DESPITE the dangers that the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) have wrought to the populace, it didn’t stop 150 couples from Cebu City from expressing their eternal love for one another. The 150 couples formally tied the knot during a mass wedding organized by the Cebu City Government. The mass wedding, the 14th organized by the City, […]
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CEKD IPO shares oversubscribed by 131.61 times
KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 21, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The shares of CEKD BERHAD (“CEKD” or the “Group”) has been oversubscribed by 131.61 times ahead of the Group’s listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”). Managing Director of CEKD, Ms. Yap Kai Ning “We are extremely grateful for […]
CCTO logs 41 bike lane violations in 5 days
THE Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) has apprehended 41 violators who violated bike lane rules from Sept. 13 to 17, 2021. Based on its Facebook post, about 29 motorcycles were also impounded and one vehicle was clamped during the CCTO operation apprehending motorcycle riders without helmets or without registration at Yakal/Villalon Capitol Site and Osmeña […]
On this day in 1972, Martial Law was declared and democracy ended
President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Proclamation No. 1081 on Sept. 21, 1972, placing the Philippines under Martial Law. When Marcos appeared on television at 7:15 p.m. on Sept. 23, 1972 to announce that he had placed the “entire Philippines under Martial Law,” he framed his announcement in legalistic terms that were untrue. This helped camouflage […]
Philippines posts 319 more Delta variant cases
SAN JUAN outsiders got a shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the city’s Theater Mall on Sept. 14. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS PHILIPPINE health authorities on Monday reported 319 more infections involving a more contagious Delta coronavirus variant, bringing the total to 3,027. Delta had become the dominant coronavirus variant in the country, overtaking […]
DoLE’s cash-for-work program in QC under probe for alleged irregularities
THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) are looking into alleged irregularities in the implementation of the cash-for-work program for displaced and disadvantaged workers in three districts in Quezon City. In a news briefing on Monday, DoLE’s Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns Director Maria Karina Perida-Trayvilla said […]
50% of Mandaue’s eligible population fully vaxxed
FIFTY percent of the eligible population of Mandaue City is now fully vaccinated with two doses of a vaccine against Covid-19. In a Facebook post Sunday, the Mandaue City Public Information Office announced that Mandaue City had become the first local government unit in Metro Cebu to inoculate 50 percent of its eligible population with […]
Vendors informed before demolition, says Cebu City market chief
AN OFFICIAL of the Cebu City Market Operations Division (MOD) denied claims that they violated the rights of vendors that were affected by the land development being undertaken at the area of Landing Vendors Organization (Lavo) Seaside at the Carbon Public Market. Cebu City Market Administrator Irvin Cabales said that at least 20 vendors who […]
Vaccines no direct link to 18 Cebu deaths
AT LEAST 18 vaccinated individuals in Cebu who experienced serious adverse reactions following their vaccination against the Covid-19 have died; but the Visayas Covid-19 Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) stressed the deaths have no direct link or causality to the vaccine. Mary Jean Loreche, VVOC spokesperson, said the 18 deaths were among 31 mortalities in Central […]
CakePunks, the NFT Project Disrupting the Decentralised Collectible Space
Seoul, South Korea / SEAPRWire / September 15, 2021 /– Recently, CakePunks announces the launch of ERC-20 bridge. This allows for the token to be purchased with Ethereum as well as BNB. The token initially occupied the Binance Smart Chain and as such could only be purchased with BNB, the bridge is now available on FibSwap, a […]
Housing logs highest number of constructions valued at P43.79B
AMID the pandemic, it has been business as usual for construction activities. In the second quarter of this year, the Philippines logged a total of 38,389 constructions valued at P84.36 billion, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. The increase in construction activities indicates an annual expansion of 114.1 percent, faster than the previous quarter’s annual […]
Global stocks mixed as investors await US inflation data
GLOBAL stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors waited for an update on US inflation that has been stronger than expected. London and Shanghai declined while Frankfurt and Tokyo advanced. Wall Street futures were higher a day after the benchmark S&P 500 index closed higher, snapping a five-day losing streak. Investors were watching for August […]
DOH 7 reports more Covid-19 recoveries than new cases on Sept. 11
THE Department of Health (DOH) 7 recorded more additional Covid-19 recoveries than new Covid-19 cases in Central Visayas as the region’s total active cases went below the 15,000 mark on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. The DOH 7 logged 583 additional names to its recovery list, with the majority (206) coming from Cebu Province. Cebu City […]
The Wire actor Williams remembered for his compassion
NEW YORK — Michael K. Williams, best known for playing shotgun toting drug dealer Omar Little in the HBO crime drama The Wire, was remembered by his colleagues as an actor with a special talent for humanizing the characters he portrayed, bringing his own experience as a Black man growing in New York to his […]
Briones: Fingers crossed
The term “what goes up must come down” certainly applies to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) situation here in Cebu. No doubt August 2021 was a harrowing month for authorities as cases skyrocketed in record numbers. It didn’t help that the highly transmissible delta variant of Covid-19 was detected on our shores. The cities of […]
Funeral home’s cremation slows down in first 4 days of September
UNLIKE in the month of July and first three weeks of August during which most of the funeral homes were operating at full capacity, a big funeral home in Cebu City said the cadavers for cremation and direct burial have significantly decreased in number since the last week of August. The manager of the funeral […]
Over 20,000 new COVID cases says Health dept.
The Philippines’ active coronavirus cases hit more than 158,000 after the country logged a record-high number of infections on Friday. This as a group of medical professionals said that lockdowns would only work if they were enforced for a long period of time and calling instead for more permanent solutions to the ongoing pandemic. The […]
CCPO reports 10 barangays for failing to keep minors at home
THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has submitted the list of 10 barangays where its personnel caught minors violating curfew in 17 days to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). These barangays are Guadalupe, Calamba, Talamban, Sawang Calero, Tejero, Kalunasan, San Nicolas Central, Mabini, Lahug and Ermita. CCPO Director Josefino Ligan said […]
Babies born in barangay Covid facility
TWO expectant mothers who earlier tested positive for Covid-19 delivered their babies in a Cebu City barangay isolation center (BIC) on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) deputy chief implementer and Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera said one of the mothers was also hypertensive. She delivered a baby boy. Garganera thanked the skilled […]
CV Delta cases hit 99 as variant reaches NegOr
THE Department of Health (DOH) Central Visayas confirmed Monday that 26 new cases of the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant of the virus that causes Covid-19, were detected in the region as reported on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. This brings the total number of Delta variant cases in the region to 99 and marks the first time […]