Yolanda ‘Yoly’ Daan, Cebu 1st District board member,‘ dies at 73

Futch Anthony Inso 11/01/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Cebu 1st District Board Member Yolanda “Yolly” Daan passed away on Friday, November 1, 2024, at the age of 73. This was confirmed by her son, Talisay City Councilor Lester Daan. Lester said…

Cortes faces new petition for disqualification from 2025 elections

Futch Anthony Inso 10/31/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another individual has filed a petition before the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) seeking to disqualify dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes from joining the upcoming May 2025 midterm election. Lawyer Ervin Estandarte, a…

Carmen, Cebu: Father dies in motorcycle accident, wife and infant survive

Futch Anthony Inso 10/31/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The husband involved in an accident where his motorcycle fell into a river in Brgy. Lower Natimao-an, Carmen town, has passed away. This was confirmed by Police Captain Jessie Tañola, chief of Carmen…

Mall cinema fire in Cebu City causes P1.2 million in damages

Futch Anthony Inso 10/31/2024

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Cebu City Fire Station estimated damages of P1.2 million from a fire that broke out at the cinema of a mall in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City, on Wednesday evening, October 30,…

Lapu-Lapu drug bust yields P13.9M shabu, nets a ‘bodegero’

Futch Anthony Inso 10/30/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A 31-year-old man from Cebu City was caught with P13.9 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City at past 8 p.m. of October 29. The man…

Lapu-Lapu City traffic advisory, parking rules for Undas 2024

Futch Anthony Inso 10/29/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Lapu-Lapu City Government, through the City Traffic Management System (CTMS), has issued a traffic advisory in preparation for Undas 2024. The advisory outlines designated parking areas, road closures, and traffic management plans…

51 bus, taxi drivers Test negative in surprise drug test at Cebu terminal

Futch Anthony Inso 10/29/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu— A total of 51 bus and taxi drivers tested negative in a surprise drug test conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7), Land Transportation Office (LTO-7), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7),…

Quarry operator asks Ombuds to probe Enad, Minglanilla officials

Futch Anthony Inso 10/28/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—A businesswoman said she filed a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against Minglanilla officials led by Mayor Rajiv Enad. Myra Lapitan, owner of Jomara Group of Companies, did not elaborate on her complaint,…

Kristine leaves 1 dead in Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) left one fatality in Cebu where it brought strong wind and occasional rains. The victim was identified as 70-year-old Rodulfo Villar, the fisherman who went missing…

LIST: Class suspensions in Cebu on Oct. 24 due to #KristinePH

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Niña Mae Oliverio 10/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Classes are still suspended this Thursday, October 24, in at least 31 areas in Cebu due to threats of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami). As of 8 a.m., on Thursday, the…

Kristine felt in Talisay, Cebu: Houses destroyed, 119 evacuated

Futch Anthony Inso 10/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some 119 individuals or 48 families were evacuated today, October 23, from their homes in Sitio Litmon, Barangay Dumlog, Talisay City in southern Cebu to the safer covered basketball court of the barangay…

1 missing, 2 rescued after pump boat capsizes in Camotes Island

Futch Anthony Inso 10/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Unmindful of the bad weather, three men travelled by sea early on Tuesday morning, October 22, from Ormoc City in Leyte to Pilar town in Camotes Island to visit a relative. But their…

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