Junjun Davide to run for Congress instead

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Incumbent Cebu Vice Gov. Hilario Davide III will not be seeking reelection in the 2025 midterm polls. Davide on Tuesday, October 8, lodged his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) to run for Congressman in…

Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2024: What to expect this year

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – On August 25 and 26, Cebu City will host the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo once again. Known as the ‘Festival of Festivals,’ this year’s event is expected to be bigger and better than ever…

Marcos congratulates Cebu for Palaro hosting, orders ban on Pogos

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. has ordered a ban of Philippine Offshore Gambling Operations (Pogos) in the country. Marcos made the directive before he ended his third State of the Nation Address (Sona)…

Capitol OKs cutting down Poro’s trees but…

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite calls from concerned residents and a parish church, the Cebu Provincial Government has given the go-signal to cut down trees that stood in the way for its road widening project in Poro,…

Poro parish church urges gov’t: Don’t chop down our trees

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A parish church in Poro, Camotes Island in northern Cebu wants to save dozens of decades-old trees that stand in the way of road widening projects there. The Sto. Niño de Poro Parish…

PISTON Cebu reiterates calls vs jeep modernization

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A transport group here reiterated its calls to scrap the government’s public transportation modernization program by staging protests in various areas in the city. The Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor…

Woman dies in Dumanjug, Cebu house fire

and Paul Lauro, By Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A late night fire in Dumanjug town, southwestern Cebu claimed the life of a woman on Easter Sunday, Mar. 31. Fire officials in Dumanjug confirmed responding to a fire that hit a residential…

Cebu Capitol, nat’l govt slammed over bulldozing Balamban’s mountains

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/31/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A coalition of non-profit organizations here urged the Malacañan to investigate redevelopment works in the mountains of Balamban town, particularly on reports that it will be the site of the future Capitol building.…

IN PHOTOS: Cebu BRT bus stations designs unveiled

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With construction in full swing, the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) team has unveiled the designs for the stations and stops of the public mass transportation system. Called Foglia, Cebu BRT’s stations and…

LIST: Sinulog 2024 Grand Parade contingents

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – This year’s Sinulog Festival kicked off on Sunday, January 21 at the South Road Properties (SRP), with around 90 participants, including performing contingents, expected to join. Here’s the full list of contestants for…

EXPLAINER: What do color-coded rainfall warnings mean?

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – When bad weather prevails, people often receive text alerts from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) about the volume of rainfall expected. In most cases, the NDRRMC sends Emergency Alerts…

VSMMC discloses 12 confirmed COVID-19 cases mostly from Central Visayas

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – There are 12 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Visayas and most of them are from Region 7, the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) announced on Friday, March 27,…

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