John Sitchon
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Philippines
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Cebu Daily News reporter covering Pamplona massacre dies after road mishap
Family and colleagues remember Pegeen Sararaña's kindness and gentleness, and media friends raise funds for family → Read More
ASF in Carcar City: Cebu, Negros Occidental, Bacolod ban pork products
Cebu has one of the largest hog industries in the Visayas region, worth P11 billion, while Negros Occidental's is valued at P10 billion → Read More
PNP relieves entire Bayawan City police force
The PNP move comes after the arrest in Bayawan of the suspects in the March 4 killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo → Read More
PNP sends 4 Degamo suspects to Camp Crame
Two of the suspects will be evaluated for enrollment in the Department of Justice's Witness Protection Program → Read More
Rama lauds past local execs as Cebu City celebrates charter day
Rama promises the late mayor Edgar Labella's son that Cebu won't forget his father → Read More
Brave Cebu nursing student saves life in face of danger
Meet the heroine who saved a Cebuana fruit vendor from near death → Read More
Dance groups start Sinulog 2023 dance tilt at South Road Properties
Traditional crowds scarce at the Cebu City center as families head for new Sinulog site → Read More
Sinulog 2023 fluvial procession: Prayers from the sea
The fluvial parade attracts 700 devotees aboard 180 sea vessels and watercraft → Read More
Rain or shine: Cebu City stands pat on South Road Properties as Sinulog 2023 site
'Señor Santo Niño will talk to the governor,' says Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama, who insists the new venue is safer for competition teams and revelers as it's bigger than old site and less likely to invite stampede → Read More
NTC orders signal shutdown for Sinulog 2023
Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama is adamant there will be no interruption of telecommunications services, and says police officials have left the decision to the local government → Read More
Cebu City council approves P51-B budget for 2023
This is Cebu City's biggest approved annual budget — five times the city’s P9-billion fund for 2022 → Read More
Court orders Cebu City to halt construction work at Maritima Ruins
The heritage structure is the subject of a pending legal case between the city government and the Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Cebu Port Authority → Read More
Cebu governor calls out bar for alleged beating of international chef
The bar management says CCTV footage shows the foreign chef initiating the attack, and that both sides had 'settled everything among themselves' → Read More
New water treatment facility to lessen supply woes in Cebu City
The new plant can serve 50,000 households or at least 260,000 residents from nine upland barangays → Read More
900 households violate river-easement zone in Lahug, Cebu City
Hotels, restaurants, commercial buildings receive first 18 notices from the city government → Read More
900 households violate river-easement zone in Lahug, Cebu City
Hotels, restaurants, commercial buildings receive first 18 notices from the city government → Read More
Cebu’s Fiesta Señor returns to face-to-face for 2023
Fiesta Señor will start on January 5, 2023, 3:30 am, on Fuente Osmeña, with the Penitential Walk with Jesus → Read More
Grab delivery drivers protest pay cuts in Cebu City
Riders used to earn up to P2,000 a day but are now only earning P800 daily → Read More
Cebu City to help relocate families from demolished soldiers' village
Governor Gwen Garcia says an 8,000 square meter relocation property is ready for the displaced families → Read More
Central Visayas to deploy more than 3,000 police for Undas
The cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu ban overnight stays in cemeteries during the long Undas holiday → Read More