Stallholders to be moved out of Colon

Joana Belsonda 06/17/2015

At least  19 out of 50 stallholders will be moved out of the Tabo sa Banay area in Colon Street, Cebu City before a cleanup of the  drainage system is done. “We will start one step at…

Major roads closed for June 12 parade

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 06/11/2015

Cebu City residents and visitors can expect heavy traffic in the downtown area tomorrow for the afternoon  parade for Independence Day. Traffic enforcers will begin clearing the roads by 2 p.m. and close Osmeña Boulevard, Escario Street…

Colon Street closed for Gabii sa Kabilin

Nestle L. Semilla 05/29/2015

Several streets of downtown Cebu City will be temporarily closed starting  5 p.m. today  for the annual “Gabii sa Kabilin.” Joy Tumulak, Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) operations chief, said the night market will be cancelled…

Rama: Improvement, but no tax breaks

05/13/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday  said he was not in favor of giving tax breaks to owners of old buildings  that would need retrofitting to withstand a powerful earthquake. “When you talk about tax-free, ipanghatag ang…

Revitalizing Colon

Editorial 12/26/2014

The revitalization of Colon Street was part of the priority  list of projects of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama when he sought  re-election last year.  His nostalgia was evident in his days before that as vice mayor…

Birds on the wire: Why roost there?

Carine M. Asutilla 11/14/2014

Look up at overhead powerlines in downtown Cebu City, and you can see thousands of small black birds resting on the wires. What are they doing there? The Department of Environment and Natural Resources inspected the downtown…

Cebuano filmmakers to hold short film festival on Nov. 28-30

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/11/2014

Cebuano film-making will be highlighted in a festival on November 28 to 30 at the Cine Oriente along Colon Street. The event dubbed Lilas Binisaya (Visayan Movies) Film Festival aims to showcase the best short films in…

He tried to scare cops with toy gun

Chito O. Aragon 02/12/2014

A man suspected to be a  budol-budol (swindling) gang member was arrested by police in downtown Cebu City Monday night. Officers from the Waterfront Police Station responded to an alarm that a man was seen toting a…

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