All suspected cases negative: DOH
ALL patients placed under observation tested negative of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, a health official said yesterday.
A(H1N1) swell 25,888% in 20 days
The Influenza (A)H1N1 virus continued to rise on May 14 with 6,497 confirmed cases worldwide - an alarming 25,888 percent increase since the World Health Organization first reported about the outbreak 20 days ago on April 24.
A/H1N1 spreads in Thailand, Vietnam
The influenza A/H1N1 virus continues spreading in Asia, at a slow pace though, as Thailand and Vietnam each reported a suspected case yesterday.
Girl, 10, dies of dengue
A 10-year-old girl from barangay Lorega-San Miguel became the latest casualty of dengue in Cebu City after she died two days after she was brought to a government hospital last week. The death of said child brings to two the number of dengue-related casualties in barangay Lorega-San Miguel since January.
There are already eight dengue-related deaths recorded by the City Epidemiology Statistics and Surveillance Unit in Cebu City for this year.
Aside from the two casualties in Lorega-San Miguel, there were two other casualties reported in Labangon and one each in barangay Guadalupe, Camputhaw, Binaliw and Sudlon II.
Prices of school supplies remain stable
Prices of notebooks went down by P2 to P3 while prices of other school supplies remained the same as last year, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported.
Brigada Eskwela set for May 18-22
The Department of Education has set this year's Brigada Eskwela or National School Maintenance Week for May 18 to 22, two weeks before the school opening on June 1.
CCPO to be on alert for school opening
Acting Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama convened station commanders of the Cebu City Police Office and other government offices to prepare for the opening of the school year 2009-2010.
No massive transfers to public schools
Despite earlier worries of a possible migration of private school students to public schools this school year, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus said Thursday the number of public school students this coming school year is expected to increase by only two percent.
Shipbuilder axes 40% of workforce
FBMA Marine Inc., an Aboitiz-owned shipbuilding plant inside the West Cebu Industrial Park (WCIP) in Balamban, Cebu, announced yesterday that it is retrenching 73 regular employees since their company has not received a single order for a vessel the past six months.
Shipbuilder fires 73 of 198 employees
WITH no orders for the last six months, Aboitiz-owned FBMA Marine Inc. has decided to "partially retrench" nearly 40 percent of its regular workforce.
Fast ferry builder seeks white knight
Unless a strategic partner buys into the company or clients place new orders, Aboitiz-owned fast ferry builder FBMA Marine, Inc. might have to shut down its shipyard in Balamban after completing the last two high-speed catamarans it is working on.
Pensyonado sa GSIS: ARAS nga sistema
Mipahibalo ang Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) ngadto sa ilang mga pensioners kansang adlaw'ng natawhan ming-igo sa buwan sa Mayo sa pagkuha sa ilang Annual Renewal of Active Status (ARAS) isip requirement aron makapadayon pagkobra sa ilang pension ug para malikayan ang pagka-suspende niini. Ang mohikay niini gihangyo paadtuon sa labing duol nga GSIS servicing office nga adunay GSIS Wireless Automated Processing System ug dad-on lamang ang ilang eCard Plus.
Mahimo pud nga i-renew sa mga pensyonado ang ilang active status sa paggamit lamang sa ilang mga cellular phones sa bag-o nga sistema nga gitawag og GSIS Voice Activated Processing System (GVAPS).
Veco seeks 41% hike
THE Visayan Electric Co. (Veco) is asking the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to allow it to increase power rates by 41 percent so that the company can earn profits at a level allowed by law.
Telcos face taxman's threat
Government will examine the financial records of the country's three largest telecommunications firms if they do not agree to have cell phone calls and text messages metered for revenue purposes, Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez said Thursday.
Driver files charges vs. LTO-7 officials
A bus driver whose license was not renewed because of unsettled fines yesterday filed criminal and administrative charges before the Office of the Ombudsman Visayas against the two top officials of the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas and two others. Melvin Baclaan of Bato, Talisay, Santander filed the case for dishonesty and malversation of public funds against regional director Raul Aguilos, assistant regional director Edgar Catarungan, acting operations chief Eden Belza and adjudication staff Lester Tupaz before the anti-graft office.
Three LTO fixers charged
The National Bureau of Investigation yesterday filed criminal complaints against three suspected fixers operating at the Land Transportation Office in Mandaue City. The NBI filed the criminal complaints for violation of the Republic Act 9485, otherwise known as the Anti-Red Tape Law and Estafa, against Roderick Rivera alias Iskoy, Levi Llavore alias Phillip, and Eric Borja before the Mandaue City Prosecutor's Office.
Ceres vs. traysikol; 1 patay
Patay diha-diha ang drayber og traysikol ug naangol ang pasahero niini human kini aksidenting nakigbinanggaay sa gikasugat niining Ceres bus didto sa kurbadahon nga karsada sa barangay La Purisima Conception, siyudad sa Bogo niadtong Miyerkules sa alas 9:40 sa gabii.
Families of Edago crew protest probe delay
Families of crewmembers of the M/V Edago Expedition that sank exactly a year ago off the Province of Antique marched in front of the office of the Coast Guard yesterday to rally for what they described as a "still unanswered question" about the ship's sinking.
