Mayor Rama implements revamp of city hall officials

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government on Monday, March 13, 2023, implemented the revamp of city hall officials. City Administrator Suzanne Ardosa, after the early Monday morning flag-raising ceremony at the Plaza Sugbo grounds, announced…

Gwen orders temporary stoppage of culling of pigs in ASF-hit Carcar

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia orders to temporarily stop all culling activities in Carcar City where the first cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been detected. Garcia held a meeting with the province’s…

2 men yield 2 kilos of shabu in Cebu City buy-bust

Pegeen Maisie M. Sarara 03/11/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental –Suspected shabu worth P14.7 million and weighing exactly 2 kilos were seized from two men during a buy-bust operation in B. Aranas Street, Barangay San Nicolas Proper, Cebu City, past 5 p.m. on…

Marcos orders police, military to suppress impunity in Negros Island – Galvez

Pegeen Maisie M. Sarara 03/11/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — Stop the bloodshed and impunity. Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued a “verbal call out order” to the police and the military to stop the impunity and lawless actions on Negros Island.…

China’s Xi handed historic third term as president

Agence France Presse 03/11/2023

BEIJING — Xi Jinping was handed a third term as Chinese president on Friday, capping a rise that has seen him become the country’s most powerful leader in generations. The appointment by China’s rubber-stamp parliament comes after Xi…

Mandaue vet: 50 dogs, cats spayed, neutered, vaccinated

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/10/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — At least 50 dogs and cats were spayed, neutered, and vaccinated here during the anti-rabies awareness month activity of the Mandaue City Veterinary Office in a mall on Friday, March 10. Dr. Karen…

Governor Roel Degamo’s dying words: Help the people

Kaye Brier and Connie Fernandez-Brojan 03/10/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY — “Tabang…ang mga taw… (Help…the people…).” These were the last words of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo before losing consciousness after he was shot inside the compound of his house on March 4, 2023, in…

4 suspects in hazing victim’s death in Cebu surrender

Morexette Marie Erram, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 03/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The four suspects tagged in the death of a hazing victim here have come forward, and are ready, to tell the truth, police said. Four out of the five suspects accused of killing…

Rama asks for P67.5M supplemental budget

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has requested P67,589,480 Supplemental Budget for 2023 to cover urgent and necessary expenses. During its regular session on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, the Cebu City Council referred the…

ASF in Cebu: Is it safe to eat pork here? Yes, officials say

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Health officials in Central Visayas assured that locally produced meat and pork products in Cebu are safe to eat, despite confirmed cases of the African Swine Fever (ASF).  The Department of Health in…

Cebu City dad: ‘Exert due effort for bedridden seniors’

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has requested various department heads of the city hall, whose personnel are temporarily designated as disbursing officers for senior citizens’ financial assistance, to exert due efforts in distributing the…

President Marcos promises to help victims of Pamplona massacre

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 03/09/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said his office will help the families of the victims of the Pamplona massacre.  Marcos said this after he visited the wake of slain Negros Oriental Governor…

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