Young motorcyclist killed in Asturias highway collision

Futch Anthony Inso 08/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 24-year-old man died when his motorcycle sidecar collided with a private car on the national highway of Barangay Tubigagmanok, Asturias town, northwest Cebu on Saturday afternoon, August 17, 2024, at around 5:40…

Cebu Bus Rapid Transit progress still stalled at 69%

Pia Piquero 08/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project has stalled at 69.01 percent completion for Package 1 as of July 5, 2024. A recent report from the Department of Transportation (DoTr) indicated that while 69.01…

CCMC: A decade of delays and still no clear end in sight

Pia Piquero 08/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – It has been 10 years since the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) was supposed to rise as a beacon of public healthcare in the city. Yet, despite the billions of pesos already spent…

Gaza strike kills newborn twins as dad registered birth

08/15/2024

Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories–Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan had just collected the birth certificates of his three-day-old twins when he received the news: his Gaza apartment had been bombed, killing the babies and their mother. Footage of a distraught Abu…

Parcels burned as truck catches fire in Mandaue City

Mary Rose Sagarino, Paul Lauro 08/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Over P350,000 worth of packages and parcels from an e-commerce site were burned after a fire hit the truck that was carrying them in Mandaue City on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Firefighters in…

Two young siblings die in tragic fire in Tagbilaran, Bohol

Emmariel Ares 08/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A three-year-old girl and her one-year-old baby brother were killed when their house caught fire in Purok 1, Brgy. Manga, Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Wednesday evening, August 14. The blaze reportedly started while…

Capitol’s new ‘Pasigarbo’ lights and sounds provider vows ‘glitch-free’ event

Morexette Marie Erram 08/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The new lights and sounds provider the Capitol has tapped for the upcoming Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2024 vowed a “glitch-free” event. During a recent coordination meeting for the Pasigarbo, the provincial government confirmed…

Cebu City proposes P384 million supplemental budget for 2024

Pia Piquero 08/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government proposed a P384 million Supplemental Budget (SB) No. 2 for 2024, with the largest portion allocated to the Department of Public Services (DPS). During the regular session on August…

Cebu City eyes P2-billion flood control for 2025

Pia Piquero 08/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City is planning to pursue another multi-billion peso flood control initiative for 2025. This, despite being flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) over budget mismanagement in previous flood mitigation projects. The…

Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2024: Delegation from Russia to come to Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Visitors from overseas will be coming here as one of the guests this year’s edition of the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo. Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday, August 13, announced that a delegation from…

Rama: Cebu City should have right to vote in provincial elections 

Jasmin Meode - CTU Intern 08/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City as a highly urbanized city should not be subject to provincial influence, and its residents must be able to vote in the provincial elections. This is according to suspended Cebu City…

‘Bomb threat’ disrupts university in Banilad, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 08/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – (UPDATED 1 p.m., August 13) Investigations are ongoing over reports of a bomb threat that disrupted classes in a university in Brgy. Banilad, Cebu City on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Students, faculty members…

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