During the White House press briefing on Tuesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said there are no plans for President Biden to declare a national climate emergency this week.

A KOREAN firm has qualified for the post-qualification process after putting in the lowest bid for the construction of the New Cebu International Container Port (NCICP) in Barangay Tayud, Consolacion town in northern Cebu, the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Transportation announced.Mary Knoll Lague-Bolasa, public information officer of the Cebu Port Authority, revealed that at least two Korean construction firms participated in the technical bid on May 20, 2022, but their b

Burmese-language blogs have repeatedly shared four photos and a video clip which they claim show an explosion at Myanmar's landmark Shwedagon pagoda during a public holiday for a Buddhist festival on July 12, 2022. While a bomb went off near a shopping mall in Yangon that day, a representative for the Shwedagon pagoda told AFP there was no explosion at the Buddhist site. The photos in the posts that show explosions were taken in Lebanon and Somalia -- not Myanmar -- while the video shows an unre

Last week, the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) announced its plan to impose a 70 percent increase in water rates beginning on July 1, 2023. MCWD Chairman Joey Daluz issued the announcement on the water rates increase that shocked not only the water consumers served by MCWD, but also Cebu City Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama.In his announcement, Daluz appeared dead set in implementing the 70 percent increase in our water bills, justifying that MCWD had spent P2.1 billion for the expansion and rehabili

THE Cebu Provincial Board has called on the Department of Education to reevaluate the old guidelines pertaining to the conduct of face-to-face classes so as not to burden the students and their parents when School Year 2022-2023 opens on Aug. 22.The provincial legislature has adopted the resolution authored by PB Member John “Ismael” Borgonia who wants a set of rules that is simple, practical and reasonable.Borgonia said in an interview on Monday, July 18, 2022 that the DepEd must look into its

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THE suspected consignee of a drug shipment from abroad was nabbed by authorities in Barangay Pasil, Cebu City on Monday afternoon, July 18, 2022.Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA 7), Bureau of Customs and Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport launched a “controlled delivery operation” for the package that was traced to a Lunel Garcia Paden.According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, a contr

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CEBUANA Lhuillier Bank (CLB) has set its sights on expansion in the Visayas, with the opening of its first branch in the region in Cebu City.The rural bank plans to reach out to mom-and-pop businesses and to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) whose operations definitely need a boost following the challenges brought to the economy these past two years.“MSMEs have always been the backbone of our economy, with 99 percent of total businesses in the Philippines considered as falling under th

The new bills are impractical and hurt the livelihoods of many abaca farmers, they argued.

Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war architect, reaffirmed his refusal to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation. Here's what he said.

Meralco wingman Chris Newsome was named the PBA Player of the Week for his role in helping the Bolts claim two victories that clinched their place in the quarterfinals of the PBA Philippine Cup.Pitted against the likes of Ginebra, Magnolia, and San Miguel, Meralco did not back down and won two of three, thanks to the efforts of Newsome who averaged 19.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.7 assists laced by 1.3 steals in three big games for Meralco, earning for him the Cignal Play-PBA Press Corps Player

A United Nations envoy said the "criminalization of journalists" for libel impedes public interest reporting.

I agree with the move to review the education system but disagree that the reason is Filipino students are getting the lowest scores in international comprehension tests. I also don’t think senators should be doing the review. They are part more of the problem than of the solution.The over-arching reason for a review is the somber truth that Philippine education has produced, on one hand, leaders who lack integrity and, on the other, an uncritical-thinking and culturally dominated electorate tha

After Tesla chief Elon Musk announced he was pulling out of a multi-billion dollar deal to buy Twitter, a screenshot was shared hundreds of times online alongside a claim that his account on the social networking site had been suspended. This is false: the posts shared a screenshot of an imposter account. As of July 19, Musk's official Twitter account was active and archives show he has been consistently tweeting since news of the buyout row emerged.The screenshot of what appears to be Musk's su

The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) over P128.42 million in additional fees incurred due to setbacks in 14 foreign-assisted projects worth P1.61 trillion.

Social media posts are sharing a century-old report on the warming of the Arctic Ocean to question the science of climate change. But the posts are misleading; the original article did not predict imminent threats to coastal cities from sea-level rise, and experts say observations from 1922 do not disprove the effects of human-caused global warming on polar ecosystems."Within a few years it is predicted that due to the ice melt the sea will rise and make most coast cities uninhabitable," says te

A 61-YEAR-OLD man was arrested by police after he was caught sleeping with another woman, who is 34 years younger than him, inside a pension house in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Balamban town in midwest Cebu past noon Tuesday, July 19, 2022.The elderly man (real name withheld) from Barangay Tabunok, Talisay City, was arrested by police based on the complaint of his 66-year-old wife, a retired government employee.He was still sleeping with the 27-year-old woman in his rented room when the police arrived.

China maintained that they are still negotiating with the Philippines over funding for infrastructure projects amid calls to consider other options.

HOW did Cebu’s notable business icons manage their companies and navigate through the challenging Covid-19 pandemic?In an informal conference staged by Cebu Business Month 2022 organizers, some of them shared their ups and downs during one of the challenging economic crises in history. They told their stories during Cebu Business Month 2022’s panel conversation that inspired a fully packed room of entrepreneurs and aspiring ones.The session dubbed as “GO Invest Cebu: Meet Your NeGOsyante Icons”

A CONSIGNEE of a drug shipment from abroad was nabbed by authorities on F. Flores corner F. Rallos Street, Barangay Pasil, Cebu City around 1 p.m. Monday, July 18, 2022.Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA 7), Bureau of Customs and Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport launched a “controlled delivery operation” on the delivery of the package that was traced to a certain Lunel Garcia Paden.Seized from Paden w