43 arrested in Talisay City for violation of the 24-hour curfew for seniors, minors

Doris C. Bongcac 03/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Policemen in Talisay City arrested 43 individuals for the violation of the 24-hour curfew imposed on minors and senior citizens. Those arrested include 29 minors, 12 parents, and two senior citizens, said an…

BFAR-7 steps up price monitoring

Doris C. Bongcac 03/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) is now conducting daily monitoring on the prices of fish and other aquatic resources to prevent hoarding and price manipulation. In a…

PDEA-7 arrest 10, rescue 16-year-old boy in Mambaling drug den raid

Doris C. Bongcac 03/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Ten individuals were arrested while a 16-year-old boy was rescued late afternoon on Saturday, March 14, 2020, while visiting a suspected drug den in Alaska, Mambaling in Cebu City. Personnel of the Philippine…

Chan denies reports on Olango Is. ‘lockdown’; warns city residents vs spreading fake news

Doris C. Bongcac 03/14/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – There is no truth to reports circulated on social media that a lockdown has been implemented in Olango Island because of the presence of a person infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).…

Online sex trafficker gets 31 years for selling, abusing young boys

Doris C. Bongcac 03/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines– A 34-year-old man from Cebu City was sentenced to at least 31 years in prison after pleading guilty to the attempted trafficking of two boys, aged 9 and 14 and for acts of lasciviousness.…

CSC suspends March 15 examination

Doris C. Bongcac 03/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced the suspension of their examination scheduled on Sunday, March 15, 2020. “In compliance to Proclamation No. 922 signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte declaring a State…

In Photos: 53rd Engineering Brigade leads recovery of WWII tank

Doris C. Bongcac 03/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The 53rd Engineering Brigade of the Philippine Army led the recovery of a World War II tank that was submerged in mud at the Dagusungan River in Medellin town. Read: Medellin town recovers…

Medellin town recovers WWII tank submerged in Dagusungan River

Doris C. Bongcac 03/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – After a 10-day operation, the municipality of Medellin in northern Cebu finally extracted this morning, March 7, 2020, the remains of a World War II tank that was buried in mud in its…

Gullas orders suspension of public school classes in Talisay City

Doris C. Bongcac 03/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony Gullas has ordered the suspension of classes in all public elementary and high schools in his city to allow the inspection of school buildings. Gullas said the earthquake…

Lapu to implement ‘No Segregation, No Collection’ policy starting April 1

Doris C. Bongcac 03/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Starting next month, garbage collectors in Lapu-Lapu City will no longer be collecting unsegregated wastes. Mayor Junard Chan said they will implement starting on April 1 their “No Segregation, No Collection” policy. Violators…

Lapu-Lapu Museum for Datu Lapulapu eyed

Doris C. Bongcac 03/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City will soon have its own version of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial with the planned construction of the Lapu-Lapu Museum at the Mactan Shrine in Barangay Mactan. In a Facebook post on…

Mandaue City gov’t’s appeal: Help Ibabao fire victims

Doris C. Bongcac 02/29/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City government is asking kind-hearted individuals to send help to families, who were affected by the fire which razed homes in Sitios Tarnate and Bayabas in Barangay Ibabao-Estancia earlier today. Read:…

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