Danao city gov’t sets up rules for sale, distribution, use of firecrackers

Futch Anthony Inso 12/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The City Government of Danao issued an Executive Order (EO), which regulates the manufacture, sale, distribution, or use of firecrackers or pyrotechnic devices during Christmas and New Year celebrations. Based on EO No.71,…

Bar Exams 2023: List of passers

Pia Piquero 12/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Supreme Court has recently released the successful list of passers of the 2023 Bar Exam.  Out of the 10,387 takers, a select few emerged as outstanding performers. Here are the top 20…

EXPLAINER: The series of earthquakes in Mindanao, and why Cebu can feel the tremors

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – There is roughly a 480-kilometer distance between the island of Cebu and Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur, the town closest to the epicenter of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked Mindanao on Saturday, December…

Road closures to be imposed for removal of skywalks along Osmeña Blvd

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Road closures will be imposed soon along Osmeña Boulevard to expedite the removal of skywalks before January 2024. Around 5:25 a.m. on Friday, members from the church, Cebu City officials, and representatives from…

How to get your Digital TIN ID

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines  – Starting December 1, Filipinos no longer need to physically queue inside the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to get their Taxpayer Identification Number or TIN. The BIR on December 1 announced the launching…

Fiesta Señor 2024: Will original foot procession route be used?

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he wanted the original routes for the foot processions  unchanged, the working committee for the Fiesta Señor held another walk-through on Friday morning, December 1, 2023. Various…

IN NUMBERS: HIV cases in the rise in Central Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The number of confirmed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Central Visayas continues to increase. From 878 in 2021, HIV cases in the region grew to 1,007 in 2022, data from the Regional Epidemiology…

Cebu City eyes purchase of 10M bulletproof SUV for Mayor Rama

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 11/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government is planning to purchase a 10-million-peso bulletproof and bombproof service utility vehicle (SUV) for the “security and safety” of Mayor Michael Rama. The proposal is now pending approval by…

Retired policeman nabbed for alleged possession of unlicensed firearms in Mambaling

Paul Lauro, Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 11/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A retired policeman from Sitio Ibabao, Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City, was apprehended late Wednesday, November 29, 2023, for allegedly maintaining possession of unlicensed firearms. The arrest, based on a search warrant, was conducted…

Pawnshop robbery mastermind is ex-political prisoner, juris doctor

Emmariel Ares 11/30/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – The police have identified a former political detainee as the alleged mastermind behind the daring robbery of a pawnshop and jewelry store in broad daylight along Colon Street on Saturday, November 25,…

Pawnshop robbery: Police to file charges against 6 suspects

Emmariel Ares 11/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police here will be filing charges against six individuals including the alleged mastermind of the daring pawnshop robbery in Cebu City on Saturday, November 25. Police Colonel Ireneo B. Dalogdog, City Director of…

Shooting and robbery incidents not cause for alarm – PRO-7

Emmariel Ares 11/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police here said that the public should not be alarmed by the recent spate of shooting and robbery incidents in Cebu City.  During a forum on Tuesday, November 28, a police official revealed…

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