IATF-Visayas releases Covid vaccination manual
IATF Visayas Chief Implementer Mel Feliciano hands over a Covid-19 vaccination manual to Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia. Health officials in Central Visayas launched on Wednesday a manual to implement the community vaccination in the region.Retired general Mel Feliciano,...
Ilagan bishop ‘well and safe’ after car accident
Bishop David William Antonio of the Diocese of Ilagan, Isabela is “well and safe” after figuring in a vehicular accident on Monday afternoon, his diocese said.
Archdiocese of Cebu starts triduum rites marking first baptisms in PH
By Ryan Sorote Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma at the baptism of 100 children in Cebu City The Archdiocese of Cebu has started its triduum activities leading to the celebration of the 500th year of the first baptisms in the Philippines.The earliest recorded baptisms were...
Davao Occidental rocked by 6.1 magnitude quake
A 6.1 magnitude quake rocked Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Saturday afternoon.
Rare ‘Velifer fish’ photographed in Batangas, first in the Philippines
By Ryan Sorote The rare Velifer hypselopterus fish photographed at Janao Bay in Mabini, Batangas. (Danny Ocampo) A diver recently chanced upon a rare Velifer Fish that is not endemic to the Philippines at Janao Bay in Mabini, Batangas.Daniel "Danny" Ocampo was diving...
Davao Region posts 88 new Covid-19 cases
Davao Region posts 88 new cases of Covid-19 bringing its total number of active cases to 807.
DepEd staff in Negros Oriental told to go on self-quarantine
By Ryan Sorote The Department of Education (DepEd) has directed staff in Negros Oriental to undergo self-isolation following last week’s visit by Manila-based employees who may have caught the coronavirus. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, DepEd Central Visayas director, told...
Tourists, prohibited from going to Baguio for leisure travel
Baguio City has prohibited tourists from Metro Manila and four Luzon provinces from visiting the “summer capital.”Under the Inter-Agency Task Force’s (IATF) Resolution No. 104, leisure travel for people coming from Metro Manila and Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal...
People behind ‘sagot for sale’ scheme should be arrested – Deped
Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua warns the public against ‘sagot for sale’ schemes in his visit to Negros Oriental over the weekend. The Department of Education (DepEd) has warned the public against the "answers for sale" or “sagot for sale” scheme for learning...
Davao Region logs 121 new Covid-19 cases
The Davao Region reported Friday 121 new Covid-19 cases bringing its total active cases to 848.
BARMM parties gear up to take on political clans in 2022 polls
(From left) Noraida Akad head of the education and information committee of the alliance Democrat party (ALLIED), Timuay Rene Batitao, head of Organization of the Teduray and Lambangian Conference (OTLAC), and Musa Damao, secretary of the Mindanao Development...
‘MILF needs to win 2022 regional elections to secure political legitimacy’
By: Hannah Beatrisse L. Oledan & Jade Veronique V. Yap International Alert Senior Peace and Conflict Adviser Francisco Lara Jr., journalist Christian Esguerra and Institute for Autonomy and Governance Executive Director Benny Bacani discusses "should MILF-led...
Cebu reporter caught slapping woman for not wearing facemask
A screengrab of Cebu-based journalist Benjie Talisic ‘apology’ video. Talisic was caught on CCTV slapping a woman during a news coverage in Pasil, Cebu City. A Cebu-based journalist is in hot water after being caught slapping a bystander during an anti-drug operation...
Negros Oriental airport, port building opened
The new Port of Dumaguete two-story operations building. President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday inaugurated the P258.8-million Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport rehabilitation project and the P114-million Port of Dumaguete operations building.Duterte lauded the Department of...
Cebuano politicos urge President Duterte to run for VP in 2022
Cebu PDP-Laban party members hold a private meeting in Cebu on March 11. Cebuano politicians have signed a "unified manifesto" urging President Rodrigo Duterte to run for vice president in the 2022 national elections.Twenty-eight officials consisting of 18 mayors,...
Huge ecumenical crosses in Cebu begin construction
Cebu’s iconic CCLEX will light up its eight 40-meter high crosses by April 2021 in time for the country’s epic celebration of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines. | MYCEBU PRESS RELEASE The Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corp. has started the construction of...