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Recount of 5th district votes on

THE House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) has found basis to conduct a manual recount of all 269,261 votes cast for Cebu’s fifth district congressman during the May 13 polls.The development came after former fifth district congressman Ramon “Red” Durano ...

From 71 days ago

Proposed Medellin economic zone hopes to bring dev't to countryside

DEVELOPING the fourth district into an economic zone and improving health services are among the priorities of former congressman Benhur Salimbangon as consultant of the Provincial Government.This early, he is already wooing locators at the Mactan Economic Zone that will ...

From 72 days ago

Capitol workers go through firm

EMPLOYEES who wish to continue or return to the Cebu Provincial Government would have to go through an assigned employment services company.Starting Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, the Provincial Government will no longer hire temporary workers. However, those who were previously ...

From 73 days ago

PB wants MCWD sued for metro water crisis

THE Provincial Board (PB) has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to explore the possibility of filing appropriate charges against “responsible and accountable officials” of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) for the water crisis in the metro.As this developed, ...

From 79 days ago

A more resilient Naga one year after landslide

ONE year after a massive landslide struck the City of Naga in Cebu, the National Government’s housing project for 192 families who were forced to leave Sitio Sindulan in Barangay Tina-an have yet to be constructed.Two bodies remain unidentified because ...

From 84 days ago

‘Clear, present danger’ forces total pork ban

ALTHOUGH there is no case of the African swine fever (ASF) in Cebu yet, the Provincial Government is banning the entry of live hogs and pork-related products from Luzon.The move came after the Department of Agriculture confirmed an ASF outbreak ...

From 85 days ago

Survivors struggle to move on

Celebrating New Year’s Eve used to be a favorite family event of the Sitons, but they decided to skip any festivities while the rest of the world welcomed 2019.Not even the lively fireworks that covered the night sky could brighten ...

From 85 days ago

Ban all pork from Luzon, local hog raisers suggest

CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is mulling over a total ban on live hogs and pork-related products from Luzon, following confirmation of African swine fever (ASF) cases in two regions there.The total ban was a suggestion raised by the Central Visayas ...

From 93 days ago

Cebu ups vigilance against ASF after 7,400 pigs culled in Luzon

THERE is no reported case of African swine fever (ASF) in Cebu, but the Provincial Government and other agencies are doubling their efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.For Department of Agriculture (DA) 7 Director Salvador Diputado, as long ...

From 94 days ago

Carcar bags 4 top prizes in Pasigarbo sa Sugbo

CAN you imagine what Cebu would be like without the famous “chicharon,” “ampaw” and “bukarilyo” of Carcar City?The “chicharon” (fried pork rinds), “ampaw” (pop rice) and “bukarilyo” (sweets made of young coconut and sugar) are some of the popular delicacies ...

From 108 days ago

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