ADD Carlo Biado to the elite list of Filipino cue artists who have won the prestigious US Open Pool Championship. This, after the 37-year-old pool player mounted a spectacular comeback to win the 2021 US Open Pool Championship, beating Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp, 13-8, in the Final on Sunday (PH Time) at the Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic […]
Gwen rejects ‘Bakuna Bubble’
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia does not agree with the “Bakuna Bubble” approach of the Cebu City Government incentivizing the Covid-19 vaccination program that limits only to vaccinated individuals access to some air-conditioned establishments in Cebu City. In a press conference held in Boljoon during the Caravan of Provincial Government Services on Sept 16, Garcia said […]
Cabaero: Neutrality in elections
The usual question posed to media during an election campaign is if newspapers, televisions or radio stations should endorse a candidate. In other countries, the United States in particular, many news organizations have taken to choosing a candidate in an election, especially in presidential and vice presidential exercises. The Philippines will have general elections – […]
Vaccinees, Shun Sinovac wait for other brands
VACCINATIONS have slowed down as many eligible vaccinees wait for their preferred brands, instead of the widely available Sinovac vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In Cebu’s western town of Asturias, Mayor Antonio Pintor on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, said he was worried that 90 doses of the Sinovac vaccine would expire because some of […]
Cop accused of harassment might run for mayor in 2022
A POLICE official accused by former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña of harassing his supporters during the 2019 elections is contemplating running for mayor in 2022. Major Chuck Barandog, 38, told SunStar Cebu that he is in negotiations with a national party that plans to field him as its official mayoral candidate in Cebu City. […]