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Metro Cebu air turns 'Very Unhealthy'; EMB 7 blames local emissions, not Indonesia fires

By balita.fyi Newsdesk · Editor: Bart Sakwerda · · AI-written from the reports listed below

Air quality in Metro Cebu fell to "Very Unhealthy" on Wednesday morning, Oct. 7, with the Air Quality Index reaching 154 at 7 a.m., SunStar reported. The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) 7 said the fine particles (PM2.5) came from local sources such as vehicles and industry, not from forest fires in Indonesia. It advised N95 or KN95 masks outdoors and told sensitive groups to stay indoors.

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Cebu City Administrator Albert Tan resigns amid bidding complaints probe

Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival confirmed that City Administrator Albert Tan has resigned amid an investigation into complaints involving the city's Bids and Awards Committee, SunStar Superbalita reported. Tan submitted his letter on Monday, Oct. 5, after 15 months in the post. City Attorney Briccio Boholst, acting city administrator since Sept. 18, is set to take the post, according to Cebu Daily News.

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Cesafi: Benedicto Cheetahs beat USC Warriors 69-62, share lead at 6-1

The Benedicto College Cheetahs beat the University of San Carlos Warriors, 69-62, on Monday night, October 5, at the Cebu Coliseum to improve to 6-1 in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) Season 26 college basketball tournament, The Freeman reported. Den Rick Orgong led the Cheetahs with 22 points. They now share the lead with the 6-1 University of the Visayas Green Lancers.

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COA: Lapu-Lapu City left P379.6 million in projects unimplemented in 2025

Lapu-Lapu City left projects worth P379.6 million unimplemented at the end of 2025, with only 29 of 61 programmed projects ongoing or completed, the Commission on Audit said, according to SunStar. The Freeman reported that auditors cited delays in preliminary engineering work and in finalizing procurement documents. COA recommended that the city budget only projects that are ready for implementation, SunStar said.

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COA flags P58-million Mandaue school kit deal over undelivered rubber shoes

The Commission on Audit has told the Mandaue City Government to make a supplier complete the delivery or refund the cost of about 14,000 pairs of rubber shoes under a P58.13-million school supply kit contract for Grades 1 to 3, The Freeman reported. Cebu Daily News said the deal was fully paid. The city administrator has referred the matter to the City Legal Office for investigation, according to The Freeman.

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