#CourageON: Highlights from #MoveCebu 2026

Last week, Rappler’s civic engagement arm MovePH brought #MoveCebu to the University of San Carlos, gathering over 200 people during a public forum to define what a liveable city should be . To solidify our long-term commitment to campus journalism and civic engagement, we proudly signed memoranda of understanding with the University of San Carlos , and the University of the Philippines Cebu . Rappler multimedia reporter John Sitchon , who reports on Cebu and the Visayas region, joined us as we worked directly with participants.

You can check out these stories to about what happened during the roadshow: Padayon Cebu: A new space to chat how to make the province more livable At #MoveCebu forum, Cebuanos define what a liveable city should be MovePH trains Movers in Cebu on local reporting, civic organizing Taking advantage of the momentum generated by the forum, we dove into focused workshops with 35 newly-trained Movers, and leaders from Cebu’s civil society groups to bridge reporting with civic organizing . Our Movers who chose the civic mobilization track pitched bold, ground-level initiatives tackling community realities across Cebu province. For example, participants designed action plans to address food safety at the Colon Night Market. Some Movers want to address the lack of housing for displaced families in Minglanilla. One Mover hoped to champion the rights of people with dwarfism. Meanwhile, Movers who wanted to specialize in community journalism pitched stories tackling gut issues in Cebu, like substandard flood control projects, child labor, and how neighborhood carinderias navigate inflation to keep meals affordable. Our civil society and academe partners matched this energy during our Partners’ Huddle, where they decided to prioritize four crisis clusters:…