Election ban: City Hall seeks Comelec nod for Charter Day bonus

Pia Piquero 03/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia vowed to seek an exemption from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the release of the Charter Day bonus for city government employees despite the election ban. In…

Mandaue’s TEAM launches amnesty program to release impounded vehicles

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/29/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) is aiming to have at least half of the impounded vehicles claimed when its amnesty program begins on May 2. Hyll Retuya, head of TEAM, shared…

Comelec-Mandaue cracks down on illegal campaign posters as local campaign kicks off

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/28/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – As the local campaign season officially kicks off on Friday, March 28, the Commission on Elections (Comelec-Mandaue) conducted an Oplan Baklas operation across various areas of the city to remove campaign posters placed…

Cebu City shooting: Man shot dead while playing basketball

Emmariel Ares 03/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Law enforcers in Cebu City have identified a Person of Interest (POI) with possible links to the shooting of a 32-year-old man in Brgy. Mabolo, Cebu City on Thursday afternoon, March 27. Police…

Carcar police nab suspects in call center agent’s murder

Futch Anthony Inso 03/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Carcar City Police Station successfully apprehended the suspects involved in the brutal murder of a 28-year-old call center agent in Sitio Luan-luan, Brgy. Poblacion 1, Carcar City. The arrest took place during…

Cebu police stories: March 28, 2025

CDN Digital 03/28/2025

CEBU, Philippines – Here’s a roundup of police stories from around Cebu on March 28, 2025. Cebu City man nabbed for molesting a child A 46-year-old wanted man was arrested by police in Brgy. Mambaling, Cebu City…

Injured SWAT officer awarded with medal in Cebu City

Emmariel Ares 03/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) agent, who was shot in an operation that escalated into an armed encounter in Cebu City on Thursday, March 27, has been awarded with a medal for…

Raymond Garcia: My 10 months as mayor preview Cebu City’s future

Pia Piquero 03/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Incumbent Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, the standard-bearer of the Kugi Uswag Sugbo (Kusug)-Panaghiusa coalition, vowed to build upon the leadership he has demonstrated over the past 10 months. Garcia, who assumed…

7.7 magnitude earthquake hits central Myanmar – USGS

Agence France Presse 03/28/2025

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, buckling roads in the capital Naypyidaw and with tremors felt in China and Thailand. The tremor’s epicentre…

Strong earthquake rocks Bangkok, Thailand

Associated Press 03/28/2025

BANGKOK — A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the Thai capital Friday, causing buildings to sway. The U.S. Geological Survey and Germany’s GFZ center for geosciences said the midday temblor was a shallow 10 kilometers (6.2 miles),…

Mayor Cesar Suan vows to convert Cordova into a city if he wins

Futch Anthony Inso 03/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines- Incumbent Cordova Mayor Cesar “Didoy” Suan said he will convert Cordova into a city if Cordovanhons would give him another term. The Asenso Cordovanhons led by Suan held a grand proclamation rally on Thursday…

South Korea: Rain gives some respite to firefighters as death toll rises

Agence France Presse 03/28/2025

YEONGDEOK, South Korea — Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea’s worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll from the unprecedented blazes raging for nearly a week reached 28. More than a dozen fires…

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