58 ka 'dancers' gi-rescue gikan sa bar
Mga babayeng entertainers sa night spots giluwas sa hiniusang operasyon sa grupong International Justice Mission (IJM), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ug Criminal Investigation and Detection Group kagahapon sa kaadlawon diha sa Ouano Ave. sa barangay Mantuyong sa syudad sa Mandaue.
Market collector shoots self dead
Allegedly pressured over the present controversies hounding the city slaughterhouse, a market revenue collector assigned to the Mandaue City treasurer's office committed suicide past 7 a.m. yesterday inside his house in sitio Mabini, barangay Looc, Mandaue City. Ricky Radjaie, 36, a market revenue collector tasked to collect fees of the livestock at the city slaughterhouse allegedly shot himself once in the right temple using a .45 cal. pistol.
It's suicide, Trina's kin insist
A lawyer cousin of Trina Etong, the wife of broadcaster Ted Failon whose death last month has been ruled a suicide by the National Bureau of Investigation, said the family believed there was no foul play in Trina's death although he said he was not aware of her suicidal impulses.
Lorredo not bias in Lozada-Defensor case
Wala akong kinakampihan! Ito ang giit ni Manila Metropolitan Trial Court Judge Jorge Lorredo sa kabila ng kanyang pagbubunyag sa ABS-CBN News na tinatakot siya ng Malacañang para bitiwan ang kaso ni ZTE-NBN whistleblower Jun Lozada. Hindi rin makikipagbati si Lozada kay dating presidential chief of staff Mike Defensor kahit si Manny Pacquiao pa daw ang mamagitan sa kanilang dalawa.
Lorredo says he's been gagged by SC
A day after claiming Malacañang was pressing for his inhibition from the perjury case by former presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor against whistle-blower Rodolfo Lozada Jr., Judge Jorge Emmanuel Lorredo said Thursday the Supreme Court has restrained him from uttering another word to the media on the case.
Espiritu recalled as envoy to UK
Ambassador Edgardo Espiritu has been recalled from his post in the United Kingdom, but the Department of Foreign Affairs was not saying why. Espiritu would be replaced by Antonio Lagdameo, the Philippine ambassador to Spain.
'Vanessa' raped? Show proof first: Palace
Was "Vanessa" raped? Malacañang is yet to be convinced that the 22-year-old woman who cried rape was indeed sexually abused by a US serviceman.
Whistle-blower sa Balikatan pinapaaresto
Takdang arestuhin at ipailalim sa restrictive custody ng Philippine Navy ang isa nitong tauhan na si Lt. Senior Grade Mary Nancy Gadian na naunang nagbunyag sa umano'y anomalya sa paggamit sa P46 milyong pondo ng Balikatan 2007 RP-US joint military exercises.
UN alarmed of clash displaced in Mindanao
A United Nation representative to the Philippines yesterday said he was alarmed by the increasing number of families being displaced by continuous fighting between government troops and Muslim rebels in the restive southern region of Mindanao.
Police still clueless on Sulu bombing
Police were still clueless on the roadside bombing targeted at Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan that left 11 people, including a municipal mayor, wounded the other day.
Cebu police officer linked to drugs probed
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Administration and the National Bureau of Investigation yesterday started verifying reports of a police officer in Cebu who is allegedly involved in dealing drugs and who owns a mansion in Maguindanao.
Rep. Salimbangon's office burglarized
Unidentified perpetrator broke into the satellite office of Cebu fourth district Rep. Benhur Salimbangon located at the new public market of Cantecson, Gairan, Bogo last Wednesday dawn and ran away with more than P5,000 cash.
Electronic legislation project gets support
The Vice Mayors League of the Philippines has partnered with non-government organizations in implementing its project to upload to the web approved ordinances from cities and municipalities across the Philippines.
Comelec chief: "No-El" in 2010 possible
Elections chairman Jose Melo on Thursday expressed worry on the possibility that there would be no elections next year. Melo said this could happen if someone would go to the Supreme Court on the last minute to block the automation, leaving no time for the Commission on Elections no time to shift to manual elections.
Comelec disputes 'YouTube scandal'
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) denied Thursday a newspaper banner story linking its official to alleged fixing in the bidding for the automation of the 2010 elections.
Lowest bidder known by weekend
The Commission on Elections said Thursday it expects to know the company with the lowest bid for the poll 2010 automation contract during the weekend.
UNO wants immediate Arroyo resignation
The United Opposition on Thursday demanded the immediate resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the creation of a transition government to be headed by Chief Justice Reynato Puno.
Panlilio to Arroyo: Give way
Pampanga Governor Eddie Panlilio said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo should not take the option of running for Congress and later vie as prime minister in the event the country shifts to a parliamentary form of government.
Palace: PGMA could be a 'good' PM
Despite being a taboo subject inside Malacañang, a Palace spokesperson on Thursday did not discount the possibility of President Arroyo becoming a "good" prime minister if ever Charter change wriggles its way in Congress.
Sri Lanka: 2,700 break out of war zone
Thousands of civilians braved rebel fire yesterday to break out of Sri Lanka's war zone, the military said, as health workers abandoned the only hospital in the area — leaving hundreds of wounded behind — because of unrelenting shelling.
RP citizenship sought for Roach
It's time for the man behind Manny Pacquiao's legendary triumphs in the ring to take center stage.
Cuneta confirms Pangilinan's VP bid
Sharon Cuneta, the Megastar, as the country's "Second Lady?"
PAGASA: Rainy season has started
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday has officially announced the start of the rainy season.
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