Sinulog Festival hails new Queen

Rosalie Abatayo 01/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Although dark clouds blanketed the skies, the Sinulog Festival Queen Coronation Night was no less bright as the 11 stunning lead dancers took on the stage at the Cebu City Sports Center Friday…

A true Cebu address: Vista Residences’ Cebu flagship fuses urban life, heritage, safe sanctuary

Rosalie Abatayo 08/26/2022

CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — ‘Gold standard’ is one way to look at the sophisticated communities built by Vista Land and Lifescapes, Inc. across the country — and its condominium arm, Vista Residences, intends to bring nothing less…

Mandani Bay: It’s the season for real estate investments

Rosalie Abatayo 08/12/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – With the easing travel restrictions and promises of no more lockdowns, now is the season to invest in the real estate industry. Audrey Villa, head of sales for HTLand/Mandani Bay, says the investment…

Faces of Cebu: Ricky Basilisco, 39, pungko-pungko vendor

Rosalie Abatayo 10/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Pungko-pungko is a staple for workers and students who wish to get their stomachs full without getting their wallets empty. But aside from feeding a thrift man’s hungry stomach, the pungko-pungko stall of…

Police say alleged rebel killed in Cebu is a high-ranking NPA official in Southern Mindanao

Rosalie Abatayo 10/12/2020

CEBU CITY — Years of running against the law ended on Sunday evening (October 11, 2020) for alleged New People’s Army (NPA) commander Denis Paradero Rodinas. Rodinas was killed in a joint operation of the Philippine National…

Shorter curfew hours in Mandaue City

Rosalie Abatayo 10/02/2020

Cebu City, Philippines–Mandaue City has enforced shorter curfew hours in the city in its second month under the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). The new curfew hours effective October 1, 2020, now starts at 11 p.m. to…

Cebu labor group questions 2021 budget priorities, calls for approval of unemployment assistance bill

Rosalie Abatayo 09/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A progressive labor group in Cebu reiterated the call for the passage of the Makabayan-bloc sponsored bill seeking to provide assistance for workers whose livelihood was affected by the pandemic. The call came amidst…

Preemptive evacuation in province’s high risk areas possible

Rosalie Abatayo 09/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has directed local DRRM offices in towns to conduct preemptive evacuation in high-risk areas while as rains brought by the surge of the southwest…

FACES OF CEBU: Rhee Telen Jr., giving LSIs a home away from home

Rosalie Abatayo 09/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Terminals are a familiar, yet not so pleasing, sight for Rhee Telen Jr. Telen, 27, spent the last 20 years in about 20 residences. He and his family moved from different towns and…

Bus drivers urged: Pick up passengers inside CSBT only

Rosalie Abatayo 09/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) in N. Bacalso Avenue reopens Wednesday, September 9, 2020, bus drivers are urged to pick up passengers only inside the premises of the Capitol-run terminal to…

Cebu South Bus Terminal reopens after five months of closure

Rosalie Abatayo 09/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) located along Natalio Bacalso Avenue in Cebu City has reopened today, September 9, after five months of transferring its operations at the Talisay City side of the…

New Barili mayor vows to continue Mayor Garcia’s projects 

Rosalie Abatayo 09/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Newly installed Barili town Mayor Julieto Flores vowed to continue the programs and projects initiated during the incumbency of the late town Mayor Nelson Garcia, who passed away last Sunday, September 6, 2020.…

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