Fire burns 23 houses in Barangay Suba

Benjie B. Talisic, Doris C. Bongcac 09/18/2017

At least 23 structures were burned while three others were damaged in a fire that hit Sitios Sto. Niño and Missionary in Barangay Suba Monday night. Fire investigators are yet to determine the cause of the fire…

Cebu Press Freedom Day bill pushed at Senate

Doris C. Bongcac 09/17/2017

PASSAGE of a House bill seeking to declare Sept. 21 of each year as Cebu Press Freedom Day is being pushed at the Senate. House Bill No. 5688 also seeks the declaration of a special working holiday…

Town’s revenue collection up, health services improved

Doris C. Bongcac 09/17/2017

  INCREASED revenue generation and improved health services were the highlights of the State of the Municipality Address (Soma) which Barili Mayor Marlon Garcia delivered on Friday afternoon. Garcia also made a commitment to pursue a “Zero…

Digong: Lapu-Lapu, Dagohoy are also heroes

Doris C. Bongcac, JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA, Norman Mendoza 08/28/2017

Not all heroes came from Luzon. President Rodrigo Duterte said there are also heroes like Lapu-Lapu of Cebu and Francisco Dagohoy of Bohol provinces who displayed bravery against colonizers. However, he said, their names could not be…

House panel starts probe on South Korean waste

Doris C. Bongcac, Morexette B. Erram 08/22/2017

THE House Committee on Ecology opened on Tuesday its inquiry on the shipment of 5,000 metric tons of South Korean wastes to Cebu in January. But questions which Cebu 3rd district Rep. Gwen Garcia raised on how…

Mandaue City asks Liv Super Club to pay up or face closure

Doris C. Bongcac, Fe Marie D. Dumaboc, Norman Mendoza 08/16/2017

The Mandaue City government has given a high-end club linked to controversial businessman Kenneth Dong 10 days to settle its unpaid amusement taxes or face closure. Lawyer Elaine Bathan, chief of staff of Mayor Luigi Quisumbing, said…

Neda: BRT project still a go

Doris C. Bongcac, Victor Anthony Silva 08/08/2017

Additional funding of P6.3B up for discussion in the Neda ICC meeting It is not yet the end of the road for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project being proposed by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña. The…

Former Naga mayor barred from holding public office

Doris C. Bongcac 08/04/2017

Former Naga City mayor Valdemar Chiong will now be barred from holding any government position after he was found guilty of gross misconduct and grave neglect of duty by the Office of the Ombudsman. “In case of…

Twin fires displace 1,521

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Miguel Ermac, Morexette B. Erram, Norman V. Mendoza, Winston Ensomo 07/24/2017

AT least 1,521 individuals from 374 families were displaced by two separate fires that struck residential communities in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue on Monday. At least two persons were injured. The first fire alarm was…

Chapel becomes a cathedral-like church

Doris C. Bongcac 07/17/2017

BARANGAY DAS, TOLEDO CITY What started as a small chapel 59 years back has evolved into a “cathedral-like” church that is now a source of pride for the people of Barangay Das, Toledo City, midwest Cebu. Cebu…

JOLTED AGAIN

Agnes Alpuerto, Cris Ligan, Doris C. Bongcac, Futch Anthony Inso, Marc Eric Cosep, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/11/2017

Nenita Cortes, 34, was resting inside her bedroom on Monday morning when her bed started to shake. She thought her dog, Coffee, moved her bed. Fear started to creep in when she saw Coffee near the door.…

EARTHQUAKE

Cris Ligan, Doris C. Bongcac, Inquirer.net, Joey A. Gabieta, Leo Udtohan, Michelle Joy Padayhag, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Robert Dejon, Victor Anthony Silva 07/06/2017

Eight provinces in the Visayas, including Cebu, were hit by massive power outages while at least two persons were killed and several others either injured or trapped in a collapsed building and a landslide following a powerful…

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