BFP-7 chief: Two Ermita residents hurt in fire

Benjie Talisic, Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 02/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two people were confirmed to have sustained injuries when a huge fire broke out in Barangay Ermita, Cebu City. Fire Senior Superintendent Gilbert Dolot, director of the Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas…

Why firefighters took two hours to put out Ermita fire

and Morexette Marie B. Erram, Benjie Talisic, Paul Lauro 02/05/2019

 CEBU CITY, Philippines — Narrow roads, and lack of water made it difficult for firefighters to put out the fire that engulfed three sitios in Barangay Ermita, Tuesday afternoon. Fire Senior Superintendent Gilbert Dolot, director of the…

More images from the Ermita fire in Cebu City

Benjie Talisic 02/05/2019

CEBU CITY – The fire that hit the densely populated Barangay Ermita in Cebu City  razed at least a hundred houses in three sitios of the coastal village on Tuesday afternoon, February 5, 2019. READ: Fire razes at…

Fire razes at least 100 houses in 3 sitios in Ermita, Cebu City

Benjie Talisic, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 02/05/2019

  CEBU CITY – The fire that hit the densely populated Barangay Ermita in Cebu City on Tuesday afternoon, February 5, 2019, has razed at least a hundred houses in three sitios of the coastal village. LOOK:…

Police eye inside job angle in Liloan pawnshop robbery

Benjie Talisic 02/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are investigating if the pawnshop robbery in Liloan town on Monday, February 4 was an inside job. Senior Police Office (SPO1) Jonas Catubig of the Liloan Police Station told Cebu Daily News…

LOOK: Images from the demolition in Sitio Silangan 2, Barangay Tejero

Benjie Talisic 02/04/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – The Cebu City Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification, Enhancement (Probe) resumed its demolition of shanties in Sitio Silangan 2, Barangay Tejero, here on Monday, February 4, 2019. The demolition was led by Raquel Arce,…

P6.9M shabu seized from a new drug personality in Cebu City

Benjie Talisic 02/02/2019

  CEBU CITY, Phillipines — The Cebu City police kicked off the month of February with a major catch and a drug haul of about a kilo of suspected shabu (crystal meth) in a drug bust in…

Shooting victim dies on his 25th birthday

Benjie Talisic 02/02/2019

  CEBU CITY,  Phillipines- A young man died within the hour that he turned 25 years old after he was shot on the eve of his birthday in Barangay Ermita, Cebu City on Friday, February 1. The…

Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council member caught with P2.1 million worth of illegal drugs

Benjie Talisic, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/01/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – A member of the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) in Barangay Suba, Cebu City is now in hot water after she was arrested for possession of illegal drugs.  Operatives from the Pardo Police…

Police battle gun-for-hire group believed to be behind the Reluya ambush but suspects escape

Benjie Talisic 01/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Policemen from Cebu province engaged in a firefight a gun-for-hire group believed to be behind the ambush that wounded San Fernando Mayor Lakambini Reluya and killed her husband and two others. READ: Mayor…

High-value target arrested in Consolacion, Cebu  

Benjie Talisic 01/29/2019

CEBU CITY – An anti-drug operation on Monday night netted for the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) a high value target in the illegal drugs trade. The suspect, Julimito T. Lampa, 50, was arrested…

Fire burns down one house and a car in Barangay Tisa

Benjie Talisic 01/28/2019

  Cebu CIty, Philippines – A house and a car were burned down in a fire in Sitio Motra Mohun 1, Barangay Tisa here on Monday noon, January 28, 2019. Fire Investigator SFO3 Roland delos Reyes said…

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