CEBU CITY – The province of Cebu, home to a P12-billion hog industry, has intensified its campaign against African Swine Fever (ASF). Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro on Tuesday, July 7, issued an Executive Order (EO) banning the entry of hogs and pork products from Negros Island Region (NIR). The...
CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Cebu exceeded monthly and cumulative revenue collection targets under former District Collector Alexandra Yap-Lumontad. In its summary of key accomplishments, the port said that through its strong revenue collection, trade facilitation, border...
AirAsia MOVE, the booking arm of regional budget carrier AirAsia, has been ordered to stop offering Cebu Pacific’s plane tickets by a Malaysian court after it was found that the platform had been selling flights without authorization. In a disclosure on Tuesday, July 7, Cebu Pacific said it had...
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...
NUSTAR Resort Cebu will spotlight the province’s rich culinary traditions with “Taste Cebu: Heirloom Culinary Gallery,” a two-day immersive exhibition that explores the stories, history, and flavors behind some of Cebu’s best-known dishes. Set on July 9 and 10 at the Grand Ballroom of...
CEBU CITY – A 16-year-old boy was killed while his 14-year-old companion was injured in a lightning strike in Barangay Daanlungsod, Tuburan, Cebu, on Thursday afternoon, July 2. Police said the two boys were with a group of friends having a picnic in a beach when lightning struck around 3 p.m....
CEBU CITY – Former Cebu third district Rep. Pablo John Garcia pushed back against allegations that there are ghost projects in Balamban town, western Cebu province. Garcia was reacting to a recent announcement by the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) disclosing two alleged...
Nearly ₱1 billion worth of illegal cigarettes concealed in 25 container vans have been intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Mandaue City, Cebu on Thursday, July 2, marking the country’s second-largest tax collection agency’s major seizures under its intensified campaign against...
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...
Vivant Corp.’s water infrastructure unit has commenced the initial phase of its utility-scale desalination project servicing residents in Metro Cebu. In a statement on Thursday, July 2, Vivant said the company’s subsidiary, Isla Mactan Cordova Corp., has begun delivering 5,000 cubic meters of...
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....
