Cebu City skate park soon to rise near Fort San Pedro

Morexette Erram 12/04/2018

Cebuano skateboarding enthusiasts will soon have their own park where they can practice their stunts. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena led early today the groundbreaking of the Cebu City Skate Park  in a city-owned lot located behind…

Firecracker vendors told to secure permits

Morexette Erram 12/03/2018

Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak urged those who wish to sell firecrackers in the city’s firecracker zone to fast-track acquiring the necessary permits needed before they can sell. As of December 3, there’s still no firecracker vendor…

Teachers get P10K, raffle prizes from City Hall on Teachers Day

Morexette Erram 11/30/2018

Close to 6,000 Cebu City public school teachers received P10,000 cash from the city government today (November 30). Councilor Joy Augustus Young, the deputy mayor for Education, said that teachers have until 3 p.m. today to collect…

CCTO expects improvement in traffic problems with military’s help

Morexette Erram 11/29/2018

With the military involved in implementing traffic rules, the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) expects motorists to be more disciplined. CCTO operations officer Francisco Ouano said their office welcomes the AFP’s assistance on manning traffic in Cebu…

Grandma clings to tree branches to avoid fall into cliff

Morexette Erram 11/21/2018

An elderly woman survived unharmed after she clung to the branches of a nearby tree when her shanty, which stood at the edge of a cliff in Sitio Tapuko, Brgy. Pit-os, collapsed on Wednesday morning. The structure…

Sandiganbayan votes against dismissing Gwen Garcia’s graft cases

Morexette Erram, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rosalie Abatayo, Vince F. Nonato 11/20/2018

THE Sandiganbayan has voted against dismissing the graft and malversation charges against Cebu third district Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia involving the purchase of the Balili property in Naga City when she was governor. In a split vote of…

25 families in Cebu City to evacuate in preps for TD Samuel

Morexette Erram 11/20/2018

The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) will conduct a preemptive evacuation of 25 families (150 individuals) living in high-risk areas as part of their preparations for Tropical Depression Samuel. CCDRRMO chief Nagiel Bañacia…

Cebu City activates disaster committees in barangays to prepare for TD Samuel

Doris C. Bongcac, Morexette Erram 11/18/2018

The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) will be on Blue Alert starting at 8 a.m. Monday (November 19) to monitor the effects of Tropical Depression “Samuel” that is expected to bring rains in the…

Free rides for BPO workers allow City Hall to bypass red tape, says Osmeña

Morexette Erram 11/16/2018

Why did the Cebu City government provide free bus rides for call center agents instead of charging them? Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said this was their way of bypassing bureaucratic processes, as they provide transportation services…

One dead in Lorega Fire

Morexette Erram 11/14/2018

CEBU CITY—An elderly man was reportedly killed in a fire that struck a densely populated urban poor village in Cebu City on Wednesday afternoon. Fire investigators from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said they had yet…

Farmers’ Day opens at Cebu City Hall grounds

Morexette Erram 11/14/2018

Prizes await for the lucky farmers of Cebu City for this year’s Farmers’ Day. Officials of the Cebu City Government led the culmination of the event today at Plaza Sugbu wherein over 500 farmers, most of which…

Edgar tells Tomas: Don’t cut allowance for police who are non-city residents

Morexette Erram 11/13/2018

Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella is urging Mayor Tomas Osmeña to reconsider his decision to provide inventive allowances only to policemen who are city residents and voters. labella said the release of financial assistance helps boost…

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