Lapu-Lapu fire: P3M worth of properties lost, 38 people displaced 

Futch Anthony Inso 09/30/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A late Sunday evening fire destroyed five houses and displaced 38 individuals in Sitio Sto. Niño, Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City.  Fire Officer III Jopet Obiña, fire investigator of the Lapu-Lapu City Fire Station,…

Three dead bodies found in Daanbantayan’s bushy area

Futch Anthony Inso 09/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Three individuals were found dead in a bushy area of Barangay Pajo, Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu, on Monday morning, September 30, 2024, at around 7 a.m. Police Staff Sergeant George Chavez, desk officer…

OPASCOR Chairman Tomas Riveral denies allegations of 20-year election lapse

Futch Anthony Inso 09/26/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Orient Port and Allied Services Corporation (OPASCOR) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), lawyer Tomas Riveral, vehemently denied the allegation that OPASCOR has not been conducting elections for the past 20 years. This…

Sibonga mayor Lionel ‘Balandong’ Bacaltos dies

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The mayor of Sibonga town in southern Cebu, Lionel “Balandong” Bacaltos, passed away on Wednesday, September 25. Local officials in Cebu, including Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, confirmed they had received news of Bacaltos’ untimely death.…

Man nabbed for carrying unlicensed gun, faces murder charge

Futch Anthony Inso 09/24/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A construction worker, who was arrested for the possession of an unlicensed firearm, may have to spend years in jail after police learned that he was also responsible for the killing of a co-worker…

Visayas Ombudsman asked to probe Lolypop, husband for plunder, graft

Futch Anthony Inso, Mary Rose Sagrino 09/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Radio broadcaster and international boxing judge Edward Ligas has asked the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas to investigate Mandaue City Lone District Rep. Emmarie Dolores “Lolypop” Ouano-Dizon and her husband, Opao…

Mercy Apura announces plan to run for Carcar City mayor

Futch Anthony Inso 09/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines- Former Carcar City Mayor Mercedita “Mercy” Apura has announced that she will be making a comeback in the 2025 midterm elections. Apura called for a press conference on Sunday, September 22, to announce her…

Police identifies suspect in death of girl in Toledo City lodging house

Emmariel Ares, Futch Anthony Inso 09/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – CCTV recordings from an establishment in Toledo City captured the moment when a Grade 12 student and a man entered a lodging house in Sitio Sta. Ana in Brgy. Poblacion. The two reportedly…

Comelec dismisses case vs Carcar City barangay captain

Futch Anthony Inso 09/21/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has dismissed the petition for disqualification against Valladolid Barangay Captain Anthony John Apura. Apura won as barangay captain of Valladolid in Carcar City during the October 30,…

Newly renovated hangar at Ebuen Air Base officially turned over

Futch Anthony Inso 09/20/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The newly renovated hangar and parking ramp project at Brigadier General Benito N. Ebuen Air Base was formally turned over on Thursday, September 19, 2024. The project, which began in August 2023, was…

Crime in Central Visayas drops amid successful anti-drug operations

Futch Anthony Inso 09/20/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The number of crime incidents in Central Visayas has declined during the mid-third quarter of this year, according to a report presented at the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) meeting on Thursday,…

Lapu-Lapu City, private firm to establish desal plant in Punta Engaño

Futch Anthony Inso 09/18/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu —  The Lapu-Lapu City Government and a private firm, Summa Water Resource Inc., broke ground yesterday for the construction of a desalination plant in Barangay Punta Engaño. The private water provider will also lay…

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