Cebu City’s ‘Ecostation’ may cut landfill-bound waste by 15 tons daily

Airam Limatog 06/06/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City may reduce the volume of garbage transported daily to landfills by up to 15 tons after opening the “Ecostation,” a new waste processing facility, at the South Road Properties (SRP). The…

Naga City buy-bust nets ₱136M shabu, 2 arrested

Airam Limatog 05/24/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Around 20 kilograms of suspected shabu worth more than P136 million were seized during a buy-bust operation in Naga City, Cebu on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Operatives from Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in…

Unified truck ban hours in Metro Cebu enforced

Pia Piquero 05/13/2026

Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro has ordered a unified truck ban schedule across Cebu province, moving to address worsening traffic congestion, inconsistent local policies, and delivery delays that transport officials and business groups say continue to disrupt mobility…

Pam defends Sto. Niño absence in Asean Sinulog dance

Pia Piquero 05/13/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro defended the decision to exclude the image of the Señor Sto. Niño from a Sinulog-inspired performance during the opening of the ASEAN Summit. She said organizers needed to respect…

‘Hawak ko ang beat’: Pam shrugs off VP Sara impeachment issue with dance quip

Pia Piquero 05/13/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro on Wednesday brushed aside allegations linking her to efforts to sway Cebu lawmakers on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, saying she never focused on the issue…

Archival urged to lift scholar disqualification

Pia Piquero 05/13/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City lawmakers moved to stop the disqualification of students from mountain barangays after a growing number of families complained that restrictive scholarship rules unfairly barred deserving learners who studied outside the city…

ACT row: Mountain students need housing aid, not just new schools — Rama

Pia Piquero 05/13/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The education crisis confronting students from mountain barangays here extends beyond the lack of schools in upland areas, with data from recent executive sessions revealing that many students struggle more with housing, transportation,…

Cheng camp says defense received CCTV, affidavits

Pia Piquero 05/13/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The prosecution in the Kingston Ralph Cheng hit-and-run case disputed claims that the defense failed to receive key case documents, saying court records and receiving copies showed that lawyers for the accused had…

SINULOG 2026: Cebu City seeks temporary closure of CSBT

Airam Limatog 01/04/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Cebu City government is seeking the temporary closure of the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) along Natalio Bacalso Avenue on January 18, 2026, in line with its traffic management and security plans…

FACES OF CEBU: Vivien Beduya, Mambaling scribe in Kiwi Land

Pia Piquero 01/04/2026

Inside a high school classroom that doubled as a newsroom, Vivien Beduya argued that a school publication deserved more than tradition. T…

Jun Alcover may tap CHR over viral Plaza Sugbo vendor arrest

Pia Piquero 01/03/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Councilor Jun Alcover on Saturday said he is considering filing a complaint before the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) over the controversial arrest of a bottled water vendor at Plaza Sugbo, pending the…

Archival rejects ‘silence’ claims: Cases already filed vs Monterrazas

Pia Piquero 01/03/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival has rejected claims that he has been silent on the controversial Monterrazas de Cebu project, saying the issue is already the subject of pending national cases and that renewed calls…

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