Piston-Cebu presses DOE: Intervene amid oil price surge

Caryl Evangelista 03/18/2026

Protesters from the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) Cebu on Wednesday urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to exercise its authority to regulate oil prices amid continued increases tied to global market…

CBRT Commuter Guide: Routes, fares, and free ride schedules

Caryl Evangelista 03/18/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) has announced its official fare matrices, route maps, and the “Love Bus” free ride schedules ahead of its partial operations starting on March 19. The free rides will be…

Carbon Market vendors decry exclusion in closed-door JVA review

Caryl Evangelista 03/17/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Concerns over transparency and representation surfaced Tuesday, March 17 as Carbon Market vendors claimed they were sidelined during a closed-door executive session of the council reviewing a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA). Several vendors…

Fare hikes trigger anxiety among Cebu commuters, drivers

Caryl Evangelista, Lyle Andales 03/17/2026

Both drivers and commuters in Cebu City lamented the recently approved provisional increase in jeepney fares.…

Kirsten Zham Ocladina: From an athlete to an RMT topnotcher

Caryl Evangelista 03/17/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines— You can be sporty and a smarty, too. This is how Kirsten Zham G. Ocladina describes herself as she recalls her journey from being a top student in school and a badminton player in…

March 26: Holiday in Talisay City, special working day for Cebu Province

Caryl Evangelista 03/06/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Talisay City marks March 26 as “Takas sa Talisay,” commemorating the 81st anniversary of the 1945 Talisay Landing.  The event honors World War II veterans’ efforts in liberating Cebu from Japanese forces through the…

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