Hope and Hires: Labor Day job fair draws nearly 1,000 job seekers

Pia Piquero, Pinky Rondina 05/02/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The air on Labor Day 2025 pulsed with a mix of hope, nerves, and the low hum of thousands of dreams in motion. Applicants lined up, clutching brown envelopes. Some were neatly organized,…

Ombudsman to Gwen: Apologize for ‘malicious’ political accusation

Pia Piquero 05/02/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ombudsman Samuel Martires on May 1 demanded an apology from preventively suspended Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia over what he called her “unfounded accusation and malicious insinuation” that politics was behind the preventive suspension…

PJ urges Gwen to comply with Ombud’s order over suspension issue

Pia Piquero 05/01/2025

CEBU, Philippines — Cebu Third District Representative Pablo John “PJ” Garcia has called on his sister, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, to comply with the suspension order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman. In a statement released on…

Pagasa: Rains in Cebu expected this weekend due to LPA, ITCZ

Pia Piquero 04/30/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu and the rest of Central Visayas may experience scattered rains and occasional thunderstorms over the weekend due to a low-pressure area (LPA) and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the state weather bureau…

Unemployment drops, but struggles remain: DOLE-7 urges skills upgrade

Pia Piquero 04/30/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While the country’s latest labor force data shows a slight drop in unemployment, many Filipino workers are still struggling to make ends meet, with underemployment and low job quality remain persistent challenges. In…

P1,200 minimum wage proposal needs careful review – DOLE-7

Pia Piquero 04/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As progressive labor groups amplify their call for a P1,200 national minimum wage ahead of Labor Day, the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) said that any wage adjustment must…

Cebu City projects: 91 projects get Comelec nod amid ban

Pia Piquero 04/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the ongoing election spending ban, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has cleared 91 infrastructure projects in Cebu City to proceed, Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia announced on April 28. The exemption, granted after…

Labor Day wage hike: Cebu workers voice struggles, hopes

Pia Piquero 04/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Beneath the towering skyline of Cebu’s booming construction industry, 43-year-old Reynaldo works long, dangerous hours mixing cement and hauling steel. Yet he returns home each night wondering if today’s pay will be enough…

Over 150 vote-buying complaints filed before Comelec — DILG

Pia Piquero 04/27/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 150 complaints of alleged vote buying, vote selling, and abuse of government resources have been filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec), according to the Department of the Interior and Local…

Construction sites top work accident cases in CV, DOLE-7 reports

Pia Piquero 04/26/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nearly half of the over 100 workplace accidents that were reported in Central Visayas last year came from the construction industry. Lawyer Roy Buenafe, regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment…

DOLE-7 bars politicians from Labor Day 2025 events: ‘No invitations, no roles’

Pia Piquero 04/26/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To ensure a non-partisan and controversy-free celebration, the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has directed its personnel to bar politicians and electoral candidates from playing any role in Labor…

Garcia vows to finish CCMC: ‘Hopefully in my first term as mayor’

Pia Piquero 04/26/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayoral candidate and incumbent city mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has made the long-delayed completion of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) the centerpiece of his campaign for a full term. He vowed to…

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