Colon Night Market returns

Morexette Marie Erram 09/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After two years, another icon in Cebu City’s vibrant night scene will return. Officials of the Cebu City Government announced on Thursday, September 15 that the Colon Street Night Market will be back.…

Female lawyer, son ambushed in Mandaue

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 09/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – (UPDATED) Still unidentified gunmen ambushed a female lawyer and her son in Barangay Tipolo, Mandaue City late Thursday evening, September 1, 2022, police confirmed. Investigators from Station 4 of the Mandaue City Police…

Cordova’s floating cottages have until Aug. 28 to operate

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie Erram 08/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The floating cottages in Cordova town, Mactan Island only have 10 days left to operate.  This after Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia issued an ultimatum to owners and operators of the structures that they…

As of August, PH has welcomed 1.1M tourists

Morexette Marie Erram 08/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—While the tourism industry in the Philippines is gradually regaining grounds, it may still take a couple of years before it can fully return to its pre-pandemic state. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said tourism’s contribution…

Capitol intervenes: No more illegal cottages in Cordova

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie Erram 08/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu Provincial Government has intervened over the matter concerning illegal cottages in Cordova town in Mactan Island. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, released an Executive Order (EO) No. 19, reiterating…

DepEd-7: Booster dose for students not required

Morexette Marie Erram 08/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) said COVID-19 vaccination status will not be a prerequisite in face-to-face classes, even among students. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, DepEd-7 director, reiterated that students are not…

Solutions to transpo woes, inflation: What Cebuanos want to hear from Pres. Marcos Jr.’s 1st SONA

Mary Rose Sagarino, Morexette Marie Erram, Pegeen Maisie Sararana, Wenilyn Sabalo 07/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. will deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) today, July 25.  In Cebu, where the President got a landslide victory during the May 9 national and…

Minor nabbed for allegedly pickpocketing in downtown Cebu City

Morexette Marie Erram 07/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities in Cebu City brought a minor to Carbon Police Station on Friday, July 15 for allegedly pickpocketing a passenger inside a public utility jeepney (PUJ). In a report from the Cebu City…

Gwen’s ‘small request’ to new admin: Close collaboration between Nat’l gov’t and Cebu province

Morexette Marie Erram 07/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A close collaboration between the national government and Province of Cebu. This is Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia’s ’small request’ to the new administration led by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Garcia, in a virtual briefing,…

New P1,000-piso banknote to be circulated in Cebu, Bohol this October

Morexette Marie Erram 07/05/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas – Visayas Regional Office (BSP-VRO) announced on Tuesday, July 5, that the new P1,000-piso polymer banknote will start its circulation in Cebu and Bohol in the coming months.…

Typhoid in Barili may be caused by poor sanitation

Morexette Marie Erram 06/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local officials in Barili, Cebu are now looking into the possibility of poor sanitation as the likely cause behind the increase in the cases of typhoid fever in their locality. As of June…

Cebu province unfazed by DILG ultimatum 

Morexette Marie Erram 06/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Not even an ultimatum from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) can make Cebu province reconsider its decision to make wearing face masks an option in open areas. Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn…

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