Cebu City gov’t awards 78 outstanding employees

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government awarded 78 outstanding city hall employees during this year’s Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) Awards. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama led the awarding of outstanding…

Interdepartment services exhibit features Cebu City Council history

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — From the city’s Charter in 1937, there have been only 19 women who served as councilors of Cebu City, excluding four ex officio members, with Jocelyn Pesquera and Mary Ann de los Santos…

DOLE-7 releases pay rules for Feb. 24 in Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) reminded private sector employers in Cebu City that their employees working on Friday, February. 24, 2023, are entitled to an additional 30 percent…

Raymond Garcia elected as national executive vice president of VMLP

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has been elected unopposed as the new National Executive Vice President of the Vice Mayors League of the Philippines (VMLP). The election was held during the…

Palma: St. Therese reminds us all to be grateful

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Saint Thérèse reminds us all to be forever grateful for whatever blessings we have received.” This was the message of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma in his homily during the send-off Mass for the…

Archdiocese of Cebu to present to CBCP the location of the three proposed dioceses in July

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Archdiocese of Cebu is set a to present this July to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) the identified locations for the three new dioceses that are being proposed here.…

Palma: 2023 Lenten celebrations return to ‘normal’

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After the successful holding of the in-person Fiesta Señor 2023, the celebration of the Lenten season this year is also expected to gather thousands of devotees and pilgrims in physical attendance. In a…

Capelinha de Fatima Cebu in San Remigio draws a thousand pilgrims daily

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ten months after its consecration, the Capelinha de Fatima Shrine in Lambusan, San Remigio, Cebu has gathered an average of 1,000 pilgrims daily. Auxiliary Bishop Ruben Labajo, in a press conference on Friday,…

CHAO, Museo Sugbo to launch Don Vicente Rama exhibit ahead of Cebu City’s 86th Charter anniversary

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To formally open the weeklong celebration of the 86th Charter Anniversary of Cebu City, the city government, in partnership with Museo Sugbo, will launch on Friday morning, Feb. 17, 2023, an exhibit dubbed…

DSWD-7 starts registration of new 4Ps households

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7), on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, announced that it will now begin with the registration of potential Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries under…

Globe: 500,000 Cebu subscribers register sim cards as of January 2023

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — About 500,000 Globe subscribers in Cebu have registered their sim cards as of Jan. 31, 2023, according to Rofil Sheldon Magto, the Regional Corporate Communications Manager of Globe for Visayas and Mindanao. Magto…

Pesquera welcomes idea of a ‘cruise terminal’ in Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Government is open to creating a cruise terminal as one of the ways to boost tourism in the city. Cebu City Tourism Commission (CCTC) chairperson Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera welcomed the…

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