CEBU, PHILIPPINES — The Cebu City Government is moving to strengthen the protection and management of its groundwater resources by drafting a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) framework aimed at regulating extraction and ensuring long-term water security. The initiative, spearheaded...
CEBU, PHILIPPINES — The Cebu City Council has reinforced Mayor Nestor Archival Sr.’s declaration of a solid waste management emergency by approving a resolution mandating stricter waste segregation, composting, recycling and controlled disposal of residual waste. Authored by Councilor...
CEBU, PHILIPPINES — Few days after Mayor Nestor Archival met with city councilors to discuss Cebu City’s worsening garbage problem, the City Council has ordered an investigation into the renewed accumulation of waste at Pond A in the South...
CEBU, PHILIPPINES — The Cebu City Council has urged Mayor Nestor Archival to immediately lift restrictive scholarship guidelines that disqualify Cebu City residents who completed senior high school outside the city from availing themselves of the city government’s scholarship...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — A neophyte councilor schooled Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña of the City Council’s internal rules during a heated exchange last Tuesday, after a point of order over council proceedings sparked a tense debate on decorum, procedure...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — The Cebu City Council has urged the Office of the President and the World Bank to review and reconsider the current route of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, calling it a “significant departure” from...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — The silent protest staged by Carbon Market vendors has reached the attention of the Cebu City Council, paving the way for an executive session on March 17, 2026, to tackle unresolved issues surrounding the redevelopment...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — The Cebu City Council is now tackling an ordinance proposing to disqualify relatives of public officials, within the fourth civil degree, from entering into any government contract, transaction, or business with the city government. City Councilor...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — The Cebu City Council has approved a resolution urging Mayor Nestor Archival, in coordination with the Local School Board and the Department of Education – Region 7, to implement in schools a flexible learning setup, which...
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