Disowning reality
THE prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the country is low, the official registry of cases shows.
But health officials put the real numbers at exponentially more than that because the vast majority of those known to engage in risky behavior—like needle sharing and...
HIV spreading
IT'S been 30 years since five young men from California first baffled the medical world with their unusual form of immunodeficiency, which turned up two years later in other young men in different parts of the United States, Australia and Europe.
The culprit has since been identified:...
Tainted blood donations
CENTRAL Visayas is among the top three regions in the country where blood units that screen reactive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) come from.
The other two regions are the National Capital Region (NCR) and Davao Region, said Dr. Genesis Samonte, epidemiologist at the HIV...
LGUs ‘top violators’ of PWD laws: group
AS THE country celebrates the 33rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week this week, persons with disabilities (PWD) in Cebu find little to celebrate, saying much still has to be done to improve the accessibility of public places to PWDs and remove the discrimination that...
Reject subpoena or summons by local legislatures, media told
THE Cebu City Council and the Cebu Provincial Board have no authority to summon members of media because that power is not granted to them by the Local Government Code.
The matter was raised yesterday during the quarterly meeting en banc of the Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC) based on...
DOH: Central Visayas in top 3 of most number of HIV cases
ONE-FOURTH of the people who tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the country last year came from Central Visayas.
HIV is the virus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
HIV cases among injecting drug users rising
TAGAYTAY CITY - There is an epidemic of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among injecting drug users in Cebu City, according to a health official, who also warned of a possible fivefold increase in overall cases of HIV in the Philippines by 2015.
A whopping 53 percent of...
The faithful son of Carcar
THE local church is taking a closer look into the life of a Cebuano priest who founded several congregations and was known for diligence in his pastoral duties, devotion to prayer as well as his numerous works of charity.
Police, media to work on MOU
POLICE officials and the media will work together to craft guidelines on media coverage during crisis situations and the protection of journalists from sexual harassment.
Press council keeps stand
THE Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC) has stuck to its position that supports the right of reply and encourages its practice among journalists but condemns compulsion by criminal legislation.
Pachico Seares, CCPC executive director, said the language and content of the bills re-filed in...
Sun.Star columnist runner-up in Best Opinion in PopDev tilt
SUN.STAR Cebu columnist Juan L. Mercado has bagged the runner-up prize in the Best Opinion or Editorial Piece-Print and Online Category of the 6th Annual Population and Development (Popdev) Media Awards.
Mercado was recognized for his column “Three Inevitables” published on Sept. 27,...
Series on OFWs wins Sun.Star a nat’l prize
A THREE-PART series in Sun.Star Cebu on the travails of overseas Filipino workers received Best Investigative Report honors in the print category of the 32nd Catholic Mass Media Awards yesterday at the University of Santo Tomas Medicine Auditorium in Manila.
This is the second year in a...
Council approves resolution to re-install Tormis marker
THE Cebu City Council last Sept. 3 approved a proposed resolution by Councilor Edgardo Labella to re-install a marker on Borromeo St. where Cebu’s first post-war martyr of press freedom was slain in 1961.
This followed a request by Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC) executive director...
Ayala Land reports 34% hike in net income in first half
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Protect the poor, Aquino told
A FORMER government official has called for more social protection for the poor under the newly installed Aquino administration.
'Increase VAT but cut income tax'
TO IMPROVE revenue generation in the country, a former government official has voiced her support for an increase in the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 12 percent to 15 percent, an increase in sin ta
No police station in school lot
A TALISAY City official has assured the land on which the Lawaan Elementary School (LES) and National High School stand will be used only for school purposes.
SMDC Q1 net profit rises 51% to P632M
SM DEVELOPMENT Corp. (SMDC) realized a 51 percent increase in its consolidated net income to P632 million for the first quarter of 2010, from P419 million during the same period in 2009.
PAL to spin off units
TO STAVE off bankruptcy and protect its assets, Philippine Airlines (PAL) is streamlining its operations, spinning off three non-core units, effective at the close of business hours on May 31, as it f
OFW remittances up
REMITTANCES from overseas Filipino workers coursed through banks rose 8.5 percent to $1.4 billion in January from a year ago, supported by the continued deployment of workers abroad, said the central
CBC hits ‘double taxation’
THE Cebu Business Club (CBC) yesterday expressed concern over the government’s flip-flopping on the issue of Shell’s payment of import taxes.
Wage hike plea hit
THE Cebu furniture industry yesterday opposed the proposal for a P128 across-the-board wage increase in Central Visayas.
Shipbuilding going strong in Balamban
ALL the world may be waiting with bated breath for a fragile global economic recovery to take hold, but one local industry does not seem to have been affected by the crisis that began more than two ye
Aboitiz to buy more ferries
THE Aboitiz Transport System Corp. (ATSCC) plans to purchase additional ferries to meet demands of the domestic transport market.
Ask presidentiables how they will level playing field, says Yu
MANY welcomed the chance to assess six presidential aspirants in last month’s “Choices and Voices 2010” forum, but organizers of similar events would be wise to give the candidates more time and
