CEBU CITY – Unlike other financial institutions, GCash, the largest e-wallet in the country, is not yet ready to waive off transfer fees. The company, however, has reduced its transfer fee from P15 to P10 and is exploring additional cuts. Michelle Fernandez, GCash Head of Corporate Sustainability...
CEBU CITY – The ongoing diplomatic dispute centering on maritime claims in the West Philippine Sea between the Philippines and China has spilled into the confines of the Cebu City Hall. Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña called out his close ally, Mayor Nestor Archival, for not attending the City...
CEBU CITY – The Chinese consul general in Cebu called out the Cebu City Council for committing what she described as blatant provocation. China 's Consul General in Cebu, Zhang Zhen, warned of consequences after the City Council recently passed a resolution marking the West Philippine Sea...
CEBU CITY – Police have pinpointed the individual who used social media to threaten teachers here. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said the threats directed to the teachers of the Inayawan National High School was the handiwork of a 13-year-old former student of the school. The CCPO said an...
CEBU CITY – A movement encouraging Sen. Risa Hontiveros to run for president in the May 2028 elections was launched here on Saturday, July 4. About 3,000 people attended the “Kalig-on sa Bisaya, Ipakita! Risa Na!” launching at the Aznar Coliseum of Phinma-Southwestern University. Clad in...
CEBU CITY – Classes in a private school here were disrupted after a shooting threat on Thursday morning, July 2. Law enforcers rushed to the Cebu Eastern College (CEC) after the threat posted on a Facebook group circulated at around 10 a.m. “Thank me later kung ma suspended inyong klase sa mga...
CEBU CITY – A traffic enforcer was injured after he was hit by a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) while manning traffic in Barangay Capitol Site here on Wednesday morning, July 1. The incident, which was captured by a security camera, happened on the junction box at the intersection of Escario St....
CEBU CITY – Timely cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can save lives. With this in mind, the Philippine Heart Association (PHA)-Cebu chapter is ramping up its “CPR-Ready Cebu” campaign as one of the organization’s flagship programs. Headed by its newly installed president Dr. Christine...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. welcomed the Cebu City Council 's decision to declare July 12 of every year as "West Philippine Sea Victory Day," calling the 2016 Arbitral Award a victory that the country should continue to uphold. In a statement, Teodoro...
CEBU CITY – Two women were arrested for allegedly selling unregistered instant slimming coffee in Barangay Pahina Central here. Five boxes containing these were seized during the raid conducted by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Mandaue City Field Unit past 1 p.m. on...
CEBU CITY – Smuggled cigarettes with an estimated value of P600 million were seized here on Wednesday, June 24. The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized 11 40-foot container vans containing smuggled cigarettes...
CEBU CITY – Security in schools here has been tightened in the aftermath of the deadly shooting inside a school in Tacloban City on Monday, June 22. Police Col. Franco Rudolf Oriol, deputy city director for administration of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said a measure called...
