Hidden in plain sight: Tracing downtown Cebu City’s Cebuano-Chinese roots

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Nikki Medalla 02/09/2024

Photos by Christian Dave Cuizon CEBU CITY, Philippines — Every day, hundreds — if not thousands — of people join the hustle and bustle of downtown Cebu City. Towering over the throngs of marketgoers, shoppers, vendors, and…

Hit-and-run: Ex-PDEA7 chief dangles P100k reward for leads

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The former chief of PDEA-7 has dangled a cash reward for leads that would result to the arrest of the suspect in the hit-and-run incident last Sunday. The hit-and-run incident happened near the…

Chona Mae: The facts behind Cebu’s tsunami hoax

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It has been over a decade since Cebu City was gripped by a tsunami scare that eventually made its way to history books. And the real story behind the ‘Chona Mae’ hoax, including…

How much discount are senior citizens entitled to get?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – How much discount should a senior citizen be entitled? Is it 20 percent, or 32 percent? Can establishments even impose limitations on these perks for the elderly? The internet is recently awash with…

Around P10M in illegal drugs seized in two-day anti-drug ops in Central Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Close to 150 suspected drug personalities, and illegal drugs worth around P10 million were seized following a two-day anti-drug operation in Central Visayas. Police in the region conducted another round of Simultaneous Anti-Criminality…

UN special rapporteur visits Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A United Nations (UN) special rapporteur has raised a suggestion on the need to further improve relations between the media and police here in Cebu. Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of…

6 fires on Sunday in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 01/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In a span of nearly 10 hours, firefighters here responded to at least six fires, two of which affected residential areas, on Sunday, January 28. 1st fire The first fire broke out along…

Hubo Mass: Faithful pack Basilica to join rites capping 459th Fiesta Señor celebration

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Not even bad weather stopped devotees from flocking to the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu on Friday, January 26, as they joined the Hubo rites that capped off this year’s Fiesta…

Naga City orders probe on death of animals after getting vaccinated

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Naga City Government has launched an investigation into the deaths of several animals after getting their vaccination shots from the city’s veterinary office. Mayor Valdemar Chiong, in an interview with CDN Digital,…

Fire razes 9 classrooms, principal’s office in Sapangdaku school

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 01/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A Thursday dawn fire burned down at least nine classrooms and a principal’s office in a school in a mountain barangay here. Firefighters in Cebu City responded to the alarm raised at Napo…

EXPLAINER: What is unjust vexation?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — News of two college students posing with dirty fingers behind a team of police officers during the Fiesta Señor and Sinulog celebration made the rounds on the internet. The two young adult males,…

Fluvial Procession 2024: 200,000 witness and join the sea ‘parade’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Except for a motor banca that sank along the Mactan Channel, this year’s Fluvial Procession was successful. More than 200,000 watched and joined the seaborne procession of the Sagrada Familia, composed of the…

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