Suspects in King murder arrested

Bencyrus Ellorin, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/23/2014

Third update: 2: 38 p.m. Police on Sunday nabbed three suspects in the murder of businessman Richard King. Police sources identified the suspects as Paul Molina, Rodel dela Cerna and Rommel dela Cerna. The same sources said…

Cabrera backs ban on use of paintbrush on barbecue

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/23/2014

Cebu City Councilor Nida Cabrera said she will include a ban on the use of materials containing lead like paintbrushes in her proposed hazardous policy ordinance. “I already passed a resolution on this last year to stop…

Man severely injured after being hit by SUV

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/22/2014

A 25-year old man was hit by a speeding sports utility vehicle (SUV) as he was about to cross the highway outside the Cebu City South Bus Terminal, Sunday morning. Fritz Sebugero, who hails from Barili town,…

Cebu city barbecue vendors may be using paint brushes with toxic lead content

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/22/2014

Ramil tends to his grill on P. del Rosario Avenue in Cebu City. After 6 p.m. customers start lining up to buy sticks of sizzling meat barbecue for supper. The vendor uses a small paintbrush to baste…

DSWD sets P230M to feed Central Visayas indigent children

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/22/2014

About P184.7 million in funds will be allocated to local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas as part of the national government’s Supplementary Feeding Program for indigent children. Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat of the Department of Social…

Danao City bags housekeeping award

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/22/2014

The Danao City government received a P3 million prize  after it was given a Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) award by the Department of Interior and Local Government recently. DILG-7 Regional Director Mr. Ananias Villacorta informed Danao…

Bus liner may be first to face P1-M fine

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Peter L. Romanillos 06/21/2014

A bus plying the southern towns of Cebu was the first colorum bus that the Land Transportation Office (LTO) apprehended during the first day of the implementation Joint Administrative Order (JAO) 2014-01 of the Department of Transportation…

King’s daughter, workmates mourn loss of business founder, ‘papa’

Apple Ta-as, Eileen G. Mangubat, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/19/2014

A risk-taker in business. “Big daddy” to employees. The boss who worked non-stop extending his base in Cebu to  a fast-growing corporate network in the Visayas and Mindanao. But the loss of Richard King was most keenly…

Transport group threaten strike

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/19/2014

A local transport group said it will join today’s nationwide transport strike to  denounce a  proposed fare hike, higher penalties for colorum vehicles and the looming Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Cebu City. The Pagkakaisa ng…

Councilor Fernandez marries for second time in Talisay

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/18/2014

Former Talisay City mayor and now City Councilor Soc Fernandez married for the second time, two years after his first wife died. The councilor exchanged vows with Mona Dapat in a church wedding at the Our Lady…

Reward goes up to P1.3 million; cops release sketch of suspect

Apple Ta-as, Chito O. Aragon, Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/18/2014

The family of slain businessman Richard King increased their share of the tipster’s reward to P1 million, making the total bounty P1.3 million. Davao City police yesterday announced the increase in the reward for information that would…

Banned watercolor still sold in Cebu stores — EcoWaste

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/18/2014

The EcoWaste Coalition said in a press statement yesterday that some retailers in Cebu City are still selling locally-manufactured water color sets that has been banned by health authorities for containing high levels of lead, a substance…

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