CEBU CITY –An official from the Office of the Muslim Affairs (OMA) in Central Visayas bared that if the funding will immediately be sourced out and the schedules will be properly followed, this city will soon have its Grand Mosque at the South Road...

The Visayan Electric Company (Veco) will be increasing its distribution charge by 22.67 centavo per kilowatt hour, as approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), with the new rate to reflect in the September 2009 billing. The ERC granted...

CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 7 has scheduled a public hearing on the petition of transport groups in Cebu for a P1 fare increase. LTFRB 7 Director Romulo Bernardez said the public hearing will...

At least 50 senior citizens from Talisay City were among the first batch of beneficiaries that received P500 each under the “Katas ng VAT: Para Kay Lolo at Lola” of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, which has a total budget of P500...

CEBU CITY – The Archdiocese of Cebu lashed out at radio stations that have text-dating program, saying the act is immoral and does not conform to the norms of Christian dating. Archdiocesan Spokesman Msgr. Achilles Dakay said text-dating program...

A 68-year-old barangay peace volunteer was pinned to death by a palm tree that feel outside his house following last Sunday’s heavy downpour that lasted almost the whole day. Aside from the death of Agustin Villaban, the heavy downpour also caused...

A Municipal Trial Court (MTC) Judge here sentenced to two years in jail the couple who were caught having sex inside the compound of the Sta. Teresa de Avila parish in this city last October.     Judge Mario Manayon sent Cornelio Samson and Azucena...

TALISAY CITY, Cebu – Aboitizland Inc., the real estate development arm of the Aboitiz Group, is expanding its middle-range residential project, banking on the strong interest of the overseas Filipino market. Investing in real estates, whether in...

CEBU CITY- More than 33,000 thousand elementary students in Metro Cebu will benefit from the “As a Filipino Storybook” program of the UnionBank of the Philippines in collaboration with the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. The project aims to develop...

CEBU CITY – Anticipating a mass exodus to the province for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, authorities have heightened the alert status in the six seaports of Cebu City starting today. With thousands of people going home to...