Rising love scams in Central Visayas: How to spot them

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/13/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Love bombing refers to the tactic of overwhelming someone with attention and affection to influence them. But in worst cases, it’s a manipulation act to control and ultimately, defraud another person. Love bombing…

Impeachment vs. Sara: Cebu’s Duke Frasco tells all

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A week after signing the petition to impeach the Vice-President, Deputy Speaker and Cebu 5th District Rep. Duke Frasco has broken his silence. Frasco defended his decision to join the 240 lawmakers who…

Generally fair weather expected in Cebu on Valentine’s Day

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Good news for lovebirds looking forward to spend their Valentine’s Day outside. Fair weather will prevail in Cebu this week, the state weather bureau reported on Wednesday, February 12. “Today (Wednesday) until Sunday,…

2 cops in Toledo face murder raps over mendicant’s death

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/11/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two active police officers in Toledo City, Cebu are now facing murder charges over the death of a mendicant or locally known as libud-suroy. The Central Visayas office of the National Bureau of…

Unauthorized recruitment activity in Cebu City shut down

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Regulators shut down a recruitment activity here that enticed teachers for greener pastures in Alaska in the United States. The Department of Migrant Workers in Central Visayas (DMW-7) reported intervening in a teaching…

TIMELINE: Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment

Agence France Presse, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/07/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – “God save the Philippines.” Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday, Feb. 7, faced the public two days after the House of Representatives impeached her, addressing rumors that she will be stepping down from…

Cebu reps mum on impeachment vs. Sara as netizens weigh in

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/06/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nine out of the 11 representatives from Cebu who signed the petition to oust Vice President Sara Duterte remained tight-lipped on their decision on Thursday, Feb. 6. But supporters and netizens were having…

9 Cebu lawmakers vote to impeach Sara Duterte

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Pia Piquero 02/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines -Of the 215 lawmakers who voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 5, nine are from Cebu. Most—if not all—were previously allied with the Duterte administration. They include Representatives Eduardo Rama…

Capitol bus station for BRT to stay – DOTr

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Proponents of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) are still hopeful that the project can start accommodating passengers in 2027. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista assured the public that construction for the much-delayed BRT…

New Cebu port takes off

Mary Rose Sagarino, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – After spending years in the pipeline, the new container port in Cebu has finally began construction. Civil works for the New Cebu International Container Port (NCICP) on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, officially started…

Pagcor shuts down losing casino in Talisay, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/04/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The state’s casino regulator and operator has shut down a branch of the Casino Filipino here in Cebu due to financial loses. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) on Monday, February 3,…

Man in Naga City, Cebu nabbed for raping minor stepdaughter

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2025

Trigger warning: Mentions of rape, self-harm CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 27-year-old man from Naga City, southern Cebu was nabbed for raping his own stepdaughter multiple times over a period of two years, and his arrest came…

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