The Department of Transportation (DOTr) ordered round-the-clock construction of the P16.3 billion Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (Cebu BRT) so a crucial segment can operate within 2021. In a meeting last week, Transport Secretary Arthur P. Tugade declared he wants Package 1 of the Cebu BRT to be partially...
The government has revised its testing and quarantine protocols for Filipino citizens and eligible non-Filipinos arriving in the Philippines from countries where travel restrictions are in place due to new COVID-19 variants. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) This was according to the advisory which...
A cooperative in Pinamungajan town, southern Cebu has partnered with a leading pork producer company to help its livelihood program become more sustainable. Composed of more than 100,000 members with 29 satellite offices in Cebu, the Lamac Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LMPC) inked a partnership with...
Cebu City, through an executive memorandum from mayor Edgar Labella, encouraged the public to start 2021 right by planting varieties of ornamentals, forest and fruit trees, herbal plants, others at backyards and spaces around the house as the City Agriculture Department (CAD) offers free seedlings...
Multisectoral groups, comprising of 51 largest and widely-represented private sector associations, have urged for the immediate enactment of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill to boost market confidence, save jobs and provide instant relief to businesses’...
Despite the pandemic, VisMin developer Cebu Landmasters, Inc. (CLI) is ramping up project launches this year after posting record reservation sales in 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, CLI said it intends to push its growth momentum in 2021 with a supply pipeline of 8,000...
The Philippine Stock Exchange is cautiously optimistic that the local stock market will perform better in 2021 and expects at least 10 companies to raise funds via the bourse through public offerings of stocks. “For 2021, we look forward to a better market performance on expectations that...
What a year it has been for travel! Almost all travel plans were scrapped, making everyone miss the beaches, the mountains, even the museums (or, in the case of my parents, the malls). But how will travel be in 2021? Uncertainty is still thick in the air with the emergence of a new Covid-19...
To cater to the pent up demand of residents, businessmen and tourists, Cebu Pacific (CEB) will fly directly between Manila and Surigao every Saturday, beginning January 16, 2021. CEB's wholly owned subsidiary, Cebgo, will operate the Manila-Surigao route using its fleet of ATR aircraft. To mark the...
To officially kick off the Yuletide season, Waterfront Hotels & Casinos held its annual tree lighting ceremonies in all of its three properties: Waterfront Cebu, Waterfront Mactan, and Waterfront Davao. This year, the country’s largest Filipino-owned and managed hotel chain opted to go...
The Department of Agriculture (DA-7) with the Cebu Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO), Local Government Unit (LGU) of Asturias, Cebu and Virginia Farms Incorporated conducted the corn varietal derby in Asturias town in Cebu 1st week of December this year to showcase corn production of various corn...
The Department of Agriculture (DA-7) has urged the various local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas to revisit, update and craft their respective localized Food Security Plan (FSP) to address food accessibility and availability in local communities in a DA-LGU Harmonization of Agricultural...