In order to cushion the effect of skyrocketing global oil prices on airlines, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) this month allowed airlines to collect Level 7 fuel surcharge, the highest level in its matrix. Airlines now slap on fuel surcharges of P201 to P769 for local flights and P1,035 to P9,892...
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama with President-elect Bongbong Marcos. (FB photo) CEBU CITY – City Mayor Michael Rama said Wednesday, June 22, that he will issue a directive ordering the return of in-person classes in private schools, colleges, and universities here this August. Rama made the...
LILOAN, Cebu Mayor and incoming Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco (center) receives a plaque of appreciation from director Shalimar Hofer Tamano of the Department of Tourism-Central Visayas (DOT-Region 7) at the Grand Tourism Night of the DOT-Region 7 Tuesday, June 21, at the Cebu Provincial...
From June 18 up to July 2, great food and wine adventures will be emanating from our Queen City of the South, Cebu City. In what has to be one of the best conceptualized and organized culinary festivals to date, Kate Dychangco-Anzani has spearheaded a comprehensive showcase of the very best that...
The first Holiday Inn branded property in Cebu opened its doors to guests last June 16, 2022 with the highly anticipated launch of Holiday Inn Cebu City in the heart of Cebu Business Park. A joint partnership between The Erawan Group Public Company Limited and IHG Hotels & Resorts, the...
CEBU CITY – Firefighters in this city are busy this month. The Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) recorded 16 fire incidents with damage to property pegged at P80 million as of June 20. SFO2 Wendell Villanueva, CCFO spokesperson, said the biggest fire to hit the city this month razed a commercial...
CEBU Rep. Duke Frasco with his wife incoming Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco at Vice President-elect Sara Duterte's inauguration in Davao City. CEBU CITY – Reelected Cebu Rep. Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco on Monday, June 20, announced that he will file a resolution in the House of...
CEBU CITY – Income generated by Oslob, Cebu from tourism significantly went down in 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Oslob, a fourth-class municipality that gained worldwide prominence due to its whale shark-watching activities, only earned P3.4 million from tourism activities in 2021....
GARCIA (FB) CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia junked the ultimatum from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to amend a recent ordinance that made the wearing of face masks in open areas optional. Garcia said the province will stand by Executive Order (EO) No. 16 that she...
Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia took a dig on some government officials whom he said have been insisting on the strict implementation of the use of face mask but were themselves doing the opposite. In a GMA News report, Garcia presented the photos of Department of the Interior and Local Government...
CEBU CITY – A suspected drug pusher was killed while his companion escaped during a buy-bust operation inside a Chinese cemetery in Barangay Carreta here past midnight Friday, June 17. Police identified the fatality as Mark Ronald Matig-a. His alleged accomplice, June Tuñacao, was able to flee,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) gave the Cebu Provincial Government until this weekend to correct its executive order which allows local residents the option not to wear face masks in public places. In a press briefing, DILG Sec. Eduardo Año also disclosed that he is...
