CEBU CITY – Thousands die every year in the country due to crashes. ROAD safety tips are discussed in the 51st National Road Safety Conference from May 30 to 31 in Cebu City. (Calvin D. Cordova) With this, the Safety Organization of the Philippines Inc. (SOPI) intensified its advocacy for road...
CEBU CITY — The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has trained over 100 policemen who are set to be deployed at the Trans Central Highway (TCH) in Balamban town, Cebu. LAWMEN from the Cebu Provincial Police Office attend a recent seminar as a requirement to enable them to become...
CEBU CITY — Key political figures in Cebu are leaving the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) one after the other. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard "Ahong" Chan has made a “difficult decision” to resign from PDP-Laban, becoming the third chief local executive in Cebu to bolt...
Despite the resignation of Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia from the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), Cebu is still "as united as it can be," Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco (Betheena Unite) Frasco said the exit of her mother in the...
Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines' leading carrier, further expands its international network as it launches flights between Manila and Kaohsiung with its signature Piso Sale, allowing more passengers to explore the harbor-side parks and urban landscapes of southern Taiwan’s largest city. ...
CEBU CITY – Another government official from Cebu has resigned from the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes on Wednesday, May 29, tendered his resignation letter to PDP-Laban president Palawan Rep. Jose Alvarez. Cortes’ resignation came a day...
CEBU CITY – Anti-divorce groups here will hold mass actions to oppose the passage of the pro-divorce bill into law. “Within the next two months, we will definitely do some concrete action, mass action, prayer rallies,” said Dr. Rene Bullecer, country director of Human Life International...
CEBU CITY – The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) has just lost a key member. GARCIA (FB) Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia on Tuesday, May 28, announced that she has submitted her resignation letter to PDP-Laban’s president Palawan Rep. Jose Alvarez. Garcia had been a member of the...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu Archdiocesan Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (CACCHC) has expressed “deep concern” over the installation of a light emitting diode (LED) board at the entrance of the Our Lady of the Pillar Parish church in Sibonga town, southern Cebu. THE Cebu...
CEBU CITY – Hundreds of passengers were stranded in various ports in Cebu due to tropical depression “Aghon.” SEVERAL passengers are stranded at Hagnaya Port in San Remigio, Cebu after sea trips were canceled due to tropical cyclone ‘Aghon.’ (Cebu Port Authority) The Philippine Coast...
CEBU CITY – A suspected drug pusher was killed in a shootout with the police in Barangay Candulawan, Talisay City on Thursday afternoon, May 23. The fatality was identified as Albert Padayao, high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade. Police Lt. Col. Epream Paguyod, chief of the Talisay...
CEBU CITY – Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has issued an executive order (EO) placing the entire province of Cebu under a state of calamity “due to the devastating effects of the El Niño phenomenon.” Garcia issued EO No. 9 days after the provincial board approved a resolution declaring a state of...
