Asturias shooting: Cebu lawmaker calls for swift probe on killing of village chief, wife

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu 3rd District Rep. Pablo John Garcia has urged authorities to shed light on the shooting in Asturias, northwest Cebu that claimed the lives of a village chief and his wife.  Garcia, in…

MCWD: Additional 15,000 cubic meters of water supply expected by September

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) targets to deliver an additional 15,000 cubic meters of water daily to its consumers in mountain barangays of Cebu City by September. MCWD’s Corporate Planning Department Acting…

Outpouring of grief over Cebu journo’s death

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Media practitioners and organizations mourned the death of a Cebuano journalist who lost her life in a tragic road accident in Negros Oriental.  CDN Digital reporter Pegeen Maisie Sararaña died due to severe…

Capitol to provide financial aid for farmers in Carcar whose hogs got culled

Morexette Marie Erram 03/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government vowed to provide cash assistance to owners of swine farms in Carcar City whose livestock got culled as a measure to curb the spread of the deadly African Swine…

Lechon, chicharon sales in Carcar affected due to ASF scare

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/14/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—An official of the Carcar City government said that lechon and chicharon sales in the city have slowed down since the announcement of a confirmed case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in their locality.…

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…

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