Cebu City to rent mechanical suction machines in desilting rivers

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/24/2024

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will never be spared from flooding during the rainy season. That’s the harsh reality that every city resident must accept and endure. Because of this, the City Government is eyeing…

PSA-7 urges public to utilize the digital version of national ID

Jasmin Meode, Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To those who registered for their national ID and still have not yet received their physical cards, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has launched a solution for it. Last June 10, the PSA…

School supplies: DTI Cebu monitors prices as classes draw near

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With only a few days before the classes for the School Year 2024-2025 starts, the Department of Trade and Industry here has already been monitoring the prices of the school supplies. Ines Cajegas,…

Garcia: Marcos’ SONA comprehensive, tackles topics he wants to hear

Niña Mae C. Oliverio, Shannah Rose Pardo 07/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The third state of the nation address (SONA) of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has reached Cebu City Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia’s expectations especially that the President discussed matters that Garcia wanted…

Malaysian, 70 years old, Cebu university’s oldest medical graduate

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Have you imagined studying for another degree after your retirement age? Because it is never too late to pursue what you want no matter how old you are. The drive for a 70-year-old…

Guide to the 2024 census: How to identify legit PSA data collectors?

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) starts working to update the total number of the country’s population through POPCEN-CBMS or the Population Census and Community-based Monitoring System, it is crucial for the public…

Ombudsman denies Rama’s petition to lift preventive suspension

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has denied the motions of preventively suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and other suspended City Hall officials to lift the order of their preventive suspension filed in…

Council okays establishing office for motorcycle riders

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has approved the creation of an office that would look solely on the welfare of motorcycle riders and motorcycle-for-hire drivers. This is after the consolidated proposed ordinance of Councilors…

Proposed Metro Cebu Subway feasibility study gets Council’s OK

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has authorized the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to conduct a feasibility study on the proposed Metro Cebu Urban Mass Rapid Transit (UMRT) or the Metro Cebu Subway. Last July…

DepEd to turn over Palarong Pambansa equipment to Cebu City

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — All equipment used for the Palarong Pambansa 2024 in Cebu City will be properly inventoried, according to an official from the Department of Education (DepEd) here. Adolf Aguilar, assistant division schools superintendent of…

VP Sara shows up in Palarong Pambansa 2024 closing ceremony

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite her noted absence during the opening ceremony of Palarong Pambansa 2024 on July 9, Vice President Sara Duterte attended the closing ceremony at the Cebu City Sports Center on Tuesday, July 16.…

CCSC track oval is 0.88 meters short – sports officials

Niña Mae C. Oliverio, Pia Piquero 07/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The CCSC track oval is short by 0.88 meters from its exact 400-meter measurement, sports officials revealed on Tuesday, July 16. Cebu City Sports Commission Chairman John Pages confirmed this in a press…

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