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(Eagle News) – Dalawa na ang naitalang patay sanhi ng pananalasa ng bagyong “Agaton” sa Visayas. Nasawi sa landslide ang biktimang si Flora Basadre, 64 taong gulang, matapos na matabunan ng lupa at putik ang kanilang tahanan sa kasagsagan ng pag-ulan sa Brgy. Looc, Malabuyoc, Cebu. Samantala, isinisisi rin sa bagyo ang pagkamatay ng 39 anyos na lalake na nabagok ang ulo matapos tumalon sa bintana ng kanilang bahay sa sobrang pagkataranta sa gitna ng […]
CEBU CITY, Cebu (Eagle News) – Naaresto ng Cebu Port Authority Police ang isang lalaki at kasama nitong babae dahil sa iligal na pagtataglay ng 21 na mga baril sa Cebu City noong Linggo, November 12. Kinilala ang dalawa na sina Euligiano Bueno Camance Jr., 43 taong gulang at naninirahan sa Guinacot, Danao City, Cebu at Richel Vallejo Puno, 40 taong gulang, residente ng Ilaya, Talamban, Cebu City. Nakuha ng Port Police mula sa dalawang […]
(Eagle News) – Isinusulong ni Senador Cynthia Villar ang panukalang batas na magbibigay proteksyon sa livestock industry sa bansa. Ito ay para mapigilan at hindi na maulit ang avian flu virus na naka-apekto na sa mahigit 200,000 manok sa Pampanga. Nitong Biyernes ay inanunsyo ni Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol na dalawa pang lugar sa Nueva Ecija ang may bird flu outbreak. Sinabi ni Villar, chairman ng Senate Committee on Agriculture, na 33% ng produkto mula sa […]
(Eagle News) — Tatlong milyong pisong halaga ng hinihinalang shabu ang nasabat ng mga pulis sa isang hotel room sa Cebu City kamakailan. Naaresto din ang siyam na suspek na pinaniniwalaang sangkot sa transaksiyon ng iligal na droga. Nabatid na tumawag ang management ng hotel sa pulisya matapos na wasakin ng mga suspek ang built-in detector sa kuwarto na kanilang ipina-reserve. Ayon sa mga pulis, hindi lang ginamit ng mga naarestong suspek ang hotel room […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte assured residents of quake-hit Ormoc, Leyte the government was there to help them get back on their feet, as he expressed satisfaction over government relief efforts there. “Narito kami kasi tutulong kami sa inyo. Meron nang programa ang gobyerno kung paano ang gagawin sa mga tulong na dumating,” he said in a brief interview with Palace communications office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson. According to the President, the government would […]
At least two were reported killed and several others injured after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Leyte and was felt in nearby provinces on Thursday. The first fatality was a man who died following the collapse of a 10-year-old commercial building when the quake struck at 4:03 p.m., Kananga Mayor Rowena Codilla said in a radio interview. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake–with its epicenter in Jaro–was felt at varying intensities in nearby provinces […]
(Eagle News) — An augmentation force from Metro Manila has arrived in Cebu in time for a 17th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in July. Authorities said the force tasked to beef up security at an Asean meeting at Radisson Blu Hotel from July 1 to 7 includes bomb squads, canine units, among others. Apart from the augmentation force, personnel from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be deployed to install closed-circuit […]
Cebu remains to be the largest and most practical choice for knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) firms looking for viable locations outside Manila due to its diverse and skilled labor pool, according to Colliers International. KPO companies offer higher value outsourcing services such as medical transcription (health information management), software engineering, and finance and accounting. In Cebu, “dominant driver is still labor pool,” Joey Bondoc, Research Manager of Colliers International said. The share of KPO […]
(Eagle News) — Isinailalaim na sa state of calamity ang munisipalidad ng Carmen sa Cebu matapos ang malawakang pagbaha nitong weekend. Sinabi ng Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, sampu na ang namatay dahil sa pagbaha, walo sa mga ito ay naitala sa bayan ng Carmen. Higit pitumpung pamilya ang nawalan ng tirahan at sampung libong indibidwal ang inilikas. Dahilan ng pagbaha ang pag-apaw ng ilog sa barangay Poblacion, dulot ng pag-ulan dahil […]
(Eagle News) — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III told participants at the ASEAN Finance Ministers Investors’ Seminar (AFMIS) that now is the best time to invest in the economies of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as they are expected to collectively become a strong driver of global growth in the next decade. Dominguez, as host of this year’s AFMIS, delivered the opening remarks at the forum’s plenary session. Finance ministers and central […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would not stop his war against illegal drugs, as he repeated his vow when he took his oath as President to “preserve the Filipino people.” “My oath before God and country is to preserve the Filipino people. Period,” he said as he led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) in Barangay Dapitan, Cordova, Cebu on Thursday. “I do not need martial law. […]
(Eagle News) — Tampok ang tatlong pinaka-popular na tourist spots sa bansa sa “The New York Times Travel Show”. Kabilang dito ang Boracay, Palawan at Cebu sa 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards ng Condé Nast’s Traveler. Ayon sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), maraming panauhin sa travel show ang nag-tanong ukol sa Palawan dahil sa reputasyon nito bilang International island resort at dahil sa Puerto Princesa under-ground river. Ang New York Times Travel Show ay isang […]
