Gwen Garcia files COC for Cebu governor but no runningmate yet

Morexette Marie Erram 10/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, has filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for her reelection bid in the upcoming 2025 elections. Garcia submitted her COC at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, which…

LIVE UPDATES (LAST DAY): Filing of CoCs for 2025 Elections in Cebu

CDN Digital 10/08/2024

(UPDATED AT OCT. 8 – 2 p.m.) Here are the latest updates on the filing of Certificates of Candidacy in Cebu, which started on October 1, 2024. Please refresh this page for the latest stories. Frasco files…

Former President Duterte is running again for Davao Mayor

Germelina Lacorte 10/08/2024

DAVAO CITY — Former President Rodrigo Duterte finally made true his earlier hint to run again for mayor here in the 2025 elections. This was despite him saying that he was already weak and would rather retire from…

Cebu City fish vendor: Debts, drug use forced me to rob store

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A fish vendor, who claimed to be deep in debt due to his fish business and his use of illegal drugs, robbed a store on Friday morning, October 4. But the law caught…

TIMELINE: From suspension to disqualification – key events in Michael Rama’s legal battles

Pia Piquero 10/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The leadership of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has been in jeopardy in recent months as a series of legal controversies have unfolded. Initially, he was placed under preventive suspension for failing to…

Is Mike Rama’s candidacy still valid after the Ombudsman ruling?

Pia Piquero 10/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Following the Ombudsman’s ruling disqualifying Mayor Michael Rama from public office, many Cebuanos are asking: Is his candidacy for re-election still valid? Cebu City is abuzz with questions about the status of preventively…

Suspended Mandaue Mayor Jonas Cortes files COC, seeks reelection 

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/04/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Suspended Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections (Comelec-Mandaue) on Friday, October 4. Cortes filed his COC at exactly 8:08 a.m. He will…

‘Tuloy ang laban!’: Rama vows to fight on amid nepotism ruling

Pia Piquero 10/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Preventively suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama vows to keep fighting after the Office of the Ombudsman found him guilty of nepotism and grave misconduct, leading to his permanent disqualification from public office.…

Minglanilla, Cebu shootout: Wanted man wounded, escaped, nabbed

Emmariel Ares 10/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A wanted man engaged policemen in a shootout, got wounded, escaped and got arrested later in hot-pursuit operation. This happened at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2, in Sitio Tabay, Barangay Candulawan, Minglanilla…

Preventively suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama banned from public office

Pia Piquero 10/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Preventively suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has been permanently disqualified from holding any government position after the Office of the Ombudsman found him guilty of nepotism and grave misconduct. In an order…

Cebu City shooting: Man killed inside Calamba cemetery

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 27-year-old man lost his life after he was targeted by an unidentified gunman while he was inside a cemetery in Brgy. Calamba, Cebu City on Wednesday evening, October 2. The victim was…

Archival: BOPK slate complete, ready to file candidacies

Pia Piquero 10/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – City Councilor Nestor Archival, the standard-bearer of Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) for the 2025 midterm elections, has confirmed that the party was fully prepared to file its certificates of candidacy (COC) on…

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