P20/kilo rice initiative: Gwen defends it amid criticisms

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has defended the government’s initiative to start selling rice at P20 per kilogram, a promise President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. made during his campaign trail. “Damned if you do, damned…

Palma urges faithful to reflect on Christ’s love this Holy Week

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/17/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As the long weekend begins for this year’s Holy Week, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged faithful to take this opportunity to reflect on Jesus Christ’s love. Palma on Maundy Thursday, April 17, led the…

3 bus drivers test positive in surprise drug test in Cebu terminals

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/15/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three bus drivers tested positive during surprise drug tests in preparation for the influx of passengers for the Holy Week. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Administration in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) on Tuesday, April 15…

1Cebu backs 9 senatoriables so far

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/15/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Weeks after the campaign period for the local midterm elections kicked off, 1Cebu has endorsed a total of nine senatoriables so far. These included releectionists Senators Pia Cayetano, Francis Tolentino and Ramon ‘Bong’…

Cebu City shooting: Woman riding a motor taxi killed in broad daylight

Paul Lauro 04/15/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police continue to pursue the ‘robber’ tagged in the killing a young woman in one of the busiest business districts here on Monday, April 14. Police in Mabolo in Cebu City suspected robbery…

Man in Mandaue, Cebu charged for ‘fake news’, claims it’s political

Mary Rose Sagarino, Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/14/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Another individual has been accused of spreading fake news and misinformation in Cebu. The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) filed cases against a man from Mandaue City for reportedly sharing…

Oslob Church Officially Affiliated with Rome’s Historic Basilica

press release 04/13/2025

The Immaculate Conception Parish of Oslob, Cebu, is proud to announce that it has been officially recognized as an affiliate church of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome. This esteemed designation establishes a special…

Cebu hopes for return of missing Argao pulpit panels

04/05/2025

With the return of the Boljoon pulpit panels after about four decades, it turns out that another church in Cebu Province also lost its old pulpit panels many years ago. Built from 1788 to the 1830s, the church of…

Woman arrested for alleged shoplifting at Colon department store

Paul Lauro 04/03/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 21-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting after she allegedly tried to steal items from a department store in Colon, Cebu City on Wednesday, April 2. Police from the Waterfront Police Station (Cebu…

EXPLAINER: What is Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Islamic holy month?

Associated Press, Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/30/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — This April 1, thousands of Filipino-Muslims will be gathering to celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan. Malacañang has declared April 1 as a regular holiday in observance…

Cebu City buy-bust yields P414,800 ‘shabu’

Emmariel Ares 03/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Suspected shabu worth over P400,000 was confiscated during an anti-illegal drugs operation in Barangay Subangdaku in Mandaue City on Friday, March 28. The drug bust also resulted in the arrest of a newly-identified…

Mike Rama sacked anew over multi-million garbage deals

Pia Piquero 03/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed former Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama from government service for the second time in less than a year after finding him guilty of grave misconduct and…

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