CEBU CITY – With the onset of the dry season and El Niño possibly developing in the coming months, water sources in Cebu may significantly decline. With this, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is rolling out contingency measures as it braces for a projected 43,000 cubic meters per day...
CEBU CITY – An Uzbek national was killed in a bus-motorcycle collision in Badian town, Cebu province on Wednesday night, April 1. Bakhrom Uchkunovich Khamitov, 30, was driving a motorcycle when he was hit by a passenger bus past 10 p.m. in Barangay Malhiao. Police said Khamitov was driving home...
Soobin, a member of K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together, revealed in a vlog that he and his friend almost got scammed by a taxi driver in Cebu in the Philippines. Soobin and a male friend flew from Korea to Cebu for a three-day vacation. Upon arriving in Cebu, they got into a taxi after...
CEBU CITY – Two persons were killed and five were injured in a collision between a delivery truck and tricycle in Sibonga, Cebu. The incident happened in Barangay Candaguit around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31. Police identified the fatalities as Genesa, 22, and her 19-year-old sister Shanin...
CEBU CITY – A stronger relationship with the management and upholding the welfare of workers will be prioritized. The rank-and-file workers and supervisors’ unions of the Oriental Port and Allied Services Corp. (Opascor) assured this after they successfully disaffiliated from one of the biggest...
CEBU CITY – To address the increasing cases of road crashes, authorities here have intensified the campaign against anti-drunk and drugged driving. To effectively enforce traffic laws, particularly Republic Act 10586 or the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013, policemen will visit night...
PhilWeb Corp. is expanding into game content distribution and aggregation through a partnership with NUSTAR Online, the digital gaming arm of the Gokongwei Group’s flagship integrated resort in Cebu. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, PhilWeb said the move follows its recent...
Summer is here. And with the heat that comes with it, I am reminded of my sojourn last January to my new discovery, a not unknown destination, except for me, but a welcome discovery nonetheless. Plantation Bay in Mactan, Cebu, is already a well-established destination. Except for me, who had never...
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is advancing plans to develop a domestic airport at its site in Casiguran town in Aurora province, with bidding scheduled this year and commercial operations targeted by the second quarter of 2027. APECO is also pursuing a future...
CEBU CITY – Preparations for the influx of passengers for the upcoming Holy Week are in full swing. Activating its “Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Semana Santa and Summer Vacation” on Saturday, March 28, the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) placed all ports in Cebu under heightened alert to intensify...
CEBU CITY – A 42-year-old man died while his companion was wounded when a security guard went on a shooting spree in Barangay Calamba here on Friday morning, March 27. Vicente Gemuta suffered three bullet wounds in the head and body. He was declared dead at the Cebu City Medical Center. The...
CEBU CITY – Prices of pork in Cebu could increase significantly if fuel costs continue to rise. Rolando Tambago, vice chairman of the Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines Inc., said prices of pork in the province remain stable but that could change in the coming months due to global...
