CCMC Phase 4 construction awaits awarding of contract

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Almost six months since the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) opened its first three floors to outpatients, the Phase 4 construction of the project remains unstarted. Mayor Edgardo Labella has promised that the…

Cebu City to finally reopen all jeepney routes

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will finally reopen all jeepney routes after almost three months of appeal by jeepney operators through the Jeepney Task Force (JTF). Mayor Edgardo Labella promised to issue an Executive Order (EO)…

Labella to barangays: Complete requirements to get financial aid

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella belied reports that there had been purposeful delays on the financial assistance for the city’s barangays. Some barangay officials have recently complained that the financial assistance from the…

NOAH Complex to officially close by May 30

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—After a year since it was unveiled, the New Oasis for Adaptation and a Home (NOAH) Complex in the South Road Properties (SRP) will be closing for good. The primary isolation facility of the city…

Demolish illegal STL structures — Labella

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella wants unauthorized small-town lotteries (STL) that have encroached roads, sidewalks, and public spaces to be demolished. This is his latest order over the issues of unauthorized STLs sprouting…

Labella promises to open more jeepney routes soon

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has promised to open more jeepney routes soon following the multiple requests from the Jeepney Task Force (JTF) to do so. The mayor said the city government will…

Liquor ban lifted in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Here’s a piece of good news for patrons of alcoholic beverages in Cebu City. The liquor ban in the city has been officially lifted by Mayor Edgardo Labella today, May 6, 2021. The…

Open-space park being pushed for SRP

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council is urging Mayor Edgardo Labella to allocate at least 10 hectares of the South Road Properties (SRP) for open spaces and parks. Councilor Joel Garganera authored a resolution that…

Rama wants additional P500M for vaccines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama wants an additional P500 million budget for coronavirus vaccines, on top of the P400 million already allocated for the procurement in the 2021 annual budget. The vice…

Dino to chief execs: Be patient, vaccines are coming

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 04/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Presidential Assistant to the Visayas, Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino is urging the local chief executives in the Visayas to be more patient with the vaccines. Dino said that he will be lobbying for…

COSAP to intensify drug testing in Cebu City Hall after employee arrest

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) is planning to intensify the drug testing for City Hall employees after one of them was arrested in a drug bust on April 19,…

Limited jeepney routes, liquor ban for now — Labella

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government continues to study the possibility of lifting the liquor ban and reopening all jeepney routes. However, Mayor Edgardo Labella said that for now the liquor ban and the jeepney…

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