Care for streetkids, public urged

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/27/2015

Church leaders in Cebu called on the people to reach out and care for street children instead of maltreating them in the wake of the death of 11-year-old street child Chastity Mirables a day after Easter Sunday.…

Tuburan mayor, lot owner clash over access to resort

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/25/2015

A conflict erupted over access to a hot spring and resort in Tuburan town in  northwest Cebu, which has  put a land owner at odds with Mayor Aljun Diamante. Allan Servidor, 40, yesterday complained to the police…

Wanted man killed in shootout

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/25/2015

A MAN wanted in Zamboanga del Sur for double murder and multiple attempted murder charges was killed in a shootout with police in barangay Canjulao, Lapu-Lapu City. Edwin Degamo was in hiding for 13 years before police…

Ex-bus terminal manager cleared

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/24/2015

The former administrator of the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) was cleared of  charges stemming from a  sexual harassment complaint  by  a vendor two years ago. Vicente Dejoras Jr. was cleared by the  Committee on Discipline and…

Magpale agrees to run for reelection

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/23/2015

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III confirmed yesterday that Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale has agreed to be his running mate again. “I’m happy to announce that Vice Gov.  Agnes Magpale, after consultation with her family, has decided to…

City gets ready for dry spell

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/23/2015

The dry season has nothing to do with the tight  supply of rice. No crop damage was reported in Central Visayas so far despite the mild El Niño, agricultural officials said yesterday. Joelito Baclayon, Cebu city agriculturist,…

Davide ‘happy’ with SC decision

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/23/2015

GOV. Hilario Davide III said he was pleased with the Supreme Court decision declaring the oil exploration in the Tañon Strait unconstitutional. “It’s a fortunate that Tañon Strait still has a lot of fish. Here in the …

DENR asks City Hall for Inayawan rehab plan

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/22/2015

The Inayawan landfill was finally closed in mid-January by City Hall, but where’s the  closure and rehabilitation plan? The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has again asked Cebu City to submit its  closure and rehabilitation…

DENR lifts desist order; city starts pruning trees

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/22/2015

In time for the celebration of Earth Day today, the  earth-balling and transfer of more than 20 trees left in the center island of S. Osmeña Road can proceed after a cease-and-desist order was lifted by the…

Inmates bake wedding cakes too

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/22/2015

Orders, anyone? The one-of-a kind bakery run by inmates in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) can now take orders 24/7  for  bread, pastries and  cakes. As early as 6 a.m. neighbors in barangay Kalunasan…

No final disposal site for hospital wastes

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/22/2015

DENR reviewing technical competence of PASSI After hospital wastes are treated, where do these go?” This question was posed by Eduardo Llamedo, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) spokesman,  to explain the Environmental Management Bureau’s refusal…

Magpale vows to study safety measures in extreme sports

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/21/2015

Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes A. Magpale yesterday said the emergency landing of a private plane in Sta. Fe town over the weekend may adversely affect  tourism  in Cebu, but only for a brief period. Magpale said she…

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