Ties in some towns to be resolved by coin toss

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/15/2018

Candidates in at least seven barangays in Cebu will have to toss a coin in order to determine who among them shall sit as village officials. Cebu Provincial Election Supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano said the practice of…

File SOCE on time or face sanctions

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/15/2018

COMELEC TO CANDIDATES THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) is reminding all candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to submit their individual Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) not later than June 13. Failure to…

SERENO’S OUSTER SENDS SHOCKWAVES ACROSS THE NATION

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Rosalie O. Abatayo and Inquirer 05/11/2018

Carrying placards, hoisting flags, and speaking on megaphones, militant groups took to the streets of downtown Cebu City on Friday to decry the decision of eight Supreme Court (SC) justices to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.…

Cebu Province to welcome new police director

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/09/2018

Cebu and Negros Oriental have new provincial police directors. Officials of the Philippine National Police in Camp Crame have appointed Senior Supt. Manuel Abrugena as the new head of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CCPO), while Senior…

Palma to electorate: Shun vote-buying

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc and Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/08/2018

SIX days before the elections, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma reminded the electorate to vote according to their conscience, not because of money or personal affiliations. “Exercising our right to vote is a sacred duty. And so we…

2 KIDS DIE IN ERMITA FIRE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie B. Talisic, Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/07/2018

Stove explosion triggers early morning inferno 10 hurt, 2,500 homeless Victims appeal for help   Ida Alolod got out of bed early morning on Monday to cook fried food which she would sell in the nearby Carbon…

A spark in the dark shining through

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/07/2018

(Part 2 of a three-part series tracing the contributions of three persons with disabilities who serve the community with joy and dedication despite their handicaps.) Seated on a bench and with his head slightly up, Elmer Mabalato…

A spark in the dark: Rising above one’s limits

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Marc Cosep 05/06/2018

*A three-part series tracing the contributions of three persons with disabilities, who serve the community with joy and dedication despite their handicaps. Even before sunlight pierces through the dark sky at dawn, Magdaleno Borces is already up…

Mabinay 6 plead not guilty to gun possession charges

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/02/2018

The six persons who were tagged as communist rebels and arrested by the military in Mabinay town, Negros Oriental pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. Myles Albasin, 21; Carlo Ybañez, 18;…

Mabinay 6 pleaded ‘not guilty’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/02/2018

CEBU CITY–The six persons who were tagged as communist rebels and arrested by the military in Mabinay town, Negros Oriental pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. Myles Albasin, 21; Carlo Ybañez,…

SC affirms Writ of Kalikasan vs Inayawan landfill

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/01/2018

THE Inayawan Sanitary Landfill in Cebu City shall remain closed. The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed a ruling of the appellate court that ordered the permanent closure of the landfill until it is fully rehabilitated. In a…

PDEA justifies narcolist revelation: It was in response to public clamor

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/01/2018

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has stood its ground and remained unfazed by the possible implications of revealing the names of those on its “narco list.” “Let them exhaust whatever legal remedies available to them and…

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