Cebu South Bus Terminal goes cashless

Morexette Marie Erram 05/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The ticketing system at the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) is now officially automated and cashless.  On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, the Cebu Provincial Government and Topline Hi-Tech Synergy Corporation led the ceremonial launching of…

Cebu opens 3 new vaccination sites

Morexette Marie Erram 05/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu opened three new vaccination sites this month.  These three new vaccination centers are the Visayas Community Medical Center (VCMC), Mactan Doctors’ Hospital, and Mendero Medical Center, the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) announced recently.  Dr.…

Cebuanos advised to take precautions vs hot weather

Morexette Marie Erram 05/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebuanos are advised to stay hydrated and bring protective gear against the sun when going out. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in Mactan (Pagasa-Mactan), in its weather bulletin for Tuesday, May 11,…

DOTr eyes completion of 140-km Metro Cebu bike lane network on May 31

Morexette Marie Erram 05/06/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eyeing to have the entire 140-kilometer bike-lane network in Metro Cebu up and running by May 31. Officials from the DOTr made this announcement during a…

More modern jeeps, buses offer free ride to essential workers in Metro Cebu 

Morexette Marie Erram 05/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—More public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Metro Cebu are offering free rides to essential workers.  The Department of Transportation (DOTr), with Secretary Arthur Tugade, on Thursday, May 6, 2021, led the ceremonial launching of at…

Tugade to inspect Cebu bike lanes, BRT progress

Morexette Marie Erram 05/05/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade is set to inspect Cebu’s bike lanes and the progress of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) this May 6. Tugade made this announcement during his speech at the…

Mactan-Cebu International Airport expands with 2nd taxiway

Morexette Marie Erram 05/05/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Expansions at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) continue despite the crisis spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, inaugurated MCIA’s second taxiway. Watch it here: He was accompanied…

Police turn to CCTV to trace person who left fetus in fast food resto

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 05/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Investigators from Waterfront Police Station in Cebu City (Police Station 3) are now securing closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage in their bid to find out who left a dead fetus in a fast-food restaurant…

Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella gets vaccinated

Morexette Marie Erram 05/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Labella, accompanied by several City Hall executives, was administered with CoronaVac, the COVID-19 vaccine brand of China’s Sinovac…

No new COVID-19 cases in 24 Cebu City villages

Morexette Marie Erram 05/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As Cebu City’s number of active COVID-19 cases continue to decline, at least 24 villages or barangays here have not reported new infections in the past 10 days.  The city’s Emergency Operations Center…

PH Quincentennial Museum now open

Morexette Marie Erram 04/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippines finally has its own museum dedicated to pre-colonial life and the country’s participation in the first circumnavigation of the globe. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) on Monday, April…

Woman complainant against Sawang Calero cops shot dead in highway

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 04/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities here confirmed that one of the complainants, who accused several cops from Sawang Calero Police Station of rape and extortion, was killed by still unidentified assailants tonight, April 19. Ritchie Nepomuceno, 35,…

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