Wage hike approved

CEBU - The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Central Visayas granted an increase of P33 in the salary of minimum wage earners in the private sector, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.

DOH deploys volunteers to help in vax drive

CEBU CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas deployed about a hundred volunteers to drum up the national government’s free supplemental immunization program targeting 700,000 children in the region.

NGCP told to address power problem in Visayas

CEBU – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to immediately address the power problem in Western Visayas, according to Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr.

Rebels urged to surrender

CEBU CITY – The Philippine military has renewed its call for communist rebels in the Visayas region to surrender peacefully and to take advantage of the government’s amnesty offer and live a peaceful life with their families.

More troops deployed in the Visayas

CEBU – Philippines military chief General Andres Centino has ordered the deployment of additional troops in the Visayas to help augment security forces in battling the communist rebel group New People’s Army.

Bajaj three-wheeler, ang No.1 susi ko sa pag-asenso!

SIPAG, TIYAGA at diskarte ay kulang kung hindi mo sasabayan ng kapartner na meron nang napatunayan – Bajaj Three-wheelers! Ito ang tunay na numero unong susi mo sa pag-asenso, bakit kamo? 

Top Visayas cops tender courtesy resignation

CEBU CITY – Police officials in Central Visayas have thrown their support to the call of Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr for generals and colonels to tender their courtesy resignation as part of a massive drive to weed out those involved in the illegal drug trade.

Security forces told to stay vigilant

CEBU CITY – Counter-terrorism analyst Dr. Rommel Banlaoi warned security sector in central Philippines to stay vigilant on the possible spill over of terrorist threats from Mindanao while preparing for any eventualities in the contested West Philippine Sea.

Cebu schools back campus-based biodiversity advocacy

CEBU CITY – Top education officials in Central Visayas have raised the importance of environmental preservation and conservation efforts in school campuses here as a way to inculcate care for the environment among students.

Pilot Covid-19 alert level system extends to Mindanao, Visayas

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The national government’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) has included selected provinces in Visayas and Mindanao as pilot areas for the implementation of the so-called Covid-19 Alert Levels System.

Visayas RDC asks PhilHealth to amend cancer package

CEBU CITY – The Regional Development Council (RDC) has urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to amend its guidelines for the Type Z Benefit Package, particularly for early-stage breast cancer patients.

Duterte warns violators of health protocols

CEBU – President Duterte warned Filipinos that the government may carry out stricter measures against those disregarding health protocols and quarantine restrictions aimed at containing the spread of the deadly Covid-19 disease.

How to solve Cebu’s flooding problem? Here’s how…

CEBU CITY – To help solve the perennial flooding problem in this capital city without “drastic legal actions”, Mayor Edgardo Labella has offered an “engineering solution” to owners of structures that are blocking the waterways.

Red tide up in Eastern Visayas

THE BUREAU of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources issued another warning against the consumption of shellfish as several areas in Eastern Visayas are still infested with red tide.

Thousands recover from Covid-19 in Cebu

CEBU CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas said the number of coronavirus recoveries in the region is now over 19,000 or 89% of the total cases logged since the onset of the pandemic in March.

Cebu, Visayas proclaimed Best Islands in Asia

CEBU PROVINCE proves to be a place which has stayed in the heart and mind of travelers when travel itself began to be out of reach in 2020 in the face of a pandemic.

Cebu flattens pandemic curve

CEBU CITY – Although the local government has managed to flatten the coronavirus pandemic here, Mayor Edgardo Labella said they welcomed the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to place the capital city under the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) for another month.

Chinese traders urged to explore opportunities in Cebu, Visayas

CEBU CITY – Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino, has encouraged Chinese businessmen, especially from Fujian province, to look at Cebu and the rest of the Visayas as a potential site for investment.

Mactan Island hospitality sector ready for ‘new normal'

CEBU – The Tourism, Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (TCHAC) in Lapu-Lapu City said it is now prepared for the reopening the hospitality industry in Cebu’s resort island once its community quarantine status is downgraded.

‘Build, Build, Build’ projects to boost Visayas trade, tourism

THE GOVERNMENT’S “Build, Build, Build” projects in the Visayas are expected to be completed this year and are expected to benefit trade and tourism in the region.