[Flood In The City: First of Two Parts] FLOODING in Metro Cebu throughout the years has worsened and become more frequent, costing millions of pesos in damage to property, posing a threat to human lives and to business. In 2022 alone, Cebu City and the rest of Metro Cebu experienced severe rains in July, August […]
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Cebu FC signs new players, plays against Kaya Feb. 19
CEBU FC beefed up its roster for the second half of the Philippines Football League (PFL) season after bringing in some new foreign players. With the departure of prolific Turkish strimer Arda Cinkir, Cebu FC immediately filled the void by signing two foreign strikers to help on offense—Canadian Leaford Allen and Japanese Rintaro Hama. The […]
Cebu City as cruise ship destination mulled
THE Cebu City Government is open to the possibility of making the city a cruise ship destination to boost its tourism industry. Singapore Ambassador to the Philippines Gerard Ho Wei Hong told Mayor Michael Rama during the former’s courtesy call on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, that Cebu City has the potential of becoming a port […]
Singapore’s top diplomat to PH willing to support Rama’s ‘Singapore-like’ vision for Cebu City
SINGAPORE’S top diplomat to the Philippines has expressed their willingness to support the Singapore-like goals of Mayor Michael Rama for Cebu City. Singapore Ambassador to the Philippines Gerard Ho Wei Hong, who paid a courtesy call on the mayor on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 at the Cebu City Hall, told Rama that “whatever it is […]
Police in Cebu on full alert during Valentine’s Day
THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will be on full alert status for the entire Tuesday, February 14, 2023, or Valentine’s Day. It has ordered the 11 police stations in the city to conduct random checkpoints. The CCPO is not taking any chances against criminal elements who might want to take advantage of the occasion. […]
MCWD inks deal with private supplier; 5 areas in Cebu City to get better service
FIVE areas in Cebu City can expect an improved water supply starting October 2023 as the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) inked a P20.7 billion contract with a private bulk water supplier. Last Dec. 28, 2022, MCWD and Pilipinas Water Resources Inc. (PWRI) signed the contract for the procurement of 25,000 cubic meters of desalinated […]
Limpag: The Thirsty Cup: An institution in Cebu football
Just before the pandemic cut short all sports-related events in Cebu — Chad Songalia and Milky Cañete — who have been with the Thirsty Cup since Year 1, got a true picture of how long the tournament has been going on when someone pointed out that one of the early MVPs of the 7-Under division […]
Guv: Fight vs drugs not just for photo ops
CEBU Governor Gwendolyn Garcia wants the members of the One Cebu Inter-Agency Interdiction Task Force (OC-IAITF) to take their efforts to fight against illegal drugs seriously and not for photograph opportunities (photo ops) only. During the meeting that Garcia presided over on February 9 with the OC-IAITF members, they discussed additional measures that can be […]
Firm ramping up operations in PH, hiring Cebuano talents
EY GLOBAL Delivery Services (EY GDS) Philippines, a member of a growing integrated network of service delivery centers, is ramping up capabilities to support global EY stakeholders and strengthen the services to EY member firms around the world. The company announced that it is actively recruiting talents in Cebu and nearby provinces in the Visayas, […]
Go, accused of estafa, asks court to lift arrest warrant
THE camp of Michelle Lim Go has sought the lifting of the arrest warrant issued against her last month, saying she was deprived of due process in relation to the multimillion-peso estafa complaint filed by a Cebuano businessman against her and two others back in 2022. Ruben Capahi, legal counsel of Go, told Judge Judilyn […]
Peza approves 2 projects in Cebu
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) Board has approved P102.227 million worth of investments for Cebu during its meeting on Jan. 26, 2023. Data obtained from Peza showed that it approved one export manufacturing enterprise and one ecozone information technology (IT) enterprise. The former will be located in the Mactan Economic Zone in Lapu-Lapu City […]
Welder, USC student stand out in 7-Eleven run
FLORENDO Lapiz and Artjoy Torregosa came out as the biggest winners after clocking in the best times in their respective divisions of the nationwide 7-Eleven Run Series on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Lapiz and Torregosa outlasted thousands of runners in three legs held simultaneously in Cebu, Davao and Manila. Lapiz ruled the men’s 42-kilometer race […]
Mango seller saved from death, thanks to her ‘Angyl’
ANGYL Faith Ababat never thought that her trip to downtown Cebu City to buy school requirements would lead her to become a hero. Ababat, 21, a second year nursing student of the University of Cebu (UC) Banilad campus, is being recognized for her compassion and immediate response when she helped save Bernadeta Zamora from bleeding […]
Malilong: SRP, the Sinulog and the Palaro
Twice after the Sinulog, we went to the South Road Properties in Cebu City to see the controversial venue of the commercial/cultural side of the celebration honoring the Sto. Niño. We missed on our first try, which we did in the evening. We had better luck the following afternoon. Mayor Michael Rama’s insistence in keeping […]
PLUS63 Festival Cebu returns Feb. 18, brings headliners Joji, Kehlani
AFTER a long two-year hiatus, PLUS63 Festival is back and raring to go with a stellar lineup. On Feb. 18, catch Joji, Kehlani, Paul Pablo, The Sundown, Sansette, and DJ Short at the SM Seaside Complex Cebu. The annual music and arts festival brings together international and local acts, creating an exciting multicultural, multi-genre sonic […]
Espinoza: No ‘war’ against worsening traffic congestion in Cebu City?
After a two-year disruption to our daily lives due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are now back to our normal routines. Unfortunately, the traffic in Cebu City and neighboring cities has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Cebu City’s traffic congestion is one of the city’s woes that Mayor Michael Rama is trying to address, but he […]
Editorial: Don’t bring back Colon Night Market, close Chibogan sa B. Rod
Streets are for vehicles. Closing them to traffic for a certain period of time to allow merchants to ply their trade is a mind-boggling move because they are designed for vehicles. Engineers at the Department of Public Works and Highways do not construct roads and bridges because they love ambulant vendors. Colon Street in Cebu […]
11th Sinulog Football Cup draws over 160 teams
THE 11th Sinulog Football Cup was held at the Dynamic Herb-Borromeo Sports Complex at the South Road Properties from Jan. 21 to 22. Over 160 teams have signed up for the weekend tournament to compete for the top spot in their respective categories. Because of the long hiatus of football tournaments and the decade-long support […]
Pawnshop owner gunned down
A 58-YEAR-OLD pawnshop owner was killed by an unidentified gunman while he was onboard his motorcycle in downtown Cebu City on Monday afternoon, Jan. 30, 2023. The fatality was identified as Joseph Canonigo, a resident of Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City. Investigation showed that Canonigo was driving his motorcycle along downtown Cebu City when upon stopping […]
Cebu City collects over P1B in business, property taxes
THE Cebu City Government has collected more than P1 billion in business taxes since Jan. 5, 2023. City Treasurer Mare Vae “Ivy” Fernandez-Reyes said the city government collected P1.253 billion from business permit applications and business permit renewals and another P249 million from real property taxes. Payment of real property taxes (RPT) will be until […]