New ordinance promises more benefits for solo parents in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Solo parents in Cebu City will get to enjoy more benefits and privileges following the passage of an ordinance that will allow them discounts when purchasing goods and services and the grant of…

Upholding the right to health and a healthy environment

Gloria Estenzo Ramos 02/06/2020

During the campaign period, candidates would commit to programs that they think would best serve the interest of their constituents. Public infrastructure such as roads and buildings are easily the most popular. Sadly, health and environmental concerns…

150 bins to be placed along Sinulog routes — DPS

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) will be placing at least 150 bins at strategic areas along the Sinulog solemn procession and grand parade routes on January 18 to 19, 2020.…

Gealon on opposition dads intervention on SRP lot issue: It’s a desperate move

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lawyer Rey Gealon, Cebu City Legal Office head, said the intervention attempt of the opposition councilors on the withdrawal of the petition for declaratory relief by the City against the 2015 sales of…

Opposition councilors intervene in sale of SRP lots

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The opposition councilors of the Cebu City Council from the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) have filed in court an intervention for the withdrawal of a petition for declaratory relief for the sale of a 45-hectare…

NGOs urge City Council to hasten ordinance on food recycling

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Non-government organizations (NGOs) working on eradicating hunger in the Philippines encouraged the Cebu City Council to hasten the passing of an ordinance making food donation and food recycling systematic. Pamela Baricuatro, executive director…

Cebu City Council session moved to Wednesday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will move their regular sessions on Wednesdays starting December 4, 2019, following an amendment of the internal rules of the 15th Sangguniang Panglungsod. This was decided unanimously by the…

Papal Nuncio: Santo Niño de Cebu is an image of faith brought by free will

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The image of the Santo Niño de Cebu is the image of faith from free will.  This is the statement of Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, during the launching…

Santo Niño at 500 launching: An opportunity to learn PH’s Christian faith’s history

Rosalie Abatayo 11/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The quincentennial celebrations on the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines will be another opportunity to learn about the history of the Christian faith and the Filipinos. On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, the…

Rama’s 100 days as Cebu City vice mayor: 3 ordinances passed, 70 proposed by dads

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three ordinances were passed while 70 others were proposed in the first one hundred days of the Cebu City Council presided over by Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama. In his 100-days report, Rama…

Dad pushes for food waste management in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Restaurants in Cebu City would soon have a way to deal with its food wastes while helping the city’s less privileged citizens and the farmers in the mountain barangays. Cebu City Councilor Alvin…

1 boxing fan dead, 1 hospitalized after watching Pacquiao fight in Cebu City

Benjie Talisic 07/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 41-year-old Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City resident died while a Barangay Sawang Calero trisikad driver landed in the hospital after watching the Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman fight on Sunday, July 21. Lonrenz…

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