Rama plans to redesign CBRT bus station at Capitol for heritage preservation

Pia Piquero 04/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project is facing delays, and the mayor’s new plans might make it take even longer. Mayor Michael Rama wants to remove the planned bus station near the…

Balamban seen to experience economic boom if Capitol transfer pushes through

Futch Anthony Inso 10/10/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- Balamban town in northwestern Cebu is expected to experience an economic boom if the planned transfer of the seat of the provincial government of Cebu pushes through. “In fact, kadtong pag-announce ini ni Gov…

Capitol employees get P10,000 bonus

Morexette Marie Erram 12/22/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Good news for regular employees of the Cebu Provincial Government. The Provincial Board (PB) on Thursday, December 22 approved the P13.8 million supplementary budget that would fund the Special Recognition Incentives (SRI)…

Badian officials to consult Capitol on next move against illegally built beach houses

Futch Anthony Inso 09/06/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Municipality of Badian will consult first the Cebu Provincial Capitol on their next move against the beach houses that were illegally built in Barangay Lambug. Engineer Vicente Jojie Nellas, head of the…

Militant group urges Capitol to resolve Dasig Sugbo-related issues

Morexette Marie Erram 03/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Militant groups in Central Visayas have called out the Capitol for apparently not resolving the issues surrounding the Dasig Sugbo Cards. The Bagong Alyansa Makabayan in Central Visayas (BAYAN-Central Visayas) criticized the provincial government’s decision…

Gwen: ONE CEBU to announce presidential bet after November 15th

Mae Fhel Gom-os 09/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said that the ONE CEBU Party has not yet decided on who to support for president in the 2022 national elections. Garcia made the statement after Senator Panfilo “Ping”…

Police find it ‘difficult’ to identify those behind recent bomb threats

Mae Fhel Gom-os 09/15/2021

    CEBU CITY, Philippines — No less than the top official of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) admitted that they are having a difficult time identifying the persons behind the recent bomb threats in the…

Bomb threats at Cebu City Hall and Capitol could come from the same person — police official

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 09/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police say there is a big possibility that only one person is behind the recent bomb threats at Cebu City Hall and Cebu Provincial Capitol. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director for…

Bomb threat interrupts work in Capitol’s legislative building

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 09/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Work in the legislative building of the Cebu Provincial Capitol was briefly interrupted on Monday, September 13, after employees received a bomb threat. All workers assigned in the building were immediately told to…

Cebu province to celebrate 452nd founding anniversary with simple rites

Morexette Marie Erram 08/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu will mark its 452nd founding anniversary on Friday, August 6, 2021. And as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, Capitol officials will be celebrating the Holiday without any fanfare again.  Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said…

Capitol wants titles of province-owned lots from 93-1 swap returned

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Capitol wants the titles of province-owned lots from the 93-1 land swap deal signed by former Cebu City mayor, Tomas Osmeña, and the former Cebu provincial governor now Vice Governor…

Capitol “hands-off” on Toledo landslide probe, vows to provide assistance to affected workers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday, December 29, announced that the Capitol has no plans to intervene in the ongoing probe on the landslide that occurred in an open-pit mine in Toledo City.…

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