Firsr Methanol-fueled Bulk Carrier to be built in Cebu

Ang kauna-unahang methanol-fueled bulk carrier ay gagawin sa Balamban town sa Cebu, ang pinakamalaking ship building facility ng Pilipinas sa loob ng West Cebu Industrial Estate na kasalukuyang nagdiriwang ng ika 30-taon.

Ayon kay Tsuneishi Heavy Industries President Yasuaki Seto, ang apat na bulk carrier ships ay inorder ng isang kompanya mula Estados Unidos. Ang mga barko ay matatapos sa 2025.

Via CNN Philippines News Night

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Look: A view of Cebu harbor along the Mactan Channel. 

Cebu will now follow IATF protocols on returning overseas Filipinos

BREAKING NEWS: #Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia announces that the Province will now adhere to the #IATF rules for returning Filipino nationals.

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Cebu BRT start operations by December 2021

 WATCH: Officials announced that Metro Cebu will start operations of its first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system by December 2021.

Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said "partial operability" will mean 4 out of the 17 BRT stations will be operational by end of the year.

Aside from the BRT, Metro Cebu's Integrated and Intermodal Mass Transport system will include a Monorail and Cable Car

OPAV Sec. Michael Dino says Monorail system will also be ready by 1st quarter of next year. The cable car system proposal is still being reviewed by NEDA and the DOTr's Technical Working Group.

Via CNN Philippines Traffic Center

7,200 Sinovac doses arrives in Cebu

Some 7,200 Sinovac vaccine doses arrived in Cebu today for the healthcare workers at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center.

According to VSMMC hospital director Gerardo Aquino only 600 out of the 2,900 staff are willing to be inoculated with Sinovac.

He said they hope to bring the numbers up before Thursday when the actual rollout begins.

Other Gov't hospital workers in Cebu City will be vaccinate after VSMMC.

Via CNN Philippines News Night

Spain wants participation in 500th PH Christianization rites

Spain wants to participate in the activities in the 500th commemoration of Christianization of the Philippines in 2021.

Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Jorge Moragas said they too are celebrating 500th year since the circumnavigation of the world where PH is part of the journey.

Ties between PH and Spain, he said, remain strong despite differences in certain issues.

The Spanish Ambassador in Cebu last Friday for the Cine Europa Film Festival at SM City Cebu. 

Via CNN Philippines News Night

Coast Guard deploys K9 to help prevent ASF in Cebu

Look: Philippine Coast Guard's "Porky Pochie" detects pork meat products from cargoes entering Cebu.

The K9 unit is deployed to help in preventing the spread of ASF into Cebu.

Via CNN Philippines New Day

Group: PH losing P105.7B yearly due to road crashes

The Philippines is losing P105.7 billion annually due to fatal road crashes. 

The group, ImagineLaw, computed P100 billion opportunity losses and P5.7 billion direct medical expenses from the 11,360 deaths due to road crash. 

The numbers are increasing yearly, says ImagineLaw, whose advocacy include localized speed limits across the country.

ImagineLaw and Pecojon held a journalism workshop on road safety over the weekend in Casiguran, Sorsogon. 

Via CNN Philippines Traffic Center

RIP Sec. Gina Lopez

Met and interviewed Gina Lopez twice in 2016: one time at the DENR office in Banilad and the other time was at the Inayawan Landill.

She really has the heart for the environment. She pushed for "mining closures" and the closure of the Inayawan landfill in Cebu City. 

Sadly, those did not become a reality. #RIPGinaLopez

Use of insecticide-treated curtains intensified in Central Visayas

Aside from massive clean up drive, the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is intensifying the use of insecticide-treated (net) curtains for schools.

The curtains will kill mosquitoes and other insects upon contact. According to DOH-7 director Jaime Bernadas, they already covered 50 percent of the schools in the region.

The DOH has declared a nationwide dengue epidemic in the Philippines.

In Central Visayas, a total of 11,085 cases have been recorded from January 1 to August 3. The numbers exceeded the alert threshold level or higher than the previous data last year.

Via CNN Philippines News Night

10 rescued from capsized motorbanca in Cebu

The Philippine Coast Guard Central Visayas  rescued 10 people from an unnamed motorbanca that capsized off Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City. 

The PCG dispatched a team with an auxiliary boat (MBCA Joseph) to rescue the 8 passengers and 2 crew members of the unnamed motorbanca that left Olango without permission from the PCG.

The passengers tried to cross to Mactan Island as they have been absent from their jobs for several days following the cancellation of sea trips. 

Via CNN Philippines News Night

First Visayan Music Awards honors Max Surban

The first Visayan Music Awards honors iconic novelty singer Max Surban and Catholic priest Msgr Rudy Villanueva last Saturday night.

Surban is famous for Filipino classic "Baleleng", among others. Villanueva is awarded for enriching Cebuano secular music.

#VizMa also awarded its first grand champion, Ferdinand Aragon with his original song "Matag Piraso."

Via CNN Philippines News Night

23 nabbed for illegal swertres in Cebu

NBI-7 arrested 23 people for illegal numbers game "swertres" in Liloan and Consolacion.

The operation happened Friday night about the same time President Duterte ordered the closure of PCSO-sanctioned games.

Those arrested were charged for violating PD 1601 in relation to RA 10175 or the Anti-Cybercrime Law.

Via CNN Philippines Newsroom

Another man summarily killed in Talisay, Cebu

Another man was found dead in Talisay City, Cebu in an apparent summary execution with his body tied to a utility post.

His body bore gunshot wounds and a piece of cardboard was hung around his neck warning criminals that they will be next.

This is the third time a similar incident happened in Talisay. The first one was on Monday when a man was hanged from Mananga Bridge. The second one was a hogtied man in Lagtang.

Police say the killings are done by their colleagues in the drug syndicate.

Via CNN Philippines News Night

Cebu City cops to undergo psycho-social support sessions

Cebu City Police Chief Gemma Vinluan is pushing for psycho-social support sessions for local policemen.

She asked help from Dept. Of Health in providing the sessions to cops who are exposed to violence during operations.

If left unattended, these policemen will tend to be violent themselves, Vinluan added.

Via CNN Philippines Newsroom

9 dead, 17 injured in Boljoon road crash

Nine people mostly students died while 17 others are injured in a road accident in barangay Upper Becerril in Boljoon town, southern Cebu around 7:40 a.m. today. 

The group was on the way to join a parade for the District Nutrition, Cultural, and Sports Meet at the town proper of Boljoon.

The Police said the driver "lost control" of the truck while maneuvering a downhill slope.

Via CNN Philippines News Night