Ship captain turns in sea hawk

Carine M. Asutilla 11/22/2014

  A juvenile Osprey, sometimes called a fish eagle or sea hawk, was turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 7, Wildlife Division on Thursday afternoon by a ship captain. A crew…

Angry mama, 18, throws out baby

Carine M. Asutilla 11/20/2014

A one-year-old baby boy died after his mother tossed  him  out the door in an outburst of temper in Carcar City on Tuesday. The boy’s head hit the sharp edge of the door before he fell on…

‘P2K, not P45K downpayment for relocation’

Carine M. Asutilla 11/19/2014

Manlifa Zuniega quit her job as a saleslady at a mall to help her mother find a home before they are driven out of their shanty in sitio Mahayag, barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City. Last Monday, her mother…

Birds on the wire: Why roost there?

Carine M. Asutilla 11/14/2014

Look up at overhead powerlines in downtown Cebu City, and you can see thousands of small black birds resting on the wires. What are they doing there? The Department of Environment and Natural Resources inspected the downtown…

Mayor Duterte to retire in Cebu?

Apple Ta-as, Carine M. Asutilla 11/04/2014

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte downplayed reports that he was running for president in 2016 and said he’s considering retiring in Cebu, where his father has roots in Danao City. “Matagal na ako sa public service and…

Peaceful day of the dead

Carine M. Asutilla, Chito O. Aragon, Edison Delos Angeles, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Peter L. Romanillos 11/02/2014

Rains expected today for All Souls Day Bring umbrellas and leave alcoholic drinks at home. Authorities yesterday repeated  these public reminders  as the annual trek to cemeteries to remember the dead continues today, All Souls’ Day. Yesterday’s…

Brit falls to his death

Carine M. Asutilla, Chito O. Aragon, Melissa Q. Cabahug 11/01/2014

A British man was found dead in Mahiga Creek in barangay Apas, Cebu City early morning, Saturday. Jonathan Paul Harris, 29, was found around 6 a.m. with injuries in the head and other parts of the body.…

Girl, 3 rescued from Pa

Carine M. Asutilla 10/18/2014

A 3-year-old girl was rescued by Cordova Police and the Department of Social Welfare and Development after she was allegedly raped by her father. A concerned neighbor called the attention of the DSWD and the police onThursday…

PNP chief admits he’s ‘hurt’ by controversy but still ready to serve

Apple Ta-as, Carine M. Asutilla, Melissa Q. Cabahug 10/08/2014

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Director General Alan Purisima admitted he was “hurt” by the media tour of his controversial house in Nueva Ecija town. Interviewed at 11 a.m. the Cebu Provincial Capitol, Purisima, who had been trying…

Bogo City classrooms to be rebuilt

Carine M. Asutilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/08/2014

Bogo City Mayor Celestino “Junie” Martinez said nine classrooms of Grades 1-3 destroyed by fire in Bogo Central School 1 last Sunday will be rebuilt by the provincial government and the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI). “We…

Cardinal Vidal wants ‘change’ but denies calling for Aquino’s exit in Cebu assembly

Carine M. Asutilla 10/04/2014

What exactly did retired Cebu archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal say and do? The 83-year-old cardinal yesterday denied reports that he called for the resignation of President Benigno Aquino III during the Oct. 1 assembly of the National…

BO-PK councilors thwart City Council panel revamp

Carine M. Asutilla, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/02/2014

A rumored attempt by Team Rama councilors to push for a revamp of the Cebu City Council committee chairmanship was nipped in the bud after councilors allied with the rival Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) bloc moved for…

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