A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia in the early hours of Monday, triggering a brief tsunami alert that was swiftly lifted, seismic monitoring organizations said. The quake struck deep at some 171 kilometers (106 miles)…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned consumers against the purchase and consumption of counterfeit Biogesic paracetamol 500-milligram tablets. In an advisory, the FDA said United Laboratories Inc., the marketing authorization holder for the drug, had…
The Land Transportation Office (LTO)-7 is implementing stiffer regulations in deputizing traffic personnel. LTO-7 Regional Director Victor Caindec said that based on their guidelines on Law Enforcement and Traffic Adjudication (LETA), only regular government employees would be…
Fourteen persons were arrested in separate buy-bust operations in Minglanilla and Danao City on Saturday and Sunday. Ramila Seloria from Sitio Lower Lipata Barangay Linao in Minglanilla town in southern Cebu was arrested by the police…
The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections will push through on May 14, 2018. Senate President Aquilino Martin Pimentel III said this during a press briefing at the Indiana Aerospace University, where he was the guest of the…
A former jail guard was arrested on Sunday after police chanced upon him walking along the road and looking at two sachets of suspected shabu that he was holding in Barangay Tejero in Cebu City. Renante Tejada,…
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The lifeless bodies of 15 men have been found inside a truck abandoned on a road in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, the state prosecutor’s office said. Authorities suspect the murders are…
TACLOBAN CITY — Earth Hour was observed in this city Saturday night as homes, businesses and government offices turned off power to join the global awareness campaign about climate change. Christopher Garcia, institutional services division head of the Leyte…
At least 292 passengers were stranded in some ports in Cebu due to rough sea conditions. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Cebu station (SN2) officer Renz Mendoza said a gale warning issued by the state weather bureau Pagasa…
An estimated five thousand bicycle riders and hundreds of people flocked to Plaza Independencia to celebrate Earth Hour 2018 at past 8 pm Saturday, March 24. The event organized by Cebu City Hall, Habagat, and non-profit organizations Eco-Tabang…
OPLAN SEMANA SANTA AT CEBU PORTS Passengers going home for the Holy Week are encouraged to be at the port terminal at least two hours before their scheduled trips. Supt. Arche Guinitaran, acting Port Security, Safety and…
Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña announced that a private firm submitted an unsolicited proposal to develop three hectares of Pond F in the South Road Properties (SRP). In a press conference, Osmeña said Federal Land Inc., the…
