Cebu City to conduct its 15th citywide cleanup drive on March 16

Kim Ablaña 03/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is preparing to conduct its 15th city-wide cleanup drive which highlights the importance of community-led initiatives in fostering a culture of proactive waste management. Reymarr Hijara, department head of the Cebu…

‘Singapore-like Cebu City’: P3.1B allocated for 80 brgys to achieve Rama’s vision

Kim Ablaña 03/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has announced that a P3.1 billion budget from the Local Development Fund (LDF) is now ready for use in 80 barangays of the city. The mayor said that…

CPA continues project construction despite Rama’s stoppage order

Kim Ablaña 03/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) continues its project construction despite Mayor Michael Rama’s order for its stoppage due to permit issues. Mary Knoll Lagu-Bolasa, CPA information officer, confirmed with CDN Digital that they…

Archival reveals potential lineup for 2025 polls in Cebu City

Kim Ablaña 03/12/2024

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, revealed his potential lineup for the 2025 midterm polls. Archival, who former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña endorsed for mayor, made the…

Gwen wants to increase fines for violators of sand and gravel code

Kim Ablaña 03/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia wants higher penalties against violators of the province’s sand and gravel policies in a proposed revenue code. Garcia proposed changes in the Provincial Revenue Code which aims at imposing stricter…

Abuse victims in Cebu City get free education, job training

Kim Ablaña 03/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare Services (DSWS) in Cebu City offers more than just shelter for abuse victims, but also provides education and job training to support them in rebuilding their lives. Melody Seno,…

Probe taxi drivers charging flat rates, says Cebu City Council

Kim Ablaña 03/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Council is requesting the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) to investigate the alleged incident of a taxi driver charging a flat rate instead of using…

Carbon Market plans to go ‘zero-waste’

Kim Ablaña 03/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Carbon Public Market, the city’s biggest wet market, plans to go zero-waste by turning organic waste into fertilizers. Vendors must now save their organic waste for this purpose. The Office of the…

Rama on Capitol’s stoppage of CBRT: ‘Do not interfere’

Kim Ablaña 03/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama responded to the Provincial Board (PB) resolutions urging the stoppage of Cebu BRT civil works. He stated, “Ayaw na mo panghilabot (Do not interfere).” Rama said that the…

Cebu weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies in the next five days 

Kim Ablaña 03/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Metro Cebu and the rest of Cebu province will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to the easterlies or localized thunderstorms in the next five days, according to the…

Why Cebu needs more power investments to secure future demand

Kim Ablaña 03/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – After Panay Island experienced a power outage in early January 2024, concerns about similar blackouts have arisen in Cebu province and nearby areas. Cebu is a major hub for power consumption in the Visayas…

Cebu City eyes ‘Singapore-like’ railway system to improve transport

Kim Ablaña 02/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A Singapore-like railway system is being eyed by the Cebu City government in a bid to improve the transport system in the city. This was after Cebu City Councilor Rey Gealon, chairman of…

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