Village chief, wife gunned down in Asturias, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 03/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Still unidentified assailants gunned down a village chief and his wife in broad daylight in Asturias town in northwestern Cebu on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Police Alden Zambrano, chief of the Asturias Police…

Gwen orders temporary stoppage of culling of pigs in ASF-hit Carcar

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia orders to temporarily stop all culling activities in Carcar City where the first cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been detected. Garcia held a meeting with the province’s…

ASF in Cebu: Is it safe to eat pork here? Yes, officials say

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Health officials in Central Visayas assured that locally produced meat and pork products in Cebu are safe to eat, despite confirmed cases of the African Swine Fever (ASF).  The Department of Health in…

ASF found in slaughtered pigs in Carcar City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/06/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The deadly African Swine Fever (ASF) has been detected in Cebu. The Provincial Veterinary Office on Monday, March 6, has confirmed that they have detected the African Swine fever virus from samples of…

Alcoy mineral processing firm denies violating tax laws in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A mining processing firm based in Alcoy town in southern Cebu denied accusations that they have not paid taxes to the provincial government. The Philippine Mining Service Corporation (PMSC), in a statement issued…

Capitol wants ‘just compensation’ from DOTr over Cebu BRT

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government wants ‘just compensation’ from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) as the latter is set to start civil works for the much-delayed Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).  Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia…

Cebu welcomed over 500,000 foreign tourists in 2022

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The island province of Cebu welcomed over 540,000 foreign tourists for the year 2022, data from the tourism department showed. The Department of Tourism (DOT) recently released its 2022 Overnight Arrival Report that…

Minglanilla town to have soccer field, rubberized track oval soon

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Minglanilla town in southern Cebu will soon have its own soccer field and a rubberized track oval. Mayor Rajiv Enad said they hope to finish these two projects before the year ends. “Atoang…

Gwen to Alcoy mineral-processing firm: Pay your taxes or else…

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has warned a mineral-processing firm operating in Alcoy town in southeastern Cebu, which was one of the sources tapped in creating the artificial dolomite beach in Manila Bay, to…

Carcar: 10 brgy chiefs turn over guns with expired licenses

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Ten incumbent barangay captains in Carcar City turned over their firearms with expired licenses during the police’s Oplan Katok on Saturday, Feb. 11. Ten firearms with expired licenses were accounted by the Carcar…

Senators pledge to fund new Capitol site in Balamban as civil works make progress

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Government is pushing through with its plans of transferring the seat of power to Balamban town in western Cebu. The Capitol, in a report from its news portal Sugbo News,…

Manhunt continues for suspect/s in alleged poisoning of dogs in Naga City

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police in Naga City are bent on catching the suspect/s of the alleged poisoning of dogs in a gated subdivision there. Authorities are still gathering copies of security cameras from the management…

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