VisMin developer Cebu Landmasters, Inc. (CLI) reported a 40 percent growth in net income to a record P1.55 billion in the first half of the year on the back of strong sales and project completions. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said that, without the adjustment from...
More than 700 residents from Mandaue City were evacuated due to flooding caused by heavy rains that lashed Cebu province on Saturday afternoon, August 13. Some 152 individuals evacuate to Umapad Elementary School in Barangay Umapad, Mandaue City, Cebu due to flooding on August 13, 2022. (Photo by...
CEBU CITY – This city will donate P50 million to quake-hit areas in Northern Luzon. This financial assistance was approved during a virtual special session by the City Council Friday, August 12. “As requested by the mayor, let us approve this so we can extend our help to the disaster-stricken...
CEBU CITY – Several residents appealed to authorities not to demolish their dwellings until they are given necessary assistance as this city started a massive clearing operation in waterways in the aftermath of recent floods. CEBU City Hall workers demolish structures that stood within the...
CEBU CITY -- After a long hiatus, the world-renowned dancing inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) are back. CPDRC inmates showcase their dancing skills during their comeback performance on Friday, August 12, at the CPDRC facility.(Photo by Calvin D....
CEBU CITY -- A 28-year-old worker of a food manufacturing company in Compostela town, northern Cebu was arrested on suspicion that he stole a pack of chlorine worth P61. Florito Puyos Pelit, a resident of Barangay Don Gregorio Antigua, Borbon, Cebu, was caught allegedly trying to sneak out the...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) is investing in more sustainability initiatives to boost the stability of its operations and care for the environment, the carrier announced. Currently, CEB operates the greenest aircraft in the aviation industry, the A330NEO, as it aligns its sustainability goals with the global...
As Cebu Air Inc. CEB) operated more flights and flew more passengers after travel restrictions eased, the carrier's revenues for the second quarter shot up 337 percent to P13.97 billion from P3.2 billion in the same period in 2021. The strong recovery in its passenger and ancillary busines, which...
CEBU CITY – Two suspected high-level drug pushers were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bulacao here Wednesday, August 10. Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA 7) arrested Rey Steven Buenavista, a 29-year-old waiter, and Jomel Añasco, 44. Seized from...
CEBU CITY – Stricter security measures will be enforced at the culmination of the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo Festival on August 28 at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC). CEBU Gov. Gwen Garcia leads a meeting with mayors at the provincial capitol in Cebu City to discuss the Pasigarbo sa Subgo Festival....
CEBU CITY – A Cebu City-based foundation is bringing its humanitarian mission to Luzon. The Semi Di Speranza Foundation Inc. announced Wednesday, August 10, that its third mega humanitarian event will be held at Purok Rosal Gymnasium, Cumadcad, Castilla, Sorsogon August 14. The activity will...
ILOILO CITY – M/V Filipinas Cebu ran aground in Iloilo after the helmsman, who steers the ship, fell asleep, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said in its initial investigation. M/V Filipinas Cebu grounded in Concepcion, Iloilo. (Fame Carton) “According to the ship’s captain, the helmsman did...
