Taxi driver found dead under Marcelo Fernan Bridge

Paul Lauro 07/16/2024

[Trigger warning: Mentions of suicide and self-harm] CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police continue to investigate the death of a taxi driver whose corpse was found floating along Mactan Channel on Tuesday, July 16. Residents near Pajara Park,…

3 thieves steal garbage collector’s e-bike in Brgy. Mambaling

Paul Lauro 07/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A garbage collector sought the help of police here after three thieves stole his electronic bike (e-bike) in Brgy. Mambaling on Tuesday, July 16. The victim, identified as Eduardo Cantal, 49, a resident…

Man jailed for ‘slapping minor’ and ‘yelling at police’

Paul Lauro 07/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A man, who is reportedly a member of the LGBTQ+ community, landed in jail after he was accused of “slapping the head” of a fellow LGBTQ+ member who turned out to be a…

Trailer truck rams roadside eatery in Argao, Cebu

Arwen Pondoc, Paul Lauro 07/12/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The front part of a roadside eatery was badly damaged after it was rammed by a trailer truck hauling an empty liquid tank at past 3 a.m. on Friday, July 12, in Sitio…

Bohol police nab suspect in murder of female cashier

Arwen Pondoc, Paul Lauro 07/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  The suspect in the killing of a female cashier whose body was stuffed inside a sack and left in a secluded place in Loon, Bohol last April 15 was finally arrested. The suspect…

Carmen, Cebu tragedy: Body of pregnant woman, 12-yr-old boy found

Paul Lauro 07/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The death toll in the Carmen tragedy that struck a family on Monday afternoon, has climbed to three. This after disaster and rescue personnel recovered two more bodies on Tuesday bringing to three…

Whirlwind hits Liloan, Cebu brgy, destroying houses, bunkhouse

Paul Lauro 07/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Alimpus gyod to (It was really a whirlwind).” This was how a resident of Purok Narra 2 Greenhills, Barangay Poblacion in Liloan town in northern Cebu described the swirling mass of wind, that…

Carmen, Cebu: Family outing ends in tragedy after flashfloods sweep pickup truck

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 07/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A family outing in Carmen town, northern Cebu ended in tragedy after flashfloods swept away their pickup truck last Monday, July 8. The pickup truck was carrying a total of 17 passengers and…

Cebu river sweeps away pickup truck with 17 people: 1 dead, 6 missing

Paul Lauro 07/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tragedy struck 17 people who attended a party in a resort in Barangay Natimao-an, Carmen town in northern Cebu. This was after the red Isuzu D-Max, a pickup truck, they were riding on…

Woman jailed for bathing naked in fountain near Dalaguete church

Paul Lauro 07/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A woman was arrested for bathing naked in a fountain situated right outside the parish church of Dalaguete town, southern Cebu on Monday, July 8. Police in Dalaguete confirmed the arrest of a…

Thief caught in viral video trying to steal phone in mall arcade nabbed

Paul Lauro 07/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The man who went viral for trying to allegedly steal a mallgoer’s smartphone has been arrested, police here said. Mabolo police confirmed that they apprehended a certain Jeffrey Cabreros in Brgy. Carreta, Cebu…

Cebu shooting: Goat trouble led to killing of lolo, 2 men nabbed

Paul Lauro 07/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Charges of murder were being readied against two men, who allegedly shot dead a 66-year-old man over a goat and damage to their motorcycle in Badian town in southern Cebu. Report from authorities…

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