Garma says gambling joint in viral photo has similar interior as raided poker den

Zena V. Magto 05/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The interior of the illegal gambling joint that was photographed by Conrado Romano and attached to the complaint letter that was sent to the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas is similar…

Tomas on illegal gambling issue: “I’m used to negative stories about me”

Zena V. Magto 05/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña appeared unperturbed by the news of an illegal gambling complaint filed by a certain Conrado Romano before the Office of the Ombudsman for the Visayas. News of the…

Sinas to supporters of Mandaue candidates: Keep a level head

Zena V. Magto 05/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Supporters of candidates running for government posts in Mandaue City are encouraged to always keep a level head and control themselves in dealing with their counterparts or supporters of the rival group as…

New Cebu group offers free bags of blood for patients needing transfusion

Zena V. Magto 05/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos, who need blood for transfusion, can now have an option to get that bag of blood for free. This after 24 businessmen and volunteers formed a group, which is the 13th chapter…

Comelec-7 chief: We are 99.9% ready for May 13 election

Zena V. Magto 05/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The teachers, who will be part of the Board of Election Inspectors, have already been briefed on how to operate the Voter Registration Verification Machine (VRVM). Lawyer Veronico Petalcorin, acting Commission on Election…

Dino: No ‘trickery’ in Pulihi na, Cebu! concert

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Zena V. Magto 05/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Presidential Assistant to the Visayas, Michael Dino, denied that there was any trickery to the audience of the Pulihi na, Cebu! free concert on May 1 and he said the audience actually enjoyed…

Sinas: 1,972 loose firearms seized, surrendered in CV since start of poll gun ban

Zena V. Magto 05/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Over 1,972 loose firearms were surrendered and seized by the police force in Central Visayas since the implementation of the election gun ban on January 13, 2019. As of May 1, 2019, over…

Sinas: Police unit’s operations halted as 18 cops in Sudlon ‘misencounter’ probed

Zena V. Magto 05/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Drug operations under the Provincial Intelligence Branch-Police Drug Enforcement Unit (PIB-PDEU) for the time being are halted amid the ongoing investigation of the 18 police officers involved in the death of Police Corporal…

Alleged threat from CCPO chief claimed; Garma to suspect’s ‘wife’: Prove it

Zena V. Magto 04/28/2019

 CEBU CITY, Philippines — The common law wife of arrested drug suspect Eddie Basillote made an appeal to Police Colonel Royina Garma, Cebu City Police Office director, not to harm them. The common law wife or live…

Nine NYD pilgrims say goodbye, give aid to foster families in Tejero

Zena V. Magto 04/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The nine National Youth Day pilgrims, who lost all their belongings to the April 26 fire in Barangay Tejero in Cebu City, returned to the barangay a few hours after the close of…

NYD 2019 pilgrims found new friends, families in Cebu visit

Zena V. Magto 04/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As they head back to their provinces, participants of the National Youth Day (NYD) 2019 said that they have kept beautiful stories and good memories of Cebu and the Cebuanos to bring home…

Tejero chief calls for help as burnt body of woman found in razed house

Zena V. Magto 04/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An appeal for help, a state of calamity declared, and a death confirmed. This is what happened at past 4 p.m. in Barangay Tejero, a day after a fire razed 149 houses in…

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