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Body of Cebuano oil rig worker found
NEW ORLEANS — A body found in the Gulf of Mexico near Grand Isle has been identified as a Filipino worker missing since a Nov. 16 oil platform fire. Lafourche Parish Coroner Dr. John King said Wednesday the person is Jerome Malagapo, 28. Malagapo who hails from Danao City in Cebu province had been working […]
Unpaid fiscals, P8M power bill for Cebu City
November 14, 2012
ASIDE from unpaid power bills and a low fuel supply, Cebu City Hall has to scrounge for additional funds to pay for allowances of Cebu City prosecutors. City Administrator Jose Marie Poblete said the allowances were suspended last June because there was no mor fund to support the increased stipend re granted by the mayor […]
Firm to start drilling for oil in Cebu
September 2, 2012
An Australian firm will start exploratory drilling for oil and gas in Carcar City and Aloguinsan town starting mid-September. Gas2Grid Limited (G2G) is ready to transport the on-shore oil rig, Rig 2, from San Fernando town in southern Cebu to Jacob 1 and Gumamela – the drilling areas in Carcar City. After Carcar City, […]
Remove ship or face raps, owner warned
July 9, 2012
THE Lapu-Lapu City government will file charges against the owner of the sunken ship that carried 23,000 sacks of cement and lube oil if he fails to remove the vessel immediately. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza sent a letter to Benjamin Go, in which she demanded that he remove the vessel that sank […]
Five oil firms cut prices
June 4, 2012
MANILA— For the eighth consecutive week, local oil companies are slashing prices of petroleum products effective today to reflect the continued downtrend in the international oil market. Petron Corp., Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., Eastern Petroleum, Phoenix Petroleum and Seaoil Philippines have decided to slash prices of diesel by 65 centavos a liter; kerosene by 60 […]
65-year-old returns to Kuwait, hopes to retire in 2016
May 20, 2012
BY the time his story sees print, he is now back in the desert. Yes, 65-year-old Leomidas C. Zafra is not about to hand over his desert jersey yet, not after experiencing two wars and certainly past the 65-year-old mandatory retirement for workers here in the Philippines. A Mining Engineering graduate of the University of […]
Cebu bus owners set to charge P8 fare rate
March 22, 2012
For years, Cebu bus operators have been charging less than the official fare because tight competition forced rates to stay low. Not anymore. Starting next week, the fare will go up to P8 instead of the current P6 for the first five kilometers. An additional P1.40 for every succeeding kilometer will be collected instead of […]
PUJ fare hike stays as long as diesel is over P45/liter
March 21, 2012
It’s a temporary increase but jeepney operators are happy to collect a 50 centavo increase in fare rates starting today. Commuters in Cebu and the region must pay P8 instead of P7.50 minimum fare for a jeepney ride. The provisional increase was approved yesterday by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Manila […]
Cebu transport groups continue to ply routes
March 14, 2012
While Cebu’s transport groups voiced support for today’s nationwide transport strike, they will continue to ply their routes and file their P1.50 fare hike petition. The Cebu Integrated Transport Services Cooperative (Citrasco), said they will submit their P1.50 fare hike petition to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) today. Citrasco […]
DOE mulls over setting power plant in Alegria
March 14, 2012
THE Department of Energy (DOE) in the Visayas is considering the putting up of a natural gas power plant in southwestern part of Cebu as part of their program to develop more local power sources. “We should develop potential power sources locally to assure a stable power supply for Cebu and the Visayas grid,” Energy […]
November 30, 2012
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