MINING HALTED IN 8 REGIONS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 09/22/2018

  In the wake of the recent tragedies in Cebu and Benguet that many blamed on quarrying and mining activities, President Rodrigo Duterte last night announced that he would consider suspending mining activities in most parts of…

NAGA LANDSLIDE: Death toll climbs to 21

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/21/2018

NAGA CITY, Cebu–Three more bodies were dug out early Friday morning from the landslide-stricken community in Barangay Tinaan, Naga City, about 21.7 km south of Cebu City, bringing the death toll to 21. Senior Supt. Samuel Tadeo,…

Survivor’s tale: A birthday gift of life

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/21/2018

Lucia Rollon was supposed to have a simple birthday celebration with her family on Thursday. But things didn’t turn out well as expected. “Mao na lang ang akong namat-an ang kasikas ug pagdinaganay sa mga tawo. (I…

Ronda cops out to arrest suspect in decade-old chicken theft case as mayor was being murdered

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/06/2018

OPERATIVES of the Ronda Police Station on Wednesday were out to arrest two persons who were suspects in decade-old cases at the time that Mayor Mariano Blanco III of Ronda town was being murdered inside his office…

Ronda lost a good servant

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/06/2018

BLANCO’S DAUGHTER SAYS Let the people judge.” This was the statement of the eldest daughter of Mayor Mariano Blanco III of Ronda town, southwest Cebu as they continue to grieve the loss of a father who she…

Mayor shot dead inside town hall

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Paul Lauro 09/05/2018

CEBU CITY– Unidentified men shot dead Mayor Mariano Blanco III of Ronda town, around 82 km southwest of Cebu City, past 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday.  SPO1 Dionisio Tagupa, investigator of the Ronda Police Station, said Blanco was…

FAREWELL, TINGTING

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/01/2018

Words of condolence and sympathy poured in as former Cebu Governor Vicente “Tingting” de la Serna passed away on Saturday. The former politician, known to many as the “Champion of the Masses,” succumbed to lung cancer at…

Ex-Cebu gov ‘Tingting’ de la Serna dies

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/01/2018

Cebu governor Vicente “Tingting” de la Serna died at his residence at 12:05 a.m. on Saturday after battling lung cancer. He was 66. “It was a peaceful death,” said her daughter, Dr. Frances de la Serna, in…

Court junks Tom’s libel case vs Nalzaro

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/30/2018

A CEBU City judge has dismissed the libel case filed by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña against tri-media personality Pablito “Bobby” Nalzaro, saying there was no sufficient basis to hold the broadcast journalist for trial. In an…

Mom nabbed for exposing young girls to cyberporn

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/29/2018

POLICE arrested a 25-year-old mother for allegedly exposing her daughter and younger sister to cyberpornography in Minglanilla town, south of Cebu. Ivy, not her real name, was placed under the custody of the operatives of the Women…

DUTERTE CRITIC IN HIDING

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inquirer.net 08/27/2018

A Catholic priest, who was one of the earliest critics of President Duterte’s deadly war on drugs, now fears for his life. Fr. Amado Picardal, a Redemptorist priest based in Cebu, had gone into hiding after motorcycle-riding…

Loot in hiding, fears for his life

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/23/2018

FOR about three months now, Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot could hardly be seen in the municipality. He could neither be reached through phone for an interview. His stepson, Cebu Board Member Sun Shimura, said Loot has decided…

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