Crimes dip in Metro Cebu due to APEC police force

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/29/2015

No crime related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings have been reported so far. The police intend to keep it that way in the next two weeks. Total crime volume in Central Visayas went down three…

LPA brings intense rain

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/29/2015

A low pressure area (LPA) near Eastern Samar will bring light to heavy rains and thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon or evening, in the next five days, the weather bureau said. But it is not likely to…

Cortes next goal: Mandaue congressional district

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/28/2015

Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said the next  mayor who follows him should sustain the gains of his administration because much remains to be done. Cortes said he was open to running for a seat in Congress…

250 kilos of illegally caught fish seized off Kinatarkan

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/28/2015

About  250 kilos of assorted fish including three juvenile sharks were seized from two commercial fishing boats  off Kinatarkan Island in Sta. Fe town, northern Cebu last Wednesday. The fishing boats AC and JSV 2 were found…

Cortes cites gains of 8-year ‘transformation’ of Mandaue in State of the City Address

Eileen G. Mangubat, Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/27/2015

BEACON OF TRUE  CHANGE   Mandaue city’s journey from a “dark, bleak” place full of mistrust and bickering among officials to being a model of good governance was the theme of Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes’ last…

No major congestion seen on APEC routes

Apple Ta-as, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Nestle L. Semilla 08/26/2015

Traffic volume was heavy but not congested on Monday in the routes designated for  delegates of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue, traffic officials said. “No  passenger jeepneys and trucks…

How will Roxas deal with Liberal Party quandary in Cebu?

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/26/2015

Liberal Party standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas left Cebu yesterday after a rousing rally of supporters at the Cebu Coliseum, but there wasn’t time to resolve some pending local party issues. For example: who will LP support …

Cortes to deliver his last SOCA today

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/26/2015

Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes will deliver his last State of the City Address (SOCA) at 3 p.m. today at the Mandaue City Sports Complex. He will review the achievements of his more than eight years as…

Solve lawyers’ killings, authorities told

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/25/2015

ANTI-CRIME WATCHDOG The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) has called on authorities to solve the killings of lawyers in Cebu and secure justice for their families. “VACC condemns, in the strongest terms possible, the killings of…

Natu-el: Riding-in-tandem ban won’t deter crimes

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/24/2015

Local measures proposing a ban on two men riding together on a motorcycle could minimize, but will not deter, crimes, a police official said. Senior Supt. Mariano Natu-el Jr., chief of the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO),…

Make way for P-Noy, envoys

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Nestle L. Semilla 08/23/2015

Truck ban for APEC, downtown Cebu City closed off for President’s visit The main streets of Cebu and Mandaue cities will be a lot more congested than usual today. Commuters, motorists and truck drivers in Metro Cebu…

Boholst says slain lawyer was a ‘battered wife’, threatened

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/22/2015

A week after the murder of lawyer Amelie “Am-am” Ocañada-Alegre in  Mandaue City,  her law partner  Briccio Joseph Boholst, who survived the  car ambush,  visited  the Mandaue City Police Office  in crutches to meet with the police…

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