Election ban: City Hall seeks Comelec nod for Charter Day bonus

Pia Piquero 03/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia vowed to seek an exemption from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the release of the Charter Day bonus for city government employees despite the election ban. In…

Mandaue’s TEAM launches amnesty program to release impounded vehicles

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/29/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) is aiming to have at least half of the impounded vehicles claimed when its amnesty program begins on May 2. Hyll Retuya, head of TEAM, shared…

Mike Rama sacked anew over multi-million garbage deals

Pia Piquero 03/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed former Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama from government service for the second time in less than a year after finding him guilty of grave misconduct and…

Gov’t workers, teachers urged to stay non-partisan as local campaigns begin

Niña Mae Oliverio 03/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The campaign period for local candidates in the May 2025 elections starts today, and the Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) has issued some crucial reminders. Comelec-7 Director Francisco Pobe emphasized that…

LIST: Holidays in April 2025

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/27/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Summer is here, and at least five Holidays await Filipinos planning to make the time for spiritual development or looking forward to hit the beach this April. The first regular Holiday this month…

2,900 police officers to secure Cebu for May 12 elections

Emmariel Ares 03/27/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 2,900 police officers will be deployed across the cities and municipalities in the province of Cebu and tasked to ensure that no acts of violence or intimation would disrupt the…

Cebu City OKs P35K bonus, scraps P88M livelihood program

Pia Piquero 03/27/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Hall employees can soon anticipate the release of their long-awaited Charter Day bonuses. This after the City Council approved the first supplemental budget (SB1) on March 26. The approved SB1, which…

Duterte supporters in Cebu set grand birthday events in Danao, Mandaue

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/27/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte in Cebu are set to gather in various parts of the province today and tomorrow to celebrate his 80th birthday. Convenors of Hakbang ng Maisug-Cebu met with…

More joined in Earth Hour 2025 from Metro Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/26/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of participants from Metro Cebu joining the global lights-off movement Earth Hour in 2025 has increased. Data from the Visayan Electric Company (Veco) recorded a load drop of 1.91 megawatt (MW)…

Operations unaffected after fire hits Dev’t Bank branch in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/25/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — State-run banking institution Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) assured clients that operations remained functioning after a fire hit one of its branches here last Sunday, March 23. The DBP-Cebu recently issued a…

Huge fire in Paknaan, Mandaue City leaves 800 homeless

Futch Anthony Inso, Paul Lauro 03/24/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Over 800 individuals in a densely populated area in Brgy. Paknaan, Mandaue City lost their homes after a huge fire struck last Sunday, March 23. Firefighters on Sunday responded to a fire alert…

Missing for 3 days: All foreign hikers rescued in Negros

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/23/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities have successfully rescued all foreign hikers on Saturday afternoon, March 22, nearly three days after they went missing while trekking to Twin Lakes in San Jose, Negros Oriental. Four of the six…

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