CEBU CITY – As expected, the Cebu leg of the Manila Bulletin (MB) Sketchfest on Saturday, September 28, at SM Seaside City here was a hit. WINNERS of the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest Cebu leg show off their winning entries. The winners were joined on stage by Manila Bulletin-Cebu Branch’s Jules...
Shang Bauhinia Residences, the first project of Shang Properties Inc. in Cebu (Artist's Perspective) Shang Properties, Inc., (SPI), introduces its inaugural project in Cebu’s luxury property market with the unveiling of Shang Bauhinia Residences, a 52-story residential development set to bring...
CEBU CITY – A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman in Tuburan town, Cebu was arrested after he was caught stealing cash in the mayor’s office. The theft was caught on CCTV (closed-circuit television), police said. MATTHEW John Barangan, the 21-year-old SK chairman of Barangay Bakyawan,...
CEBU CITY – Mandaue City Rep. Emmarie “Lolypop” Ouano-Dizon has been named as the regional chairperson of the country’s most dominant political party, the Lakas-CMD, in Central Visayas. SEN. Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) raise the hands of...
CEBU CITY – A Cebuano lawmaker has filed a bill that, if turned into law, will only require the public to present one valid identification card in private and public transactions. Cebu third district Rep. Pablo John “PJ” Garcia filed House Bill (HB) No. 10973 or the “One Valid ID” bill...
Cebu Pacific Air, the Philippines' leading carrier, accepted its 12th aircraft delivery for 2024 — an A321neo — which it will use to support the airline’s ongoing network expansion and fleet modernization efforts. In a statement, Cebu Pacific said the newly added 236-seater aircraft touched...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government has partnered with Singapore in its bid to come up with sustainable infrastructure projects and boost the province’s economy. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, Singaporean Ambassador to the Philippines Constance See, Lavan Thiru, executive director of...
CEBU CITY – Twenty-nine more barangays were added to the list of drug-cleared areas in Central Visayas. THE Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing during a recent meeting. (Photo from PDEA-7) The 29 barangays were included after the deliberation process conducted by the Regional...
CEBU CITY – Suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama simply could not catch a break. Rama, still serving a six-month preventive suspension, has found himself in another legal battle after the Office of the Ombudsman found probable cause to charge him with three counts of violating Republic Act 3019...
CEBU CITY – Illegal drugs amounting to more than P1 billion were seized in Central Visayas in the past eight months. During the same period, a total of 206 barangays in the region were declared by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC) as drug-cleared, the Police...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested a group of men betting on spider combat on Monday night, September 23, in Barangay Lorega San Miguel here. Police Major Marvin Fegarido, chief of the Parian Police Station, said the illegal gambling activity was reported by a concerned citizen through the 911 national...
CEBU CITY – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP)-Labor Center has called for sobriety and openness as they tackle the ongoing labor relations dispute involving the Oriental Port and Allied Services Corp. serving the Cebu International Port (CIP). THE Oriental Port and Allied...
