Jerra Mae Librea

Cebu City

Reporter at Sun.Star Cebu

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3 centenarians receive cash incentives

2 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

IT WAS a happy start of the week for three centenarians from Cebu City, who were given their cash incentives for reaching the age of 100 years old. The centenarians include Raymund Sabala from Barangay Babag, Felisa Llamedo from Barangay Bulacao and Jesus Solon, according to the Cebu City Public Information Office Facebook page. Sabala and Llamedo received P85,000 each, while Solon received P100,000.
Mayor Raymond Garcia seeks Comelec's clearance on P35K bonus

2 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

CEBU City Mayor Raymond Alvin N. Garcia will fly to Manila to follow up the city's exemption request with the Comelec for the release of P35,000 Charter Day bonus. Garcia, during the flag raising ceremony on Monday, April 7, 2025, said there has been no response yet from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the city's request from the disbursement of the P35,000 Charter Day bonus. "I have not so good news ninyo. As of last week, we have not received a rd yet... stand by lang mo, relax.
Thriving seaweed industry fuels region’s economy

2 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

THE seaweed industry has become a significant economic engine for Central Visayas, generating an estimated P350 to P400 million in annual revenue in 2024, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar) 7. BFAR 7, in an interview with SunStar Cebu, stated that Central Visayas accounts for 4.7 percent of the country’s total seaweed production.
Kapin 40 ka fire hydrants nangaguba

2 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

KAPIN sa 40 ka mga fire hydrant sa Dakbayan sa Sugbo ang wala mag-function, naguba, o nawala, diin ang uban nadiskubrehan nga naa sa sulod sa usa ka balay. Kining pinakaulahing impormasyon nga gibutyag sa usa ka representante sa Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) maoy nakaaghat sa pagmugna og team nga maoy mangita ug mo-monitor sa mga fire hydrant nga gitaod sa nagkadaiyang dapit sa dakbayan.
Team created to locate, monitor fire hydrants

2 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

MORE than 40 fire hydrants in Cebu City are non-functional, damaged or missing, with one even found inside a residential house. This information from the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has prompted the creation of a team to locate and monitor fire hydrants throughout the city.
‘Disqualify Garganera’

3 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

A DISQUALIFICATION petition has been filed against Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera before the Commission on Elections (Comelec), alleging he violated the three-consecutive-term limit for local legislators. The petition, filed online on Thursday, April 3, also seeks to nullify Garganera’s potential election if he wins in the May 12, 2025 polls.
Nanaghan ang mga babayeng politiko

3 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

Nagkadaghan ang mga babayeng nag-ilog sa puwesto sa pagka kongresista sa nagkalainlaing distrito sa Sugbo alang sa May 2025 elections, gikan sa pito kaniadto nga nanagan sa 2022. Dunay 11 ka mga babaye nga nanagan sa pagka kongresista ug 12 ang mga lalaki. Tulo sa mga kandidato mao sila si Mary Ann de los Santos, Regal Oliva, ug Karen Hope Flores-Garcia nga nisalmot sa “Legislative Reforms for Women and Media” forum nga giorganisar sa Stet Women in Cebu Media niadtong Lunes, Marso 31, 2025.
How to vote? Here’s a guide for first-time voters

3 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

THERE are nearly 400,000 new voters who registered in Central Visayas who are eligible to vote on May 12, 2025. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) 7 recorded on September 30, 2024, that there were 306,388 new registrants in Cebu, and 65,141 in Bohol. Here is a guide on how to vote for the first-time voters:Go to the Electoral Board (EB) and tell them your name, precinct number, and sequence number.
SWS: Hunger up in March; Visayas tops hungry rate

3 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

MORE Filipino families are experiencing involuntary hunger, with Visayas having the highest incidence of hunger. The latest survey conducted by Stratbase-Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed that families experiencing involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months have increased to 27.2 percent in March 2025. This is the highest rate recorded since September 2020 during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
SWS: Majority see women politicians to champion social issues; govern better than men

3 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

MOST Filipinos think women in politics are more likely to support social issues like education and healthcare. The survey, conducted from March 15 to 20, 2025 by the Social Weather Stations (SWS), also indicated that half of adult Filipinos believe women govern better than men. The survey, which took place during National Women’s Month, aimed to understand public opinion on women's involvement in politics and governance. The result of the survey was published on Sunday, March 30, 2025.