Cebu
Road closures set for Asean summit in Lapu-Lapu City
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Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu implemented temporary road closures on Friday, May 8, to host the 48th Asean Leaders’ Summit.
Sixty-six graduates from Cebu schools placed among the topnotchers in the March 2026 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers, according to results released by the Professional Regulation Commission on May 12.
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The 48th ASEAN Summit opened in Cebu on May 6, 2026, as the Philippines—ASEAN chair for the year—hosts a scaled-down gathering of Southeast Asian leaders amid the global oil crisis, food insecurity, and concerns for migrant workers affected by the US-Israel war on Iran.
James Carl Andrino, a 25-year-old mechanical engineer, died in the Binaliw landfill collapse in Cebu City on January 8, 2026, where 36 people were killed and 18 injured. He had worked there for just over a month before the tragedy. His family expressed gratitude to rescuers but continues to grieve his loss.
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Sen. Erwin Tulfo stated that the Environment Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources should be held accountable for the deadly landfill collapse in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City, due to an oversight failure that permitted a building's construction in a hazardous area. He expressed dismay over allowing construction near a garbage mountain and pledged a Senate investigation.
Weniger als zwei Monate nach einem Erdbeben der Stärke 6,9 am 30. September ringt Cebu mit Taifun Tino, der am 4. November in der Stadt Borbon landete. Der Taifun verursachte schwere Überschwemmungen und über 120 Todesopfer in der gesamten Provinz, darunter 36 in Liloan und 28 in Compostela. Einwohner beschreiben ihn als härter als den Taifun Odette 2021.