PISTON Cebu reiterates calls vs jeep modernization

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A transport group here reiterated its calls to scrap the government’s public transportation modernization program by staging protests in various areas in the city. The Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor…

Couple found dead in tent in Bohol: Death due to inhaling toxic fumes

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/15/2024

Trigger warning: This story mentions self-harm or suicide. CEBU CITY, Philippines – Investigations continue to shed light on the death of a French and Cebuana couple inside a tent in a subdivision in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. But…

Suicide: Probe ongoing on patient killed after falling from hospital building

Morexette Marie Erram 04/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Authorities are investigating the death of a patient who died from an apparent suicide after jumping from one of the buildings of a government hospital on Thursday, April 11. Police in Cebu City…

OBO Cebu City suspends operations of condo unit where kid fell

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Building Official, or OBO, in Cebu City has temporarily suspended the operations of the condo unit where the four-year-old kid fell and died. This after the OBO, headed by…

MCWD deploys mobile siphon tanks in 2 Cebu City barangays

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District or MCWD recently deployed two Mobile Siphon Tanks (MSTs) in barangays Cambinocot and Bonbon. This move was part of MCWD’s efforts to mitigate the impact of the El…

Massive forest fire hits 4 barangays in Oslob

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The mountains of Oslob town in southern Cebu became an inferno when a huge forest fire broke out late Saturday evening, April 6. The wildfire lasted for several hours and spread to at…

EXPLAINER: Why do we monitor the heat index?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Once again, students and teachers in Cebu had to return to alternative modes of learning, like online classes and modular types, this summer. Face-to-face classes in several localities here have been suspended but…

Santo Entierro: Taking care of the dead Christ on the island

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The sun was beating down harshly one Friday at noon in Bantayan town in northern Cebu. In a family-owned compound in Barangay Ticad, its residents, workers, and volunteers did not mind the hot…

Around 400 lost homes after fire razes 2 sitios in Looc, Mandaue

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/12/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Close to 400 individuals lost their homes after a massive fire broke out in a densely populated area underneath the Osmeña bridge in Mandaue City on Tuesday noon, March 12. The fire erupted…

IN PHOTOS: Cebu BRT bus stations designs unveiled

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With construction in full swing, the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) team has unveiled the designs for the stations and stops of the public mass transportation system. Called Foglia, Cebu BRT’s stations and…

Cebu archdiocese urges Boljoon pulpit panels returned, asserts ownership

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Roman Catholic church has spoken up about the resurfacing of the once-lost pulpit panels of the Archdiocesan Shrine of Patrocinio de Maria Santissima in Boljoon, Cebu. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma on Feb.…

Tumulak says seeking election with Daluz was an ‘opportunity’ but…..

Pia Piquero 02/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Basak Pardo Barangay Captain Dave Tumulak is open to the possibility of accepting the offer of Lawyer Jose Daluz III to be his running mate in the 2025 midterm elections. But first, he…

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