Garcia assumes post of acting Cebu City mayor
MANILA, Philippines — City Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia yesterday assumed the post of acting mayor following the preventive suspension of Mayor Michael Rama by the Office of the Ombudsman.
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MANILA, Philippines — City Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia yesterday assumed the post of acting mayor following the preventive suspension of Mayor Michael Rama by the Office of the Ombudsman.
MANILA, Philippines — Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI), a real estate developer in Visayas and Mindanao, has posted a revenue of P6.235 billion in the first three months of 2024.
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered a six-month preventive suspension of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and seven other city government officials in connection with the administrative cases they are facing for the alleged illegal reassignment and withholding of salaries of four city hall employees.
CEBU, Philippines — After almost a year since it was temporarily closed for renovation, the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) has reopened its pool facility, and introduced newly-renovated features just in time for the opening of the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA) tomorrow, May 4, 2024.
At the Liga ng mga Barangay Masbate Chapter Provincial Congress held in Cebu City on Labor Day, May 1, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go emphasized the crucial role of barangay-level governance towards inclusive economic development.
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis Tolentino called for peace in the word war between the Marcoses and Dutertes, saying the country stands to lose in the bickering among kin of the country’s two top leaders.
MANILA, Philippines -- As the IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu kicks off this Sunday, April 21, in Mactan, Cebu, competitors will vie not only for titles across numerous age groups but also for the coveted chance to participate in the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship.
The heat lately has been impossible to ignore. El Niño looms over the Philippines. It brings with it a host of extreme weather events, such as drought drastically decreasing rainfall by up to 60 percent and scorching heat waves that are projected to persist across the entire archipelago until May 2024. We are all witnesses to its terrible inescapable effects. Sweltering heat surpassing 42 degrees Celsius in certain places, for instance, has suspended classes across 5,000 Philippine schools in April 2024’s first week, interrupting the education of our 3.6 million students. Cebu City declared a state of water crisis. Government agencies state that water rationing in Metro Manila is not yet needed as supplies remain sufficient for now, but nonetheless forewarn it may be on our horizon. If we fail to formulate sustainable solutions and bungle implementation, then we necessarily compromise Philippine economic, energy, food and water security.