CEBU CITY – The management of a high-rise resort project in Bantayan Island, Cebu province, whose construction has been ordered stopped due to supposed environmental violations, has insisted that there was nothing illegal with the building. The management of The Stria, an 11-story luxury...
CEBU CITY – Gov. Pamela Baricuatro expressed frustration over the several fire safety violations discovered in the two key buildings inside the Capitol compound. “This is a safety issue. We always talk about progress but our very own seat of power is not even complying with a simple fire...
CEBU CITY – Passengers will no longer have to shell out extra budget when using toilets in major terminals in Cebu province. Gov. Pamela Baricuatro has issued an executive order stopping the collection of fees from passengers using toilets of the Capitol-run Cebu South Bus Terminal and Cebu North...
The transition team of Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro was surprised over the 2025 annual budget of the province. Jose Esgana, the former mayor of Santa Fe, Cebu who headed Baricuatro’s transition team, said they learned that the province’s P25-billlion annual budget has some allocation that is not...
CEBU CITY – In a bid to bring down pork prices, Gov. Pamela Baricuatro has ordered the lifting of the ban on the entry of hogs and livestock into the province of Cebu. Baricuatro signed a series of executive orders that eased the movement of livestock and meat products. EO Nos. 16, 17, and 18...
Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro has appointed former Tourism Secretary Ace Durano as provincial administrator. Durano and eight other officials were sworn in on Tuesday, July 1, as provincial government officials and vowed to deliver effective public service to the people of Cebu. Other officials...
CEBU CITY – The disqualification case filed against incoming Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro is bound to fail. Veteran lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said this as he cited three reasons why the disqualification case will not prosper. In a press conference on Saturday, June 28, Topacio described the filing...
Incoming Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro expressed displeasure over the move of outgoing Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to create trust funds for several programs in the province. “I am deeply disappointed and appalled by the recent actions of the outgoing governor,” Baricuatro said in a Facebook post....
CEBU CITY – The stunning victory of philantrophist Pamela Baricuatro will be celebrated in a thanksgiving and victory rally a day before she assumes as the new governor of Cebu province. The event slated June 29 will not only celebrate the victory of Baricuatro but also the triumph of the...
CEBU CITY – After opposing the controversial P20-per-kilo rice program during the campaign period, Cebu governor-elect Pamela Baricuatro has changed tune and is now open to supporting the initiative. Baricuatro said she will support the program and depending on the budget, will expand it by...
CEBU CITY – Cebu governor-elect Pamela Baricuatro has started the transition at the Cebu Provincial Capitol by sending a letter to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Cebu Provincial Office asking them to help coordinate the orderly turnover from the administration of...
