4-year-old boy allegedly kidnapped in Cebu City returned to family

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 4-year-old boy, who was allegedly kidnapped by an unknown male suspect in the North Reclamation Area near the North Bus Terminal in Cebu City on Tuesday morning, October 24, 2023, has been…

Rama revives plan to ban container yard operations in Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is again considering the possibility of imposing a ban on container yard operations here as a means to address traffic congestion especially in roads that are located close…

US gov’t invites students from Visayas to join edufair

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Around 70 participants are expected to join in an educational fair slated this Saturday, August 27, at a hotel in North Reclamation Area (NRA), Cebu City. The United States Embassy in Manila announced…

250k Kakampinks attend Cebu rally – organizers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Mary Rose Sagarino, Morexette Marie Erram 04/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For their second visit in Cebu, more “Kakampinks” greeted Presidential and Vice Presidential bets Leni Robredo and Sen. Kiko Pangilinan respectively. Organizers claimed that an estimated 250,000 individuals attended Ceboom, the second grand…

JICA offers P1B grant to MCWD for waste water treatment facility

Dyrecka Letigio 10/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is offering a P1 billion grant to the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) for the putting up of a modern wastewater treatment facility in Cebu City. MCWD…

PROBE warns sidewalk vendors: Repeated violations mean stall removal

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Prevention Restoration Order Beautification and Enhancement (PROBE) team warned sidewalk vendors who will repeatedly violate guidelines that they will lose their stalls. This was the agreement of the PROBE team…

Van driver killed in Mandaue vehicular accident

Mary Rose Sagarino, Paul Lauro 02/18/2021

Cebu City, Philippines—A van-for-hire driver died when the van he was driving crashed into a passenger bus along an intersection at the North Reclamation Area in barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City early Thursday morning, February 18, 2021. Traffic…

IN PHOTOS: CNBT to start ‘partial’ operation at SM City Cebu parking area on Oct. 12

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Preparations for the soft-opening of the Cebu North Bus Terminal (CNBT) at its new location at the outdoor parking area of the SM City Cebu are now underway. On Friday, October 9, tents…

Cebu City Quarantine Center now DOH-accredited

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The still-unused P100 million Cebu City Quarantine Center at the North Reclamation Area has finally been granted the license to operate by the Department of Health (DOH) Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) Hospital…

NRA quarantine facility to open on Saturday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s awaited quarantine facility at Block 27, North Reclamation Area (NRA) will finally open on Saturday, April 25, 2020. The facility was promised to be finished in 10 days, but it took…

Villa: We need more space for COVID-19 patients

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Cebu City Health Officer Daisy Villa said that it is ideal for the asymptomatic patients of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to be isolated from the community. However, at this point, there is simply not…

Labella plans to name one Cebu street after Xiamen City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella plans to name one of the streets at the North Reclamation Area after Xiamen City of China. Labella was in a five-day trip to Xiamen City from September 6 to 11…

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