Sinulog Foundation accepts Rama’s resignation

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After 14 years of being at the forefront of the Sinulog Foundation Incorporated (SFI), Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama has officially let go of leading the annual festival. The SFI convened on…

Japson calls for retraining of police force to combat ambush-style attack

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Leah Japson has called on the retraining of the police force to ensure that incidents such as the ambush-slay of Clarin mayor David Navarro will not happen again. Japson made…

Water district revives Cebu City’s Guadalupe well

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has revived a once-contaminated well in Barangay Guadalupe and can now supply 200 cubic meters of water per day to 200 households.  In a statement released to the…

Rains, thunderstorms in Metro Cebu not brought by tropical depression Quiel

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It is going to be wet Tuesday evening, November 5, as thunderstorms bring along rains over Metro Cebu, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Sciences Association (Pagasa) Mactan Station.  Romeo Aguirre,…

Operation in Cebu ports normal during Kalag-kalag, says PCG-7

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Operations in all the ports in Central Visayas have remained normal despite expectations of higher than usual number of travellers during the observance of All Souls Day and All Saints Day.  Lieutenant Grade…

Inside Carreta Cemetery: How a couple raised a family in Cebu’s famous graveyard for 30 years (Part 2)

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Surrounded by tombs and crosses, Celia and Ereberto Ramirez raised a family of six children inside the Carreta Cemetery.  It was not the ideal home to nurture infants or raise toddlers.  But somehow,…

Inside Carreta Cemetery: How a couple raised a family in Cebu’s famous graveyard for 30 years (Part 1)

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In the company of the dead, the Ramirez family makes a living.  It has been so for 30 years when couple Ereberto and Celia Ramirez arrived in Cebu in search of the proverbial…

Xiamen, China donates firetrucks, PPE to Cebu City

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 10/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two firetrucks and at least 50 personal protective equipment (PPE) were donated by the  the municipal government of Xiamen Municipal People’s Government from China to Cebu City to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the…

Ten armed men involved in Clarin mayor’s ambush-slay, says policeman

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 10/25/2019

 CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least ten persons were involved in the ambush that resulted to the death of Mayor David Navarro on Friday afternoon, October 25, 2019, along M. Velez Street in Cebu City, according to…

Clarin Mayor David Navarro shot dead in Cebu City

Alven Marie Timtim, Delta Derycka C. Letigio 10/25/2019

Cebu City, Philippines–Mayor David Navarro of Clarin, Misamis Occidental has been shot to death along M. Velez Street in Cebu City on Friday afternoon, October 25, 2019.  The said mayor, who was facing complaints of physical injuries and…

Labella orders crackdown on illegal trucks, trailers

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 10/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Edgardo Labella directed the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) to intensify the crackdown on illegally-operated trucks and trailers. In a statement released on Friday, October 25, Labella said illegally-operated trucks and trailers…

Security measure for malls: DPS to light up North Reclamation Area

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 10/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) has purchased P8 million worth of LED bulbs to light up the streets in the city, especially in the North Reclamation Area (NRA) where malls…

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