VM Garcia confident city can raise close to P50B for next year’s budget

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/20/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia is confident the city can find ways to raise the P50 billion annual budget for 2023. This is in light of the fact that the Cebu…

Cebu City Council stops marathon budget hearings for lack of time

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/20/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Citing a lack of time, the Cebu City Council decided on Monday to stop its marathon budget hearings for the proposed P50 billion annual budget for 2023. Cebu City Councilor Noel Wenceslao, head…

Preparations underway for Suroy Suroy in the north

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/20/2022

CBEU CITY, Philippines – Preparations are now underway for Cebu’s first Suroy Suroy next year. The Cebu Provincial Government on December 14, 2022 convened all tourism officers, particularly those from the north, to discuss and plan for…

Drug reformists from Malabuyoc among beneficiaries of PRO-7’s ‘Baktinabangay’ program

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 12/20/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ten individuals, including the three drug reformists, were chosen as the beneficiaries of the ‘Baktinabangay’ program, a hog growing venture, of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) and partner stakeholders. One…

World Cup to UAAP

Michael L. Tan - @inquirerdotnet 12/20/2022

I’ve told the story many times over about how, until I became UP Diliman chancellor in 2014, I was your typical nerd who knew virtually nothing about sports. I have to admit it wasn’t just ignorance, but…

Expect cloudy skies, rain over majority of PH on Tuesday — Pagasa

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 12/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Several parts of the country will experience rain due to the shear line, the northeast monsoon, locally known as the “amihan,” and the trough of a low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine area…

Ateneo reclaims UAAP title, fends off UP in thrilling finale

June Navarro - Reporter / @junavINQ 12/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines—Ateneo gingerly traveled the road to redemption strewn with obstacles throughout the season that the Blue Eagles cautiously removed one after the other. With one big fight on Monday night, they finally got rid of one…

Carcar mayor to police: Probe video allegedly using his voice talking about contractor’s ‘SOP’ for P149M project

Futch Anthony Inso 12/19/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Carcar City Mayor Patricio “Patrick” Barcenas will ask the Philippine National Police (PNP) to investigate a video that has proliferated on Facebook, where the mayor’s voice was allegedly used to talk about an…

Napolcom-7: Opao, Centro police stations in Mandaue to be given plaque, cash for effectively implementing CSOPS

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/19/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Police Stations in Mandaue City, who were able to effectively adopt the community and service oriented policing system (CSOPS), were recognized by the National Police Commission in Central Visayas (Napolcom-7). On Monday, Dec.…

Elon Musk poll shows 57.5% want him to step down as Twitter chief

Reuters 12/19/2022

Twitter users voted in a poll for Elon Musk to step down as chief executive of the social media platform, in a backlash against the billionaire less than two months after he took over. About 57.5% votes…

Cordova: 2,245 senior citizens get P1,000 cash aid from town gov’t

Futch Anthony Inso 12/19/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Some 2,245 senior citizens in Cordova town received their financial assistance worth P1,000 each on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at the Cordova Sports Complex. The amount will cover the month of November and…

Education campaign on heavy rains, Christmas lights to be held this week — Mandaue DRRMO

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/19/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — An education campaign on being vigilant on possible heavy rains and what to do when this happens, on the use of Christmas lights, and Mandaue City’s prohibition on the use of firecrackers, will…

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