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…

EXPLAINER: Rama suspension and why the Ombudsman ordered it?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama may not be able to report to his office at the City Hall anytime soon. This was because the Office of the Ombudsman slapped the city’s chief executive,…

CDN Digital at 5: Still Cebu’s leading news authority

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Daily News Digital (CDN Digital), the only independent digital news outlet in Cebu, continues to dominate the digital space here as it marked its fifth year of journalism that builds communities in…

Tommy Osmeña: Rama could face another suspension, should step down from City Mayors League

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The former mayor of Cebu City, Tomas Osmeña, has something to say about the latest issue surrounding present mayor Michael Rama. “I’m sad that I might not be able to vote against him,”…

Capitol slams claims of City Hall over bus terminals’ biz permits

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As far as the Capitol is concerned, the two bus terminals they own and operate in Cebu City did not violate any laws. The Cebu Provincial government shot down statements from the Cebu…

LIST: Tree cover loss in Cebu per area

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Since 2001, Cebu, home to over 5 million people and the largest economic hub outside the capital Manila, has lost thousands of hectares of tree cover. At least 10.1 kilo-hectare, or around 10,100…

Cebu lost 10,000 hectares of tree cover in the past 20 years

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For the past two decades, deforestation in Cebu had resulted in the loss of thousands of hectares of tree cover equivalent to the land area of Bantayan Island. Data from the Global Forest…

Cebu virtually had no rains in April

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu has been experiencing below normal rainfall for half a year already as one of the strongest El Niño phenomena continues to beat down on the island province. And in April, Cebu virtually…

What is heat index?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Heat index, according to Engr. Al Quiblat, chief of the Visayas radar of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), is the temperature people feel. It combines air temperature with relative humidity. It…

‘Water, water nowhere’: Cebu City farmers reel from ‘worst El Niño’ yet

Immae Lachica, Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/24/2024

Photos by Christian Dave Cuizon CEBU CITY, Philippines – A typical, healthy cob of sweetcorn usually measures at least six inches. But the ones growing on the farmland of James Tumulak of Brgy. Sirao, Cebu City barely…

Prescription drug fiasco in Cebu: PH pharma group reminds public on regulations

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The country’s largest group of pharmacists reminded the public to comply with regulations over prescription drugs. The Philippine Pharmacists Association Inc. (PPhA) made this announcement on Monday, April 22, 2024, following a viral…

WATCH: Farmers in upland Cebu City give tomatoes for free as plants wilt

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than 15,000 kilograms of tomatoes from the upland barangays here will not make it to the markets in Metro Cebu. As the drought continue to devastate farmers and crops in the mountains…

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