Sea collision in Cebu: Coast Guard says fast craft suffered steering, engine failure

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 05/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The collision along Mactan Channel involving a fast craft and a cargo vessel last Sunday, May 21 may have been caused by steering and engine failure, authorities said. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)…

Edca: US spends $2 million for fuel depot in Mactan, Cebu air base

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A new fuel depot, funded by the United States (U.S.) government, will soon be operational at the Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base as part of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca). Construction is now…

‘Extreme heat’ affects measles vax campaign as DOH-7 monitors 70 suspected cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Health officials in Central Visayas vowed to work double time to achieve their target of inoculating 95 percent of the children here against measles. The country kicked off the Chikiting Ligtas 2023, the…

Suroy Suroy heads to western Cebu this June

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another Suroy Suroy sa Sugbo, the Capitol’s flagship tourism program, will kick off this June. The Provincial Tourism Office confirmed that the third leg of this year’s Suroy Suroy would be in western…

What happened to the water pipe that burst in Brgy. Kamputhaw?

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 05/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Residents in Brgy. Kamputhaw, Cebu City woke up to some bad news – their water supply got interrupted after a transmission line burst on Thursday dawn, May 11, 2023. The Metropolitan Cebu Water…

Carcar’s Kabkaban contingent to compete in S. Korea festival

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Kabkaban Festival contingent from Carcar City, southern Cebu is now in South Korea to compete in an international dance festival. The Capitol announced that they had extended financial support to the performers…

What is phishing and how to avoid this?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As the use of financial tech (fintech) services in the country widens, so does the risk of cyber attacks. Filipinos around the world were shocked to learn when a systemwide maintenance and downtime…

Airspace shutdown in PH on May 17: No flight disruptions in Mactan-Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Good news for passengers from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). The scheduled airspace shutdown in the Philippines will not affect flights departing and arriving MCIA. The GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), in a statement…

6 Central Visayas cops accused of kidnapping, torturing 2 individuals who pretended to sell illegal drugs

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least six police officers assigned at the Central Visayas office of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG-7) are now in hot waters after being accused of kidnapping and torturing two…

Probationer caught with P374,000 worth of illegal drugs in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 35-year-old man in Cebu City, who is currently facing trial over drug charges, was arrested again for the same offense. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) arrested a certain…

Gwen on WHO declaration ending COVID pandemic: It’s about time

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – “It’s about time.” This was Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia’s comment when the World Health Organization (WHO) no longer considered COVID-19 a global health emergency. On Friday, WHO declared the end of the COVID-19…

EduRank: USC, USJ-R lead top 10 universities in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Aside from the Top 100, EduRank, an independent metric-based ranking, also posted its list of Top 10 universities in Cebu City. Based on EduRank’s academic field ranking, below is the Top 10 universities…

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