Carcar named the staging area for El Niño water deliveries
Carcar becomes the south Cebu base for El Niño water tankers, DOLE sets holiday pay for 1, 2 and 30 November, and a new mobile diagnostic clinic is on the way.
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Visayas grid on red alert for a fourth day in a row
The Visayas grid hit red alert a fourth day running, the Capitol's ₱14.6B 2027 budget goes to hearings, and October inflation may top 8%.
Free meals and rides at Cebu bus terminals for Kalag-Kalag
Capitol serves free meals and rides at the Cebu bus terminals for Kalag-Kalag, the Visayas grid hit red alert again, and rain is likely on Friday.
Capitol names 8 El Niño risk towns, Carcar not among them
Cebu's El Niño task force flags eight towns, none of them Carcar. Amihan has begun, DOH 7 is on Code White for Kalag-Kalag, and the grid hit red alert again.
Live hogs may enter Cebu again, but only for lechon
Cebu lets live hogs in for lechon only, Kalag-Kalag travel plans are set, and small power users are safe from disconnection until December.
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About Carcar City
Carcar is a component city of Cebu, about 40 km south of Cebu City on the south road. It is known for its 1800s church and ancestral houses, its lechon and chicharon, and a shoe trade that once earned it the name Shoe Capital of Cebu. It became a city under Republic Act 9436 in 2007, and Republic Act 11644 declared it a heritage zone in 2022.
- The complete guide to Carcar City
- Carcar City Hall: offices, contacts and online services
- Carcar lechon: where to buy it
- Carcar chicharon and other pasalubong
CarcarCity.com is a community site, not the city government. For business permits, birth certificate copies and cedula, use the city's official eLGU portal.
- Population
- 140,308 2024 census
- Barangays
- 15
- Land area
- 116.78 km²
- ZIP code
- 6019
- From Cebu City
- ~40 km by road
- Province
- Cebu Central Visayas
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Carcar City Hall: address, contact number, online services
Carcar City Hall's address, contact number and email, and the official eLGU portal for business permits, birth certificates and cedula.
Carcar chicharon, ampao and bucarillo: a pasalubong guide
What Carcar chicharon is, the kinds sold, where to buy it around the rotunda and what it costs, plus ampao and bucarillo to bring home.
Carcar City, Cebu: the complete guide to the City of Carcar
Carcar City, Cebu in one guide: key facts, the 15 barangays, a short history, getting here from Cebu City, what to see and eat, and City Hall.
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