Body of canyoneering ‘pioneer’ found after 29-hour search in Alegria river

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Peter L. Romanillos 07/28/2014

He was described as one of the best “canyoneering guides” in town who “makes sure that everyone is safe”. But on Saturday morning, 26-year-old adventure tour guide Aldrin Carba apparently put safety aside and went for a jump…

Pent-up frustration, depression drove patient to kill doctor

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/28/2014

Frustration and depression drove 72-year-old patient Wilfredo Sabonsolin to shoot Dr. Cris Cecil Abbu and then himself inside the Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Center of the Sacred Heart Hospital in Cebu City last week. “Those patients who experience…

Old, rotting Acacia tree falls on highway in Carcar city; Impact misses neighbors

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/27/2014

CLOSE CALL AT 4:30 AM His family was sleeping soundly when a loud thud woke them at 4:30 am. Jun Bacon, his wife and two daughters got up, thinking a typhoon had hit barangay Perrelos, Carcar City.…

Buses ready if PUJ strike affects M’due, Lapu routes

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/21/2014

Today’s scheduled transport strike lost steam after several operators and transport groups called it off  but some routes may be affected  in outlying areas of  Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Danao and Liloan town. The Cebu chapter of the…

Transport groups to monitor drivers; Piston to hold rallies

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/20/2014

After 13 transport group committed not to join tomorrow’s strike, another transport group said they will confine their protest to rallies. Regional Director Ahmed Cuizon of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) said the Pagkakaisa…

Transport groups call off participation in strike

Edison Delos Angeles, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 07/19/2014

Two Cebu-based transport groups have withdrawn its participation in Monday’s transport strike after they were given an assurance by Transport Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya that the implementation of a controversial administrative order that imposed hefty fines and…

LTO chief, 2 others cleared in admin case

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/19/2014

Director Arnel Tancinco of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and two of his office heads were cleared of administrative charges filed against them by their staff. Civil Service Commissioners said in a June 18 decision that they…

Going on strike not right way to press grievances

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/18/2014

Going on strike is not the best option to press your grievances. This was the message given by authorities to jeepney drivers who plan to join the nationwide transport strike on Monday, July 21. Organizers of the…

Drifting Indon vessel taken to port

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/18/2014

The Indonesian cargo vessel that drifted in the waters off barangay Tulay, Minglanilla town in southern Cebu Tuesday night was docked at the City of Naga port yesterday afternoon. Commander Weniel Azcuña, Philippine Coast Guard-Central Visayas chief…

Foreign vessel loses anchor in Naga; zero deaths in province but ‘Glenda’ leaves 20 casualties elsewhere

Carine M. Asutilla, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/17/2014

An Indonesian cargo vessel was blown from its moorings in the City of Naga, south Cebu Tuesday night and a motor banca capsized off Medellin town in the north at the height of typhoon Glenda. No casualties…

Buses soften strike’s blow as operators seek JAO repeal

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/17/2014

Yesterday’s transport strike was almost negligible as no commuter was left stranded, an official of the Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) said. Rafael Yap, chief of the Citom, said only 20 percent of the city’s routes…

Transport strike fizzles as buses, passenger jeepneys ply routes

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/16/2014

The attendance of 30 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers in a public consultation on increasing fines on colorum vehicles and other city traffic fines didn’t paralyze transportation in Metro Cebu. This after the Cebu City government deployed…

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