‘Basura Mo, Sardinas Ko’: Osmeña eyes its return to fix waste problem

Pia Piquero 06/21/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – How do you get people to stop dumping garbage into rivers and streets? Vice Mayor-elect Tomas Osmeña says, “Try sardines, and maybe rice.” Osmeña is eyeing the revival of “Basura Mo, Sardinas Ko,”…

DPWH flood project in Cebu buries mangroves without environmental permit

Pia Piquero 06/20/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – They were meant to protect the city from floods. Instead, they buried its natural defense against them. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) admitted to constructing portions of a flood control…

Cebu City abortion: 75-year-old lola, two others nabbed

Daryll Galindo 06/19/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 75-year-old woman and two other accomplices were arrested by police on June 19 for their alleged involvement in abortion activities. The three arrested individuals included a 75-year-old woman who allegedly performs illegal…

Encroaching fast-food outlet: Garcia mum on alleged political protection

Pia Piquero 06/18/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia remains tight-lipped on allegations that a fast-food chain that encroached on a sidewalk in downtown Cebu City is protected by a politician. In a recent teleconference while…

Tisa buy-bust: Pregnant minor rescued, man arrested

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/17/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu- A pregnant minor was rescued while a 37-year-old man was arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation – Cebu District Office (NBI-CEBDO) in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City on Monday,…

New school year, same old problems

Lieka Marie P. Fernandez, Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/16/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Despite a slight increase in the prices of school supplies, Nick Dan Rivera is eager to return to school. The 17-year-old from Liloan National High School is entering his final year of Senior…

Cebu City: ‘Hungry man’ nabbed after allegedly taking widow’s bag

Daryll Galindo - CDN Digital Multimedia Reporter 06/15/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 28-year-old man, who claimed that he was hungry and did not have money to buy food, snatched the bag of an elderly woman in downtown Cebu City on Sunday morning, June 15.…

No building permit: Council hits major Cebu fast-food outlet for encroachment

Pia Piquero 06/14/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A branch of a major fast-food giant in downtown Cebu City is under fire for encroaching on a public sidewalk without a building permit, a violation that has persisted for years without enforcement.…

Independence Day: Hontiveros urges fight against poverty, inequality

Pia Piquero 06/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The battle for freedom is far from over. Acting Mayor Donaldo Hontiveros called on Filipinos to confront modern challenges such as poverty, inequality, disinformation, and social division as the city commemorated the 127th…

Mike Rama eyes 2028 comeback: ‘We will be back’

Pia Piquero 06/11/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Mike Rama is not walking away just yet. In his first return to City Hall since his defeat in the May 2025 elections, former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama on Wednesday, June 11,…

Garcia refutes Archival’s low-budget claims, cites P6B revenue

Pia Piquero 06/11/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Outgoing Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has fired back at claims the city is running out of money, armed with national recognition for sound fiscal management. In a teleconference on Wednesday, June 11,…

Cebu City condo death: OBO official halts construction works

Pia Piquero 06/11/2025

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – City Hall has ordered the immediate suspension of operations at two towers of a condominium complex in Barangay Zapatera following the death of a 26-year-old construction worker who was fatally struck by…

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