34 riverside structures in Mambaling to be cleared — Guardo

Dyrecka Letigio 10/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The rains in the past week has caused an increase in the number of high-risk areas around riversides and mountainsides in Cebu City. Councilor Jerry Guardo, the chairperson of the committee on infrastructure…

JICA offers P1B grant to MCWD for waste water treatment facility

Dyrecka Letigio 10/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is offering a P1 billion grant to the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) for the putting up of a modern wastewater treatment facility in Cebu City. MCWD…

Rama: No change in City Hall dynamics with indefinite leave of Mayor Labella

Dyrecka Letigio 10/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City acting Mayor Michael Rama said that the dynamics in the City Hall would not change even as they would be expecting Mayor Edgardo Labella to be absent for some time with…

Councilor Garcia promises ‘happy Christmas’ to 93-1 affected residents

Dyrecka Letigio 10/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 93-1 land swap deal between the Cebu City government and the Cebu Provincial Capitol may finally come into fruition by the end of this year. The land swap deal has remained unimplemented…

Cuenco: Urgency, not change of plans needed for BRT

Dyrecka Letigio 10/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor James Cuenco, chairperson of the committee on transportation in the City Council, said the problem with the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project was not so much as the plans, but…

8 mayors, 3 vice mayors vie for Cebu City top posts

Dyrecka Letigio 10/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s aspiring candidates for the 2022 elections are a wide array of party-affiliated and independent candidates. At least eight individuals are vying for mayor of the city, of which two are from…

Who is the preferred Presidential candidate of Cebu City standard bearers? 

Dyrecka Letigio 10/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — No one yet.  The three major mayoral candidates of Cebu City have not signified any support to a Presidential candidate yet.  Independent candidate, incumbent Councilor David Tumulak, said he would not be endorsing…

Barug PDP-Laban bets file candidacies on last day

Dyrecka Letigio 10/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The candidates of Barug PDP-Laban in coalition with Kugi Uswag Sugbo (KUSUG) and Panaghiusa have filed their candidacies on the last day of the filing on October 8, 2021. The group was led…

Labella now on indefinite leave

Dyrecka Letigio 10/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella will be on indefinite leave starting Friday, October 8, 2021.  City Administrator Floro Casas, Jr., said that Labella is extending his leave after doctors advised the mayor to rest  longer and avoid…

Tomas and Dino squabble anew over BRT

Dyrecka Letigio 10/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Presidential Assistant to the Visayas, Secretary Michael Dino are once again at odds over the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project of the city, blaming each other…

200 Sputnik second doses left unclaimed — CHD 

Dyrecka Letigio 10/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Health Department (CHD) said there were remaining second doses of the Russian Gamalea vaccines yet unclaimed by residents.  The city government has inoculated a total of 5,100 individuals with the…

Cebu City to provide financial, technical support to Bea Gomez, Tracy Perez

Dyrecka Letigio 10/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City will provide financial and technical assistance to Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Beatrice Luigi Gomez and Miss World Philippines 2021 Tracy Maureen Perez for their representing the country in international pageants. The City Council…

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