Pepito: ‘Political drama’ avoided through CBRT vote abstention

Pia Piquero 07/03/2026

Transportation Committee Chairman Councilor Winston Pepito said he abstained from the Cebu City Council's vote rejecting the South Road Properties (SRP) component of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project because he refused to take part in…

Cebu City scholarship program: Private school students may soon qualify

Pia Piquero 05/30/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Private school students from low-income families may soon gain access to Cebu City’s college scholarship program under a proposed ordinance that seeks to expand educational opportunities beyond the program’s traditionally public school-focused beneficiaries.…

If Tomas Osmeña quits over CBRT row, Winston Pepito will be VM

Pia Piquero 05/01/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña warned he would resign if the Cebu City Council endorses a proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) loop at the South Road Properties (SRP). Councilor Winston Pepito, the top-ranked councilor,…

MCWD rate hike: 3-month delay sought

Pia Piquero 04/09/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — City legislators here are seeking a three-month deferment of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District’s (MCWD) latest rate hike, citing mounting economic pressures on households even as the utility defends the increase as necessary…

Cebu City barangay workers to get P1,000 pay hike in 2026

Pia Piquero 10/22/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay tanods here will soon see an increase in their monthly honoraria, as the recently approved Ordinance No. 2786 grants them an additional P1,000 starting January 2026. Acting Vice Mayor Winston Pepito announced…

Winston Pepito is acting Cebu City vice mayor from Oct. 9 to Nov. 22

Pia Piquero 10/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Councilor Winston Pepito has been designated as acting vice mayor of Cebu City from October 9 to November 22, 2025, following Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s departure for medical treatment in the United States.…

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