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With water becoming increasingly scarce in parts of Alegria, the municipal government has declared a state of calamity to fast-track emergency measures and funding, saying nearly half of its residents are already affected by the crisis.

Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has assured parents and educators that the safety of students remains his administration's top priority, even as the city government continues to study proposals such as a cellphone ban in schools.

Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has dismissed claims that the ongoing redevelopment of Carbon Market amounts to privatization, assuring vendors that all those affected by the modernization project will be accommodated.

 Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival admitted he was caught by surprise when Police Colonel Ricky Sumalde was introduced to him yesterday as the new acting city director of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), barely a week after he had met with another caretaker following the reassignment of Police Colonel George Ylanan to the Police Regional Office (PRO-7).

The Department of Energy (DOE) reported that the country’s petroleum supply remains sufficient, with an average inventory equivalent to 41.16 days’ worth of fuel across all major petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, fuel oil, and liquefied petroleum gas.