Nine killed in firefight between govt forces and suspected members of Abu Sayyaf

Doris C. Bongcac 04/11/2017

CEBU CITY—Five suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), three soldiers and one policeman were reported to have been killed in the ongoing firefight in the mountain village of Napo, Inabanga town, Bohol province. This was…

Residents told to abandon homes amid ongoing firefight

Doris C. Bongcac 04/11/2017

CEBU CITY–The Inabanga municipal government has ordered a forced evacuation of residents in Barangay Napo due to the ongoing gun battle between government troopers and armed men believed to be members of the Abu Sayyaf Group. Frank…

‘Bato’ confirms CV terror threat

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 04/10/2017

But describes police intelligence reports as ‘generic’   Following Sunday’s travel advisory from the US Embassy for American citizens to review travel plans in Central Visayas, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa,…

Labangon fire destroys ten houses, damages five

Benjie Talisic, Doris C. Bongcac 04/10/2017

A mid-afternoon fire destroyed ten houses and damaged five more in Sitio Shangrila 2 in Barangay Labangon, Cebu City on Monday. SFO4 Jovito Abelgas said the fire was reported to have started at the residence of a…

Phil-Chinese Chamber commits P25M for drug rehab facility in Cebu

Doris C. Bongcac 04/10/2017

A Manila-based business group has made a commitment to fund the construction of a drug rehabilitation facility in Sitio Cantipla in the mountain barangay of Tabunan in Cebu City. Officials of the Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce…

Dino calls on US Embassy to clarify advisory

Doris C. Bongcac 04/10/2017

Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino is asking the US Embassy to clarify an advisory, which they issued against travels to Cebu and Bohol, to prevent ill effects especially on local tourism. Dino said that the…

CA orders Durano reinstatement

Doris C. Bongcac 04/07/2017

  CEBU CITY—The Court of Appeals 7th division has stopped the Office of the Ombudsman from implementing the three-month suspension of Danao City Mayor Ramon “Nito” Durano III for simple neglect of duty. The CA issued a…

Citrasco to push for P1–P1.50 fare hike

Doris C. Bongcac 04/05/2017

Following strong objections to its proposal for a fare surge on peak hours from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Cebu Integrated Transport Service Cooperative (Citrasco), a drivers’ organization, will seek…

Commuters oppose Citrasco’s fare surge petition

Doris C. Bongcac 04/05/2017

  CEBU CITY—A transport group in Cebu wants the minimum fare of public utility jeepneys to be at P8 from P6.50 during peak hours, or an increase of P1.50, to cover up the losses suffered by drivers…

Floods and traffic

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/03/2017

Heavy rains poured and major thoroughfares were flooded as delegates of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit meetings arrived in Cebu on Monday for a week-long gathering. But the knee-deep floods which covered several streets…

Heavy rain causes flooding, traffic congestion in Metro Cebu

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/03/2017

CEBU CITY–Early morning rains caused traffic congestion in major thoroughfares in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu on Monday. Knee-deep flood caused traffic to slow down in Mandaue City at the foot of the First Mandaue-Mactan…

Osmeña not giving up on fight

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/30/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s battle with BDO Unibank, Inc., is far from over, and he is ready to take the matter all the way up to the Supreme Court or even the President if need be.…

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