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Liloan LGU backs U18 team with full support for Governor’s Cup

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Liloan local government unit is fully supporting its U18 basketball team as the Governor’s Cup U18 Basketball Tournament gets underway on September 27 at the Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex. Liloan sports leader and town councilor Kath Jumapao, herself a basketball player, said the LGU has provided the team

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Manibela calls for action amid continuing oil price hikes

MANILA, Philippines — Transport group Manibela called for immediate government action to support jeepney drivers and operators amid continuing oil price hikes in an open letter posted on social media on Sept. 22. Manibela chairman Mar Valbuena urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other concerned government agencies to take concrete measures to protect the livelihoods

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Trough of TD to bring rains in Visayas, Mindanao — Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — The trough of the tropical depression (TD) will continue to bring rains over Visayas and Mindanao on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the state weather bureau said. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Benison Estareja said during its 5 p.m. weather advisory that the extension of the TD outside of

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DOH: Leptospirosis cases exceed 10,000 as of Sept. 16

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 10,936 cases of leptospirosis as of Sept. 16, a 38% increase from the 7,931 cases reported during the same period last year. Of the cumulative cases, 7,242, or 66%, were associated with floodwater exposure amid continued rains, according to the DOH. From Aug. 20 to Sept.

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Aid to RSSI-hit sugarcane workers to hit P1.9B by yearend, says DSWD

BACOLOD CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s ongoing distribution of Emergency Cash Transfers (ECT) to small sugarcane farmers and workers whose crops have been destroyed by red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) in Negros Island will hit P1.9 billion before the end of this year, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Tuesday,

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Power outage schedules are forecasts, open to change, VECO official says

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – An official of the Visayan Electric Co. (VECO) clarified that its announced power interruption schedules on social media are forecasts and may change depending on real-time conditions in the power grid. VECO Marketing and Communications Manager Eric Monsanto said this after the Mandaue City Council urged the power distributor to follow

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