Cebu City eyes August rollout of one-stop app for public services

Pia Piquero 07/27/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City plans to begin rolling out a one-stop mobile app offering public services and digital payments as early as August, Mayor Nestor Archival said on Monday, as the city accelerates efforts to…

Archival pins hopes on Sona for Cebu infrastructure funding

Pia Piquero 07/27/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival on Monday urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to announce the release of pending Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) allocations during his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), saying the…

PSA warning: Digital nat’l IDs printed on PVC cards are not valid

Pia Piquero 07/27/2026

Filipinos should not print their Digital National IDs on PVC or plastic cards, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) warned.…

August holidays in Cebu: Dates, pay rules every worker should know

Pia Piquero 07/27/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu workers and employers will observe three public holidays this August, including one local holiday and two nationwide observances. Residents in Cebu Province, including the highly urbanized cities of Cebu and Mandaue and…

Habagat eases over Cebu, but localized thunderstorms to prevail

Airam Limatog 07/27/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Cebuanos can expect generally fair weather as effects of the southwest monsoon, or habagat, eases over the Visayas, the state weather bureau said on Monday, July 27. However, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…

CDN Top Stories: SONA week and a new round of oil price hikes

CDN Digital Editorial Team 07/27/2026

Good morning, mga Ka-Siloys! And happy Monday. Here’s the lineup of top stories and headlines from Cebu Daily News for Monday, July 27, 2026. Up to ₱6.50/liter hike in oil prices looms this week Citing price developments…

Governor’s Cup set for 3-month run, eyes province-wide participation

Glendale G. Rosal 07/26/2026

Organizers of the upcoming Governor's Cup Basketball Tournament 2026 are bracing for a marathon competition, with the provincewide tournament expected to run for more than three months beginning on Sept. 26.…

Talisay fire kills girl, 4, hurts boy, 7, who leapt off 2nd floor

Futch Anthony Inso 07/26/2026

A 4-year-old girl died while a 7-year-old boy was injured after fire engulfed their house in Purok Lubi, Sitio Caolong, Barangay Campo 4, Talisay City on Saturday afternoon, July 25, 2026.…

Habagat weakens over Visayas; isolated rains to continue in Cebu

Airam Limatog 07/26/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The effects of the southwest monsoon, or habagat, have eased over the Visayas after bringing persistent rains in recent days, the state weather bureau said Sunday, July 26. In its daily forecast, the…

Hit-and-run: What drivers must do after a road crash — and what they risk by fleeing

Lyle Andales 07/25/2026

When a road accident happens, a driver’s responsibility does not end with the collision. …

Talisay hit-and-run: Hunt on for drivers in separate crashes

Lyle Andales 07/25/2026

Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas has ordered local authorities to identify two motorists who fled after separate hit-and-run incidents along the national highway in Barangays Lawaan 1 and Linao.…

After Minglanilla collision: Gungun Gica visits HPG-7

Lyle Andales 07/24/2026

Dumanjug Mayor Efren Guntrano “Gungun” Gica visited the Highway Patrol Group in Central Visayas (HPG-7) headquarters on Friday, July 24, days after the road incident along the National Highway in Barangay Pakigne, Minglanilla.…

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