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…

Cebu City OKs P35K bonus, scraps P88M livelihood program

Pia Piquero 03/27/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Hall employees can soon anticipate the release of their long-awaited Charter Day bonuses. This after the City Council approved the first supplemental budget (SB1) on March 26. The approved SB1, which…

Duterte supporters in Cebu set grand birthday events in Danao, Mandaue

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/27/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte in Cebu are set to gather in various parts of the province today and tomorrow to celebrate his 80th birthday. Convenors of Hakbang ng Maisug-Cebu met with…

Operations unaffected after fire hits Dev’t Bank branch in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/25/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — State-run banking institution Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) assured clients that operations remained functioning after a fire hit one of its branches here last Sunday, March 23. The DBP-Cebu recently issued a…

Missing for 3 days: All foreign hikers rescued in Negros

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/23/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities have successfully rescued all foreign hikers on Saturday afternoon, March 22, nearly three days after they went missing while trekking to Twin Lakes in San Jose, Negros Oriental. Four of the six…

Ombudsman upholds Garcia’s legitimacy as Cebu City mayor

Pia Piquero 03/21/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed a complaint against Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia over the termination of a co-terminus employee, upholding his authority as Cebu City’s chief executive. It further weakens former…

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