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GMA star Marian Rivera has raised more than a hundred thousand pesos (100,000) to help the survivors of super typhoon Yoalanda  in Bantayan Island, Cebu . She auctioned off some of her clothes where the proceeds will benefit around 300 fishermen which are beneficiaries of the GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.   The charity auction was the culmating activity for the Kapuso Adopt-a-Bangka Project which aims to  extends help to affected communities in Northern Cebu. It was held in Lewis Grand Hotel in Clark, Pampanga. In her instagram account , Marian posted: "Masaya ako't nakapagbigay tulong na naman tayo sa pamamagitan ng Kapuso Adopt-A-Bangka Project. Mahigit 400 daan na pamilya sa Bantayan Island ng Northern Cebu na ang ating natulungan. Di po natin mararating ang ating pinapangarap na ito kung wala ang ating mga partners na walang sawang nagbigay suporta sa atin. Sa araw po na ito ay opisyal na naming tinatapos ang ikalawa at huling yugto ng ating proyekto. ...

The creativity and resilience of the Visayan people in face of calamity will be highlighted in the 29th Negros Trade Fair which starts today, 24th of September, and will end on the 28th of September. It is held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Ayala, Makati City. Its theme for this year is "Smiles Beyond Borders" which promises to bring the finest food, fashion, furniture arts and crafts not only from Negros, but also from Cebu, Masbate, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan and Antique. The organizers hoped that the fair would boost livelihood in the areas ravaged first by the killer quake and Super Typhoon “Yolanda” last year. Hacienda Crafts' Macramé Pendant Lamp which uses hand woven baskets from San Remigio Source:  29th Negros Trade Fair_Smiles Beyond Borders FB Page One of the items being showcased is from Hacienda Crafts which uses hand woven baskets from San Remigio, Cebu that now form part of the Macramé Pendant Lamp . You can visit Hacienda Crafts at Booth B4 ...

The Bidlisiw sa Sugbo Awards are given to deserving individuals and institutions who have greatly contributed to the development and welfare of the Province of Cebu , particularly those who have made substantial contributions and impact in line with the Provincial Government’s Development Agenda namely : - Health care and services - Countryside development - Education and technical vocational training - Environmental  protection, climate change  and DRM - Infrastructure development and private sector cooperation, and - Law and Order Bidlisiw which means “beacon” of light   will, thus, refer to the institution or individual who exemplifies sterling performance worthy to emulation. BIDLISIW SA SUGBO AWARD FOR INSTITUTION The Bidlisiw sa Sugbo Awards for Institution is open to all private institutions/organizations, be they corporations, non-government organizations, civic organizations, people’s organization, church-based organizations, or religious organiza...

Bantayan , Madridejos , San Remigio and nine (9) other Local Government Units (LGUs) of Cebu signed an agreement with The  Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc . (RAFI) for the repair and construction of 218 classrooms that would benefit almost 10,000 students.  The Php144-Million School Rehabilitaion Project was signed by the mayors and/or representatives of the towns of Alcoy, Aloguinsan, Asturias, Bantayan, Barili, Borbon, Carcar, Naga, Madridejos, Samboan, San Remigio and Sibonga  as a continuing commitment to provide the school children with a safer and more conducive learning environment. Aside from building classrooms, RAFI would also assist the LGUs and the Department of Education in school governance. “The challenge is not on fixing the school buildings anymore. What we need is to prepare the students so that they can compete,” said RAFI President Roberto Aboitiz, adding that there is also a need to build the character, competence, an...

Oath-taking of Tabogon's BADAC source: cebu.gov.ph The Municipality of Tabogon activated its Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) for each of the town's 25 barangays. This will serve as its first line of defense against illegal drugs. Joey Herrera, Executive Director of the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Commission (CPADAC), assured that the Province is willing to help and assist BADAC in its effort to repress illegal drug activities. He said that BADACs must be strong-willed in informing the municipal mayor and police chief of any suspected activities. Tabogon’s municipal anti-drug abuse council is headed by Mayor Zigfred Duterte and co-headed by town’s police chief Insp. Bonifacio Pareja. “You are the town’s front-liners in terms of information and action. Without your support, we cannot achieve our goals in our campaign against illegal drugs. The same goes for the Province and PDEA,” said Duterte. The mayor said that illegal drugs were rampant in...

A heavy downpour  triggered by Tropical Storm “Mario" which started last Wednesday night until yesterday morning caused flooding and landslides in several areas in Cebu. This prompted Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III  to cancel classes in all levels in the Province yesterday. Several areas in Bogo City were flooded. Families were rescued and evacuated to a safe area. The Freeman reported that more than 200 Bogohanons were evacuated to the city sports complex for safety and around 600 sacks of relief goods were distributed to the affected barangays.  source: Dante Mayor Rescued families  from Brgy Taytayan (all wet from flood and rain) scrambling for dry clothes. source: Dante Mayor 60 people have been evacuated to the Bogo Central School, around 1,300 to the multi-purpose center in Barangay Anonang Sur, and around 300 to the multi-purpose gym in Barangay Malingin. Huge volume of rainwater from mountain barangays flows through the rive...

