Church, groups call gov’t leaders to save Tañon Strait
WEB22 hours ago · Sep 18, 2024, 1:15 pm. MULTI-SECTORAL groups from Cebu and Negros have launched the “Save Tañon Strait” campaign, a coalition aimed at protecting the Tañon Strait seascape from the proposed expansion of Aboitiz’s Therma Visayas Incorporated (TVI) coal-fired power plant in Toledo City, Cebu. “We are in a time when the Earth is …
20 dead due to combined effects of habagat, Gener, Ferdie
WEB22 hours ago · Sep 18, 2024, 7:49 am. THE death toll from the combined effects of Southwest Monsoon (habagat) and Tropical Cyclones Ferdie and Gener stood at 20, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NCRRMD) said Wednesday, September 18, 2024. In a situational report, the NDRRMC said of the 20 fatalities due to …
Nat’l immunization seen to boost vax drive in remote areas
WEB22 hours ago · Nat’l immunization program seen to boost vax drive in remote areas. An infant receives a routine vaccination at First Georgia Physician Group Pediatrics in Fayetteville, Ga., Aug. 17, 2021. About 25 million children worldwide missed out on routine immunizations against diseases like diptheria, largely because the coronavirus pandemic ...
New desal plants to solve Lapu’s water shortage - SUNSTAR
WEB22 hours ago · The plant is expected to produce 15,000 cubic meters per day. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan, in an interview during the groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, said the desalination project will help address the city’s water shortage of 100,000 cubic meters per day. “Since I assumed office in 2019 until today ...
Dole-Davao logs over 300K job seekers post-pandemic - SUNSTAR
WEB22 hours ago · Sep 18, 2024, 7:45 am. THE Department of Labor Employment - Davao Region (Dole-Davao) has officially registered over 300,000 registered job seekers for industry placement since the start of the post-pandemic. Of the said number, around 270,000 individuals from 2022 to the first semester of 2024 have successfully entered …
Another major fuel price rollback set on September 17 - SUNSTAR
WEB2 days ago · Published on: Sep 16, 2024, 3:09 am. THERE will be another rollback on the prices of fuel for the second consecutive week on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. In their respective advisories, Pilipinas Shell, Seaoil, Cleanfuel, PetroGazz and Caltex said there will be a P1 per liter price decrease for gasoline, P1.30 per liter on diesel, and P1.65 per ...
Top of the Week: Troubled elected city mayors: none of three
WEB3 days ago · Top of the Week: Troubled elected city mayors: none of three likely to skip 2025 race. MIKE RAMA, ordered preventively suspended last May 8 for six months and scheduled to return to office as Cebu City mayor early November, deplored Friday, Sept. 13 the “rumor” that an Ombudsman decision would dismiss him from office because of a …