Tipolo fire: 1 injured, 3 homes burned

by Paul Lauro, Marielle Surigao 07/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – One was injured while at least P100, 000 worth of properties went up in smoke in a fire incident that broke out in a residential area in Brgy. Tipolo in Mandaue City on…

Kamputhaw fire destroys P264,000 worth of properties

Arwen Pondoc, by Paul Lauro 06/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A fire that hit a residential area in Purok 4 Upper, Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City, on Wednesday morning, June 26, resulted in the loss of P264,000 worth of properties, affecting a total of…

‘Snatcher’ in Cebu City jailed despite returning stolen phone, wallet

by Paul Lauro 05/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 39-year-old man accused of stealing a young woman’s phone and wallet on Junquera Street in Cebu City was arrested despite returning the items. The police confirmed that the man robbed the 21-year-old woman…

Rapper arrested, foreigner wounded in Cebu City hotel shooting

by Paul Lauro 03/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A rapper-singer was arrested while a foreigner got wounded in a nearly fatal shooting that took place inside a hotel compound in the uptown area here on early Sunday morning, March 17. Police…

Two men jailed after fistfight in Kamputhaw

by Paul Lauro, Mark Bandolon 03/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two men landed in jail after a fistfight along Juana Osmeña Street in Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City in the early hours of Friday, March 8, 2024. One of the suspects is identified as…

Men involved in bar brawl settle amicably

by Paul Lauro, Mark Bandolon 03/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Following a brawl in a bar in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, the involved parties reached a resolution on Thursday morning, March 7, 2024. Arque Escalante Jr., a 23-year-old resident of Barangay Quiot Pardo…

Camotes shooting: Man nabbed for shooting 3 relatives while drunk

by Paul Lauro, Mark Bandolon 02/22/2024

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – A bamboo mat vendor, who allegedly shot 3 relatives after a heated altercation, landed in jail after he was arrested in Barangay General, Tudela, Cebu, on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. The Camotes…

Domestic violence: Habal-habal driver nabbed for beating wife

by Paul Lauro, Mark Bandolon 02/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A battered wife who could no longer stand years of domestic violence had her husband arrested in Dalaguete town, southern Cebu on Thursday. The 29-year-old wife who resides in Barangay, Mantalongon of the…

9-year-old girl drowns in Talisay City creek

by Paul Lauro 08/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 9 year-old girl died after drowning while swimming with her siblings in a creek in Sitio Tiguib, Barangay Lagtang, Talisay City, Cebu on Tuesday morning, August 8,2023. The victim was identified as…

75-year-old man arrested for attacking three people, including a lawyer, in Compostela

by Paul Lauro 08/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Three people, including a lawyer, were rushed to a hospital after a 75-year-old man attacked them in Compostela town, northern Cebu on Monday, August 7. The suspect, whom police identified as Fortunato Rosales,…

Dead woman found in grassy lot in Consolacion still unidentified

by Paul Lauro, Mae Fhel Gom-os 08/12/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police have yet to identify the woman, who was found dead shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday, August 12, 2021, in a grassy area in Purok Dagundong, Barangay Panas in the town…

2 Chinese nationals arrested after trying to enter Cebu amid entry ban

and Morexette Marie B. Erram, by Paul Lauro 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police in Ginatilan town, southwest Cebu have apprehended two Chinese nationals who attempted to enter Cebu from Negros Oriental on board a pump boat today, Thursday (March 19, 2020). Police Colonel Roderick Mariano,…

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