The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading two local bills that seek to declare Carcar City in Cebu and the municipality of San Vicente in Ilocos Sur as heritage zones. The Upper Chamber approved in particular House Bill Nos. 5644 and 7927, which seeks the conservation and...
Local and foreign tourists who want to see Cebu’s famous beaches and tourist attractions need not to worry as a local startup firm has been employing Virtual Reality (VR) technology to provide a 360° view of the province. Screengrab of Mataverse homepage on Cebu 360 destinations (DOST PCIEERD)...
Seven of the nine fishermen that went missing after their boat capsized Friday between the waters off Cebu and Iloilo provinces were found dead following a three-day search and retrieval operations conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and local divers. In its report sent to reporters...
More than 50 percent of tourism workers in Cebu have already received their jabs against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with the continued rollout of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) vaccination program in the province. Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo- Puyat, National Task Force (NTF) against...
One person died and nine fishermen were reported missing following two separate sea mishaps in the Visayas over the weekend. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Saturday, Sep. 25, that 33-year-old Raquel Alo was found dead after two-and-a-half hour of search and rescue operation (SAR) under...
Neri Naig recently revealed that her business partner in Cebu already met with Cherry Pie and Ariel Purisima, the couple who went viral after being scammed by their wedding coordinator. Neri promised to help arrange their wedding reception via social media, prior. According to the wife of...
Two crew members of a motor vessel died of suffocation while two others survived when they figured in a sea accident while on their way to Cebu, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Friday, Sept. 24. Remil Sanico and Renato Sanico, who worked as oilers of MV Lady of Good Voyage, died after...
The saga continues In less than 24 hours from the time Jesson Argabio posted the video of a bride crying because there was no wedding reception even though the couple paid for it, the wedding coordinator Naser Fuentes (who supposedly ran away after the ceremony) finally showed up. According to...
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has remained "cautiously optimistic" on travel demand due to continuing worries on the prolonged pandemic. But despite the disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 since last year, Candice Iyog, CEB vice-president for marketing said on Thursday, Sept. 23, that the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a new normal for everyone. Now, customers have it easier as a lot of businesses pivoted their strategies to ramp up digital transformation efforts. Take the travel sector for example -- a few years ago, contactless flights were unheard of in the country. But...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. recognized the COVID-19 response of Cebu City after private hospitals recorded no admission in their intensive care units (ICU) and emergency rooms (ER) in recent weeks. (File photo) During the weekly "Talk to the People" public address of President Duterte Monday...
Despite the numerous challenges brought by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to work tirelessly by reaching out to the most vulnerable. “Kahit anong mangyari, hinding hindi titigil ang Red Cross (No matter what happens, the Red Cross...
