CEBU CITY – Visayan Electric is powering the Sinulog Festival in January 2023. Engr. Raul Lucero, president and chief operating officer of Visayan Electric, said the power company will help electrify the area where the Sinulog showdown will be held. Mayor Michael Rama here has announced that the...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto lauded the successful efforts of the city’s disaster response teams a day after super typhoon “Karding” hit Luzon, including Metro Manila. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto talks with the city's Incident Command Team on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022 as the city was placed under...
The Pasig City local government opened two additional Covid-19 vaccination sites as it hosts a special one-day PinasLakas vaccination drive on Wednesday, Sept. 28, in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH). Photo from Pasig PIO From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the public may proceed to the left side...
CEBU CITY -- At least 13 road accidents are happening each day in this city, data from the city’s traffic office showed. The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) said road accidents are one of the major causes of traffic congestion in the city. “I think we have, based on our data, almost 500...
CEBU CITY – The implementation of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has suffered another delay. THE Cebu Bus Rapid Transit project has suffered another delay, project proponents announced at the Cebu City Mobility Summit 2022 at the Seda Hotel Ayala in Cebu City on Monday, Sept. 26. (CCTO...
Over 600 families or 2,386 individuals sought shelter in various evacuation centers in Pasig City from Sunday night, Sept. 25 to early Monday morning, Sept. 26, as strong winds and torrential rains brought about by typhoon “Karding” battered Luzon. Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto The Pasig Office...
CEBU CITY -- Police seized more than P2.5 million worth of shabu during an operation in Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City on Saturday night, Sept. 24. Arrested was 24-year old John Carl Entia Gimpayan who was included in the drug watchlist. Gimpayan is a high-value individual operating in the city,...
CEBU CITY -- A clearance from the barangay should be secured first before an individual will be allowed to rent an apartment or stay in a boarding house. This is the measure that the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will suggest to the City Council as part of its anti-criminality campaign. The CCPO...
The local government of Pasig City convened an emergency meeting on Sunday morning, Sept. 25, activating its incident command team as the city raised the red alert due to typhoon “Karding”. Photo from Pasig PIO “Nasa RED center po kami ng incident management team, naghahanda para sa worst...
The city government of San Juan on Sunday, Sept. 25, announced the suspension of classes in all levels in both public and private schools, and work in government offices tomorrow, Sept. 26, 2022, due to super typhoon “Karding.” Departments and offices involved in disaster and emergency response...
Twenty elite chess teams from across the country rallied forces on Friday, Sept. 23, as they set out to compete in the three-day Chess Festival 2022, hosted by the Pasig City local government in collaboration with the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP). The Chess Festival...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Over 260 families received financial aid under the Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at the Atis Covered Court, Barangay Potrero in Malabon City on Thursday, Sept. 22. The distribution of the livelihood assistance is...
