The Sinulog in Carmen, northern Cebu is not as popular as Cebu City’s Sinulog, which was held at the South Road Properties (SRP) on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. A few days before Cebu City’s Sinulog was staged at the rushed SRP venue, Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia decided to pull out 10 contingents from the province citing […]
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Editorial: Band-aid garbage traps
Installing garbage traps in the rivers and creeks is a good move because they can help prevent trash from going to the sea. These devices are helpful in urban areas like Cebu City because they can prevent a large volume of waste and debris from entering larger bodies of water during a downpour. Cebu City […]
Rama: Razon group’s entry in Cebu City’s waste management ‘positive development’
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama sees the impending acquisition of Filipino billionaire businessman Enrique Razon’s firm of a local waste management company as a positive development in the quest to solve the city’s garbage issue. If ever the Razon group would enter a business deal with the City Government, Rama said in a press conference […]
Razon’s firm set to acquire Binaliw private landfill operator’s company
THE garbage management system of Cebu City might see an overhaul as Filipino businessman and billionaire Enrique K. Razon Jr. pours in investment to modernize a local waste management company. Prime Integrated Waste Solutions Inc. (Piwsi), a Prime Infra subsidiary, is set to fully acquire ARN Central Waste Management Inc., which currently receives around 1,000 […]
Quezon City sees market size, available land as main draws to investors
THE Quezon City government said its main attractions to investors are available land and the size of its consumer base and work force, with the city also having largely digitized its permit processes. Quezon City Mayor Maria Josefina G. Belmonte said in a speech at the Quezon City Investors Summit 2022 last week that “Quezon […]
Cebu City commission eyes monorail, medium-rise buildings at waterfront
ACTING Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia aims to prioritize the improvement of water outflows as a way to achieve the administration’s vision of making the city the next Singapore.Vice Mayor Garcia, who is acting mayor while Mayor Michael Rama is in Canada on official business, said the role of the Waterfront Development Commission (WDC) […]
Commission to lay out plans for Cebu City’s waterfront recovery
THE Cebu City Waterfront Development Commission (CCWDC) is set to meet on Sept. 2, 2022, to lay out the plans for the recovery of the city’s waterfront as ordered by Mayor Michael Rama.Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia, the CCWDC chairman, said Sunday, Aug. 21 that the commission will have to consolidate all existing efforts of other […]
Biz sector urges Cebu City LGU: Impose staggered tax hikes
THE Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) supports the Cebu City Government’s plan to raise taxes to fund its projects but wishes for a staggered schedule of increases to keep businesses afloat.In a statement sent to SunStar Cebu Wednesday, August 10, 2022, CCCI president Charles Kenneth Co said they understand the need for the […]
Mandaue city council Cash bonuses for Mandaue City Hall employees, honorarium hike for contractuals approved
THE Mandaue City Government can now provide cash bonuses to the City’s regular, elective and appointed employees and increase the monthly and daily honorariums of contractual employees hired by the City.This was made possible after the Mandaue City Council approved three ordinances proposed by City Councilor Marie Immaline Cortes-Zafra during its special session on Wednesday, […]
Rama to dept heads: Cooperate with NBI in probe on garbage deal
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama has directed all City Hall departments concerned to cooperate with the National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas (NBI 7) in its ongoing probe on the City’s controversial garbage deal last year.Rama’s order came after he talked to NBI 7 Director Rennan Augustus Oliva for updates on the City Council’s request […]
MCPO holds heritage tour to commemorate Philippine Independence, promote city tourism sites
TO COMMEMORATE the Philippine Independence, the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) held a one-day heritage tour on Friday, June 10, 2022.This was meant to make people, specifically the youth, be aware of the history of Philippine Independence and the heroic deeds of the Filipino patriots who took part in the fight against the Spanish Empire.The […]
Cortes to provide more meds, classrooms in next term
IMPROVING health, education and infrastructure in Mandaue City will be the main priority of the Cortes administration as it received a fresh mandate after the May 9, 2022 election.Reelected Mayor Jonas Cortes told the media Thursday, May 19, 2022, that for the next three years he plans to equip Mandaue’s 27 barangays with an adequate […]
Covid ‘5th wave’ possible if protocols are not followed, says health exec
AN OFFICIAL of Mandaue City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) urged those participating in political rallies and other mass gatherings related to the campaign period to continue following the minimum health protocols especially that the possibility of a “fifth wave” of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases could occur.Dr. Ligaya Lakambini Dargantes, the city’s EOC deputy chief, urged […]
Covid-19 infection back in 53 Cebu City barangays
LESS than two weeks into the new year, coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is back in 53 of Cebu City’s 80 barangays, from just four barangays at the end of 2021.This, after active case…
2 of 5 vax sites in Mandaue resume ops after ‘Odette’
ONLY two of Mandaue City’s five Covid-19 vaccination sites have resumed its operations after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette (Rai).Levi Doverte, operations manager of the city’s Va…
Cebu City’s Covid-19 response best in CV
CEBU City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was named the best in Central Visayas with best practices for Covid-19 response. The city’s EOC was recognized during the first Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Health Summit at the Bai Hotel in Mandaue City on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, deputy chief […]
Ahong wants to correct city’s name
LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan also wants to rename his city based on the correct spelling of the country’s first hero. Chan made the pronouncement just after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order (EO) 152, correcting that Lapulapu’s name should be spelled “Lapulapu,” not “Lapu-Lapu.” But the EO only refers to the hero and […]
No Covid transmission in 69 Cebu City brgys for 40 days
AROUND 69 of Cebu City’s 80 barangays have had no Covid-19 transmission for the last 40 days, said Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera. Garganera, who is also the deputy chief implementer of the City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), disclosed the matter before reporters on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. “This is the lowest rate of transmission […]
Caballes is Talisay’s new police chief
TALISAY City now has a new police chief. Police Lt. Col. Randy Caballes formally assumed as Talisay City’s new police chief on Monday afternoon, Nov. 22, 2021, replacing Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, who was able to complete his two-year assignment in the southern Cebu city. Caballes formally received his new command during a turnover […]
Editorial: Bonus as bait for unvaxxed workers
Wanting to boost vaccination against Covid-19 in Cebu City, Acting Mayor Michael Rama announced on Monday, November 8, 2021, that all City Hall employees would receive P20,000 in Christmas bonus. Here is the catch, though: All employees must be vaccinated before they could get their hands on the bonus. The other questions are if there […]