Skate park, multipurpose building will soon rise at SRP if …

CDN Digital 07/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will soon have a multipurpose building and skate park at the South Road Properties (SRP). That is if Cebu City Councilor Donaldo “Dondon” Hontiveros’ proposal to build this project will be…

Cebu BRT contractor wants construction to proceed 24/7

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The contractor of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has asked for the council’s support in allowing construction works for BRT Package 1 to proceed 24 hours a day, seven days a…

‘Singapore-like’ Cebu City measures among 37 new ordinances passed by 16th City Council

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/06/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The 16th Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) or 16th Cebu City Council closes its first year with the passage of ordinances and resolutions that support the city government’s goal of a “Singapore-like” Cebu City. Aside…

DOTr, LTFRB urged: Deploy new modes of transport that can maximize use of BRT project

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two councilors in Cebu City have urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to study the possibility of deploying new modes of transportation that could utilize…

Regulate operation of e-trikes in Cebu City – councilor

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City ex-officio Councilor Jessica Resch has proposed an ordinance allowing the operation of electric tricycles or e-trikes in Cebu City and providing guidelines for their operations. Under her proposed ordinance is the…

Ordinance establishing CCMC behavioral health unit passed

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City now has an ordinance establishing a behavioral health unit at the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC). The city council unanimously approved, on third and final reading, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023,…

Is sabong ok in Cebu City? 

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—With a series of fiesta celebrations expected in the city this May, a member of the Cebu City council wants the city government to tackle the legality of “sabong,” the local term for cockfighting, in…

DBM declares Cebu City’s appropriation ordinance for 2023 annual budget ‘inoperative in part’

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management in Central Visayas (DBM-7) has declared the Appropriation Ordinance (AO) for Cebu City’s P51.457 billion 2023 annual budget “inoperative in part.” The DBM-7 has already finished reviewing…

Cebu City dad wants police to beef up efforts in stopping petty crimes

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Councilor Jose Lorenzo Abellanosa urged the police here to beef up their efforts in curtailing petty crimes, such as robbery and snatching, that have victimized mostly BPO workers and call center agents. Lorenzo…

City Council to recognize individuals who helped homeless woman give birth on Tisa bridge

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After helping a woman living on the street give birth, six individuals, including a second-year Nursing student and barangay workers, are set to receive a commendation from the Cebu City Council. Councilor Rey…

Former Cebu City council aspirant Ernesto Herrera II, wife nabbed for estafa

Futch Anthony Inso 02/08/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Businessman and former Cebu City council aspirant Ernesto Herrera II and his wife voluntarily surrendered in a mall along General Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City, after a warrant of arrest was issued against them for a case…

VM Garcia files ordinance vs fake goods, illicit tobacco trade

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, filed an ordinance that would curtail the sale, rental, transfer, and distribution of pirated, counterfeit, or fake goods, and illicit tobacco…

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