Talisay City fire: P3M worth of properties lost, 1 firefighter injured

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 01/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least P3 million worth of properties went up in smoke after fire hit a residential area in Sitio Libra, Purok Kamonggay, Barangay Poblacion, Talisay City, Cebu on Wednesday morning. The fire alarm…

Ahong Chan leads opening of new dialysis center in Brgy Poblacion

Futch Anthony Inso 09/10/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu– Mayor Junard Chan led on Friday, September 8, 2023, the formal opening of a dialysis center that the city government will operate in partnership with a private firm. The facility, that is located near…

Carcar City fire damages 2 homes

Paul Lauro 11/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two homes in Sitio Maximina in Barangay Poblacion in Carcar City were affected by an early morning fire on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Fire Officer 1 (FO1) Paul Paulo of the Carcar City Fire…

Floating and fixed cottages in Cordova demolished

Futch Anthony Inso 10/25/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Municipality of Cordova has started the demolition of the remaining floating and fixed cottages in the coastal waters of Barangay Poblacion and Catarman on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. This was in relation…

Sibonga accident: One dead, one hurt after motorcycle rider slams into side of bus

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A motorcycle driver, who was believed to have tried to avoid the “rumble strips” or “alert strips” near a curved portion of the road, ended in the death of the motorcycle driver after…

Ahong will cancel construction of 600-megawatt LNG power plant if this proves detrimental to people and environment

Futch Anthony Inso 06/16/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan will not oppose canceling the construction of a 600-megawatt Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Power Plant in his city if the project will harm the public and the…

Lapu-Lapu fire: 10-year-old girl dies after she was trapped inside burning house

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 04/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 10-year-old girl died after she was trapped inside a one-story house during a Sunday dawn fire that destroyed a portion of Barangay Poblacion in Lapu-Lapu City. Rutchele Vergara, guardian of the 10-year-old…

1 killed, 2 injured in Toledo resto bar shooting

Paul Lauro 01/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – What was supposed to be a night of fun and drinking turned bloody after one of the customers of a resto bar in Barangay Poblacion in Toledo City started to fire shots at…

Strong winds damage beach cottages in Argao

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Strong winds on Monday afternoon, July 19, damaged several properties in a beach in Argao town in southern Cebu. The Argao Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) reported on Monday that…

Another vaccination site opened in Lapu-Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso 06/21/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Lapu-Lapu City government has opened another vaccination site for the inoculation of the Pfizer Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines on Monday, June 21, 2021. The new vaccination site is located at the City Auditorium…

Lightning kills 71-year-old woman, 50-year-old man in Liloan

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 05/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 71-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man died after they were struck by lightning while taking shelter under a makeshift shanty at past 1 p.m. today, May 30, in Liloan town in northern…

In Naga, man, 19, punches, chokes boy, 7, for ‘having no manners’,  gets jailed

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 02/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 19-year-old construction worker in Naga City landed in jail after, in a fit of rage, he punched a 7-year-old boy in the stomach, choked the kid, lifted him and pinned the boy…

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