Three dead as animal bite cases rise to 6K

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/23/2017

ONE child and two adults died due to animal bites while there were 6,021 animal bite cases recorded in the province for the first four months of this year. The fatalities include a four-year-old child from Consolacion…

Ex-dad seeks suspension of mayor, council

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/23/2017

A FORMER municipal councilor sought a three-month suspension of San Francisco Mayor Aly Arquillano and the municipal council for reportedly continuing to collect a “purok clearance fee” despite a court ruling against its enforcement. Edgardo Maningo filed…

Ombud: Dismiss LTO employee

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/21/2017

AN administrative aide of the Land Transportation Office has been ordered dismissed from service after the Office of the Ombudsman found that she had amassed properties with combined worth that is manifestly out of proportion to the…

More damage reports reach Capitol

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/21/2017

TROPICAL DEPRESSION CRISING The Cebu Provincial Veterinarian Office (PVO) has recorded almost a million pesos’ worth of damage in poultry and livestock caused by Tropical Depression Crising when it hit northern Cebu over the weekend. Dr. Mary…

ARMED MEN SPOTTED ON OLANGO?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic, Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/20/2017

Government troops have surrounded a coastal village on Olango Island, 6.4 kilometers from Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan Island, after a resident claimed to have seen two armed men in the area past 2 p.m. on Thursday. When…

‘Crising’ wreaks P3.3M damage to crops in Carmen

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/20/2017

DAMAGE to crops in Carmen town brought about by Tropical Depression Crising is initially assessed at P3.3 million. Ramero Pungtod, officer in charge of the agriculture office of Carmen, said nine barangays in the municipality incurred damage…

Customs worker faces suspension for wrong SALN

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/20/2017

A CUSTOMS employee faces a six-month suspension without pay for false information he submitted in his statement of assets and liabilities (SALN) for several years. The Ombudsman-Visayas found German Antopina, document processor of the Bureau of Customs,…

Three cellphones siezed in another “mini greyhound” operation in CPDRC

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/20/2017

A “mini greyhound” was again conducted inside Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) on Thursday morning, which yielded three cellphones. CPDRC officer-in-charge Bobby Legaspi said that the raid was triggered by a tip that they received…

DepEd Talisay official and 2 others charged

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/19/2017

THE Office of the Ombudsman has charged three Department of Education (DepEd) personnel for various counts of estafa, attempted estafa, and violations of Republic Act 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials…

Clear villages of drugs, officials told

Intern, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 04/19/2017

Barangay officials were warned anew by the regional Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7) that they will face administrative charges if they fail to clear their areas of drug users and pushers. The warning came amid Cebu Gov.…

“Mini greyhound” operation in CPDRC yields drugs, cash

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/19/2017

Another week, another set of contraband was managed to be smuggled inside the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), where around 2,730 inmates are currently detained. At 2 p.m. on Wednesday, prison guards as well as…

Capitol mulls relocation site for victims

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/18/2017

CRISING AFTERMATH The unexpected wrath brought about by the otherwise mild tropical depression Crising caught many people by surprise when the floodwaters it brought along slammed through northern Cebu and left nine people dead. And from here…

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