Musk says he’ll step down as Twitter CEO after finding a replacement

Reuters 12/21/2022

Elon Musk said on Tuesday he will step down as chief executive of Twitter after finding a replacement. “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that,…

Alba relieved as PRO-7 chief after two-month stint 

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 12/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Brigadier General Roderick Augustus Alba is relieved as the director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) effective on Monday, Dec. 19.  Alba became the PRO-7 chief last Oct. 13…

15 face charges for anomalous Cebu City Garbage Collection

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Wenilyn Sabalo 12/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—At least 15 individuals, including former and incumbent officials of the Cebu City Government, are facing criminal and administrative charges over an anomalous garbage collection scheme that cost P240 million in public funds. The National…

Velez College grad tops 2022 Occupational Therapist Licensure Exams

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A graduate from Velez College topped the list of passers of the December 2022 Occupational Therapist (OT) Licensure Examinations. The Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) on Tuesday, December 6 released the full results of…

Mambaling dawn fire leaves 330 families homeless

Paul Lauro, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 12/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 330 families were left homeless after a fire broke out in a thickly populated community in Sitio Wangyu, Barangay Mambaling in Cebu City at dawn on Sunday, Dec. 4. In…

PDEA-7 agents confiscate P3M ‘shabu’ from former mixed martial artist

Paul Lauro 12/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Cebu City – Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas arrested Slotty Avila, 34, for the alleged possession of half a kilo of suspected shabu worth at least P3 million. The arrest…

Carcar City fire damages 2 homes

Paul Lauro 11/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two homes in Sitio Maximina in Barangay Poblacion in Carcar City were affected by an early morning fire on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Fire Officer 1 (FO1) Paul Paulo of the Carcar City Fire…

Fire in Brgy Looc, Mandaue City displaces 700 families

Paul Lauro 11/23/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – At least 700 families were displaced in a huge fire that hit a thickly populated coastal community in Sitio Paradise in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City late night on Tuesday, Nov. 22. The fourth…

Death toll from Indonesia’s earthquake rises to 252–local gov’t

Reuters 11/22/2022

JAKARTA — The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia’s Cianjur town in western Java has risen to 252, the local government said in an Instagram post on Tuesday. It also said 31 people are still missing and…

Physical activities for Fiesta Señor set to return this 2023

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – After two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, friars at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño have decided to resume all religious activities for the Fiesta Señor celebration in Jan. 2023.…

Cebu City, other areas in northern and central Cebu placed under signal no. 1

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The state weather bureau in its latest weather advisory issued past 11:30 a.m on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, has placed Cebu City under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 due to Tropical…

After Korean Air incident, Mactan Cebu airport resumes 24/7 operations

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Approximately four days after its operations got paralyzed due to a jet that overshot the runway, Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is back to operating 24/7. The Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) made the…

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