CEBU CITY—It was not the famed Sinulog Festival but Cebuanos on Thursday, Feb. 24, welcomed Vice President Leni Robredo and running mate Senator Kiko Pangilinan in an electrifying grand rally that drew over 10,000 supporters to the Southwestern University PHINMA. Presidential aspirant Vice...
CEBU CITY — Authorities are monitoring 63 areas in Region 7 that may be placed under the election watchlist areas (EWAs). Police Col. Josefino Ligan, chief of the Investigation and Detective Management Division of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7), said that the 63 areas are...
CEBU CITY—The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7) is willing to include street children in its vaccination drive for pediatric population as suggested by a group of medical practitioners here. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, chief pathologist and spokesperson of DOH-7, welcomed the suggestion of...
CEBU CITY--A dominant political party in Cebu is backing the vice presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Even before formally announcing its support for Duterte-Carpio, One Cebu was already behind the candidacy of the presidential daughter, said Cebu 3rd District Rep. Pablo John...
More than 200 indigents in Brgy. Banban, Bogo City, Cebu have benefited from the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor’s (PCUP) “Yolanda Permanent Housing Program” the Commission said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. (Image courtesy of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor) The final...
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 8, three suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Cebu City. The alleged drug den maintainer, 34-year old Jurlit Sanchez, was the target of the operation. Two of her visitors Ulysses Redublado, 58, and...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA's monitoring showed that the surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases "may have already peaked and maybe on a downward trajectory" in Cebu City. In a tweet on Saturday, Jan. 29, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said Cebu City's...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed water tankers to different areas in Negros Oriental and Cebu as part of the humanitarian organization's continuous efforts for communities hit by Typhoon Odette, it said on Thursday, Jan. 13. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that...
A grandmother and her family in Cebu City joined in sending help to typhoon Odette-hit communities by donating hundreds of coins her family has saved up. SMALL BUT HELPFUL DONATION-- A grandmother in Cebu City donates her family's hard-earned savings to help in the relief operations conducted by...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Dick Gordon led on Thursday, Jan. 6 the distribution of the multi-purpose cash grant (MPCG) to 877 individuals in Mandaue while non-food items were provided to affected residents in Talisay in Cebu City. (Photo from...
President Duterte has repeatedly told typhoon "Odette" victims in his relief operations to the affected provinces that he is "not campaigning" for the May 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte (second from right) leads the distribution of aid to typhoon victims in Tisa, Cebu City on Dec. 23,...
Offering invaluable service to Cebuanos after ‘Odette’ Marking another milestone in its bank transformation efforts, Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) opened its 150th Ark branch in Cebu last November 29, 2021. Aimed at continuing to provide superior customer experience in...
