Archdiocese of Cebu tells Sibonga parish church to take down LED board

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Roman Catholic church here has instructed the parish priests of a centuries-old church to take down a light emitting diode (LED) board mounted on its front door. The Archdiocese of Cebu has…

Cebu City is 436th Best City to Live in 2024 – study

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A study from experts in Oxford in the United Kingdom ranked Cebu as the 436th Best City to Live in 2024. The Oxford Economics, an independent global advisory firm, recently unveiled the results…

Cebu, Russia’s St. Petersburg to renew sisterhood ties

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu is set to renew its sisterhood agreement with Russia’s St. Petersburg next month. The Capitol announced on Monday, May 20, that a delegation from the province, led by Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, will…

Gwen: We’re willing to meet Poro parishioners over trees

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is open to have a dialogue with parishioners and concerned citizens of Poro town in Camotes Island, northern Cebu over the fate of the trees affected by upcoming road…

George Town, Penang: A feast for the eyes and soul

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/20/2024

GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia – From up above, Penang Island in Malaysia looked like what most modern metropolises do, with its skyscrapers illuminating the evening sky, and cars zooming along its expressways.  But as we finally made our…

P13 million worth of shabu seized from couple in Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 05/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Anti-narcotics agents and police arrested a live-in couple for drug peddling and seized shabu worth over P13 million in a series of buy-bust operations on Sunday, May 20. The first operation occurred in North…

‘Save Poro’s trees’: Parish church widens calls vs tree-cutting

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The parish church in Poro town, Camotes Island, in northern Cebu is not giving up on its fight to save hundreds of trees from being chopped down. The Sto. Niño de Poro Parish…

Cebu is 3rd favorite spot for local tourists

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu remains a favorite spot among tourists, especially local ones. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on May 14, 2024 released the results of their 2022 Household Survey on Domestic Visitors. In it, PSA…

LIST: Cebu universities to implement tuition fee increase

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Parents as well as incoming college students in here may have to tighten their belt this year as several schools and universities will implement tuition fee hikes. At least nine universities in Central…

Ace Durano, 5 others acquitted over 2009 calendar graft case

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted former Tourism Secretary Joseph Felix Mari ‘Ace’ Durano and five others over the graft case involving a 2009 calendar campaign that went without public bidding. The Second…

Isolated rains to continue this week in Cebu but ‘weaker’ El Niño persists

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu may experience a brief respite from the hot and humid weather due to the El Niño phenomenon as scattered rains will likely occur this week. But the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical…

FACES OF CEBU: Joanne Albiso, 27, paraplanner and mother

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/12/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – When Joanne Albiso welcomed her daughter Eirinn to the world, times were different. At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, mobility restrictions made it difficult for her to experience the normal life of…

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