CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) said that there are no confirmed cases of mpox in this city. AN MPOX victim from Congo. (AP) However, Dr. Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, regional epidemiologist of DOH-7, said suspected cases in this city are being monitored, following a...
CEBU CITY — An infectious disease center will soon rise within the government-owned Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) here. SEN. Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. leads the groundbreaking for the construction of the Regional Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Building at the Vicente...
CEBU CITY – Olympic weightlifters Elreen Ann Ando and John Febuar Ceniza received a rousing welcome in their return to their alma mater – the University of Cebu (UC) – here on Thursday, August 29. The school gave Ando and Ceniza a hero’s welcome as well as two other students who...
CEBU CITY – A police officer is facing criminal charges for allegedly assaulting members of a contingent that participated in the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo festival last Sunday, August 26, at the Cebu City Sports Center. The suspect with the rank of police corporal was detained at the Guadalupe Police...
CEBU CITY – Intermittent downpour did not dampen the spirits of over 10,000 performers from 51 contingents who took part in the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2024 on Sunday, August 25, at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) here. SHOWCASING their light-emitting diode (LED)-decorated props and costumes, the...
CEBU CITY – A materials recovery facility (MRF) in Barangay Binaliw here vowed to continue its transformation strategy with a strong focus on maximizing resource recovery. Prime Integrated Waste Solutions Inc. took over the facility in 2022 and has since then implemented significant improvements...
CEBU CITY – Close to 2,000 security personnel will be deployed for the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo festival on Sunday, August 25, at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC). CONTESTANTS of the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo Festival Queen are introduced to the public in a mall in Cebu City on Wednesday, August 21. The...
CEBU CITY — Charges have been filed against three men for their alleged involvement in the robbery of two jewelry stores here last August 18. Charges for robbery in band were filed against Marcial Pacol Ponesto, 31, a certain Gab, and a non-commissioned police officer, who was the alleged owner...
CEBU CITY – Two persons were killed and another was wounded in three separate shooting incidents rocked this city in a span of seven hours. The first shooting incident happened at 7:50 p.m. on Monday night, August 19, in Sitio Santo Niño, Barangay Poblacion Pardo where a man died on the spot....
CEBU CITY — A Cebu-based company has cried foul over a government order that would affect the distribution of its widely used fertilizer. ENGR. Grecilda Sanchez shows a public advisory released by the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority that may affect the distribution of a biofertilizer that is...
CEBU CITY – Forty families were left homeless in a fire in Barangay Labangon here on Saturday morning, August 17. A FIRE hits Barangay Labangon, Cebu City on Saturday morning, August 17. (Contributed photo) The fire destroyed 28 houses and damaged two others. The fire started at 6:35 p.m....
CEBU CITY – Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno and former senators Bam Aquino and Francis Pangilinan on Friday, August 16, launched their senatorial bids here, nine months before midterm elections next year. LAWYER Chel Diokno (seated left) and former Senators Bam Aquino and Francis Pangilinan,...
