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Cebu residents voice support for smoking ban

She may be a smoker, but Wilyn Arante supports the nationwide public ban on smoking which takes effect today. “Mas okay siya (nationwide smoking ban)…

7 KILLED, 5 WOUNDED IN NPA ATTACK

Barely 48 hours after the government suspended peace talks with communist rebels, suspected New People’s Army (NPA) guerillas ambushed a local official and the responding…

CV cops urged: Step up in war vs. drugs

POLICE officers in Central Visayas are encouraged to step up in their campaign against illegal drugs. This is the call of the Chief Supt. Jose…

Gov’t to issue IDs for Marawi evacuees in Cebu

THE National Commission on Muslim Filipino–Visayas (NCMF) plans to issue Certificates of Tribal Membership (CTM) and identification cards to Muslim evacuees in Cebu. Alexander Minalang,…

PRO-7, militants prepare for anti-Sona rally on Monday

Police your own ranks and avoid creating chaos. Authorities made the call in Friday’s dialogue with militant and sectoral group leaders in Cebu City as…

NEW DRUG BUSTS NET 47, VILLAGE COUNCILMAN

There seems to be no end to the war against illegal drugs. The police on Wednesday arrested 47 persons in yet another “One Time, Big…

AFP ready should peace talks fail

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines-Central Command (AFP-Centcom) expressed readiness for any eventuality that may occur following the cancellation of the back-channel talks between the…

Mandaue City College to limit student population to Mandauehanons

Starting next school year, the city government-run Mandaue City College will no longer accept students from outside the city. This decision was announced by Mandaue…

Lack of bidders for projects addressed

CITY HALL TEAM–CCCI TIE-UP EYED A special team in City Hall is being created to help cut red tape with regard to services, and bring…

Militant groups demand gov’t anew to abolish endo

AN estimated 200 members of militant labor groups marched from Fuente Rotunda to the regional Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-7) to register anew their…

‘Easy money’ lure in cyberporn too much for Cordova folk

LIFE IS HARD. “Lalang” is shown here talking with Cebu Daily News correspondent Michelle Joy L. Padayhag about the travails of Cordova folk who had to resort to cyberpornography to survive.

Chief Supt. Marcelo Garbo (center), regional police director, and his deputy for operations Senior Supt. Louie Oppus leave the office of Acting Gov. Agnes Magpale after a morning meeting on Dec. 24 as ehr dautghter Energy Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Magpale-Asirit (right) looks on

Acting Governor Agnes Magpale (in stripes) is given her first payment to sign - a purchase order for rice sacks for Capitol employees by the General Services Office.

BOMB DETONATION/FEB. 4, 2012:Seen from 2 kilo meter's 8 minute ride, Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) of the Central Command and the Cebu City Police SWAT team prepare to detonated 29 bombs found at SRP Kawit island that includs the 1,000 pound bomb at the Biga Pit of Carmen Copper at Toledo City secured by the SWAT and PNP SWAT.(CDN PHOTO/JUNJIE MENDOZA)