Fluvial Procession to return during Fiesta Señor 2023 – Zafra

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra, chairman of the Sinulog 2023 executive committee, said the Fluvial Procession will make a comeback during the Fiesta Señor 2023 celebration. The activity was scrapped for two years…

No overnight stay in cemeteries on Undas 2022 pushed

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Even with the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, residents of Cebu City might still not be able to stay for long inside cemeteries during the traditional Undas celebration on Nov. 1 and…

Zafra to check compliance of establishments with ‘CCTV Ordinance of Cebu City’

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra will meet with representatives of the City’s Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) and the Cebu City Treasurer’s Office this week to check on the compliance of establishments…

Cebu City dad to public: Stay vigilant against petty crimes

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra reminded the public to be vigilant against petty crimes. As the chairman of the peace and order committee of the City Council, Zafra said they were expecting that…

Cebu City dad to public: Avoid send-offs for Bar examinees

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra, the chairperson for peace and order, is urging the public not to conduct send-offs to Bar examinees this weekend. Zafra said that even though this is the first…

Cebu City dad to parents: Monitor outside movement of kids

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra, the chairperson for the committee on peace and order, appeals to parents to monitor the movement of their children following the four missing girls reported by distraught parents…

Dondon confirms he ‘may run independently’ for 2022 polls

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Donaldo ‘Dondon’ Hontiveros on Sunday, September 5, confirmed that he might be running independently for the upcoming 2022 polls. Hontiveros, in a statement on his official Facebook page, said it…

Zafra urges lawyers to report any threats amid killings

Dyrecka Letigio 08/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra, the committee chairperson for peace and order, is urging law practitioners to report any threat to their lives. This amid the killing of human rights lawyer, Rex Fernandez,…

Cebu City dad to victims of police abuse: Do not let ‘incident’ scare you to silence

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra is encouraging residents who have experienced police abuse to not let the killing of a major witness in the alleged rape and extortion case of 11 Barangay Sawang…

Tricycles can’t use national roads as terminal — Zafra

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra said they are looking into transferring some tricycle terminals off national and secondary roads as these vehicles have caused obstruction to these roads. Zafra said the move is…

Cebu City officials laud ‘best new normal practices’ in churches

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Officials in Cebu City have observed a larger number of churchgoers now that the city is under the most relaxed form of community quarantine. But despite this, they lauded both church administrators and…

City dad to push for agricultural development in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra is planning to propose an ordinance that would encourage agricultural development in the city. Zafra said that the coronavirus pandemic has showed that Cebu City is not secured…

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