SunStar : Guv suspends security officer over road mishap By Davinci S. Maru and Oscar C. Pineda | Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Loy Madrigal (left) and Gov. Junjun Davide Source:  metrocebu.com.ph A CAPITOL-OWNED pickup truck hit a couple on a motorcycle, killing a 50-year-old man and injuring his wife last Sunday night in Barangay Don Pedro Rodriguez, Bogo City. Felix Mirambel died inside the trauma center of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) in Cebu City at 2:52 p.m. yesterday, said his nephew Edgar. Edgar said his aunt, Marites, who was Felix’s passenger, fractured some bones. She underwent surgery yesterday and is scheduled for another operation today, he said. Edgar told Sun.Star Cebu that Capitol chief security officer Loy Anthony Madrigal was riding the pickup truck (license plate SJC-600) when the accident occurred. Gov. Hilario Davide III said he placed Madrigal under a 15-day preventive suspension starting yesterday ...

Former NBA player and head coach Avery Johnson, along with Portland Trail Blazers' Robin Lopez and Wesley Matthews, will visit Norther Cebu this Friday(September 12) to help Yolanda-hit areas.  source:  @trailblazers Lopez, Matthews, and Johnson will support the NBA's ongoing commitment to help children and families affected by Typhoon Yolanda, and will visit communities like Compostela. They will also conduct basketball clinics for local children. NBA Cares Family in support of UNICEF, World Vision, Red Cross and other organizations are mobilizing to aid communities and people affected by the super typhoon.  The NBA has contributed more than $2.2 million in support of Typhoon Yolanda relief efforts, including a $250,000 donation to World Vision in November by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. The Los Angeles Lakers also contributed $150,000 that was accepted by the Jr. NBA Philippines All-Stars when they visited LA as part of...

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 (DSWD). Sunstar reported: This represents only the first tranche, said a recent progress report of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). The assistance is not part of the P12.2-billion rehabilitation and recovery plan for Cebu Province that President Benigno Aquino III signed last July, said Capitol consultant for rehabilitation and recovery Carmel Ulanday. Yolanda ended more than 6,200 lives and injured about 28,000 people in the Visayas last Nov. 8, 2013, said a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council report. The typhoon also destroyed or damaged almo...

Mechanical engineer Duncan Kirton-Darling, from Walker in Newcastle, willwork on a disaster relief project in devastated parts of the Philippines. Engineer Duncan Kirton-Darling source: 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 spending ten weeks in the City of Bogo and San Remigio on the disaster relief project, which will also involve looking after children while their parents help with the recovery efforts. Duncan will be working alongside other volunteers from Projects Abroad when he flies out in late September. Read more:  Walker engineer to rebuild flattened schools in Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan

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 Rose Uy Tanengsy, got the fifth spot with a rating of 89.17 percent. Tanengsy was also among the topnotchers in the July 2009 nursing licensure examination. The PRC said 2,218 of the 2,730 examinees passed the exam. The successful examinees in the August 2014 Physician Licensure Examination who garnered the ten (10) highest places are the following: Rank Name School Rating 1 RAYMUND MARTIN SIA LI CEBU INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE 89.58 1 ERIC ROYD FANCO TALAVERA UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 89.58 2 FRANCIS GERWIN UY JALIPA DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION 89.5 3 GRACECUA ARVIOLA SAN BEDA COLLEGE 89.42 4 MAIRRE JAMES SUMANG GADDI UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIP...

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 livelihood. "Difficult battles are given to the strongest soldiers" Yes, we were hit by that super Typhoon Yolanda but we have that strong faith to withstand to rise up again, very persistent no matter what challenges comes upon. Fast forward one year on November 08, 2014, Municipality of San Remigio in coordination with the Cornerstone Group will host a TRIATHLON event and party highlighting the fact that our town is back to business and better than ever! Once again, one of the jewels of Cebu tourism and an upcoming sports travel destination in Northern Cebu.  Same as Triathletes we, from San Remigio are known for our strength and our endurance to susta...

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 town's patron St. Rose of Lima. “United with the Almighty God’s unceasing guidance and blessing, the Kandayan-ons have shown their natural resiliency and extraordinary ability to rise from the rubbles of Yolanda as we never wavered in our belief that we can survive, and not just survive, but be better than we were before,”  said Mayor Augusto D. Corro in his fiesta message. “Unity and transparency for progress and development through authentic leadership” was the theme for this year’s annual fiesta celebration. According to the provincial government's site, around 3,000 spectators flocked at the Daanbantayan grand stand to witness the ritual s...

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 traffic. One measurement favored by some local officials is revenue, which tends to increase after a town becomes a city. In his State of the City Address last Monday, Mayor Valdemar Chiong reported that the City of Naga’s revenues grew by P414 million between 2007 and 2013. Bogo and Carcar, which also became cities in 2007, can also report higher revenues since the change. From 2007 to 2012, Bogo’s revenues increased by P178 million, while those of Carcar grew by P215.5 million, according to the audit commission. But sound financial statements aren’t the only measure of a city’s health. Mayor Chiong acknowledged as much, when he said that the City...

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 Saturnino Cualbar, 45, samtang nakasibat ug nakatug-an sa kapulisan ang kauban niini nga si Dominador Collamat, 21, pulos taga Sitio Aningan, Luyang, San Remigio. Sa unom ka mga suspek,  upat palang ang mga nailhan nga sila si Reneboy Good Noynay, 40, Jerry Yurag, Macky Ecarma, ug Michael Yurag, pulos nagpuyo sa maong barangay. Matud pa ni SPO1 Joe Johnnesky Ynot ang imbestigador sa San Remegio Police nga nahinabi sa Banat News kini mitug-an nga miadto sa maong lugar ang biktima kauban ang iyang anak-anak aron unta maningil og utang. Ilang nalabyan sa kilid sa dalan ang mga suspek nga nag-inom ug nahitabo ang tinubagay. Atol sa pagpanguli na unta sa biktima, gigukod ug gibabagan kin...