CEBU CITY – Gov. Gwen Garcia has ordered removal of floating or fixed cottages as part of the efforts to rehabilitate the seawaters of Cordova, Cebu. 22DEADLINE Garcia issued Executive Order (EO) No. 36 on Wednesday, Sept. 21, giving owners, operators, and authorities until Oct. 4 to remove the...
By CALVIN D. CORDOVA CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu valued at more P14 million was seized in separate buy-bust operations here on Tuesday night, Sept. 20. In Barangay Sawang Calero, police seized packs of shabu worth P7.6 million from John Mark Cuizon, 26. Police Major Francis Renz Talosig, chief of...
By CALVIN D. CORDOVA CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has issued an Executive Order (EO) prohibiting swimming and similar activities in the coastal waters of Cordova, Cebu. Garcia issued Executive Order No. 35 on Tuesday, Sept. 20, weeks after the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested two drug pushers and seized two kilos of suspected shabu valued at P13.6 million in Barangay Mohon, Talisay City, Cebu on Sunday night, Sept. 19. Brig. Gen Roque Eduardo Vega, Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO7) director, identified the suspects as Stephen...
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama here has tapped former Sen. Franklin M. Drilon, a Liberal Party stalwart, and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio “Babes” Singson to help realize his vision of achieving a "Singapore-like Cebu City." RAMA (FB) “Today, we...
The opening of the 8.9-kilometer Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) has boosted Cebu's post-pandemic tourism and economy, according to a study. A study by the University of San Carlos’ Center for Social Research and Education stated that apart from improving travel to top tourist spots in the...
CEBU CITY — For 12-year-old Chelsea Omila, joining the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest was more than just winning a contest. WINNERS take center stage during the awarding ceremony of the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest Cebu leg on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the City Wing of SM Seaside Cebu. They are (from...
CEBU CITY – The Manila Bulletin Sketchfest made a successful return from a two-year hiatus with the staging of its Cebu leg on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the City Wing of SM Seaside Cebu here. TWO artists compete in the on-the-spot category of the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest 2022 in Cebu City on...
CEBU CITY – The municipality of Tuburan, Cebu on Saturday, Sept. 17, planted at least 11,000 bamboo seedlings to mark World Bamboo Day on Sunday, Sept. 18. Hundreds joined the activity, led by Mayor Aljun Diamante and his brother Danilo, vice mayor, which was held simultaneously along with a...
CEBU CITY – Police will tighten security in public schools here to avert violence between two warring youth gangs. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said members of “Bloods” and “Crips” were involved in a recent stabbing incident at the Mabolo Night High School. Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla,...
CEBU CITY – Former Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu will lead efforts to rehabilitate rivers in this city. FORMER DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (left) has been tapped to rehabilitate rivers in Cebu City. (Sugbo News FB photo) Cimatu said he is hoping that he will be able to...
CEBU CITY -- Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Thursday, Sept. 15, declared an all-out war against illegal drugs in the province. Garcia’s declaration came during a joint council meeting of the Provincial Development Council, Peace and Order Council, Anti-Drug Abuse Council, and Disaster Risk...
