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

18 hours ago

Business groups unite to strengthen, protect Cebu’s growth engines

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—Four business chambers in Metro Cebu are forming a coalition to create a stronger private sector bloc aimed at safeguarding Cebu’s key growth engines amid calamity risks and increasing competitive pressures.

3 days ago

Ayala Land opens second CityFlats in Cebu for urban professionals

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY— Ayala Land has launched its second CityFlats in Cebu City, an urban living concept tailored for professionals who prefer to live close to major business districts.

4 days ago

MCIA lights 20-ft Christmas tree for ‘Light and Hope’ theme

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Arriving passengers at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) are welcomed by a towering 20-foot Christmas tree, instantly setting a festive mood in the terminal.

5 days ago

UC, TESDA open scholarship program for 2,645 indigents

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—Christmas will come early for more than 2,000 indigent students as the University of Cebu (UC) opens 2,645 full scholarship slots for learners who cannot afford a college education.

7 days ago

Work begins on traffic, drainage plans for Cebu City business district

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—As Cebu City’s South Road Properties (SRP) continues its rapid transformation into a bustling hub of commercial, residential, and tourism developments, the city government has begun preparing two major master plans aimed at preventing future congestion and flooding across the 300-hectare district.

15 Nov 2025

9:07PM

Monterrazas denies tree-cutting claim, vows cooperation with DENR

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—The developer of the embattled upscale residential project in Cebu has broken its silence after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ordered the suspension of its hillside operations over alleged environmental violations.

14 Nov 2025

4:55PM

Cebu City mayor signs EO establishing ‘Mayor of the Night’ program

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—The pioneering program that aims to provide round-the-clock government services for nighttime workers is now one step closer to becoming a reality.

11 Nov 2025

1:32PM

Shelved Cebu flood master plan revived after ‘Tino’ tragedy

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—It took a deadly typhoon to revive an integrated master plan meant to address Metro Cebu’s flooding — a project shelved five years ago.

8 Nov 2025

5:21PM

Upscale Cebu residential project under probe for ‘Tino’ floods

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY — A luxury hillside residential project here is under fire after being blamed for the flooding that hit parts of the city during the onslaught of Typhoon “Tino.”