Amid inconsistencies flagged in Cebu City’s 2025 annual budget, Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia stood by his claim that Vice Mayor Donaldo Hontiveros is solely to be blamed for the mess.

THE newly created Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev), formerly NEDA, needs a higher budget to realize its plans in 2026, said the agency's Secretary Arsenio Balisacan.

The Department of Budget and Management in Central Visayas has disallowed P79.7 million from the P14.6 billion annual budget of the Cebu City government for 2025, following its review of the budget ...