Fuente Osmeña Circle sections to close temporarily for 30 days from June 15

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 06/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Parts of Fuente Osmeña Circle will be closed to traffic for 30 days from June 15 due to ongoing Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) Project road works.  Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) announced…

Portion of Osmeña Blvd. closed due to skywalk removal

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 02/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —A portion of Osmeña Blvd. was ‘temporarily closed’ from the corner of Fuente Osmeña Circle to the Arlington Pond intersection starting Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. This closure is due to the presence of concrete…

CCTO implements parallel parking along Fuente Osmeña Circle as BRT works continue

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the closure of at least two lanes along Fuente Osmeña Circle, as the construction works for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lanes already reached the rotunda, the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO)…

Skywalks near Fuente Osmeña Circle and CNU sought to be demolished

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/06/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will pass a resolution for the demolition of the skywalks located along Osmeña Blvd., specifically near the Fuente Osmeña Circle and Cebu Normal University (CNU). This was after the…

DOTr promises to start Cebu BRT Package 1 within first 100 days of PBBM

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) aims to award the contract for package 1 of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project within the first 100 days of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in office.…

Will Rama allow the use of another SRP lot for BRT?

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has always been vocal about his views on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) especially on the changes made by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on the long-overdue project. Rama…

Cebu for Leni organizers: Only 80 vehicles registered, but nearly 200 turned up

Dyrecka C. Letigio 10/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Organizers of the Cebu for Leni caravan explained that the actual registered vehicles during the caravan were actually 80 from different routes. However, more unregistered supporters joined them allowing the number to swell…

Bike lane’s route in Cebu City goes on a ‘loop’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Planning Office has designed the bike lane in the city to form a loop in the major roads providing access to the public who would want to use bikes as…

Loving Santo Niño, a Christmas tree maker’s devotion

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Year after year, at least 20 construction workers including carpenters, electricians, and carvers cross the Tañon Strait from Bais, Negros Oriental to Cebu City to build the 30-foot Christmas tree in the center…

Accounts manager joins Cebu Pride March to fulfill wish of deceased bisexual friend

Immae Lachica 07/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—She joined the Cebu City Pride March on June 22 to fulfill a close friend’s dream. Hendy Abendan, 26, brought with her a frame photo of her good friend Isaac Saguit during the march from…

Why some of us are hungry

Fernando Fajardo 02/02/2017

Last Wednesday, I took my lunch at Robinson’s Fuente Osmeña Food Court. My main purpose was to eat chopsuey. All vegetables and no meat. That’s all I ordered. No rice either. For my health. I took the…

No signal, no problem for Sinulog visitors

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/15/2017

FIRST time visitors to Cebu City’s Sinulog chose to enjoy yesterday’s grand parade and dance presentation rather than dwell on the inconvenience caused by the tight security and the temporary cell site shutdown. Max Cañada, a 21-year…

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