Cebu BRT contractor wants construction to proceed 24/7

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The contractor of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has asked for the council’s support in allowing construction works for BRT Package 1 to proceed 24 hours a day, seven days a…

Chipping away at malnutrition: Is feeding 79,000 kids for 120 days in Cebu province enough?

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/12/2023

Last of Three Parts CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has earmarked P199 million to fund its campaign to decrease the prevalence of malnutrition in Cebu Province in…

ITZC to bring rains, thunderstorms to Metro Cebu until Sunday – Pagasa

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines– The prevailing Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and localized thunderstorms will continue to bring cloudy skies and moderate to heavy isolated rain showers in Metro Cebu and the rest of Cebu Province until Sunday, July…

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines ‘unanimously’ approves proposal for new Cebu dioceses

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The proposal of the Archdiocese of Cebu to create additional dioceses under its ecclesiastical jurisdiction got “unanimous” approval from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma announced in…

Buwad, ginamos, noodles: A struggling family shows why nutrition is least of their worries

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/09/2023

(Second of three parts) CEBU CITY, Philippines – Food affordability is one of the factors why poor Filipino families cannot afford a healthy diet and balanced nutrition. Food affordability refers to one’s capacity to pay a market…

Former SFI executive director Ricky Ballesteros dies at 57

Glendale G. Rosal, Wenilyn Sabalo 07/08/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Former Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) executive director and renowned sports organizer Ricky Ballesteros passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023, his family confirmed. He was 57. Many of his friends have expressed surprise…

Real property tax rates in Cebu City has new model, pushed at City Council

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government’s Local Finance Committee (LFC) has introduced to the council, on Thursday, July 6, 2023, a new model for updating real property tax (RPT) and business tax rates in the…

Cebu will have cloudy skies, rain showers in the next 5 days–Pagasa

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu weather will be characterized by cloudy skies with rain showers in the next five days or until Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Pagasa’s extended weather forecast said that an Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)…

Landslide-hit families in Sudlon II eyed for Cebu City’s housing program

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Landslide-hit families in Sitio Cantipla in Barangay Sudlon II, a mountain barangay in Cebu City, may soon avail of the city’s housing program as a permanent “no build zone” policy is being enforced…

Heat rising in Cebu, public told to take precautionary measures

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/07/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebuanos are advised to take precautionary measures against excessive heat as rising heat index or heat temperature has again been recorded this week. Jhomer Eclarino, a weather specialist from Pagasa-Mactan station, said…

More than 9,000 drivers apprehended in first half of 2023, says LTO-7

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) has apprehended more than 9,000 drivers of two-and-four-wheeled motor vehicles for violating traffic laws in the first half of 2023. In a press conference on…

New LTO-7 chief to commuters: Report abusive taxi drivers

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The new chief of the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) said the agency will  continue its effort to crack down on abusive taxi drivers in the region. Newly appointed LTO-7 director Glen…

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