“There’s nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.” That's the famous line from the movie “Pearl Harbor” that fittingly explained why opposition senatorial aspirant Chel Diokno turned to volunteers to boost his campaign for the 2022 polls. Kheena Thrisia Ligas, the head volunteer in...
Is Vice President Leni Robredo a Swiftie? She is or she may be not. The presidential aspirant showed her fun side as she danced to the tune of Taylor Swift’s “22” in Cebu City as administration bets scrambled for last-minute candidacy withdrawals and substitutions at the Commission on...
It’s about time to put the spotlight to the Queen City of the South’s mountainous areas Fresh air, luscious greneries, and a cool temperature that sometimes causes zero visibility in the area. At first, some might think that locally, it can only happen in the mountainous areas of Northern Luzon...
Presidential hopeful former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos is strongly convinced that Cebu province will play a very significant role in the recovery of the Philippine economy, with Cebu City expected to become one of the country’s center of development in the future. Sen. Bongbong...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Several months after experiencing a surge in infections driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Cebu City's situation has significantly improved and is now under "very low risk" classification, based on the assessment of...
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Central Visayas seized P6.8 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a drug pusher on Sunday, Oct. 17, in a buy-bust operation in Cebu City. PDEA spokesperson Derrick Arnold Carreon identified the suspect as Nestor Rosal, 59 who...
A suspected drug pusher in the government's watchlist was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 5, in Cebu City through the Facebook complaint platform of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). A brainchild of PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva, “Isumbong mo kay Wilkins’’ is an online...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. recognized the COVID-19 response of Cebu City after private hospitals recorded no admission in their intensive care units (ICU) and emergency rooms (ER) in recent weeks. (File photo) During the weekly "Talk to the People" public address of President Duterte Monday...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now investigating reports of the alleged “no vaccination, no dine-in policy” being implemented in Cebu City. In an interview over GMA News, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año clarified that the policy has yet to be approved by the...
A scene in Cebu City went viral where cars are seen lining up in front of a private hospital with oxygen tanks stationed beside each vehicle on August 1, 2021. Those cars were said to have patients who are experiencing cough and difficulty in breathing and are waiting to be accommodated by the said...
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has warned the local government units of Cebu City and Gapan City in Nueva Ecija over their reported negligence on solid waste management. Cimatu said the two LGUs must seriously manage their waste management, or "face consequences" based on the existing laws and...
The increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Cebu City and its nearby areas is slowing down, according to independent group OCTA Research. “The surge in Cebu City and nearby municipalities, which is the worst COVID-19 surge in the area since the start of the pandemic, is...
