Visita Iglesia 2024: San Fernando Rey Parish Church in Liloan

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Liloan town in northern Cebu is known to be the home of the delightful ‘rosquillos.’ But apart from their signature delicacy, a seemingly unique placement of a religious structure was built in…

OFW aspirants told: Engage with licensed recruitment agencies only

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The regional director of the Department of Migrant Workers in Central Visayas (DMW-7) warned aspiring Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to engage with only legitimate and licensed recruitment agencies. Lawyer Karl Arriola, DMW-7 director,…

Wholesale, retail trade among the top contributors to Cebu tri-cities’ economy

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Recently, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) published the results of the 2022 Provincial Product Accounts (PPA).  Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, and Mandaue City, are included in the top 10 list of the provinces…

Visita Iglesia 2024: Sto. Niño de Cebu Mactan Parish in Mactan

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In this Holy Week, part of the tradition of the Roman Catholics across the country is holding ‘Visita Iglesia,’ where the faithful visit seven churches either on Maundy Thursday or Good Friday. Twenty-eight…

Median age for marriage among PH women is 28, says PSA

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The median age for marriage in the Philippines falls between ages 28 to 30, according to the latest data posted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA said, as per Vital Statistics,…

Fireman shows collection of firefighting equipment in mall exhibit

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An exhibit of firefighting equipment was unveiled in a mall in Cebu City on March 20 in celebration of Fire Prevention Month. The exhibit was made possible through Michael Tan from Cebu City…

Osmeña says local gov’t has no control over CPA

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Cebu City mayor Tomas “Tom” Osmeña has something to say with regard to the matter between the Cebu Port Authority and the Cebu City government at present. In an interview with reporters,…

Cebu City senior citizens to receive P271M starting Thursday

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of P271 million is allocated for the cash assistance of Cebu City senior citizens which will be distributed this Thursday, March 21. Cebu City Treasurer Mare Vae Reyes told CDN Digital…

Vice Mayor Garcia assures Rama: Cebu City Council supports his plans

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said he was “surprised” after learning the words of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, saying that the City Council no longer supported the latter.  Garcia, the…

3 cities in Cebu in top 10 provinces, HUCs list with high economic growth in 2022

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, and Mandaue were included in the top 10 provinces and highly urbanized cities (HUCs) that were doing good in terms of per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in…

Real property tax: Proposed increase slammed by Archival

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the second hearing for the amendment of the Real Property Tax (RPT) Code draws near, Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival Sr. reiterates his stand against its implementation.  Yesterday, March 18, Archival called…

MCWD adopts ‘status quo’ amid LWUA’s partial intervention

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has assured its consumers that operations “will continue as usual” while they resolve a pending issue with the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). MCWD General Manager Edgar Donoso said…

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