CEBU CITY – Visayan Electric is powering the Sinulog Festival in January 2023. Engr. Raul Lucero, president and chief operating officer of Visayan Electric, said the power company will help electrify the area where the Sinulog showdown will be held. Mayor Michael Rama here has announced that the...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Cebu province, as well as Metro Cebu, remained under “low risk” classification for Covid-19, according to the latest report of the independent research group OCTA. In an update shared on Twitter on Wednesday, Sept. 28, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David...
CEBU CITY -- At least 13 road accidents are happening each day in this city, data from the city’s traffic office showed. The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) said road accidents are one of the major causes of traffic congestion in the city. “I think we have, based on our data, almost 500...
CEBU CITY – The implementation of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has suffered another delay. THE Cebu Bus Rapid Transit project has suffered another delay, project proponents announced at the Cebu City Mobility Summit 2022 at the Seda Hotel Ayala in Cebu City on Monday, Sept. 26. (CCTO...
InLife to recruit 400 financial advisors from Cebu By Chino S. Leyco Insular Life (InLife) said Monday, Sept. 26, that the company is looking to recruit new financial advisors from Cebu as it expands its business in the Visayas region. Raoul E. Littaua, InLife president and chief executive officer,...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said 75 passengers were stranded on Sunday, Sept. 25, after several sea trips in different ports in Cebu were cancelled due to bad weather from typhoon “Karding.” Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG 7) spokesperson Lt. Jr. Grade Krysta...
CEBU CITY -- Police seized more than P2.5 million worth of shabu during an operation in Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City on Saturday night, Sept. 24. Arrested was 24-year old John Carl Entia Gimpayan who was included in the drug watchlist. Gimpayan is a high-value individual operating in the city,...
CEBU CITY -- A clearance from the barangay should be secured first before an individual will be allowed to rent an apartment or stay in a boarding house. This is the measure that the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will suggest to the City Council as part of its anti-criminality campaign. The CCPO...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu provincial government is insisting ownership of a 25-hectare property in Mandaue City where a hospital, some government offices, and private structure currently sit. The Capitol has already sent a “demand to vacate” letter against the occupants of the lot but Gov. Gwen...
CEBU CITY – Anti-narcotics agents dismantled two drug dens and arrested seven individuals in separate operations here and Pangalo, Bohol on Thursday, Sept. 22. In Barangay Sambag I, Cebu City, Alex Lanuza was arrested in a suspected drug den that he allegedly maintained. Caught in the drug den...
CEBU CITY – Gov. Gwen Garcia has ordered removal of floating or fixed cottages as part of the efforts to rehabilitate the seawaters of Cordova, Cebu. 22DEADLINE Garcia issued Executive Order (EO) No. 36 on Wednesday, Sept. 21, giving owners, operators, and authorities until Oct. 4 to remove the...
By CALVIN D. CORDOVA CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu valued at more P14 million was seized in separate buy-bust operations here on Tuesday night, Sept. 20. In Barangay Sawang Calero, police seized packs of shabu worth P7.6 million from John Mark Cuizon, 26. Police Major Francis Renz Talosig, chief of...
