Cebu City eyes bike lanes for 110 km of roads

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s Sugbo Bike Lane Board (SBLB) plans to add bike lanes to 110 kilometers of roads in the north and the south district. Lawyer Gerry Carillo, who heads the SBLB, said the…

Cebu City halts cash aid distribution for Odette victims due to Comelec ban

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some Typhoon Odette victims in Cebu City may have to wait for some time to get their financial assistance.  The Comission in Elections (Comelec) has disallowed the release of the financial assistance during…

Tugbong Tabo returns to Cebu City’s Plaza Sugbo

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The weekly Tugbong Tabo at the Plaza Sugbo in Cebu City has returned after two years hiatus due to the pandemic.  The Tugbong Tabo is a weekly farmer’s market directly sourced from and…

Rehabilitation of Cebu City schools for elections ongoing

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) in Cebu City Division is working double time to fix  schools damaged by super typhoon Odette, especially those that will be used for the May 9 elections. DepEd…

16 schools may serve as vaccination centers for students ahead of F2F classes

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/30/2022

(Updated) CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu City has identified 16 schools that will serve as vaccination sites for students as the agency prepares for limited face-to-face (F2F) classes in May 2022. Cebu…

Cebu City candidates urged to take down illegal campaign materials before April 12

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to start on April 12 the Cebu province-wide removal of illegal campaign posters. But before that, acting Election Officer Marilous Paredes of the Cebu City south…

Carbonhanong Alyansa to Garganera: Market JVA is also a human rights issue

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A week after Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera condemned the alleged use of children as human shields in multiple Carbon Market incidents, vendor groups are challenging the councilor to look deeper into the city’s contract…

Stampede, defiance of health protocols mar Arat na Cebu concert

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A jampacked Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) and an uncontrollable crowd. This was the atmosphere at the Arat na Cebu concert, the first major public event held in the city following the easing…

Padilla, Panelo woo Cebuanos for Senate seats

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — PDP-Laban senatoriables, Robin Padilla and former Secretary Salvador Panelo, sought the support of Cebuano leaders on March 26, 2022.  Padilla is pushing for a Federal Parliamentary form of government, continuing the long dream…

Tumulak on smear campaign: I served people right

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City mayoral candidate, incumbent Councilor David Tumulak, lamented the smear campaign his political opponents have launched against him.  Residents have been posting and complaining online of text brigades destroying the reputation of…

Campaigns through text: A breach of data privacy?

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While data has increasingly grown in importance during the pandemic as phone numbers can already be used for official transactions, netizens have grown wary of political parties gaining access to their phone numbers.…

LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination measure pushed in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The discrimination of members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and others or LGBTQ+ based on their Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression Equality (SOGIE) will soon be penalized in Cebu City.  Councilor…

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