The damage wrought by flashfloods over the weekend in the southern part of Cebu province reached close to P40 million.
3 Cebu towns under state of calamity
The provincial government declared Monday that the municipalities of Santander, Samboan and Barili in the southern part of Cebu province be placed under a state of calamity following continuous rains and flashfloods last weekend.
3 men kidnap pastor's wife
THREE men, two of them armed with revolvers, took away the 39-year-old wife of a pastor on P. Abella St., Barangay Labangon, Cebu City past 8 p.m., Monday. The husband, Leonardo Jastiva Sr., 42, was tied with a dog chain to his motorcycle while his wife Judith was dragged by the armed men inside a car that fled toward the south. Leonardo, national president of International Missionary Society Seventh Day Adventist Church Reform Movement, said in an interview that the kidnapping was the handiwork of some members of a rival movement—the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement.
'LPG supply has normalized'
There is enough supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes insisted yesterday. Since December, consumers have been complaining of an LPG shortage, which Reyes had at first denied and subsequently said that supply had normalized, despite the long lines and empty shelves at retail outlets.
Oil below $40 as investors eye US stimulus
Oil prices languished below $40 a barrel Tuesday in Asia even as investors looked to a massive US stimulus package as a possible tonic for flagging crude demand.
KMU rejects moratorium on P125 hike
Militant workers rejected a Malacañang plan to implement a moratorium on wage increases due to the global financial meltdown, saying it will further exploit them.
'Be honest,' Dole tells companies
THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) 7 has called on companies that have reduced their work force to survive the financial crisis to make "honest reports."
65 OFWs return home without jobs
A total of sixty-five Filipinos from the Middle East have returned home without jobs but with tons of sad stories of their struggles with low salaries and abusive employers.
Medicine price list out in March
THE DRUG price control list under the cheaper medicines law would be released next month at the latest, according to the Department of Health (DoH).
4 pre-need firms near collapse
Four more pre-need firms are said to be on the verge of financial collapse, the head of a group of plan-holders said Tuesday.
SEC: Complaints vs Legacy until March 31
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Central Visayas said it will be accepting complaints from investors and planholders of pre-need companies under the Legacy Group of Companies only until March 31.
Better steer clear of judges
The Supreme Court has warned of a "constitutional crisis" if the House of Representatives would insist on the attendance of three appellate court justices and a Manila trial court judge in its inquiry into the 13 shuttered rural banks of the Legacy Group.
Senate passes Obama's eco recovery plan
President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan has passed the Senate and is on its way to difficult House-Senate negotiations.
Obama unveils new bailout package
The Obama administration yesterday morning unveiled a new financial bailout package that could top 1.5 trillion dollars to restore the US ailing financial system.
Threat to spring Patriarca still exists, CPPO
SUSPECTED rebel leader Ramon Patriarca was turned over by Department of Justice (DOJ) marshals yesterday to Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Edito Enemecio of Danao City.
Valmoria andam moatubang sa CHR
Mipadayag sa iyang kaandam ang direktor sa Cebu Provincial Police Office Sr. Supt. Carmelo Valmoria pag-atubang sa Commission on Human Rights (CHR) kini kun moreklamo si Ramon Patriarca ang gitumbok nga lider sa New Peoples Army (NPA) nga ilang nadakpan.
Cebu groups sees need for Anti-Torture bill
The Central Visayas chapter of human rights group Karapatan said its is challenging the House of Representatives to pass the House Bill 3259 or the Anti-Torture Bill after an alleged communist rebel was tortured while in the hands of the military and police.
Adaza, 4 cleared of coup charges
Lawyer Homobono Adaza and four others have been cleared by a Quezon City court of charges of staging a coup d' etat in 2008.
LTFRB reviews .5 million PUV franchises
Newly installed Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chairman Alberto Suansing ordered yesterday an inventory of the records of some 500,000 franchises issued to buses, trucks, jeepneys and other public transport vehicles across the country.
House to hold Cebu hearing on rent control
The House committee on housing and urban development will hold a public hearing tomorrow in Cebu City on the proposed extension of the Rent Control Law.
Mike A 'indignant' over World Bank report
First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo on Tuesday said he was "indignant" over the World Bank report linking him to the alleged bribery and collusion in the Bank's road projects in the country.
Lacson: Mike A could face perjury raps
Senator Panfilo Lacson warned First Gentleman Miguel Arroyo against denying his involvement in alleged irregularities surrounding the World Bank-funded road projects in his deposition.
Samar governor returns to work
Samar Governor Milagrosa Tan reported for work on Tuesday after having served the 90-day preventive suspension enforced by the Department of Interior and Local Governments over graft charges.
Gordon to AFP: 'Hold your fire'
Senator Richard Gordon appealed to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) not to engage gunmen who are holding three kidnapped workers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Sulu.
2 Filipinos killed in Aussie fires—DFA
Two Filipino-Australian siblings were killed in the bush fires in Victoria, foreign affairs spokesman Bayani Mangibin said Tuesday.
RP not on Clinton's 1st foray abroad
United States Secretary of States Hillary Clinton will not stop by the Philippines when she visits Asia later this week, US Ambassador Kristie Kenney said Monday.
Iranian pres. says talks with US possible
Iran's president said Tuesday the world was "entering an era of dialogue" and that his country would welcome talks with its longtime adversary, the United States, if they are based on mutual respect.
Thai PM vows successful ASEAN summit
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva pledged Tuesday that a summit of Southeast Asian nations this month would mark a "new chapter" for the region, despite a run-up plagued by delays and protests.
Rough, tough Game 7 today
In a game that may turn ugly if certain individuals do what they say they will, Alaska Milk and Talk n Text clash for one last time to dispute the KFC PBA Philippine Cup championship today at the Araneta Coliseum.
Tight race for PBA Final MVP plum
The race to the PBA Finals Most Valuable Player plum reflected how hotly contested the KFC Philippine Cup best-of-seven finals series is as no less than four Alaska players and three Talk n Text stalwarts are racing for the award.
Apologize: panel
THE Miss Cebu 2009 coronation night fiasco was "not (a result of) an honest mistake" but of "seeming absence of focus…(and) sheer reckless negligence." This was the result of the investigation of the fact-finding panel that Acting Cebu City Vice Mayor Hilario Davide III commissioned to look into the incident, when Miss Cebu 2009 Kris Tiffany Janson was announced the Globe Texters' Choice Award winner when it was second runner-up Kimberley Therese Burden who garnered the most number of votes. The panel faulted both Cebu City Tourism Commission (CCTC) marketing consultant Bruce Bollozos and the commission itself for the "lack of reasonable foresight which constitutes utter negligence and may even be considered a dereliction of duty."
Actor Berting Labra dies at 75
Veteran actor Berting Labra (Roberto Labra in real life) passed away Tuesday afternoon due to emphysema. He was 75.
Charice to perform in Oscar awards
Charice is set to add another milestone in her career after she has been scheduled to perform at an afterparty of the prestigious Oscar Awards night in Hollywood.
Rihanna delays Malaysia show after attack
Pop superstar Rihanna has postponed a concert in Malaysia this week, organizers said Tuesday, following reports that she accused her longtime boyfriend Chris Brown of assault.
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