Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm on novel coronavirus dies

02/07/2020

BEIJING – A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak died Friday after coming down with the illness. The Wuhan Central Hospital said…

Sunglasses case causes bomb alarm in Sto. Niño basilica

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Paul Lauro 01/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A sunglasses case left unattended along the P. Burgos street entrance of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño, caused an alarm among the security personnel of the church.  According to Chief Inspector Joemar…

Fire hits establishment in Pit-os

Benjie B. Talisic 11/12/2018

An establishment was razed in a fire that hit Barangay Pit-os, Cebu City on November 12 Monday afternoon. The fire alarm was received at 1:18 pm and was placed under control at 1:32 pm at an establishment…

Four killed in Talisay ambush

Benjie B. Talisic, Nestle L. Semilla 10/12/2018

  At least Four persons, including a policeman who is said to be assigned in Mindanao, were reported dead in what appears to be an ambush incident in Sitio Ranger, Barangay Pooc, Talisay City at past noontime…

Marikina raises third alarm as river level reaches 18m

Inquirer.net 08/11/2018

THE third alarm was raised yesterday over Marikina City as the Marikina River spilling level reached 18.3 meters due to continuous heavy rain. The Marikina City government started forcing its residents to evacuate their homes and move…

Environmentalist raises alarm over commercial extraction of natural gas, oil in Alegria

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 03/15/2018

CEBUANO lawyer and environmental activist Gloria Estenzo Ramos described as “sad and alarming” the latest development on the commercial availability of natural gas and oil at the Alegria Oil Field in southern Cebu. “Natural gas is still…

MAO BA?

MAO BA? 01/15/2018

FIRE ALARM Netizens were surprised to learn that the fire alarm was set off at the University of the Visayas building in Colon St. after a robber set it off by lighting the wires with a match.…

Fire continues to engulf Metro Ayala

Benjie B. Talisic 01/07/2018

CEBU CITY—The fire that gobbled a department store here rekindled past 9 p.m. on Saturday, 24 hours since the blaze broke out. Fire fighters immediately trained their hoses to put out the blaze on the 3rd floor…

The hourglass

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 09/30/2017

The radio clock’s alarm went off as set — at six in the morning when a radio commentary would go on air. This time the comments took up the landslides caused by days of rain, and how…

No cause for alarm over ‘compromised’ ATMs

Inquirer.net 06/16/2017

The country’s leading lender Banco de Oro Unibank reported on Friday that some of its automated teller machines (ATMs) may have been “potentially compromised,” resulting in paper losses for some clients. But BDO assured the public that…

Barangay alarm for emergency

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/28/2017

Barangays should establish their own Barangay Alarm System to ensure efficient communications during disasters and emergencies. A resolution filed by Cebu City Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera, which was approved by the City Council last week, urged barangay officials…

Gov’t officials from Basilan raise alarm bells in hotels

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic 04/17/2017

Employees of a budget hotel in Cebu City were alarmed by the presence of a group of at least 10 persons speaking a “different language,” prompting them to alert the police yesterday. “Naghinala yong nasa hotel. (The…

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