Sagarbarria, Reyes, sworn in as Negros Oriental governor, vice governor

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Negros Oriental has a new governor and vice governor in former Vice Governor Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria and former First District Board Member Jaime “Jake” Reyes. Sagarbarria and Reyes formally took their oath of…

MCWD: 25,000 cubic meters of desalinated water to be added to supply by year’s end

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) targets to supply an additional 25,000 cubic meters of desalinated water before 2023 ends to narrow the gap between the supply and demand of its franchise areas.…

MCWD awaits LWUA approval for water tariff increase

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is still awaiting the approval of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) for its proposed 60 percent water tariff increase. In a press conference on Thursday, June…

Cebu to experience generally fair weather with scattered rains in next 5 days – Pagasa

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Metro Cebu and the rest of Cebu Province in Central Visayas can expect generally fair weather with partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies and scattered rains from Thursday, June 1, until Sunday, June…

Cebu City continues pig testing to upgrade ASF status

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) continues to conduct ASF disease surveillance and disease investigation in the city. Dr. Jessica Maribojoc, DVMF head, said the continued ASF disease surveillance…

Rama okays council resolution on demolishing 2 skywalks for BRT construction 

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has already approved the council resolution interposing no objection to the plan of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) management to demolish two skywalks in the city to…

LTFRB-7 backs FCTC’s call not to extend the Dec. 31 deadline for consolidation

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A transport cooperative has gotten support from the chief of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) in their call not to extend the Dec. 31, 2023 deadline for…

Modern jeep operators in CV want Dec. 31 consolidation deadline ‘firmly’ implemented

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Federation of Cebu Transport Cooperatives has called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to “firmly” implement the December 31, 2023 deadline for the…

Three locations at SRP eyed for transfer of Cebu City Hall

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the current city administration’s plan to relocate the city hall to the South Road Properties (SRP), an official of the Cebu City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) presented to the city council…

Sea trips bound for Camotes, Leyte canceled due to Super Typhoon Betty

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Several trips bound for Camotes Island and some parts of Leyte have been canceled as of Saturday, May 27, 2023, the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) announced. The CPA, in a social media post,…

VP Sara Duterte distributes “PagbaBAGo” kits to students in Mandaue

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte, on Saturday, May 27, 2023, led the Cebu leg of the simultaneous and nationwide launching of the “PagbaBAGo: A Million Learners and Trees Campaign.” The launching in Cebu was…

Barangay tanod cited for urinating in public

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Environmental Sanitation and Enforcement Team (CESET) has cited or issued a citation ticket to a barangay tanod in Tejero for urinating in public, specifically beside a parked government vehicle in…

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