CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. is banking on billions of pesos in uncollected taxes and a faster, friendlier business permitting process to bankroll his administration’s 2026 priorities. He said all this without…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. is setting his sights on a “realistic and implementable” annual budget for 2026. He aims to peg the budget between P9.5 billion and P11.5 billion to break away from…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. has put the brakes on the resumption of construction at the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC), citing the absence of complete and detailed plans from contractor Dakay Construction. In…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. is pushing for a humanitarian policy to retain employees who have served 13 years in City Hall, who are just two years shy of qualifying for full Government Service…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — On his first official day in office on July 1, Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. revealed that the city government was facing a projected budget deficit of P2 billion to P3 billion. This has…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – “P12.1 billion? I’m not sure.” That was how Mayor-elect Nestor Archival responded when told about the amount of cash deposits that outgoing Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia reported was available in the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s incoming administration may face serious financial headwinds, with initial assessments revealing that the city’s available cash assets may not be enough to sustain operations, pay employee salaries, or fund ongoing projects.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Incoming Cebu City leaders promise audit, action, and accountability to finally deliver the long-delayed hospital Twelve years after construction began on the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC), Mayor-elect Nestor Archival Sr. and Vice…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — For one of the few times in recent memory, minority councilors in Cebu City are poised to secure committee chairmanships under the incoming administration. Cebu City Mayor-elect Nestor Archival Sr. has committed to…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Outgoing Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said he would support the incoming administration’s plan to implement a 24/7 City Hall. However, he added that digital transformation, not round-the-clock staffing, would be the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Incumbent Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has pledged his full support for Mayor-elect Nestor Archival Sr., following his defeat in the May 2025 midterm elections. Garcia made the pronouncement in an interview…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — BOPK candidates Nestor Archival Sr. and Tomas Osmeña claimed Cebu City’s top posts in the 2025 elections with 256,197 and 233,906 votes, respectively. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu City proclaimed the…
