Cebu City sends heavy equipment to landslide-prone areas for super typhoon Betty

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) has prepositioned heavy equipment for landslide-prone areas in the city as part of its preparations for the effects of Super Typhoon Betty. CCDRRMO…

LET topnotcher shares secret: Never allow pressure to get the better of you

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – LET topnotcher Renz John Bryan Espinosa still needs a little more time to process the good news he received on Friday, May 19, 2023. While congratulatory messages and a recognition ceremony are already…

How to renew your driver’s license with 10 or more but less than 40 demerits

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Are you renewing your driver’s license with 10 or more but less than 40 demerit points? Here are some tips. The Land Transportation Office (LTO) requires the license holder to be physically and…

P1M cash gift for centenarians should be given much earlier say netizens, seniors

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The bill increasing the cash gift for Filipino centenarians who reach 101 years old from P100,000 to P1 million elicited various reactions from Cebuanos. The House of Representatives on May 8, approved on…

Dr. Mancao named new CCMC officer-in-charge

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Dr. Peter Mancao has been named the new officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC). According to a social media post from the city’s public information office (PIO) on Friday morning,…

MCWD officials, employees union sign new CNA after 14 years

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A new Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) was signed by officials of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) and the MCWD Employees Union (MEU) on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Lawyer Jose “Joey” Daluz III, chairman…

No increase in COVID-19 cases in Central Visayas says DOH official

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — COVID-19 cases in Central Visayas in recent weeks have not increased, an official of the Department of Health in Region 7 (DOH 7) said on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. DOH 7 director Dr.…

Rama urges constituents to get jab amid rise in COVID-19 infections

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama continues to encourage Cebuanos to avail of the free vaccination against COVID-19. Rama made the call amid the recorded rise of COVID-19 positivity rates in several areas of…

Visayan Electric notes increase in demand for power, rotational brownouts may not happen

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 04/29/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Due to the hot weather, the Visayan Electric Company, the second-largest private electric utility in the Philippines, has noted an increase in demand for power. Quennie Bronce, head of the Reputation Enhancement…

DOLE 7 releases P4.9M in wages to TUPAD workers in Bohol

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 04/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE 7), released a total of P4.94 million in wages to over 1,000 Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers in Bohol on April 14…

Rama to issue new EO on how to ‘manage’ threats of fire in Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 04/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is with the belief that fires can be prevented. In an interview on Saturday, Rama said fires are “not insurmountable, but manageable.” With this, the mayor said that he…

Breastfeeding mothers to get free postnatal supplements in Cebu City if…

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 04/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Rey Gealon has pushed for the establishment of a city ordinance that would provide free postnatal supplements to breastfeeding mothers in Cebu City. The city council referred Gealon’s proposed resolution…

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