Cebu students top CPA exams
FOUR Cebu students made it to the top ten in the licensure examinations for Certified Public Accountants (CPA).
Of the 5,315 examinees, 1,995 passed.
University of San Carlos (USC) graduate Gianna Tan Chua made it to the fourth place with a rating of 92.57, while schoolmates...
Parents, volunteers help teachers clean, repair facilities of children’s schools
EDWIN Mayol dipped a brush into a can of white paint and applied it on the wall of a classroom.
Mayol is one of those who volunteered to clean and improve the Mandaue City Comprehensive National High School’s classrooms and facilities as several parents and volunteers flocked to public...
Agency advises caution in town project
CONSULT all those who will be affected.
That’s what a team from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7 recommended after inspecting the site of the Cordova Reclamation Project.
Mining firms reforest 300 has. in Central Visayas
ALMOST 300 hectares in Central Visayas have been planted to agroforestry and native tree species by mining and quarry operators under the national reforestration project last year, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7.
MGB 7 Director Loreto Alburo said 311,825...
Environment office to delineate easement for Kawasan falls’ protection
A FIVE-member survey team from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 will conduct a ground survey in Matutinao River and Kawasan falls in Badian town, southern Cebu starting next week.
The mapping aims determine the easement zone for the river to protect its...
Tabunan center to house rescued wildlife: DENR
THE regional environment office has identified and set up a temporary shelter for confiscated or seized wildlife in Barangay Tabunan in Cebu City.
The Wildlife Rescue Center (WRC) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 serves as a rehabilitation and...
Hatch activities to spread migratory bird info: DENR
ORGANIZE lectures, bird-watching trips, discussions, and other educational events about migratory birds, said a Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 official.
DENR 7 Regional Executive Director Maximo O. Dichoso said migratory birds are important to achieve a balanced...
DENR seeks help in protecting rivers
MORE companies are joining efforts to promote the clean-up and rehabilitation of two major bodies of water in Cebu, the Butuanon and Guadalupe rivers.
The adopt-a-river or estero program is a project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 with companies, to clear...
Native tongue for primary school to start next month
IN THE new school year, children will be introduced to the revised curriculum through story-telling and poetry reading.
Through the K to 12 curriculum, mentors will be using the mother tongue of a locality as the mode of instruction for Grades 1 to 3 pupils.
According to the...
Agencies to check collapsed wall
GOVERNMENT agencies will jointly inspect the collapsed riprap wall of Casa del Rio Subdivision in Barangay Talamban in Cebu City next week.
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) 7 Director Alixes Roy Lopez sent a letter to the Environmental Management Bureau 7 and the Mines and...
Rama renews relocation call
THE collapse of a riprap wall near a river in Sitio Cadauhan, Barangay Talamban, Cebu City that claimed two lives and injured five others has renewed the Cebu City Government’s effort to clear the danger zones of illegal structures and recover the three-meter easement zone along creeks and...
Monitoring of tree growth urged
A MONITORING system that forms part of a province-wide tree planting project was highlighted by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia as a means of implementing sustainable reforestation.
At a press conference yesterday, Garcia said tree planting projects should include making sure that trees that...
MGB: Relocate at-risk houses
CALLS to move houses away from a riverbank in Talamban, Cebu City were revived yesterday, after a riprap wall in the area collapsed, killing two men.
A Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau (MGB) 7 official recommended the relocation after he inspected yesterday afternoon the accident site near...
Palma renames Fil-Chinese parish
CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma has decreed that the Sacred Heart Parish Church is now known as the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The change was declared through a decree of conferment signed by Palma on April 3, 2012 and offers spiritual benefits for pilgrims...
Families show collection in Museo
A PRICELESS century-old wooden statue is the centerpiece of a private collection of antique religious statues and items on display at the Museu Sugbo, the Cebu provincial museum.
The Desmayo set that depicts Jesus Christ fainting after being scourged by soldiers is perched on a replica of...
Palma renames Fil-Chinese parish
CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma has decreed that the Sacred Heart Parish Church is now known as the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The change was declared through a decree of conferment signed by Palma on April 3, 2012 and offers spiritual benefits for pilgrims...
Ched okays tuition hike of 12 schools to raise tuition
SOME 12 colleges and universities in Central Visayas will raise their tuition for the new school year, according to the Commission on Higher Education (Ched 7).
Last year, the number of private higher learning institutions (HEIs) that did this was 16.
For academic year 2012-2013,...
Environment school reopens
PUBLIC school teacher Marissa Pasikaran has just graduated from a course on environmental conservation in a unique school by the sea in Sta. Fe town in Bantayan Island, Cebu.
She dreams of bringing her students to the School of the SEA (Sea and Earth Advocates), which the LAW of Nature...
DENR intercepts man who cut trees
A MAN was apprehended for cutting trees without a permit in a protected area in Cebu City by a Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR 7) team early this week.
A DENR statement said the agency caught Pablo Paran, a resident of Sitio Antuanga, Barangay Quiot, Cebu City last...
5 out of 10 regional winners in TOSP are from Cebu
FIVE students from Cebu made it to the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) for Central Visayas this year.
The students are Michael Abarcar of the University of Southern Philippines-Foundation (USPF), Dr. Ma. Shiril Armero of Southwestern University (SWU), Ramon Matthew...
LGUs told: Gather gas
LOCAL communities aren’t helpless against climate change. Their options include using methane capture technology to use landfill gas for fuel or asking polluters to finance development projects.
But “there is a lack of information and technical expertise needed in the local and national...
Tomas scoffs at Gwen’s bid for Senate
REP. Tomas Osmeña (Cebu City, south district) laughed off Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia bid for a Senate seat in next year’s polls.
The congressman, who is at odds with the governor, said Garcia even lost in her own precinct and barangay in the last elections.
Mayor Sitoy files civil case for damages vs. 2 lawyers, 3 fishermen
CORDOVA Mayor Adelino Sitoy filed a P3.3-million damage suit against two lawyers and three fishermen in relation to complaints they filed against him over the Cordova Reclamation Project (CRP).
“Because of the defendants' abrasive conspiracy to put the plaintiff down, the latter suffered...
Developer ‘tackling’ project site collapse
CONDOMINIUM developer Taft Property Venture and Development Corp. (TPVDC) has assured that it will submit documents and plans to concerned agencies for its project, the Horizon 101 Tower, on Gen. Maxilom Ave. in Cebu City.
“The company will submit the required documents and information,...
Joint team recommends suspension of selling, pending corrective measures
A JOINT inspection team has recommended the suspension of the permit to sell of the developer of Horizons 101.
The inspection team—composed of representatives of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), Office of the Building Official (OBO) of Cebu City and the Environmental...
