How a tarp and kindness changed Pasil vendor’s day

Mark John Cabante 07/30/2025

Cebu City, Philippines–His stall was easy to miss until one thoughtful act brought it forward. “Tay, himuan tika og tarp” (Tay, I’ll make you a tarp.) This is what Mezy Bustamante, an economics graduate and incoming 2nd-year…

Cebu City brgys told to clean seniors aid list, remove names of the deceased

Frances Noquilla 07/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Government is calling on all 80 barangays to conduct a thorough cleanup of their respective lists of senior citizen beneficiaries to ensure integrity in the distribution of financial aid. On…

Cebu City revives ‘Oplan Pakigsandurot’ for safer nights

Frances Noquilla 07/26/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — No more worries at night in Cebu City after the city government officially re-launched Oplan Pakigsandurot on Friday, July 25, to strengthen peace and order initiatives. This community-based initiative aims to safeguard the…

Cebu Sona protests to be held, real ‘state of nation’ to be revealed

Frances Noquilla 07/25/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Marcos singilin, Duterte panagutin!”  This is the rallying cry of various sectoral groups in Cebu and Central Visayas as they demand accountability from the country’s top leaders for economic mismanagement, corruption, and broken…

PUJ drivers slam ‘Libreng Sakay’ program as unfair, exclusive

Frances Noquilla 07/24/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Free rides sound good on paper, but for many traditional jeepney drivers in Cebu, the government’s “Libreng Sakay” program is neither “fair nor real help.” Transport group PISTON Cebu criticized the program rolled…

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