Durano bans swimming, parties this Holy Week

Doris C. Bongcac 03/31/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Stay at home! Danao City Mayor Ramon Durano III prohibits swimming and parties during the Holy Week celebration especially from April 1 (Maunday Thursday) until April 4 (Easter Sunday). In his Executive Order…

Cherry blossoms in Daanbantayan town get public attention

Doris C. Bongcac 03/29/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Cherry blossoms are now in full bloom inside a private compound in the municipality of Daanbantayan in northern Cebu. And the presence of these beautiful flowers is beginning to draw attention, according to…

DepEd-7 plans review of K to 12 courses to address job ‘mismatch’

Doris C. Bongcac 03/29/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Education officials in Central Visayas are planning a review of courses offered under the K to 12 program to especially address concerns on job “mismatch.” They are also working with Technical Education and…

Oponganon to make historic swim around Mactan Island on April 24

Doris C. Bongcac 03/27/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — An Oponganon will try to make history by swimming around Mactan Island in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the historic Battle of Mactan. In a Facebook post, Mayor Junard Chan said that…

Woman from Lapu-Lapu gets 15 years for online exploitation of niece

Doris C. Bongcac 03/27/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A 31-year-old woman from Lapu-Lapu City will be spending 15 years in jail for exploiting her niece online in exchange for cash. The woman (name withheld) was also directed to pay a fine…

Lapu-Lapu records over 2K COVID cases in less than 3 months – Bañacia

Doris C. Bongcac 03/24/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Lapu-Lapu City logged a total of 2, 660 cases of the coronavirus disease from March 1 to December 31, 2020. This year, the city logged 2, 608 cases in less than three months,…

TEAM warns: Drivers of ‘defective’ trucks will be sanctioned

Doris C. Bongcac 03/23/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Make sure to check on your trucks before you ply the streets of Mandaue City. This as the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) said in a Facebook post on Tuesday, March 23,…

Boat captain from Malapascua feels ‘pandemic’s pinch’ as fewer tourists visit island

Doris C. Bongcac 03/20/2021

MALAPASCUA ISLAND, Daanbantayan – Many of those who depend on tourism for their livelihood were badly hit when the lockdown started a year ago in March 2020. Still, people like Rey Villamor, who is from Malapascua Island…

CCTO to Brgy Officials: Help clear roads in your areas

Doris C. Bongcac 03/17/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The presence of congested roads prevented Cebu City firefighters from immediately putting out a fire that broke out in Barangay Sambag 2 on Tuesday afternoon, March 16, 2021. Cebu City’s Transportation Office (CCTO)…

Chan: City in talks with CPA on Sta. Rosa wharf kiosk repair

Doris C. Bongcac 03/17/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu -The rehabilitation of the kiosk that is located at the Sta. Rosa Wharf in Olango Island is a priority that Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan is eyeing to implement the soonest possible time. Chan…

Cortes orders regulation of ‘binignit’ buyers at city public market

Doris C. Bongcac 03/17/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes do not want to see people crowding the city’s public market on Holy Week to buy ingredients for their “binignit.” To prevent this from happening, Cortes directed City…

Chan organizes contest to commemorate Lapu’s 1st GCQ anniv

Doris C. Bongcac 03/16/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A year ago today, March 16, Lapu-Lapu City was placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) following the discovery of COVID-19 cases. Mayor Junard Chan said that his decision to place his city under…

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