Rama vs. Garcia tug-of-war risks Cebu City’s welfare – Archival

Pia Piquero 12/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A third party might find an opportunity amid political strife. The ongoing power struggle between dismissed Mayor Michael Rama and Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia may present an unexpected advantage to another mayoral aspirant,…

What we know about South Korea’s martial law

12/04/2024

Seoul, South Korea–South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, said he would lift martial law just hours after he imposed it, in a brief and confusing episode in which he blasted the opposition…

South Korean president abandons martial law attempt

12/04/2024

Seoul, South Korea—South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt to impose martial law on Wednesday after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets. Yoon’s shock…

Sinulog 2025: Over 30 contingents already confirmed, says Garcia

Pia Piquero 12/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 38 contingents have already expressed interest in participating in Sinulog 2025, Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia announced. This figure is nearly double the number of participants in the 2024…

Panguil Bay Bridge repairs done: Asphalt overlay completed

Ferdinand Patinio 12/03/2024

MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, said the repair on the asphalt overlay of the Panguil Panguil Bay Bridge in Mindanao has been completed. “Just sharing the (information)….…

Sinulog 2025: Cebu City Mayor Garcia invites President Marcos

Pia Piquero 12/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has officially extended an invitation to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to attend the Sinulog Festival 2025. Garcia announced the invitation during a press conference on December 2, 2024, stating…

E-bike ban to continue in Mandaue City

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/03/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Mandaue City continues to implement total ban on electric bikes within the city. Hyll Retuya, OIC Department Head of the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) on Monday, Dec. 2, said that the…

Mandaue Christmas village unveiled

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/03/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City Government has officially launched its Christmas Village  on Monday evening, December 2, 2024. The centerpiece of the Christmas Village is a towering 15-meter Christmas tree designed with an interior and…

PhilHealth assures members it has enough funds for 2025

Ma. Teresa Montemayor - Philippine News Agency 12/03/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Monday said it has sufficient funds to cover all the benefit package payments and planned expansion of package rates next year. In a media forum in Pasig City,…

Man from Lapu-Lapu nabbed for selling lewd videos of nieces, who are all minors

Futch Anthony Inso 12/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A man from Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu was arrested by the agents of the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7), after he allegedly lured his nieces, who are all minors, to…

Mike Rama’s return to City Hall ends in clampdown

Pia Piquero 12/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A parking space just outside the executive building of the Cebu City Hall bears a sign that reads, “Reserved Parking for City Mayor.” Next to it was a warning sign that reads, “No…

Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint

12/02/2024

SAINT-MALO, France  — Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he’d be earning perhaps four times what he now gets as captain of a sailboat that instead uses the wind’s clean energy to transport goods…

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