Road closures to be imposed for removal of skywalks along Osmeña Blvd

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Road closures will be imposed soon along Osmeña Boulevard to expedite the removal of skywalks before January 2024. Around 5:25 a.m. on Friday, members from the church, Cebu City officials, and representatives from…

Fiesta Señor 2024: Will original foot procession route be used?

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he wanted the original routes for the foot processions  unchanged, the working committee for the Fiesta Señor held another walk-through on Friday morning, December 1, 2023. Various…

Philippines has highest shopping scam rate among 11 Asian countries

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippines ranked the highest among the 11 Asian countries that were covered in the 2023 Asia Scam Report from the 1st Anti-Scam Asia Summit in Taipei, Taiwan. Data showed that the Philippines…

Cebu City eyes 80% of hotel bookings for Sinulog 2024

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, said that the city is looking to reach 80-percent of bookings in hotels in Cebu City for the Sinulog 2024. It can be…

Fiesta Señor 2024: Routes for solemn foot processions now under review

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The routes of the foot processions for the Fiesta Señor 2024 will be under discussion following Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s objection to the changes of routes. Last November 15, the committee from…

Why is it called ‘Sinulog sa Sugbo Philippines 2024’?

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Last November 21, the official Facebook page of the Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) brought hype to the netizens after they updated their page with a new profile picture for Sinulog 2024, dubbed as,…

SOCE: Comelec-7 will not grant extension of filing

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) has once again reiterated that there will be no extensions for the filing of the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures or SOCE after November 29.…

No hotel bookings yet for January 2024, says HRRACI president

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It is too early for now to identify the percentage of bookings in hotels in the city for the Sinulog in January 2024. That is according to the president of the Hotel, Resort…

DOH-7 assures availability of HPV vaccine in Central Visayas

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) assured that the vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is available. Dr. Jera Armendarez, head of the Non-Communicable Disease Section at DOH-7, gave the assurance…

Pagasa-Mactan to public: Brace for hot weather as heat index expected to go up

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The public is encouraged to brace for the hot weather condition today, November 27, 2023, as the state weather bureau in Mactan expects the heat index to go up to 36 degrees Celsius…

Robbery update: 2 persons of interest in jewelry store heist held

Niña Mae C. Oliverio, Paul Lauro 11/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two persons of interest believed to be involved in the pawnshop heist in Colon Street, Cebu City have been located and held in Mandaue City by police on Sunday, November 26. Authorities held…

DTI urged to impose price ceilings to avoid price manipulation this Christmas season

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the Christmas season nears, a councilor in Cebu City has requested the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to look into and impose price ceilings on basic necessities during the holiday season.…

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