Ferry trips, flights cancelled; Thousands stranded in Cebu

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/16/2014

Over 2,000 passengers were stranded in various ports in Cebu after the Philippine Coast Guard ordered the grounding of all vessels and suspension of ferry crossings after the state weather bureau placed Cebu City and northern Cebu…

Buses mobilized vs jeep strike

Doris C. Bongcac, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/16/2014

To ease the plight of stranded passengers today, buses will be allowed to travel outside of their usual routes in Metro Cebu without having to apply for special permits. “The authorized fare is P10 in all routes,”…

Strong winds and heavy rains in northern Cebu as Glenda moves to Manila

Marian Z. Codilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/15/2014

(Second update: 3:15 p.m.)   Strong winds and heavy rains hit the northern towns of Cebu as typhoon Glenda headed to Manila from from east of Catarman in northern Samar where it was located at speeds of…

PUJ strike again?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/15/2014

Tomorrow in Metro Cebu, nationwide  on July 21 This time, there’s advance warning. Tomorrow morning, fewer jeepneys are expected in Metro Cebu in a repeat of last month’s protest by drivers and operators bucking a national policy…

Roxas gives out disaster manuals, ‘go bags’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Peter L. Romanillos 07/15/2014

INTERIOR Secretary Manuel Roxas yesterday launched an instructional journal that gives mayors and local officials a step by step guide on what to do in dealing with disasters. Speaking before mayors from Luzon provinces attending the convention…

PCG forms panel to look into 2GO’s no-salvage bid

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/13/2014

The Philippine Coast Guard has formed a committee to look into the proposal of 2Go Shipping to keep the wreckage of their ill-fated  ship undisturbed on the seabed of  Lauis Ledge off Talisay City. The committee, which…

Berated mom to go back to school

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/12/2014

THE teenage mother who was humiliated by a priest during her son’s baptismal rites says her life is slowly returning to normal after she reconciled with the priest. She said her worries are gone and she can…

Traffic returns to normal; DPWH pushes for inventory of trees

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/11/2014

Eatery owner Mirasol Bartido was washing dishes when she heard a loud cracking sound outside. She looked for her 8-year-old daughter, who was playing nearby then grabbed her and ran outside the eatery. “Good thing the tree…

Mama deletes priests video

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/11/2014

All’s well that ends well. Fr. Romeo Obach made his way the other night to the home of the 17-year-old single mother he had insulted. The family was watching TV when they heard someone knocking on the…

Priest, teenage mom bury hatchet

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/10/2014

After sending two letters, an apologetic Fr. Christopher Romeo Obach of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (CSsR) visited the house of the teenage mother he scolded during her son’s baptismal rites. The teenage mom and…

Unwed mother accepts apology of Fr. Obach

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Marian Z. Codilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/10/2014

It took a handwritten letter, tears and a public apology but in the end, Redemptorist priest Romeo Obach was forgiven. The 17-year-old unwed mother whom he scolded for bringing her newborn son to baptism said she has…

Bad roads, weather caused Carmen bus crash

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/10/2014

THE operator of the bus that was involved in a road crash in Carmen town, northern Cebu blamed bad roads and the weather for the accident last June. Representatives of Vallacar Transit Inc. which owns the Ceres…

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