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Time for rehab. Starting on Friday, April 27, the northbound lane of Mananga Bridge 3 will be closed for rehabilitation. The public works department expects this situation could last until the middle of June. (SunStar Foto/Arni Aclao)
Mananga Bridge work starts Friday; only 3 lanes open
36 minutes ago
MOTORISTS who regularly travel on the Cebu South Coastal Road in Talisay City were urged to brace for “slight” traffic delays.The City of Talisay Traffic Operations and Development Authority (CT-TODA) laid out a traffic scheme in preparation for the rehabilitation and repair of the Mananga...
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36 minutes ago Razel Cuizon - Elias Baquero
Mayor asks ICC not to destroy Cebu Bus Transit THE Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) reasons in recommending that the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) program be cancelled are baseless, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña told officials who will take up the project today.In a letter to the National Economic and Development Authority’s Investment... Full story
37 minutes ago
150 Yolanda survivors get lots, at long last NEARLY five years after Typhoon Yolanda ravaged their homes, some residents in Santa Fe, Bantayan Island are finally getting houses again.The Santa Fe Municipal Government and National Housing Authority (NHA) have started raffling off this month 150 out of more than 1,000 lots to typhoon... Full story
47 minutes ago
‘Defer, but don’t cancel’ DSWD aid CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has no qualms about suspending the distribution of the P10,000 cash assistance under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).The mayor, though, emphasized that stopping the whole program over speculations of... Full story
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In trouble. Suspect Yvonne Lyra Grandea Ho, 47, reportedly went to the Parian Police Station yesterday morning upon the prodding of the family of a drug suspect who was arrested earlier “to negotiate” his release with the police. She will be charged with bribery. (SunStar Foto/Kevin A. Lagunda)
Cebu Woman ‘tries to bribe’ Parian cops, nabbed
Cebu Task force to check all beaches in Cebu Province
Cebu Death toll in town accident climbs to 5
Editorial Cartoon by Josua Cabrera
Cebu Editorial: Judgment Day for BRT
Cebu Carvajal: Indictments
Cebu Nalzaro: Soco’s selective stand
Cebu Wenceslao: The BRT concept
Cebu Espinoza: Hurt egos
Cebu Tell it to SunStar: CJ Carpio’s move
Cebu Labor groups plan for May 1 rally
Cebu Tell it to SunStar: OFWs with HIV
Cebu Suspect wants case dismissed
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Time for rehab. Starting on Friday, April 27, the northbound lane of Mananga Bridge 3 will be closed for rehabilitation. The public works department expects this situation could last until the middle of June. (SunStar Foto/Arni Aclao)
Mananga Bridge work starts Friday; only 3 lanes open MOTORISTS who regularly travel on the Cebu South Coastal Road in Talisay City were urged to brace...
Mayor asks ICC not to destroy Cebu Bus Transit THE Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) reasons in recommending that the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit...
150 Yolanda survivors get lots, at long last NEARLY five years after Typhoon Yolanda ravaged their homes, some residents in Santa Fe, Bantayan...
‘Defer, but don’t cancel’ DSWD aid CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has no qualms about suspending the distribution of the P10,000 cash...
(International Justice Mission photo)
3 pre-teen girls rescued from sex abuse racket HUMAN trafficking charges will be filed against a woman who allegedly sexually exploited three...
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Cebu Editorial: Judgment Day for BRT
hour ago
IT’S a big day for both proponents and critics of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. Today, the Investment Coordination Committee of the National Economic and Development Authority Board will take up the transportation secretary’s proposal to cancel the Cebu BRT.As recently as last... Full story
Cebu Carvajal: Indictments
hour ago Orlando Carvajal
AT the very outset, let me be clear about my stand on the controversy surrounding the arrest of Australian nun, Sr. Patricia Fox. It was an unjustified and misplaced defense of sovereignty that the government would do well to apologize for.For how can a frail old nun possibly be a threat to the... Full story
Cebu Nalzaro: Soco’s selective stand
hour ago Bobby Nalzaro
BUSINESSMAN Glenn Soco, chairman of the Infrastructure Development Committee (IDC) of the Regional Development Council (RDC) 7, when sought for comment about the proposed multi-billion-peso Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, said it is the best mode of mass transportation to address the worsening... Full story
Cebu Wenceslao: The BRT concept
hour ago Bong Wenceslao
IF there’s one point I like in the press statement by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), it is its call for everybody to set aside political differences to solve a crisis situation.“Cebu is in crisis situation. Cebu Chamber would like to enjoin all sectors of society to set aside... Full story
Cebu Espinoza: Hurt egos
hour ago Elias Espinoza
I BELIEVE everyone agrees that we have a traffic problem in our midst, and that Cebu City badly needs a mass transport system. In fact, the city should have gotten this years ago. As to the type of mass transport system that fit most streets of the city, experts know better say on that than... Full story
Cebu Tell it to SunStar: CJ Carpio’s move
2 hours ago
SENIOR Associate Justice, now acting Chief Justice, Antonio Carpio deserves our support and appreciation on upholding the order for the Solicitor General to submit police reports for persons killed in drug-related police operations as well as deaths under investigation.For human rights advocates and... Full story
Cebu Labor groups plan for May 1 rally
2 hours ago
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday said it will hold a celebration on May 1, Labor Day, for its successful programs to improve workers’ lives.DOLE 7 Public Information Officer Luchel Senarlo said they have several activities like a job fair, livelihood assistance, free dental... Full story
Cebu Tell it to SunStar: OFWs with HIV
2 hours ago
A TOTAL of 5,537 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have either tested positive for HIV or have full-blown AIDS, and they now comprise 11 percent of the 52,280 cases listed in the Department of Health’s National HIV/AIDS Registry as of Feb. 28.This is very unfortunate, because if we look at the... Full story
Cebu Suspect wants case dismissed
2 hours ago
MURDER suspect Joshua Garciano wants Judge Jacinto Fajardo Jr. to dismiss the murder case filed against him and his girlfriend, Resamie Cabañog, for the killing of Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Herbert Oberes last Jan.31.Assisted by his lawyer, Rameses Villagonzalo, Garciano asked Judge Fajardo, of the... Full story
Cebu PDEA 7 errand boy shot dead by motorcycle men
2 hours ago
AN errand boy of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 7 was shot dead by riding-in-tandem assailants outside a chapel in Sitio Sudlon, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City past 9 p.m. last Monday.Police identified him as Sonny Detalya Ronquelio, who succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds in the... Full story
Cebu Bzzzzz: Would Gadon fall on his mid-finger?
2 hours ago
FOURTH COMPLAINT. Complaints for disbarment against Lorenzo Gadon, known famously (or in-) as the lawyer who set off the impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno, seem to rely more on his alleged “immoral conduct” than ignorance of the law as basis for any sanction against him.... Full story
Cebu TOSP 7 names 2018 Rexecom members
2 hours ago
A NEW set of committee members has been chosen to spearhead the preparations for the 57th Search of the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines-Central Visayas (TOSP 7).Each year, a regional executive committee (Rexecom) is formed to lead and guide the annual TOSP search.This year’s search is... Full story