Pam forms ‘legal team’ to focus on election protest as transition looms

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/11/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The camp of Cebu Governor-elect Pamela Baricuatro remained optimistic that the electoral protests filed against her would be dismissed as the transition day draws nearer. Baricuatro on Wednesday, June 11, confirmed receiving the…

Rainy days to continue in Cebu until Wednesday – Pagasa

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The public, particularly those residing in disaster-prone areas, are urged to take precautions as bad weather in Cebu will likely remain until this week. The latest forecasts from the state weather bureau showed…

Habagat kills 1 in Cebu, heavy rains to persist

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 06/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat, claimed the life of a 75-year-old man in Cebu over the weekend. The victim, identified as Deonisio Bonghanoy Labitad, drowned after being…

FACES OF CEBU: Amanda Victoria Balaba, 22, Summa Cum Laude of Illinois Wesleyan University

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/08/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – What do you want to be when you grow up? Where do you want to study? When Amanda Victoria Balaba faced these questions shortly before finishing high school, she didn’t have any concrete…

Pam responds to Gwen’s electoral protest; ‘rough transition’ looms

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – It’s looking like a rough transition between the new and outgoing administrations at the Capitol. Governor-elect Pamela Baricuatro hit back at outgoing governor Gwendolyn Garcia over the latter’s decision to question the outcomes…

Cebu City ranks 470th in global ‘best cities to live’ list – report

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City has been ranked 470th among the world’s best cities to live in for 2025, according to a new report from UK-based consulting firm Oxford Economics. The city landed just behind Nanchang,…

BREAKING: Gwen files electoral protest

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/03/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Outgoing Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has not accepted her defeat during the May 12 polls. Garcia on Tuesday, June 3, announced that she has filed an election protest, questioning the results of the…

Cebu City sees rise in HIV cases among young adults

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/03/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More younger adults in Cebu City have been diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a development that concerned health officials. For the first quarter this year, Cebu City recorded a total of…

Mpox in Cebu: 7 cases confirmed, most already recovered

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Niña Mae Oliverio 06/03/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Health officials here urged the public not to panic amid reports of confirmed cases of the monkeypox virus (mpox). The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Monday, June 2, revealed that…

Mpox not airborne, face masks may not be effective – experts

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/02/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A group of experts here clarified that wearing face masks may not be effective in preventing the spread of the monkeypox (mpox) virus. The Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID) on…

Mpox or monkeypox explained: Causes, symptoms, how it spreads

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In a span of just a few days, several cases of the monkeypox virus, simply referred to as mpox, have been reported in various provinces in the Philippines. The latest came from Iloilo…

EXPLAINER: Cebu’s controversial P1.2 billion supplemental budget

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The election heat has already died down but all eyes remained glued at the Cebu Capitol. A week after the May 12 polls, outgoing Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia requested for an additional budget of…

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