School supplies: DTI Cebu monitors prices as classes draw near

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With only a few days before the classes for the School Year 2024-2025 starts, the Department of Trade and Industry here has already been monitoring the prices of the school supplies. Ines Cajegas,…

More Filipinos are visiting Taiwan

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tourism officials from Taiwan are ramping up initiatives to entice more Filipinos to visit their country. Recently, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (Teco) held a travel fair here inviting travelers from the Visayas…

Malaysian, 70 years old, Cebu university’s oldest medical graduate

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Have you imagined studying for another degree after your retirement age? Because it is never too late to pursue what you want no matter how old you are. The drive for a 70-year-old…

BIR-7: Use of fake TIN cards is a criminal offense

Emmariel Ares 07/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The use of a fake Tax Identification Number (TIN) card is a criminal offense and is punishable with a fine of not less than P5,000 and imprisonment of six months and one day to…

Guide to the 2024 census: How to identify legit PSA data collectors?

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) starts working to update the total number of the country’s population through POPCEN-CBMS or the Population Census and Community-based Monitoring System, it is crucial for the public…

Ombudsman denies Rama’s petition to lift preventive suspension

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has denied the motions of preventively suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and other suspended City Hall officials to lift the order of their preventive suspension filed in…

LPAs will not affect Cebu, fair weather expected until Tuesday

Emmariel Ares 07/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu province will not be directly affected by the two low pressure areas or LPAs that were last spotted in Oriental Mindoro and Eastern Visayas as of 4:00 a.m. on Friday, July 19.…

Reah Mae Tocmo’s family still waiting for justice one year later

Emmariel Ares 07/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Tocmo family continues to wait for the conclusion of the trial against the man responsible for the death of their loved one, Reah Mae, a year after her passing. Reah Mae was…

Online gambling addiction: Measures in Cebu City to stop it pushed

Pia Piquero 07/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Individuals struggling with gambling addiction are increasingly resorting to crime to fund their habits. City Councilor Rey Gealon recently filed a resolution urging the Cebu City Health Department (CHD) to launch an information…

Talisay drug bust: Woman nabbed with P10.2 million worth of shabu

Emmariel Ares 07/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of P10.2 million worth of suspected shabu was confiscated from a woman, tagged as a high-value individual (HVI), during a drug bust in Brgy. Bulacao, Talisay City, Cebu on early Friday…

Woman from Talisay City nabbed for producing fake BIR TIN cards

Emmariel Ares 07/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  A 38-year-old woman from Talisay City, Cebu is facing criminal charges for allegedly printing and selling fake BIR TIN cards and Philhealth cards to customers across the province of Cebu. The arrested suspect…

Council okays establishing office for motorcycle riders

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has approved the creation of an office that would look solely on the welfare of motorcycle riders and motorcycle-for-hire drivers. This is after the consolidated proposed ordinance of Councilors…

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