EXPLAINER: Haze in Cebu City; How and why it happened?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – On Thursday morning, November 14, 2024, residents here woke up to hazy skies, prompting local authorities to urge those with health problems to take precautions. The light haze observed in Cebu City was…

Light haze in Cebu City may prevail until Friday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The light haze detected in Cebu City on Thursday, Nov. 14 may prevail until Friday, the state weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in Mactan (Pagasa-Mactan) said that…

MCWD: Cebu City’s freshwater faces growing saltwater contamination

Pia Piquero 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City faces a growing water problem as saltwater seeps into its freshwater sources due to excessive groundwater extraction. With communities already experiencing the effects and the risk of intrusion spreading, the Cebu…

Light haze blankets Cebu City, Pagasa confirms

Futch Anthony Inso 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Visayas has confirmed the presence of light haze in Cebu. Van Sabellano, a weather specialist at Pagasa-Visayas, said they had observed the light haze…

Suspect behind shooting of ex-convict in Mango identified

Paul Lauro 11/12/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police here have already identified suspects in the shooting that killed a 21-year-old ex-convict in uptown Cebu City last Sunday, November 10. Surveillance videos of the shooting, which took place in front of…

After typhoon Nika, 2 more storms looming in PH

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Typhoon Nika (international name: Toraji) just barely made landfall on northern Luzon on Monday, November 11, 2024, but residents there have to brace for not just one but two more potential storms. The…

Garcia stresses ‘maximum tolerance’ policy after Rosell’s City Hall arrest

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police personnel from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) are on high alert to maintain the security and order at the Cebu City Hall following the incident that transpired last Friday. CCPO…

Nika, tropical depression outside PAR have no effects in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu and the entire Visayas are spared from the effects of Typhoon Nika and the tropical depression that formed outside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau here said.…

Fuel prices to surge up to P1.90 per liter next week

Lisbet Esmael - @inquirerdotnet 11/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Oil companies are expected to raise petroleum prices by up to P1.90 per liter next week. According to Rodela Romero, director of the Department of Energy’s Oil Industry Management Bureau, diesel prices may see…

Cebuano voters warned of AI-driven ‘deepfakes’ ahead of 2025 polls

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Voters in the upcoming 2025 midterm elections are being warned about deepfakes. Deepfakes, as defined in the Oxford Dictionary, are videos of a person whose appearance has been digitally altered to look like…

‘Nika’ intensifies into severe tropical storm; new LPA spotted

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/10/2024

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Nika has intensified into a severe tropical storm on Sunday, November 10, as state meteorologists are monitoring another major weather disturbance forming outside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). The Philippine…

‘Kontra Bigay’: Comelec-7 intensifies campaign vs. vote-buying

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) has strengthened its efforts to educate young voters against vote-buying and vote-selling during the election season. Lawyer Veronico Petalcorin, assistant regional election director, said on…

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