CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival defended the safer cities initiative of the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG), stressing that the campaign is not “anti-poor” but merely a stricter enforcement of existing local...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival is considering placing the city’s mountain barangays under a state of calamity following mounting complaints from farmers over collapsing crop prices, rising fuel costs, and the punishing heat of the...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Fifteen children in conflict with the law (CICL) escaped from the Operation Second Chance rehabilitation facility late Saturday night, April 11, 2026, marking yet another security breach at the city-run center. All 15 have since...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Challenging institutions to adopt pro-poor policies, Cebu City Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña called on schools and hospitals to follow the lead of the University of Cebu in maintaining accessible fees, stressing the need for more...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Cebu City Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña has vowed to take all necessary steps to stop the Monterrazas de Cebu development in Barangay Guadalupe if severe flooding again hits downstream communities. Osmeña reiterated his opposition following...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña has expressed support for the Metropolitan Cebu Water District’s (MCWD) water rate increase even as the Cebu City Council has called for its suspension. “I’m in favor of the increase in...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — The Cebu City Government has begun implementing a four-day work week for City Hall offices as part of cost-cutting measures aimed at reducing electricity consumption. Mayor Nestor Archival signed Executive Order No. 069 prior to...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — A year ago, Cup of Joe took their Cebuano fans (collectively known as Joewahs) through a forest of feelings during their “Silakbo Concert Tour.” Almost a year after their last stop on that tour, the...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has come to the defense of City Administrator Albert Tan following Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s public criticism of the official during a barangay event over the weekend, where he labeled...
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival is pushing a ₱981,977,525.79 Supplemental Budget No. 1 for 2026, with allocations focused on public services, infrastructure, and environmental programs. The largest share—₱500 million—has been earmarked for garbage hauling and...
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