Nayong Pilipino whistleblower seeks seat in Congress for Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A distant relative of former President Rodrigo Duterte is running for Congress in Cebu’s 7th District. Maria Fema Duterte on Tuesday, October 8, filed her Certificate of Candidacy (COC) as congresswoman for the…

CDN wins big in 1st Cebu Metropolitan CMMA

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Daily News Digital (CDN Digital) bagged three major awards during the 1st Cebu Metropolitan Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA). CDN Digital’s Christian Dave Cuizon bagged the Best Photojournalism Award. CDN Digital also…

Classes suspended in some Cebu areas after magnitude 5.1 quake

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To give way for building inspections, in-person classes here are suspended on Monday, September 30, after the magnitude 5.1-earthquake that hit Poro town in Camotes Island. In Cebu City, the Department of Education…

New bill pushes ‘one ID rule’ for gov’t, and private transactions

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A lawmaker here wanted all private and public offices that customers must provide only one valid identification card (ID) during transactions. Rep. Pablo John Garcia of Cebu’s 3rd district filed House Bill No.…

Tomas Osmeña vows to reveal more info on EJKs in next House hearing

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña vowed to reveal more information about the extra-judicial killings (EJKs) here in the next House committee hearing. Osmeña made this statement on Thursday, September 26, after announcing…

Cebu partners with Singapore for sustainable projects

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial government has partnered with Singapore for the implementation of sustainable infrastructure projects that might boost the province’s economy further. A ceremonial signing of memorandum of understanding (MOU) took place at…

Sibonga mayor Lionel ‘Balandong’ Bacaltos dies

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The mayor of Sibonga town in southern Cebu, Lionel “Balandong” Bacaltos, passed away on Wednesday, September 25. Local officials in Cebu, including Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, confirmed they had received news of Bacaltos’ untimely death.…

Ramon Tulfo defends Dino amid claims of alleged links to Pogo

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid accusations linking him to the Philippine Offshore Gambling Operations (Pogo) industry, the former Presidential Assistant to the Visayas, Michael Lloyd Dino, found an ally in the form of media personality Ramon Tulfo.…

Kawit Island deal: Ombud stands by decision to clear Tomas, others

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman stood by with its decision to clear several previous and current Cebu City Hall officials, including former Mayor Tomas Osmeña, over the development of Kawit Island at the…

Asia-Pacific’s aviation experts expected in Cebu for dialogue

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around 500 leaders from the aviation industry in the Asia-Pacific region will be in Cebu next month for a five-day dialogue. The Capitol confirmed that Cebu, Philippines has been selected to host the…

FACES OF CEBU: Iris Hazel Mascardo, journalist

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – It was in 2019 Iris Hazel Mascardo first experienced the action-packed life as a journalist based in Cebu. So much more so that she was assigned in the police or crime beat, often…

‘Part 2’: Tomas Osmeña invited to House hearing anew

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has been invited once again to speak before the House of Representatives as the inquiry into the extra-judicial (EJK) killings continue. Osmeña on Tuesday, September 24, shared…

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