LIST: Elected mayors in Cebu province

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu province on May 10 and May 11 proclaimed incumbents Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and Vice Gov. Hilario ‘Junjun’ Davide III as the winners of the gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial races respectively. The proclamation…

DOLE to workers: Expect holiday pay for work done on May 9

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) is reminding workers in the region of their right to receive additional pay if they worked on May 9, 2022, which was declared…

Anti-vote-buying teams formed — Cebu City police

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has two “anti-vote-buying teams” that will monitor possible vote buying incidents in the city. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director for operations of the CCPO, said…

EOC: People showing COVID-19 symptoms will be allowed to vote

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — People showing COVID-19 symptoms will be allowed to vote this coming May 9, 2022, although they will be monitored by the Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Councilor Joel Garganera, deputy chief implementor…

The color game

Christele Jao Amoyan - @inquirerdotnet 05/06/2022

The perya of my childhood once stood on a vacant lot of overgrown weeds and grazing chickens. No fairground ride runs in it—no rollercoaster, no carousel or Ferris wheel—but, as soon as dusk falls, this patchwork of…

Comelec – Cebu: ‘We’re 101% ready for May 9’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With less than a week before the 2022 National Elections, election officials here said they are ready to welcome voters into polling precincts. The Commission on Elections in Cebu province (Comelec-Cebu) said all…

Close to 1K official ballot boxes delivered to Cebu City Treasurer’s Office

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 04/30/2022

The arrival, delivery, and accounting of official ballots at the City Treasurer’s Office ( CTO) on Saturday, April 30, 2022. CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 964 official ballot boxes were delivered to the Cebu City…

President Duterte to visit Cebu for PDP-Laban grand rally

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The country’s ruling party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), will be holding their grand rally in Cebu this Thursday, March 31, 2022, party officials announced. In a report from state media People’s…

Visayan Electric assures stable power supply during May 2022 elections

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Energy distributor Visayan Electric assured that there will be stable power supply for polling centers in Metro Cebu in the upcoming Presidential Elections.  In a recent press interview, Engr. Raul Lucero, president and…

Gwen says she hopes to win in Bogo City this 2022

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is hoping to make history in Bogo City, northern Cebu. Garcia said she is hoping to win in Bogo City after the city’s mayor, lawyer Carlo Jose Martinez, reportedly…

It’s official: Comelec signs P536-M contract with Duterte pal

Dona Pazzibungan 11/01/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has signed with a company linked to a close associate of President Rodrigo Duterte the contract to distribute the ballots, vote-counting machines, and other supplies for the May 9,…

14 unopposed bets in Cebu province

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 14 candidates for next year’s elections in Cebu province do not have opponents. Based on the unofficial tally from the Commission on Elections in Cebu (Comelec), five aspiring mayors and…

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