Welding sparks fire at Mandaue City Hall during Christmas decor work

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/21/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – A fire broke out on the side wall of the right wing of the Mandaue City Hall on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 20. The fire was caused by a spark from welding work being…

Mandaue officials support Palace’s calls to ditch lavish Christmas parties

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/19/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City officials expressed support on Malacañang’s request for government agencies to avoid lavish Christmas parties and donate funds instead to recent typhoon victims in Luzon. Mayor Glenn Bercede agreed to be mindful…

No more spaghetti wires in Mandaue under new ‘single-pole’ rule

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/19/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City Government has started implementing the city’s ordinance Single Pole Ordinance that aims to address public safety and enhance beautification program. The Visayan Electric Company (VECO) started clearing wires along Ouano…

Mandaue City defends P16-million set aside for Christmas activities next year

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 11/18/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Officials of the Mandaue City Government defended its decision to earmark P16 million of the city’s funds for Christmas Activities for 2025. The city government on Monday, Nov. 18 explained that the P16…

Repair of collapsed riprap in Mandaue City nears completion at 85%

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/14/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The repair of the collapsed 15-meter portion of the riprap in Barangay Maguikay, Mandaue City, is already 85 percent complete. Engr. Daffodil Jugan, the public information officer of the DPWH Sixth District Engineering…

Mandaue partners with TCI to curb teenage pregnancy

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/13/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City Government has partnered with The Challenge Initiative International (TCI) to implement programs on adolescent and youth reproductive health, aiming to reduce teenage pregnancies in the city. TCI officials visited Mandaue…

Mandaue City Health Department extends school-based vaccination program

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/13/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City Health Department is extending its vaccination program for vaccine-preventable diseases for targeted students in public schools throughout the city. City Health Officer Dr. Debra Maria Catulong said on Wednesday, Nov.…

Mandaue City targets early release of cash incentives for teachers

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/12/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City government targets to release the P10, 000 annual cash incentive for public school teachers and non-teaching personnel earlier than usual this year. Councilor Malcolm Sanchez, chairman of the Committee on…

Mandaue City gives 24 service vehicles to barangays, SK

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/08/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Twenty-four service vehicles worth P37 million were turned over by the Mandaue City Government to various barangays and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councils on Thursday, Nov. 27. Pick-up trucks were distributed to 13 barangays,…

Mayor Cortes’s motion for reconsideration in admin case junked

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/07/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Ombudsman has denied the motion for reconsideration of Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes’s in his administrative case involving an alleged unlawful appointment in the city government. The anti-graft body upheld its findings…

Residents raise safety concerns over collapsed riprap wall in Mandaue City

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/06/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Some residents of the 6.5 relocation site in Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City, have expressed concerns regarding the riprap wall constructed along the Butuanon River in their area after a 15-meter portion of it…

Decomposing body of 48-year-old man found in Mandaue City apartment

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/06/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A decomposing body of a 48-year-old man was found inside his room in an apartment on A.S. Fortuna St., Barangay Banilad, Mandaue City, on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The man was identified as Rey…

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