Three fires destroy house, tires in Mandaue, Cebu cities

and Morexette Marie B. Erram, Benjie Talisic, Delta Derycka Letigio, Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 03/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three fires in a span of four to five hours hit the cities of Cebu and Mandaue on Saturday, March 16, destroying a two-storey house and a lot of discarded tires in two…

Lapu teen’s mom not convinced Jonas Bueno is behind daughter’s murder

Morexette Marie Erram 03/15/2019

  Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu — The mother of Christine Lee Silawan said she is not convinced that the suspect behind the killing of her daughter is Jonas Buenos. “Dili (siya ang suspect para nako),” said Lourdes. “Ganahan…

Lapu Police considering Bueno as possible suspect but won’t confirm nor deny he is primary suspect

Morexette Marie Erram 03/15/2019

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu — The Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LLCPO) is considering Jonas Bueno as one of the possible suspects in the murder of Christine Lee Silawan but they won’t confirm nor deny that he is the…

Families affected in Labangon fire need construction materials

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 03/14/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — The over 200 individuals displaced by a pre-dawn fire that struck at Sitio Lacros, Barangay Labangon, Cebu City on Thursday, March 14, 2019, are now in need of construction materials to rebuild their…

President Duterte condemns brutal killing of teen from Lapu-Lapu

Morexette Marie Erram 03/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has condemned the brutal killing of Christine Lee Silawan in Lapu-Lapu City.  “Ang problema sa droga, law and order ngayon. At ang krimen, maniwala ka niyang kulto-kulto, p*****. Binabalatan ang mga…

OK to use PNP’s new classification ranking system verbally 

Morexette Marie Erram 03/08/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines — The new classification ranking system of the Philippine National Police (PNP) can be used verbally but not in official documents for the meantime.  Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas, director of the Police…

Thinning of water in Tumalog Falls is due to lack of rain, says Oslob tourism officer

Morexette Marie Erram 03/05/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — This isn’t the first time that water from the Tumalog Falls in Oslob town, southern Cebu has decreased.  Elizabeth Benolaga, Oslob Tourism Officer, said water from the curtain falls usually lessens during the…

Lusaran Barangay Captain nabbed for illegal possession of firearms

Morexette Marie Erram 02/22/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — Another village chief in Cebu City was arrested for carrying loose firearms on Friday, February 22, 2019.  Lusaran Barangay Captain Agustin Partulan was arrested after operatives from the Cebu City Mobile Force Company…

Friday death toll now at 7 as another alleged drug suspect falls in Daanbantayan

Benjie Talisic, Morexette Marie Erram 02/22/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Another alleged drug suspect was gunned down in Daanbantayan town , northern Cebu on Friday dawn, February 22, 2019.  The fatality was identified as 30-year-old Cristory Montiadora.  As a result, the death toll…

City’s distribution of rice to habal-habal drivers to be done on Saturday, Feb. 23

Morexette Marie Erram 02/21/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – The distribution of sacks of rice to over 6,000 habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) drivers in Cebu City will push through this Saturday, February 23, 2019. Francisco Fernandez, the executive assistant of Cebu City Mayor Tomas…

PDP-Laban seeks free use of Plaza Independencia for political gathering on Sunday

Morexette Marie Erram 02/20/2019

LOOK: The February 11 letter of Cebu City Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia asking acting mayor Edgar Labella to authorize use of the Plaza Independencia grounds for Sunday’s political gathering organized by the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan…

Yapha on death threats: Politically motivated

Morexette Marie Erram 02/20/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines – Former Pinamungajan Mayor Geraldine Yapha said the death threat she received on Wednesday morning, February 20, 2019, was politically motivated.  Yapha, who is running for Cebu Third District representative in this year’s May…

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