Cebu activists to rally for ABS-CBN franchise renewal, press freedom on EDSA anniversary

Rosalie Abatayo 02/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Defending press freedom and the renewal of the franchise of ABS-CBN will be among the calls of activist groups in Cebu as they hold mass action tomorrow, February 25, 2020, to commemorate the…

Metro Cebu to bid farewell to love month with fair weather

Rosalie Abatayo 02/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos may enjoy the last days of February under the sun. Joseph Gerald Merlas, a meteorologist at the Mactan Station of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), said fair weather…

Capitol to auction 770 printers, photocopiers; outsources printing services

Rosalie Abatayo 02/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government will be seeking the approval of the Commission on Audit (COA) on its plan to already dispose of 770 printers and photocopying machines detailed in different offices at the…

EDSA @ 34: A call to remember, continue to defend democracy

Rosalie Abatayo 02/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “The authority in power is great but the oppressed mass is greater.” For Ma. Jardisha Marcellana, a human resource professional based in Cebu, this statement sums up the People Power 1 or the…

Euro-4 modern jeeps to start plying Lapu-Lapu routes in March

Rosalie Abatayo 02/20/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Twenty units of air conditioned modern jeepneys that are running on a Euro-4 engine will soon begin to ferry passengers in this city. On Thursday, February 20, 2020, the Land Transportation Franchising and…

Cebuano lawmaker files joint resolution seeking to extend ABS-CBN franchise to June 2022

Rosalie Abatayo 02/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano Representative Raul Del Mar has joined the call to give media giant ABS-CBN its day to be heard in Congress. Del Mar, who represents Cebu City North District, filed a house joint…

Mandaue City’s Barangay Tabok declares state of calamity to aid fire victims

Rosalie Abatayo 02/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Barangay Council of Tabok in Mandaue City has placed the village under a State of Calamity following the huge fire in Almer’s Compound  last Monday, February 17, 2020, that rendered 274 families,…

Capitol tells LGUs: Find unvaccinated children; clean up rivers to prevent polio

Rosalie Abatayo 02/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO)has called on the rural health units in the province to conduct an inventory of the children in their localities who did not receive their anti-polio vaccine in…

Talisay police arrest youth leader for involvement in illegal drugs  

Rosalie Abatayo 02/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Guendolyn Luague, the chairwoman of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in Barangay Lawaan III in Talisay City, was expected to help lead the youth away from the influence of illegal drugs. But on Wednesday…

One PUM completes quarantine period at Capitol-owned facility

Rosalie Abatayo 02/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One of the persons under monitoring (PUMs) who is quarantined at a Capitol-owned facility is completing the 14-day quarantine period on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Christina Giango said Wednesday…

Mandaue City issued over 7,000 biz permits in 2020

Rosalie Abatayo 02/18/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The business permit issuance in Mandaue City has grown to over 7,000 this 2020 from the 683 permits that were issued in 2019. Lawyer Lizer Malate, the head of the city’s Business Permit…

Team: ‘We are willing to help road clearing but some barangays are not cooperative’

Rosalie Abatayo 02/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (Team) has called on barangays to coordinate with them in clearing their roads from obstructions and illegal structures. Team Operations Chief Arnold Malig-on, in an interview on…

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