LPA, southwesterly wind flow cause widespread rains in Cebu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The widespread rains currently experienced in Cebu and other parts of the Visayas due to the low pressure area (LPA) east of Eastern Samar may last until Thursday, June 11, 2020. At 11…

Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks Tuesday night

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 05/05/2020

MOALBOAL, CEBU — The sky will light up once again with “shooting stars” on Tuesday night, May 5, 2020, until the early hours of Wednesday, May 6, as the annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak, the…

Air quality improves in Metro Cebu during ECQ

Futch Anthony Inso 04/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Amidst the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), the air quality in Metro Cebu area has improved based on the monitoring of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-7. The implementation of the ECQ…

Patience pays off as high school student from Dumanjug captures Lyrid meteor shower

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 04/23/2020

Moalboal, Cebu–Being patient paid off for a high school student from Dumanjug town, southern Cebu, who was looking to take a good shot of the Lyrid meteor shower on Wednesday evening, April 22, 2020. Read: Lyrid meteor shower…

Cebu Holdings to invest in more estate development, leasing portfolio in next five years

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/14/2020

CEBU CITY— Cebu Holdings Inc. is planning to invest in additional real estate development and increase its leasing portfolio in the next five years. CHI president Aniceto Bisnar Jr. made the announcement during the annual stockholders meeting…

63 persons rounded up for violating the no-swimming policy in Metro Cebu

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 63 persons were arrested today, April 12, 2020, by the police in Cebu City, Talisay City, and Lapu-Lapu City, for swimming in public and private beaches and pools in relation…

Desalination plants to be functional by 2021 — MCWD

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The water supply problem in Metro Cebu may find some relief in the year 2021 as the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) expects functional desalination plants by then. Lawyer Jose Daluz III, the…

‘No lockdown but strict movement protocols in Cebu’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/20/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Strict movement protocols, not a lockdown, will be implemented in Cebu amid the confirmation of the first Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) case here. The Cebu provincial government and the cities of Cebu,…

3 killed in separate shooting incidents in Metro Cebu

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Norman Mendoza, Paul Lauro 03/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In just the first few hours of Friday the 13th, three persons have already been killed in separate shooting incidents around Metro Cebu. Two of those killed in the shooting incidents were suspected…

DTI-7 implements price freeze of basic necessities in Metro Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso 03/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines -The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Central Visayas has already started monitoring the price of basic necessities after the agency implemented a price freeze of these products, following the declaration of a…

LTFRB-7 to start apprehending motorcycle taxis in Metro Cebu next week

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Starting next week, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB -7) will apprehend motorcycle taxis operating in Metro Cebu. This developed after the Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the technical working…

NTC: Signal shut-off for Sinulog Festival on January 18 and 19

Morexette Marie A. Erram 01/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mobile phone services in Metro Cebu will be temporarily suspended in particular periods this weekend in time for the Sinulog Festival 2020.  The central office of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) confirmed this…

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