BACOLOD CITY – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Monday he hopes the fatal Election Day shooting incident in Silay City, Negros Occidental would serve as a lesson not only in the involved barangay, but also in the entire region. “Sana yung nangyaring kaso...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco vowed to fast-track efforts that promote inclusive growth and uplift local communities through tourism following her reappointment by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during the administration’s midterm Cabinet review. The...
CEBU CITY – Six suspected cases of monkeypox are being monitored in Central Visayas. The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Monday, June 2, said three cases are in Cebu City, one in Mandaue City, one in Talisay City, and one in Lapu-Lapu City. DOH-7 Director Joshua Brillantes...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco received a 92 percent job performance rating in the nationwide “Boses ng Bayan” survey conducted in 2024, ranking her among the Marcos administration’s highest-rated cabinet officials. The independent poll by RP-Mission and...
To boost regional tourism by showcasing Filipino cuisine and public markets, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched two flagship programs—“Salo-Salo: Taste the Flavor, Experience the Culture” and the “Market Tourism: A Philippine Palengke Experience” handbook—designed to position...
Tourism leaders and stakeholders across the country have expressed strong support for Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco following her submission of a courtesy resignation in response to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive for a midterm Cabinet reshuffle....
CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia insisted that there was no defiance when she did not relinquish her post when the Office of the Ombudsman preventively suspended her a few weeks before the midterm elections. Garcia’s legal counsel, Alex Avisado, said the governor did not step down...
CEBU CITY – A multi-agency task force has been created to look into reports of suspected online scam operations happening here. The task force is composed of the Business Permit and Licensing Office, Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation, Department of Information and...
CEBU CITY – A promise that was made during the campaign period was fulfilled when a grandmother in Barili town, Cebu province was treated to a party to celebrate her 107th birth anniversary on Wednesday, May 21. Barili Mayor Pablo John Garcia IV surprised Hospicia “Nanay Pesing” Carvajal...
CEBU CITY – Despite the arrest of 17 Taiwanese nationals, outgoing Mayor Raymond Garcia assured that this city remains free from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) activities. Garcia issued the assurance following their arrest for allegedly running a romance scam inside the subdivision...
CEBU CITY – Cebu governor-elect Pamela Baricuatro has started the transition at the Cebu Provincial Capitol by sending a letter to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Cebu Provincial Office asking them to help coordinate the orderly turnover from the administration of...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Friday, May 16, made her first public appearance since her stunning debacle in the mid-term elections. Gracing the R’Cebu Exhibit at Robinsons Galleria here, Garcia acknowledged her seeming defeat and thanked her supporters who stood by her even after...
