Samsam: No walk-ins at 3 vaccination sites for now

Doris C. Bongcac 06/23/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Walk-ins will not be accepted at the three COVID-19 vaccination sites in Talisay City starting this Wednesday, June 23. For now, Mayor Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr. said they will have to prioritize those…

LTFRB: Free ride for health workers, APORs to continue until June 30

Doris C. Bongcac 06/21/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Health workers and Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs) can continue to avail of free rides until June 30. Retired Col. Eduardo Montealto Jr., director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in…

Lapu to reopen vaccination site at Hoops Dome; open new one at city auditorium

Doris C. Bongcac 06/16/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Lapu-Lapu City government will reopen its vaccination site located at the Hoops Dome in Barangay Gun-ob starting on Friday, June 18, while a new site will also be opened at the city…

Old and new faces to join 2022 elections in Cebu City

Delta Letigio, Doris C. Bongcac 06/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Old and new faces are expected to file their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) this October to seek elective posts in Cebu City in the 2022 polls. But nothing is final to date as…

Where Brgy. Kasambagan got its name

Doris C. Bongcac 06/14/2021

Kasambagan used to have estates owned by old and wealthy families in Cebu City. And if you look from a distance, the sight of tall “sambag” trees would catch your eyes, the reason why the barangay was…

100-hectare Minglanilla reclamation project gets PRA nod

Christian Orellano, Doris C. Bongcac 06/14/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) has already given its go signal for the P20 billion Minglanilla Techno-Business Park or the Ming-Mori reclamation project to proceed. Lawyer Janilo Rubiato, PRA general manager and CEO,…

3 rescued from under Forbes Bridge in Brgy Pasil

Doris C. Bongcac, Paul Lauro 06/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Three individuals, including a three-year-old boy, were rescued from under the Forbes Bridge in Barangay Pasil when water level started to rise in the area. The early morning downpour caused flooding that affected…

Pagasa to riverside dwellers: Take precautionary measures

Doris C. Bongcac 06/12/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) is asking people, who live near rivers and mountain slopes, to “take precautionary measures” with the downpour that is now experienced in Cebu and…

In Photos: CCTO clamps 65 vehicles for night illegal parking

Doris C. Bongcac 06/09/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A total of 65 vehicles were clamped by personnel of the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO)  early on Wednesday, June 9, for illegal parking. These vehicles obstructed barangay and city roads, which is…

Cebu City ABC’s mobile blood donation campaign: 139 blood units collected

Doris C. Bongcac 06/08/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Association of Barangay Councils in Cebu City has so far collected 139 blood units during a series of mobile blood donation campaigns initiated in the different barangays this month. The “Dugo Mo,…

Balik Pasada hub opens at Cebu City’s Plaza Sugbo

Doris C. Bongcac 06/07/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Cebu City government opened its “One-Stop Balik Pasada Application Hub” at the Plaza Sugbo grounds on Monday, June 7, 2021, to help Public Utility Jeepney drivers and operators avail of a permit…

Asinan fisherfolks operate eco-tourism park in Olango Island

Doris C. Bongcac 06/07/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Most of the residents of Sitio Asinan in Barangay Sabang in Olango Island earn from fishing. But when their catch is scarce, they resort to other means like the illegal extraction of shells…

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