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,…

MCWD defends finances amid bankruptcy fears, water rate uproar

Pia Piquero 06/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) said on Wednesday that it remained “financially sound” despite mounting concerns over its pricing and performance. This is after Mayor-elect Nestor Archival warned the water utility could…

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…

Burglars hit ATM inside pharmacy in Mandaue City

Paul Lauro 06/03/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Burglars struck a pharmacy and took off a still unidentified amount of cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) in Brgy. Jagobiao, Mandaue City on Tuesday, June 3. Employees of a pharmacy made…

Catmon, Cebu: Fire razes junk shop, houses worth P570K

Futch Anthony Inso 06/02/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A fire broke out in Sitio Tinibgan, Barangay Panalipan, Catmon town on Sunday morning, June 1, 2025. The Catmon Fire Station received the alarm at around 11:40 a.m., prompting a second alarm response.…

Why energy stability is crucial for Cebu’s booming tourism sector

By Morexette Marie B. Erram, Carlo Lorenciana 06/02/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With the beach just minutes from the airport, Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan Island—site of the historic clash between chieftain Lapulapu and Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan—has earned its title as the “Historic Resort City.”…

Probe begins on Kinasang-an fire that burned 30 homes in 10 minutes

Paul Lauro 06/02/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Hadji Said was in Brgy. Tabunok, Talisay City on Sunday, June 1, when he received news that a massive fire broke out in Brgy. Kinasang-an Pardo, Cebu City. Said lives there, and after…

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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