Passengers frustrated at slow rescue of stranded M/V Georich

Agnes B. Alpuerto, Nestle L. Semilla 09/07/2017

Some of the passengers of the stranded M/V Georich vessel expressed dismay after they have been made to wait for more than 10 hours now since the boat experienced engine failure off the coast of Dalaguete, Cebu…

Japanese Encephalitis: What you need to know

Agnes B. Alpuerto 09/06/2017

NINE people have succumbed to the Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus since January this year, records from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. The regional DOH office said at least one case of Japanese encephalitis was recorded in…

Kiko brings light rain in PH

Agnes B. Alpuerto 09/04/2017

A low pressure area spotted in Casiguran, Aurora has now developed into a tropical depression Monday afternoon. The state weather bureau Pagasa said the tropical depression they named “Kiko” packs maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per…

Drunk nabbed for gun possession

Agnes B. Alpuerto 09/04/2017

A RESIDENT of Liloan town was arrested by police for illegal firearms possession and illegal discharge of a firearm at past 3 am Monday. Rodrigo Mendoza drank with friends at a convenience store in Barangay Poblacion when…

Traffic enforcer, 6 others nabbed in Minglanilla drug-bust ops

Agnes B. Alpuerto, Rene F. Alima 09/01/2017

A TRAFFIC enforcer and six other men were arrested in separated anti-drug operations in different barangays in Minglanilla town, south of Cebu on Thursday and Friday. 54-year old Carlito Ebora, an active member of the Minglanilla Traffic…

Four drug peddlers arrested in three Cebu towns

Agnes B. Alpuerto 08/29/2017

FOUR drug suspects were arrested in several buy-bust operations in three Cebu towns since Monday evening. At 6 PM on Monday, August 28, Alejandro “Lot-lot” Villafranca was apprehended in Barangay 6, Tuburan. Villafranca yielded seven sachet of…

Talisay drug suspects yield P500K worth of shabu

Agnes B. Alpuerto, Benjie B. Talisic 08/28/2017

More than half a million pesos worth of shabu was seized from two drug suspects in a buy-bust operation in Talisay City, Cebu on Monday, August 28. Talisay City police conducted the operation against two newly identified…

Living CTRC’s four-walled life

Agnes B. Alpuerto 08/27/2017

KICKING DRUG ADDICTION What a journey it has been, and the end is not in sight,” the women sang in chorus, with arms held together. “But the stars are out tonight, and they’re bound to guide my…

Gloomy weather in Cebu as Tropical Depression “Jolina” enters PAR

Agnes B. Alpuerto 08/24/2017

THE low pressure area in northern Luzon has already developed into a tropical depression on Thursday afternoon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Tropical depression Jolina was spotted 400 kilometers northeast of Catanduanes and…

Two women die in Leyte quake

Agnes B. Alpuerto 08/23/2017

TWO people died after a 5.1 magnitude quake jolted Albuera, Leyte early morning on Wednesday, August 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the epicenter of the earthquake northeast of Albuera at 6:26 AM.…

17-year old caught selling shabu in Consolacion

Agnes B. Alpuerto 08/23/2017

A 17-year old boy was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Consolacion, northern Cebu past 11 PM on Tuesday, August 22. The suspect (name withheld) was caught peddling a sachet of suspected shabu in Barangay Pulpogan. Personnel…

Sisters drown in Naga beach

Agnes B. Alpuerto 08/22/2017

UPDATE: Two sisters drowned in a private beach resort in the City of Naga on Monday afternoon. Juicyphel Obal, 16, and her sister, 13-year old Juyce, were attending a birthday celebration with their father in a resort…

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