Metro Cebu: Generally fair weather in coming days – Pagasa Mactan

Pia Piquero 09/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Metro Cebu and the rest of the province can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with occasional rain showers and thunderstorms over the weekend. This is according to the latest forecast from the…

Dengue cases up: Cebu City may declare ‘public health emergency’

Pia Piquero 09/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Residents of Cebu City are being urged not to take the dengue threat lightly as local officials are contemplating declaring a public health emergency due to a spike in cases and confirmed deaths.…

Pasil Fish Market: Garcia says wastewater treatment plant needed

Pia Piquero 09/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia is pushing for the immediate procurement of a sewage treatment plant (STP) at the Pasil Fish Market to address pressing environmental and sanitation concerns. Following his recent inspection, Garcia said…

Garcia mulls waiving fines for impounded motors amid LTO plate crackdown

Pia Piquero 09/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia is considering waiving penalties and fees for motorcycles impounded on August 31, following the implementation of the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) new guidelines on license plates starting September…

P10M lights for Cebu City Hall rehab questioned: ‘Is it necessary?’

Pia Piquero 09/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A plan to spend P10 million on 65 sets of RGB lights for the rehabilitation of Cebu City Hall’s legislative building has come under intense scrutiny regarding the project’s value. While some officials…

Garcia ready to appoint new MCWD board members after no-shows

Pia Piquero 09/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia is ready to appoint new members to the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) Board amid reports of two directors repeatedly skipping board meetings. Garcia said that if vacancies…

LTO-7 slammed for new license plate rules despite 12M backlog

Pia Piquero 09/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A local legislator has criticized the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Central Visayas for its plan to enforce a memorandum that penalizes vehicles without LTO-issued license plates starting September 1. In a privilege…

Overcharging taxi drivers: How to report them

Pia Piquero 09/04/2024

Every day, countless commuters across Cebu rely on taxis to reach their destinations quickly and conveniently. However, what should have been a comfortable ride would sometimes turn into a frustrating ordeal as passengers are hit with inflated…

No sanctions on Binaliw landfill operators despite violations

Pia Piquero 09/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB) has decided not to impose sanctions on the Binaliw landfill operators despite uncovering violations of environmental laws. The Binaliw landfill, operated by Prime Integrated Waste…

Garcia: No active POGOs found in Cebu City, but can’t guarantee no illegal ops

Pia Piquero 09/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Following the recent raid of a hotel in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu City Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said he cannot fully guarantee the absence of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) or similar operations…

MCWD kicks off water expansion projects in Guba, Agsungot

Pia Piquero 09/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A long-awaited solution to the decades-long water crisis in the city’s upland barangays is finally underway. On Monday, September 2, the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) broke ground on water expansion projects in…

Raymond Garcia vows justice for victims of collapsed riprap walls

Futch Anthony Inso, Pia Piquero 09/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has vowed to seek justice for the victims of the two separate riprap wall collapses in Cebu City on Sunday, September 1. The first incident happened in Brgy.…

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