No frills, no funds: Archival, Osmeña hold austere inaugural session

Pia Piquero 07/09/2025

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. and Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña made a statement of austerity on the inaugural session of the 17th Sangguniang Panlungsod held on July 8, 2025, which cost the city…

Raymond Garcia slams Archival, Osmeña over procurement claims

Pia Piquero 07/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Former mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia accused Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. and Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña of spreading “fake news” to destroy his reputation and distract the public from their own failures in governance.…

Mayor-elect Archival exits before Council OKs zoning ordinance

Pia Piquero 06/26/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor-elect Nestor Archival Sr. quietly left the council session hall Wednesday, June 25, moments before the Cebu City Council approved on final reading a controversial revised zoning ordinance. And his absence did not…

Garcia refutes Archival’s low-budget claims, cites P6B revenue

Pia Piquero 06/11/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Outgoing Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has fired back at claims the city is running out of money, armed with national recognition for sound fiscal management. In a teleconference on Wednesday, June 11,…

Dejaño hopes CCSC initiatives will continue under Archival

Glendale G. Rosal 06/08/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) chairman and renowned sports physician and advocate Dr. Rhoel Dejaño has expressed hope that the initiatives that he launched for sports development and wellness will be carried on…

Nestor Archival backs inaugural Visayas G Hoops league

06/07/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor-elect Nestor Archival has thrown his full support behind the inaugural Visayas G Hoops that will tip off on June 20 at the old Sacred Heart School gymnasium. In a video…

Binaliw landfill may be closed if violations persist – Archival

Pia Piquero 06/07/2025

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — If the operators of the Binaliw landfill fail to fix long-standing environmental issues, they could face closure under the incoming administration of Mayor-elect Nestor Archival Sr. In an interview, Archival said he…

Archival wants CBRT buses on the road by July

Pia Piquero 06/07/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Will the long-delayed Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project finally see buses on the road next month? Mayor-elect Nestor Archival Sr. said he is pushing for a dry run of buses along Package…

Archival plan: Plant 250,000 trees in 3 years to honor voters

Suzaine Gallardo 06/06/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Mayor-elect Nestor Archival Sr. is eyeing to plant at least 250,000 trees during his three-year term in office, a tribute to the more than 256,000 voters who supported his successful mayoral bid in…

Archival revives anti-plastic drive at Cebu City Hall

Pia Piquero 06/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bringing a tumbler might soon be part of the daily routine for Cebu City Hall employees, as the incoming administration of Mayor-elect Nestor Archival Sr. plans to revive the city’s anti-plastic policies. Earlier,…

Archival shrugs off Rama’s election protest – ‘All his imagination’

Pia Piquero 05/23/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For Cebu City mayor-elect Nestor Archival Sr., the election protest filed by former mayor Michael Rama is nothing more than a figment of the latter’s imagination. “Basically, it’s all imagination actually. Imagination nang…

Baricuatro takes oath as governor, eyes ‘harmonious’ ties with Cebu City

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 05/22/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor-elect Pamela “Pam” Baricuatro officially took her oath on Thursday, May 22, before Judge Anna Marie Militante at the Cebu City Sports Club. During the ceremony, Cebu City Mayor-elect Nestor Archival and…

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