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Cebu: 25,000 Cubic Meters of Desalinated Water Added to Supply by Year's End
Cebu: 25,000 Cubic Meters of Desalinated Water Added to Supply by Year's End
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) targets to supply an additional 25,000 cubic meters of desalinated water before 2023 ends to narrow the gap between the supply and demand of its franchise areas.
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Published at 2023-06-01 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Environment, Politics
Tags: Cebu City, freshwater
Cebu City Heritage District Proposed
Cebu City Heritage District Proposed
To preserve the rich cultural and historical heritage of Cebu City, Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has proposed to the council the creation of a Cebu City Heritage District. The proposed ordinance also aims to enact policies that safeguard existing cultural assets of the city and “encourage a harmonious blend of old and modern elements.”
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Published at 2023-05-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, Culture, History
Tags: Cebu, Cebu City, heritage
Cebu Village’s Sinulog Defies Quarantine Rules
Cebu Village’s Sinulog Defies Quarantine Rules
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has directed police officials to investigate and file charges against organizers of a street dance and religious procession in a sitio (subvillage) here, where a surge in new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections has been recorded.
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Published at 2020-06-29 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Entertainment, News and Events, Society
Tags: COVID-19, Cebu, Cebu City, Officials, Sinulog, quarantine
259 Houses Razed in Cebu City Blaze
259 Houses Razed in Cebu City Blaze
An early evening fire in Barangay Suba, Cebu City displaced hundreds of families after it razed 259 houses in a residential area in Sitio Santo Niño, Barangay Suba, Cebu City at past 7 p.m. of Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
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Published at 2020-02-27 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, News and Events
Tags: Cebu City, Cebu City, Department
259 Houses Razed in Cebu City Blaze
259 Houses Razed in Cebu City Blaze
An early evening fire in Barangay Suba, Cebu City displaced hundreds of families after it razed 259 houses in a residential area in Sitio Santo Niño, Barangay Suba, Cebu City at past 7 p.m. of Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
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Published at 2020-02-27 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, News and Events
Tags: Cebu City, Cebu City, Department
Labella to CCPO: Stop Illegal Gambling in Cebu City
Labella to CCPO: Stop Illegal Gambling in Cebu City
Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has written to Police Colonel Gemma Vinluan, Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) director, to trace and apprehend those involved in illegal gambling operating in the city.
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Published at 2019-10-26 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Legal, Politics, Society
Tags: Cebu City, gambling, illegal
Shoring Up Cordova’s Coastal Barangay: 1.5 Tons of Trash Collected
Shoring Up Cordova’s Coastal Barangay: 1.5 Tons of Trash Collected
CEBU CITY, Philippines – At total of 228 volunteers led by Metro Pacific Investments Foundation (MPIF) and Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC) recently gathered to collect trash that winded up in the coastal village of Poblacion in the Municipality of Cordova, Cebu.
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Published at 2019-09-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, Environment, Fauna and flora
Tags: Cebu City, Manila, Pacific, coastal
Ecopilgrimage Park in Brgy Magsico, San Fernando Now Has Open-Air Chapel
Ecopilgrimage Park in Brgy Magsico, San Fernando Now Has Open-Air Chapel
A chapel now stands in a portion of the SEDC-St. Augustine EcoPilgrimage Park in Barangay Magsico, San Fernando town.
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Published at 2019-08-25 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Environment, News and Events, Recreation
Tags: Cebu City, Eco-Tourism
Cebu is One of Most Competitive Cities
Cebu is One of Most Competitive Cities
CEBU CITY has been included in the “10 most competitive highly-urbanized cities in the Philippines today”, according to an annual survey.
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Published at 2018-08-25 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, News and Events
Tags: Cebu City, economy
Have You Visited Cebu's Grand Temple of Undying Love?
Have You Visited Cebu's Grand Temple of Undying Love?
Witness everlasting love up close and personal as you adore this promising new landmark in Cebu with its majestic Roman inspired architectural design. Slated to have its final touches this year, the Temple of Leah, located atop the mountains of Busay, Cebu City, will definitely add a lot to the city's already impressive tourism scene.
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Published at 2018-03-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary
Tags: Cebu City, love
Hometown: Overstaying in Cebu
Hometown: Overstaying in Cebu
Why Cebu? Friends asked when I told them I was finally leaving Hongkong after almost 40 years not just because of advancing decrepitude, claustrophobia over cramped living, and mental and financial meltdowns. I also cited nostalgia for the old place where my siblings and I grew up in a large house on a hill overlooking the cement plant my father managed, and saying "pastilan!" and "buang-buang!"
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Published at 2018-03-13 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Lifestyle, Stories
Tags: Cebu City
Capitancillo Isle of Cebu
Capitancillo Isle of Cebu
Of all the thousands tourist destinations in the Philippines, the magical island of Cebu still stands out as one of the most beautiful places comprising the island archipelago. Dubbed as the Queen City of the South, it has the largest seaport in the Philippines, the second largest air hub and the second largest city in the country. The province boasts of natural resources like countless white sand beaches that give much pleasure to every tourist.
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Published at 2018-03-10 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Travel
Tags: Cebu City
Alegria, Cebu: Cebu Province's Hidden Gem
Alegria, Cebu: Cebu Province's Hidden Gem
Cebu is subdivided into 6 component cities, 44 municipalities and three independent cities that are not under provincial supervision. Among these municipalities and cities are popular tourist spots, these include nature wonders like Tumalog Falls, Kalanggaman Islet, Sumilon Island and Malapuasca Island. Religious attractions that are frequently visited by tourists are the Simala Shrine and Santo Niño Basilica.
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Published at 2018-03-10 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Travel
Tags: Cebu City, Nature, Wonder
The Secret of Gato Cave and Islet
The Secret of Gato Cave and Islet
Among the extensive and majestic coastlines and numerous wondrous islands, Gato Island still stands out in the island paradise of Cebu. Gato Island is a big rock in the middle of the Visayan Sea. It’s a short, sharp, rocky island rising from what seems like the middle of nowhere in the sea.
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Published at 2018-03-08 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Travel
Tags: Cebu City, caves
The Shrine of St. Pedro Calungsod
The Shrine of St. Pedro Calungsod
Not known to many, the shrine of St. Pedro Calungsod is located at the Archbishop's Compound in Jakosalem St., Cebu City.
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Published at 2018-03-08 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Religion
Tags: Cebu City, shrine