Rama vetoes ordinance increasing real property taxes but…

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government wants a new model for revising the real property tax rates here. Mayor Michael Rama on Sunday, Feb. 12 announced that he vetoed City Ordinance No. 138-2022. Passed by…

Inflation in Central Visayas slightly dips to 7.2% in Jan. 2023

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While the rest of the Philippines saw inflation continually rising last January, here in Central Visayas, the general increase in costs has slightly dipped. The Philippine Statistics Authority in the region (PSA-7), in…

Coast guard in Cebu City seizes P1 million smuggled cigarettes in passenger ship 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Enforcers here seized over P1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes inside a passenger ship docked in Pier 1 last February 8. The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) reported on February 11…

Mambaling drug bust: P6.8M shabu seized; 4 men nabbed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least P6.8 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated from four suspected drug peddlers during a drug bust here on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 8, authorities said.  The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in…

Senators pledge to fund new Capitol site in Balamban as civil works make progress

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Government is pushing through with its plans of transferring the seat of power to Balamban town in western Cebu. The Capitol, in a report from its news portal Sugbo News,…

2nd Suroy Suroy for 2023 will be in Camotes

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The second Suroy Suroy sa Sugbo this year will kickoff in Camotes Island, northeastern Cebu. The Cebu Provincial Tourism Office recently announced that they will be hosting another Suroy Suroy this April. Called…

Hero nursing students in Cebu City to receive Mayor’s Award

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/06/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Government will be including the two nursing students who saved the life of a fruit vendor from a terrible fate for the upcoming Mayor’s Award. Angyl Faith Ababat and Kristianne…

An angel sent from above: Meet Angyl Fayth Ababat, the hero nursing student from Leyte 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Angyl Fayth Ababat received the message she and her friends have been dreading since videos of them in downtown Cebu City, in their school uniforms, went viral on social media.  Fayth, a sophomore…

Recognition set for nursing student who saved victim in neck slashing incident 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A nursing student was lauded for helping the victim of a bloody, neck-slashing incident along C. Padilla Street last Monday, January 3o, 2023. The University of Cebu (UC) commended Angyl Faith Ababat, a…

Over 7 million to cast ballots for barangay, SK polls in C. Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Over 175,000 voters in Central Visayas flocked to registration centers during the last days of Voters Registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Voter registration for the upcoming village and youth…

Hospitals in Cebu province given 60 days to ‘shape up’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Shape up or ship out.  This was the instructions Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia relayed to officials of province-ran hospitals after the Capitol released the results of their three-month evaluation last Tuesday, January 31. …

Garcia signs EO extending validity of special permits for modern PUVs

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Saying it’s a measure to avert a transportation crisis, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has allowed modern jeeps operating under special permits in the province to continue to operate for a limited time.  Garcia…

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