Around P100k worth of properties lost in Punta dawn fire

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 11/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around P100,000 worth of properties and belongings were lost in a dawn fire that broke out in a residential area in Barangay Punta Princesa here on Friday, November 27, 2020.  The Cebu City…

P6.9M worth of ‘shabu’ seized from female suspect with ties at Cebu City Jail

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 11/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – One kilogram of illegal drugs believed to be shabu was seized from a female suspect in an early morning buy-bust on Thursday, November 19, 2020, here.  Operatives from the Cebu City Police’s Intelligence…

Labella bans team building for all City Hall employees

Morexette Marie Erram 11/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella will be prohibiting all departments of the city government to conduct team building and other crowd-gathering activities. Labella’s announcement came after photos of several City Hall employees doing out-of-town team…

1 dead in San Fernando road accident

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 11/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One died while two others were injured in a road accident along the highway in San Fernando town in southern Cebu last Thursday evening, November 12, 2020. Reports from Police from San Fernando…

Cebu City gov’t orders indefinite closure of shoe store after failure to control crowd in 11.11 sale

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 11/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, ordered a shoe store here to close its operations indefinitely after holding an 11.11 sale that went awry. Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, head…

Cebuanos brace for pre-pandemic traffic as jeepneys return to city streets

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Morexette Marie Erram 11/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With the planned return of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) to Cebu City streets this November, both passengers and motorists are already preparing for the inevitable – traffic congestion. But Councilor James Cuenco, the…

Danao City follows ban on karaoke

Morexette Marie Erram 11/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More and more local government units (LGUs) in Cebu are banning karaoke sessions and other activities that generate loud noises. Danao City in northern Cebu is the latest to prohibit karaokes and videokes.…

Tugboat catches fire in Cebu City waters

Morexette Marie Erram 10/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines (UPDATED)—A tugboat owned and operated by a roll-on, roll-off company caught fire while sailing along Cebu South Channel on Monday, October 26, 2020.  Reports from the Philippine Coast Guard in Cebu (PCG-Cebu) said the…

Cebu City dangles P100k worth of incentives to barangays that can achieve COVID-free status

Morexette Marie Erram 10/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Government will be providing financial incentives worth P100,000 to barangays that can achieve having zero active cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Mayor Edgardo Labella announced this development in a speech…

‘NPA commander’ killed during escape attempt – police

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 10/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A man who is said to be a rebel commander was killed in a shootout with authorities while hiding in a mountain barangay in Cebu City late night on Sunday, October 11. Denis…

P6B for CV: Cebu officials ask DSWD for clearer guidelines on cash aid distribution

Morexette Marie Erram 04/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu officials have asked the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to provide them with clearer guidelines on the distribution of cash assistance under the national government’s social amelioration program for those…

Alleged ‘subhuman conditions’ in BPO to be checked

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Morexette Marie Erram 04/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Government officials in Cebu are now checking reports alleging that workers of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company operating in Cebu City have endured poor living conditions — a story that has reached…

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