LIST: Tree cover loss in Cebu per area

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Since 2001, Cebu, home to over 5 million people and the largest economic hub outside the capital Manila, has lost thousands of hectares of tree cover. At least 10.1 kilo-hectare, or around 10,100…

Cebu Daily Newscast: 2 motorcycle drivers killed in separate road crashes in Cebu

CDN Digital 05/06/2024

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, May 6, 2024. 2 motorcycle drivers killed in separate road crashes in Cebu Two motorcycle…

Cebu lost 10,000 hectares of tree cover in the past 20 years

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For the past two decades, deforestation in Cebu had resulted in the loss of thousands of hectares of tree cover equivalent to the land area of Bantayan Island. Data from the Global Forest…

CVIRAA 2024: Cebu City’s grand opening wows delegates

Pia Piquero 05/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA) 2024, the grandest sports competition in the region, kicked off in Cebu City on May 4, 2024. Held at the South Road Properties (SRP), where the…

2 motorcycle drivers killed in separate road crashes in Cebu

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 05/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two motorcycle drivers died in separate road accidents in Cebu before dawn on Monday, May 6. The first accident happened in Liloan town in northern Cebu. A motorcycle driver crashed into a parked sports…

Woman dies, body cut in half after being run over by truck

Paul Lauro 05/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A woman died in a freak accident along the Cebu South Coastal Road (CSCR) in the South Road Properties here on Sunday, May 5. The mishap happened near the bridge linking the Talisay…

Cebu virtually had no rains in April

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu has been experiencing below normal rainfall for half a year already as one of the strongest El Niño phenomena continues to beat down on the island province. And in April, Cebu virtually…

Cebu gears up for hottest May yet: May 1 temperature to hit 40°C

Pia Piquero 04/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu will continue to endure scorching heat as the maximum heat index on Tuesday, April 30, is expected to reach 39 degrees Celsius. The following day, May 1, will mark the beginning of…

Why fall in love with the iconic thresher shark? Read on!

Immae Lachica 04/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—How can you not be captivated by an elusive creature with an iconic feature? In this read, let’s get to know why one should be mesmerized by one of the underwater treasures, the thresher sharks.…

DepEd-7 condemns tragic killing of grade 7 student in Talisay City, Cebu

Pia Piquero 04/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 7 expressed deep sorrow over the tragic killing of a Grade 7 student in Talisay City, Cebu. The incident, which occurred early Friday morning on April 26,…

14-year-old girl shot dead while answering school module in Talisay, Cebu

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 04/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 14-year-old girl who was said to be answering her learning modules was shot dead by a still unidentified assailant in Talisay City, Cebu early Friday morning, April 26, 2024. The shooting took…

‘Water, water nowhere’: Cebu City farmers reel from ‘worst El Niño’ yet

Immae Lachica, Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/24/2024

Photos by Christian Dave Cuizon CEBU CITY, Philippines – A typical, healthy cob of sweetcorn usually measures at least six inches. But the ones growing on the farmland of James Tumulak of Brgy. Sirao, Cebu City barely…

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