Cebu City eyes changes for Holy Week preps due to bad weather

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government on Monday, April 11 said they were open to making any changes to the guidelines for the observance of Holy Week.  Mayor Michael Rama, during Monday’s press conference, said…

Agaton’s effects felt in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Hundreds of passengers stranded in various ports, classes canceled, minor landslides, and a submerged passenger sea vessel. These were some of the scenes reported in Cebu due to the presence of Tropical Depression…

Visayan Electric: Pray for sunshine; bad weather affects reenergization efforts

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The rains on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, has caused a certain delay in the reenergization efforts of Visayan Electric as linemen cannot work under bad weather.  Engineer Raul Lucero, president and chief operating…

Trips of small sea vessels to parts of Easters Visayas suspended due to bad weather

Rosalie Abatayo 09/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) has suspended trips for small sea crafts bound for areas affected by Tropical Depression (TD) Liwayway and the southwest monsoon. PCG-7 spokesperson Lieutenant Junior Grade…

Lapu declares state of calamity in Olango Island

Futch Anthony Inso 08/09/2019

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu—The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) said the City of Lapu-Lapu declared a state of calamity in the Island of Olango on Friday, August 9, 2019.  CDRRMC cheif Nagiel Bañacia said this…

Gale warning: Rough seas still expected in Cebu, parts of Visayas and Mindanao

Rosalie Abatayo 08/06/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The central and eastern seaboards of the Visayas and the Eastern seaboard of Mindanao continue to be under gale warning, based on the latest update from the Phillippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical…

Binibinis win bronze medal in 2019 Asia Oceanic Ultimate Guts Championships

Immae Lachica 07/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Binibinis made our country proud. Members of the Pilipinas Ultimate Women’s Frisbee Team won the bronze medal in the 2019 Asia Oceanic Ultimate Guts Championship held in Shanghai, China last June 23-27. But…

Macarine calls off English Channel attempt again

Glendale G. Rosal 08/18/2017

For the second straight year, Ingemar “Pinoy Aquaman” Macarine has called off his bid to cross the treacherous English Channel. Macarine was supposed to swim the 33-mile channel from Dover, England to Calais, France on Friday but…

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