About the Author

Ms. Brojan was 20 when she started working as a reporter for a local paper in Cebu City in 1992 and later as correspondent of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, covering Cebu and Central Visayas.

Four years later, the Inquirer took her in as Chief of Correspondents, later Assistant Bureau Chief for the Visayas. In 2005, she was seconded to the now defunct Cebu Daily News, Inquirer’s sister publication as its editor-in-chief. In 2011, she returned to the Inquirer as Visayas Bureau Chief until June 30, 2025.

Ms Brojan received her Mass Communications degree from the University of the Philippines-Cebu College and Master’s Degree in Development Communication from UP-Open University.

Latest from the Author

4 hours ago

PH moves to secure fuel reserves abroad amid Middle East tensions

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—The Philippine government is exploring arrangements to reserve petroleum products in overseas storage facilities to secure additional fuel supplies amid continuing tensions in the Middle East.

1 day ago

Shipping group pushes VisMin expressways, removal of RoRo fees

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—The country’s largest organization of domestic shipping operators is urging the Marcos administration to develop an integrated expressway network and eliminate roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) terminal fees to reduce logistics costs, ease inflationary pressures and improve the movement of goods across the country’s major islands.

3 days ago

Cebu to anchor tourism drive across four Visayas regions

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY — Cebu is being positioned as the main gateway to tourism destinations across the Visayas under a public-private partnership that seeks to capitalize on the province’s air connectivity to attract more visitors, encourage longer stays and spread tourism spending to neighboring islands.

4 days ago

Cebu businessmen seek transparency, simpler government processes

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY — Cebu business leaders have called for greater transparency and simpler government transactions to ease regulatory burdens and improve the business environment, prompting Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to advocate wider adoption of online government services.

5 days ago

CREBA pushes housing reforms to address 6-million-unit backlog

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY — About 500 real estate developers and industry stakeholders are gathering in Cebu to push for policy reforms aimed at accelerating housing development and making homeownership more affordable, including streamlined licensing procedures and interest subsidies for low-income homebuyers.

6 days ago

Korean wastewater treatment system eyed for wider Cebu rollout

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—A compact wastewater treatment system developed in South Korea is being tested in Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan Island, with plans to offer the technology to hotels, resorts, local government units (LGUs) and industrial establishments seeking cost-effective wastewater management solutions.

7 days ago

Cebu firms urged to brace for power volatility through 2028

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—Businesses in Cebu are being urged to strengthen their internal electrical infrastructure and invest in energy efficiency measures as power supply disruptions and electricity price volatility in the Visayas are expected to persist through 2028.

19 Oct 2026

1:22PM

Tourism accreditation in Central Visayas up 25% amid fee waiver

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—The number of tourism enterprises accredited by the Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) has increased by 25 percent as the agency continues to waive accreditation fees and simplify application requirements to encourage more businesses to register.

17 Oct 2026

11:28AM

Cebu eyes AI research center, e-motorcycle manufacturing venture

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—Cebu is pursuing new investments in artificial intelligence (AI) research and electric motorcycle manufacturing as the provincial government seeks to convert investor interest from the recent Cebu Economic Forum 4.0 into business ventures and employment opportunities.