Sinulog sa Palaboy: A bid to preserve the Sinulog traditional dance

Rosalie Abatayo 12/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sinulog Festival grand parade day, for 11-year-old Daisy Sarigumba, is but a normal Sunday in January where she would play outside their house in Barangay Ermita, Cebu City. For the first time,…

Food stalls in CSBT ‘removed’ to make room for passengers

Rosalie Abatayo 12/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some food stalls inside the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) have been moved to the back of the terminal to make more room for the passengers’ waiting area, as travelers going to their…

Annular eclipse on Dec. 26 at 82% view in Cebu; best view in Sarangani

Rosalie Abatayo 12/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The best view of the annular solar eclipse on December 26 will be in the vicinity of Sarangani province where the phenomenon may be seen at 97 percent. In Cebu, 82% of the…

Police alert up as CPP celebrates 51st anniversary on Dec. 26

Rosalie Abatayo 12/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Brigadier General Valeriano De Leon urged the local police to remain vigilant and intensify the gathering of information regarding members of the New People’s Army (NPA) as the Communist Party of the…

De Leon to police chiefs: Instill discipline among your men

Rosalie Abatayo 12/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Petty issues like absences and tardiness should no longer have to wait for action from the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7). Police Brigadier General Valeriano De Leon, regional director of PRO-7, said…

Gwen: Let the LGU decide if students will be sent for Sinulog, Pasigarbo

Rosalie Abatayo 12/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Allowing students to participate in socio-cultural events like Sinulog and Pasigarbo sa Sugbo should be upon the discretion of their respective local government units, who will be funding their participation. This is the…

329 loose firearms recovered since De Leon’s installment as PRO-7 chief

Rosalie Abatayo 12/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 329 loose firearms have been recovered by the Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) since October 17, 2019, the police reported on Thursday, December 19, 2019. The firearms, a mix of improvised…

Priest reminds public: ‘Honor the sanctity of life’

Rosalie Abatayo 12/19/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Thursday morning’s homily on the fourth day of Misa de Gallo here centered on the Catholic Church’s teachings against suicide, abortion, and euthanasia or mercy killing. Fr. Prudencio Operiano of the National Shrine…

Manila Water, Capitol dispute may end up in arbitration

Rosalie Abatayo 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Arbitration may be needed if the dispute between the Capitol and Manila Water Consortium Inc. (MWCI) within 30 days or until January 10, 2020. The period commenced when the Capitol served the Notice of…

Gwen, Local School Board’s next agenda: ‘Mass promotion policy’

Rosalie Abatayo 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The “unofficial mass promotion policy” of the Department of Education will be the next agenda for the Local School Board (LSB) in Cebu province. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia vowed that the LSB would review…

Former cop to rent Capitol lot for P30 per square meter

Rosalie Abatayo 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol is set to lease a nearly 2,000-square-meter province-owned lot in Barangay Luz, Cebu City to a former high ranking police officer who previously sued the provincial government over the ownership of…

PDRRMO on blue alert for Christmas starting Dec. 20

Rosalie Abatayo 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) will be on blue alert starting Friday, December 20, 2019, in time for the Christmas holiday break. PDRRMO Chief Neil Angelo Sanchez said being…

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