Cebu Province proposes P15B for 2021 budget, up by 25%

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province proposed a record-breaking P15 billion as its budget for 2021, a 25 percent increase to the P12 billion allotted for this year. The proposed budget was approved in its first reading…

Capitol, police agree to augment tourist police

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government and the provincial police on Monday, October 26, 2020, agreed to augment police officers in tourist spots in the province if it meant reinforcing health protocols in tourist sites…

Bantayan Island Airport ‘on track’ for 2020 completion

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Improvements made in the Bantayan Island Airport are set to be finished by December 2020, local officials here have announced. The Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), in a statement on Sunday, October…

Bantayan-bound tourists told to secure bookings ahead of trip

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tourists planning to go to Bantayan Island in northern Cebu are advised to book their accommodations ahead of their scheduled trip. This was just among the reminders the Cebu Provincial government told the…

Garcia sets deadline for sand, gravel firms to comply with permits, taxes

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government has reminded firms involved in the processing and distribution of sand and gravel in Cebu province to abide by government mandates. Otherwise, they may face sanctions from the Capitol.…

Gwen: No monopoly in new North Bus terminal

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Government of Cebu assured that there would be no monopoly in the new Cebu North Bus Terminal (CNBT). The Capitol, in a report from their media arm Sugbo News, denied the…

Garcia orders consortium to stop digging wells in Carmen town

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has ordered a consortium here to stop digging deep wells in Carmen town, northern Cebu. Garcia issued Executive Order (EO) No. 26, directing Cebu Manila Water Development Inc. (CMWDI)…

Barili Mayor Marlon Garcia to be laid to rest this Sunday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The late mayor of Barili town in southwestern Cebu will be laid to rest today, Sunday, September 13, 2020. The Capitol-ran Sugbo News, in a report published on Sunday, said that Marlon Garcia’s…

Garcia urges Alcoy officials to ‘speak up’ on dolomite issue

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia called the attention of local officials in Alcoy town, and urged them to shed light on the controversy involving the transport of crushed dolomite rocks for Manila Bay’s rehabilitation…

Alegria, Badian prep for canyoneering reopening

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local officials and tourism stakeholders in the southwestern towns of Alegria and Badian are gearing up for the reopening of one of Cebu’s most popular tourism activities. Posts on local government’s social media…

WeTrace to open registration by Aug. 8

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Residents in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) of Cebu province will have to wait for a while before they can register to a contact tracing application needed for their future travel passes.…

Capitol to reopen more tourism destinations soon

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/03/2020

BARILI, Cebu – The Cebu Provincial Government will be reopening more tourism activities and destinations soon as part of its efforts to revive the local economy. In a press conference in Barili town of southern Cebu, on…

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