Consolacion tells barangays to put up border controls against ASF

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The local government of Consolacion town is beefing up its measures to prevent the deadly African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering their municipality. Consolacion Mayor Teresa ‘Nene’ Alegado recently held a meeting with…

Lapu-Lapu mayor mulls excluding Negros Occ. in ban of live hogs, pork products from Negros Island

Futch Anthony Inso 03/14/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government will consider not to include Negros Occidental province in the ban on live hogs and pork products in Negros Island. Earlier, Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan issued an executive order…

Capitol to provide financial aid for farmers in Carcar whose hogs got culled

Morexette Marie Erram 03/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government vowed to provide cash assistance to owners of swine farms in Carcar City whose livestock got culled as a measure to curb the spread of the deadly African Swine…

Lechon, chicharon sales in Carcar affected due to ASF scare

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/14/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—An official of the Carcar City government said that lechon and chicharon sales in the city have slowed down since the announcement of a confirmed case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in their locality.…

Pork producers group in CV tells public: Local pork is safe to eat

Morexette Marie Erram 03/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Amid cases of the deadly African Swine Fever (ASF), a group of pork producers in Central Visayas assured the public that locally produced meat and pork products are safe for consumption. The Central…

ASF found in slaughtered pigs in Carcar City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/06/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The deadly African Swine Fever (ASF) has been detected in Cebu. The Provincial Veterinary Office on Monday, March 6, has confirmed that they have detected the African Swine fever virus from samples of…

Habal-habal driver arrested for raping 6-year-old neighbor

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Emmariel Ares 02/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines- A 62-year-old ‘habal-habal’ driver was arrested on Monday, February 20, 2023, for allegedly raping a 6-year-old girl in Carcar City, southern Cebu. The accused, identified as Mario Bernal Panugan, a resident of the said…

Carcar, Toledo big winners in Sinulog sa Carmen

Morexette Marie Erram 01/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Carcar City makes it twice in a row. This is after the Carcar City Division, Toledo City, and Tribu San Roque from Carmen emerged as the big winners in the 50th Sinulog sa…

Drug busts in Carcar, Cebu cities yield P77,000 shabu, nubain, net 9 suspects

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 08/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nine individuals, including two women, were arrested in separate buy-bust operations in the cities of Cebu and Carcar on August 20 and 21 respectively. Police confiscated P59,840 worth of ‘shabu’ and P17,500 worth…

Fuel discount cards released to 971 farmers, fishers in Cebu – DA-7

Futch Anthony Inso 07/29/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has distributed on Friday, July 29, 2022, fuel discount cards to 971 farmer and fisherfolk beneficiaries from different local government units (LGUs) in Cebu. The…

Carcar City’s century-old trees slowly regaining beauty

Immae Lachica 01/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A slow but beautiful recovery for the famous century-old trees of Carcar City is gaining attention online.  The trees are one of the highlights of the heritage city of Carcar with their lustrous green…

Forestview breaks ground for Forestview Homes in Carcar

PR 12/14/2021

CARCAR—Cebu-based real estate developer Forestview Realty & Development Inc. recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new residential development, Forestview Homes, last December 2, 2021. The event marked a significant milestone for Forestview as the 4.65-hectare economic…

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