Librando wants next Ms. Badian to help promote town outside Cebu

06/14/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Aside from canyoneering and the famous Kawasan Falls, Badian town in southwestern Cebu has so much more to offer. Mayor-elect Jerome Librando said he wanted the other destinations in their town like the…

Aumentado: Central Visayas is fastest-growing economy in PH

06/14/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado, the chairperson of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Central Visayas, reported a 7.3 percent growth in the region’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in 2024. In a…

Habagat kills 1 in Cebu, heavy rains to persist

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 06/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat, claimed the life of a 75-year-old man in Cebu over the weekend. The victim, identified as Deonisio Bonghanoy Labitad, drowned after being…

Mpox in Cebu: 7 cases confirmed, most already recovered

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Niña Mae Oliverio 06/03/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Health officials here urged the public not to panic amid reports of confirmed cases of the monkeypox virus (mpox). The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Monday, June 2, revealed that…

Turista milangoy sa dagat paingon sa Biliran kay walay ikaplete

06/01/2025

Tungod kay wala nay ikaplete, mi-desisyon ang usa ka turista nga languyon na lang ang kadagatan sa Kawayan padong sa Maripipi Island sa Biliran Province. Matud pa sa kapulisan nga ang turista nga giila nga si Nathan…

Abante Bohol denies adopting guest candidate in May elections

05/26/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Abante Bohol, a provincial coalition of political parties led by reelected Governor Erico Aris Aumentado, has clarified that they did not field a guest candidate in the May 12 elections. Stephen Rances, the…

Candidates warned of disqualification over leftover campaign materials

Pinky Rondina CTU-Tuburan Intern 05/15/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the dust settles from the 2025 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is making one thing clear: the campaign is over, and it’s time to clean up. The Comelec has given…

Luis Manzano human mapildi sa eleksyon: ‘Ito’y umpisa pa lamang’

05/14/2025

Bisan pa man og napildi siya sa iyang kandidatora isip bise gobernador sa Batangas, miingon si Luis Manzano nga nagmadaugon gihapon siya ug ang tanan niya nga nasinati sugod pa lang sa iyang biyahe kauban ang mga…

Pam Baricuatro is governor-elect of Cebu

Morexette Marie Erram 05/13/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu has a new governor. Pamela Baricuatro of Partido Demokratikong Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) has been proclaimed as governor-elect on Tuesday afternoon, May 13, 2025. Baricuatro defeated incumbent Governor Gwendolyn Garcia after…

Elections in Cebu yield interesting results so far 

Daryll Galindo, Futch Anthony Inso, Mary Rose Sagarino, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Pia Piquero 05/13/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu, including its three large cities, have yet to formally proclaim winners but initial results of the  2025 Midterm and Local Elections got interesting real quick. READ: LIVE UPDATES: Cebu midterm elections 2025…

Bohol politics: Another disqualification case filed vs. Baba Yap

05/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A day ahead of the midterm elections on May 12, another disqualification case was filed against former Tagbilaran City Mayor John Geesnell “Baba” Yap II, who is seeking to represent Bohol’s 1st district…

Bohol: Rep. Edgardo Chatto faces disqualification case

05/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) was asked to disqualify reelectionist Bohol 1st district Representative Edgar Chatto on accusations of vote-buying. Three Boholanos, through their legal counsel Atty. Mark Dave Josol, acted as complaints…

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