Rappler's latest stories on Cebu province
Cebu Province approves supplemental budget to fight COVID-19
The 2020 Supplemental Budget No. 1 ordinance earmarks P1.27 billion in the province's coronavirus fight back
Cebu province's coronavirus cases top 1,000
Cebu province goes from 102 to 1,054 coronavirus cases in just over a month
Instead of lockdowns, Cebu province to implement isolation protocol
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia says lockdowns are draining government coffers
Cebu Governor Garcia takes back EO permitting motorcycle backriding
No less than President Duterte says exempting only Cebu from the ban on motorcycle backriding is discriminatory
Cebu province allows motorcycle backriding while under GCQ
The executive order of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, however, does not allow motorcycle taxis or habal-habal in the province
Pandemic delays Cebu's plans to replace Cebuano with English in teaching
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia originally wanted new learning materials produced in time for the opening of the 2020-2021 school year
Garcia to ask for lifting of Cebu province's GCQ status
Governor Gwendolyn Garcia says her province is prepared to transition to the moderate general community quarantine
Provincial gov't urges doctors to avoid referring patients to Cebu City
Referrals for major procedures will continue, especially if provincial hospitals are unable to perform them
Coronavirus Updates: More Cebu City sitios under lockdown
Sitio Upper in the mountain village of Bacayan is the latest addition to the list, even as Cebu City transitions to modified enhanced community quarantine
Coronavirus Updates: Infections creep into Cebu’s jails
According to the Department of Health, the number of coronavirus cases in Cebu City Jail is at 335. There are 25 cases at the Cebu Provincial Detention Center and 71 at the Mandaue City Jail.
Cebu province orders 24-hour home quarantine for students, elderly
Governor Gwen Garcia calls it the '24-hour curfew', which begins on Sunday, March 22
Newsbreak Chats: Cebu killings, election-related violence, and other top stories in May 2019
On Thursday, May 30, the Newsbreak team sits down to discuss killings that occurred in the past months, and possible developments in the latter half of the Duterte administration that may have implications on justice and human rights
Cebu town's top drug suspect, cop killed in shootout
Police Officer 2 Evie Espina is also killed during an operation against Jovelio Franza, Minglanilla town's top drug personality, and two other suspects
Lady cop securing Cebu cemetery gunned down
Police Officer 1 Sassy Mae Sasing just finished her shift securing cemeteries in Lapu-Lapu City when motorcycle-riding gunmen ambushed her October 31
Over 7,000 drug users, dealers surrender in Cebu
The provincial government aims to launch community based treatment programs across the province
Several Cebu cities, towns under yellow alert
State weather bureau PAGASA issues a yellow alert or heavy rainfall warning over 8 cities and towns in Cebu
#FloodPH: Cebu emergency hotlines
Here are emergency contact numbers for Metro Cebu and Cebu province
Voting machines worked in 98% of Cebu precincts
Around 50 vote counting machines malfunctioned across 4 066 clustered precincts in Cebu province
Cebu police chief bows to pressure, replaces Dumanjug police chief
Following a shooting incident on election day police inspector Rogelio Amoroso is replaced
2.7 million voters expected in Cebu
Cebu has the biggest voting population in the Philippines
In Cebu, barangay chiefs who are LP allies back Duterte
The Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan to which the barangay chiefs belong is officially supporting Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas
One Cebu, Duterte's PDP-Laban formalize alliance
The 2 parties say they share many things in common including a stand against crime corruption and poverty
Cebu execs ask Comelec: Allow us to distribute relief goods
Cebu province is under a state of calamity due to El Niño but it s an election offense when politicians distribute relief goods during the campaign period
Cebu, Bohol under state of calamity due to El Niño
Cebu s provincial government will deploy the Rapid Assessment Team next week to assess the agricultural damage caused by El Niño
Early campaigning in Cebu? 'We're not hiding that,' says Roxas
But the administration’s presidential bet says there’s nothing wrong with that since no government funds were used for a Gathering of Friends in Cebu City
Senate approves creation of 7th Cebu district
The 7th legislative district is composed of the municipalities of Dumanjug Ronda Alcantara Moalboal Badian Alegria Malabuyoc and Ginatilan
Isolated Cebu town faces food shortage
Retailers in the island town of Pilar are unable to shop for basic commodities in urban areas after sea travels to Ormoc and Cebu cities have been suspended
Cebu provincial employees to get P33M in bonuses
The provincial government has at least 1 500 regular employees who are qualified to receive productivity pay
Schools in Cebu town catch fire
The Dumanjug Central School and the Dumanjug National High School still hold classes after a few classrooms were damaged
COA hits Cebu water provider over P90M 'illegal' perks
According to state auditors Metro Cebu Water District employees gave themselves illegal allowances bonuses and other incentives
Cebu in state of calamity due to dry spell
The towns most affected by the dry spell are Alcantara Asturias Carmen Tabuelan Argao Borbon Moalboal Oslob and Tuburan
Green sea turtle captured in Cebu
There has been public pressure on the local government to stop local eateries from serving pawikan soup based on the endangered species
Cebu provincial board seeks probe into slow Internet
Majority Floor Leader Arleigh Sitoy refutes the claim of telecommunication companies that complaints about slow Internet are isolated
Can Carcar in Cebu pay a P600-M loan for new city center?
Provincial board members point out that the estimated yearly payments for the loan is higher than the debt servicing cap of the city
San Francisco: The island where all survived
Rappler visits San Francisco town in the Camotes Islands famed for its zero casualty during Typhoon Yolanda to find out what they re doing right
Cebu ready to accommodate Yolanda survivors
The provincial and city governments have begun identifying areas that can be used as evacuation centers for those displaced from other provinces
Visayas LGUs brace for strongest typhoon this year
Almost 1 000 families have been evacuated in Tacloban City while residents have started panic buying in Cebu City
LP’s Davide beats Garcia for Cebu governor
LP s Hilario Junjun Davide III is proclaimed governor of Cebu winning a rematch with an old rival and ending the Garcias 18 year hold on the province
After suspension, Gwen Garcia now congresswoman
The former governor now represents Cebu s 3rd district
Leading bet Davide: Cebuanos tired of Garcias
LP s Junjun Davide says his lead over Pablo John Garcia shows Cebuanos want change
Claims of harassment on eve of Cebu polls
One Cebu accuses regional police of harassing its candidates and supporters but the police and LP deny the charge
Can LP end the Garcia dynasty in Cebu?
Can the LP muster the alliances strength and perks to end the Garcia dynasty in Cebu?
Cebu's Garcia vs Davide: Continuity or change?
In Cebu LP s Junjun Davide is challenging the Garcias 18 year hold on the capitol Will Cebuanos choose change or continuity?
