Korean, Filipino woman accused of pimping local women in Mactan

Mary Rose Sagarino, Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 03/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A Korean and a Filipino woman will face human trafficking charges after being accused of pimping local women in Mactan Island, Cebu. The National Bureau of Investigation – Cebu District Office (Cebdo) announced…

ERC working on pricing solutions for MECO consumers

Futch Anthony Inso 03/23/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is now studying possible pricing solutions to mitigate the impact of the power crisis that Mactan Electric Company (MECO) customers are facing. In January, one of the two main underground…

Satellite Malasakit Center to rise in Olango Island – Rep. Chan

Futch Anthony Inso 01/18/2023

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Lone District Representative Cindi King-Chan is planning to establish a satellite branch of Malasakit Center in Sta. Rosa Community Hospital in Olango Island. Chan said that residents of Olango Island…

Cordova eyed as permanent starting point of Nuestra Señora de Regla fluvial procession

Futch Anthony Inso 11/12/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Roro Port in Barangay Poblacion, Cordova town is now being considered the permanent starting point for the annual fluvial procession of the miraculous image of the Nuestra Señora de Regla. Lapu-Lapu City…

Demolition set for Cordova’s floating, fixed cottages

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The controversial floating cottages in Cordova town, Mactan Island is set to be destroyed next month. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 36, which ordered the removal of the…

MCWD to buy water from private desalination plants in 2023

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) chairman and lawyer Jose Daluz III said they hope to provide at least 22 million liters of water (MLD) to Mactan Island by 2023. Daluz, in an interview…

MECO: Expect increase in monthly bills

Futch Anthony Inso 08/09/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Mactan Electric Company (MECO) customers can expect an increase in their monthly bills. Engineer Gilbert Pagobo, the senior vice-president and general manager of MECO, said that the increase would be up to 25 percent compared…

Sunlife 5150 & Go For Gold Sprint triathlon roars off tomorrow in Panglao, Bohol

Glendale G. Rosal 07/09/2022

PANGLAO ISLAND, BOHOL — For the first time in five years, triathlon will return to the pristine beaches of Panglao Island in Bohol as the Sunlife 5150 & Go For Gold Sprint triathlon fires off tomorrow, Sunday,…

Ironman 70.3 to be held in Puerto Princesa this November

Glendale G. Rosal 03/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Triathletes have something big to look forward to this year after the Ironman 70.3 Puerto Princesa was officially launched on Monday, March 28, 2022, marking the international triathlon race’s fifth destination in the Philippines.…

MECO incurs over P400M in losses due to Odette

Futch Anthony Inso 02/03/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Electric Company (MECO) has recorded an initial loss of P400 million caused by super typhoon Odette in December 2021. Engr. Gilbert Pagobo, senior vice-president and general manager of MECO, confirmed the…

A salute from one open-water swimmer to another

Glendale G. Rosal 04/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Ingemar Macarine lauded the feat of Cebuano swimmer Cleevan Alegres, who completed a swim around the entire island of Mactan on Monday, April 26, 2021. Read: Cebu’s ‘Little Merman’ makes history, completes swim around Mactan…

Cebu’s ‘Little Merman’ makes history, completes swim around Mactan Island

Doris C. Bongcac and Futch Anthony Inso 04/26/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Cebu’s “Little Merman” made history after he completed his swim around Mactan Island shortly before noon on Monday, April 26, 2021. Oponganon Cleevan Alegres finished his more than 40-kilometer swim in 17 hours, 37…

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