Quick-thinking residents prevent fire from spreading in Talisay City

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 03/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Firefighters and residents in a privately owned compound in Brgy. San Isidro, Talisay City successfully prevented a fire from breaking out on Wednesday afternoon, March 30. Around P9,000 worth of personal belongings and…

Construction of Cebu BRT may start this June

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) reiterated its commitment to begin civil works for the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) this year. The agency, in a statement published on Tuesday, March 29, said that…

Stampede, defiance of health protocols mar Arat na Cebu concert

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A jampacked Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) and an uncontrollable crowd. This was the atmosphere at the Arat na Cebu concert, the first major public event held in the city following the easing…

Campaigns through text: A breach of data privacy?

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While data has increasingly grown in importance during the pandemic as phone numbers can already be used for official transactions, netizens have grown wary of political parties gaining access to their phone numbers.…

Rama assures services at City Hall will not be affected by election campaign

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama assured the public that while the campaign period has begun, it will not affect services at the City Hall. As the administration party, Rama assured that they will…

Bimbo Fernandez: Independent campaign is liberating

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Independent Vice Mayoral candidate for Cebu City, Fernando “Bimbo” Fernandez, kicked off his campaign at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral on March 25, 2022. Fernandez said that he chose to start the campaign with…

Gwen vows to continue programs, incentives for brgy workers if reelected

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – If given the chance to be reelected to the Capitol, incumbent Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia vowed to continue the programs her administration has implemented such as providing incentives to barangay workers. This was one…

Rama to police, market personnel: Protect the children

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has instructed the city’s police and market personnel to ensure the safety of children at the Carbon Market. This order came after the Cebu City Council has endorsed…

COMELEC commissioner reminds Cebuano candidates: Conduct a clean campaign

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Commissioner Aimee Ferolino of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) reminds Cebuano candidates to conduct a clean campaign this year. This she said a day before the start of the local campaign period on…

Probe kids’ involvement in Carbon commotion – Cebu City Council

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council is seeking an investigation on the involvement of children in the Carbon Market commotion on March 11, 2022. The commotion occurred when Bagsakan vendors at Unit II resisted the…

Cebu City to reopen cockpits soon

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least two cockpits here are being eyed to welcome back bettors two years after they were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The city government’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Tuesday, March…

Why only Cebu City shifts to Alert Level 1? DOH-7 exec explains

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Except for Cebu City, the rest of the island needs improvement in terms of its COVID-19 immunization coverage rates if it wants to shift to the most relaxed form of quarantine classification, a…

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