Cebu’s siloys no longer endangered

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/17/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Exciting news for Cebu’s wildlife! Black shamas, or locally known as siloys, are no longer endangered, the latest research from conservation experts showed. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has upgraded…

Mactan-Cebu airport to launch direct flights to Saigon

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/17/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) continues to expand its connectivity, with direct flights between Cebu and Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) as its newest route for this year. Airport stakeholders confirmed that beginning May, MCIA…

Rising love scams in Central Visayas: How to spot them

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/13/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Love bombing refers to the tactic of overwhelming someone with attention and affection to influence them. But in worst cases, it’s a manipulation act to control and ultimately, defraud another person. Love bombing…

Generally fair weather expected in Cebu on Valentine’s Day

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Good news for lovebirds looking forward to spend their Valentine’s Day outside. Fair weather will prevail in Cebu this week, the state weather bureau reported on Wednesday, February 12. “Today (Wednesday) until Sunday,…

Capitol bus station for BRT to stay – DOTr

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Proponents of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) are still hopeful that the project can start accommodating passengers in 2027. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista assured the public that construction for the much-delayed BRT…

Pagcor shuts down losing casino in Talisay, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/04/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The state’s casino regulator and operator has shut down a branch of the Casino Filipino here in Cebu due to financial loses. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) on Monday, February 3,…

Man in Naga City, Cebu nabbed for raping minor stepdaughter

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2025

Trigger warning: Mentions of rape, self-harm CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 27-year-old man from Naga City, southern Cebu was nabbed for raping his own stepdaughter multiple times over a period of two years, and his arrest came…

Palma on accused Cebu priests: They were cleared to return to ministry

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/30/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The names of at least 10 priests assigned in Cebu, both past and present, appeared in the latest database of clerics accused of sexual abuse. Nonprofit organization BishopAccountability released its Philippine database of…

Cebu among top pet-friendly cities in Asia

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fantastic news for fur parents who want to visit the Queen City of the South with their four-legged loved ones. Cebu City was named among the top pet-friendly cities in Asia for 2024.…

Typhoid hits 18 people in Barili town, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/27/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local officials in Barili town, southwestern Cebu are now tracing the source of the typhoid fever that hit 18 people in a village there. Mayor John-John Garcia on Monday, January 27 confirmed that…

Easterlies, amihan to bring cloudy skies, rainshowers in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/27/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cloudy skies will likely prevail over Cebu during the last week of January this year due to the presence of two weather systems, the state weather bureau reported. Cebu will experience partly cloud…

Another underwater drone or glider spotted in Bohol?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/22/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Authorities here urged residents in Bohol to help them locate the whereabouts of another underwater drone or glider that was recently spotted there. The Philippine Navy, in a report from state-run Radyo Pilipinas,…

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