Twelve northern Cebu towns were given 168 million pesos to fix government buildings, build emergency shelter and develop resettlement areas for Yolanda survivors. The financial assistance came from three government agencies: Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), National Housing Authority (NHA), and Department of Social Welfare and Development...

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Mechanical engineer Duncan Kirton-Darling, from Walker in Newcastle, willwork on a disaster relief project in devastated parts of the Philippines. Engineer Duncan Kirton-Darlingsource: chroniclelive.co.uk The 31-year-old will work around the clock fixing schools and care centres in parts of the Philippines wrecked by the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. He will be...

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Raymund Martin Sia Li, a graduate of the Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM), has topped the Physician Licensure Examination held last August 2014. He garnered a rating of 89.58 percent and shared the number one spot with Eric Royd Fanco Talavera of University of Santo Tomas (UST). Another CIM graduate, Debbie...

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Municipality of San Remigio Office of the Municipal Mayor November 8, 2013, a day when people devastated by TyphoonYolanda thought it was all darkness. The storm broke lives, hearts, houses and businesses. It was a picture where people didn't know where to start rebuilding their home and their...

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Nine months after Typhoon Yolanda  hit the northern part of Cebu and devastated thousands of homes, residents of the Municipality of Daanbantayan remained strong and showed their resilience. They gave thanks for their partial recovery through their Haladaya Festival which is staged every 30th of August in honor of the...

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Sunstar Editorial Tuesday, September 2, 2014 Photo source: tourism-philippines.com HOW do we measure a city’s success? Cebu’s newest cities—Bogo, Carcar and Naga—are in a good position to face this question squarely, before they have to bear the problems that older and larger cities now face, including floods and heavy...

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by Jojo C. Ugdol (Banat) CEBU, Philippines - Gitabangan og kulata sa unom ka mga tawo, gibundakan og bato ang nawong, giluba ang liog hangtud namatay ang usa ka lalaki  diha sa Barangay Luyang, San Remigio, niadtong Domingo sa alas 3:30 sa hapon. Ang biktima nailhan nga si...

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The City of Bogo has climbed up by 69 spots as the 47th most competitive city in the Philippines based on the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) 2014 of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC). The Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index is an annual ranking of Philippine cities...

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1,107 out of 5,540 passed the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination given by the Board of Accountancy in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Legazpi last July 2014. The results were released in three (3) working days after the last day of...

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By Michael Vencynth H. Braga/FPL (The Freeman) Other local government units in the country want to replicate a proposed ordinance in Bogo City which seeks to establish a system of disaster preparedness in the family, said an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. Willie...

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The Philippine Science High School System (PSHS System) is now accepting applicants for the National Competitive Examination (NCE) for school year 2015-2016. CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY a Grade 6 pupil belong to the TOP 10% of the batch for SY 2013-2014 with no grade below 80% OR do not...

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