NBI promises thorough, legal, impartial probe of Clarin mayor’s ambush

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has officially begun its investigation on the death of Clarin Mayor David Navarro today, October 30, as the official mandate of the Department of Justice has been…

MCWD employees’ warning: Water price may surge if privatization pushed

Rosalie Abatayo 10/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Employees of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) have maintained their position against the privatization of the water district in the midst of issues surrounding its leadership. In a press conference held on…

Police hands over Navarro case records, evidence to NBI

Alven Marie Timtim 10/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) of Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) turned over all police records pertinent to the case of slain Clarin Mayor David Navarro to the National Bureau of Investigation-Central…

NBI forms team to probe Clarin mayor slay

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas Regional Office (NBI-CEVRO) has formed their own team to investigate the death of of Clarin Mayor David Navarro. Lawyer Dominador Cimafranca, assistant regional director of NBI-CEVRO,…

Cebu police chief relieved to turn over Navarro case to NBI

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Colonel Gemma Vinluan, chief of Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said the police force’s morale is not affected after President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his suspicion of the cops’ involvement in the death…

J Centre Mall management speaks up, describes robbery incident ‘isolated’

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It is one of Mandaue City’s neighborhood malls.  It is huge enough to address the basic and most urgent needs of its patrons, and intimate enough to offer specialty stores which cater to…

Cebu City fire leaves 98 families homeless; survivors recount traumatic experience

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —While the rest of Cebu City was sound asleep at 2:35 a.m. of Saturday, October 19, residents of Sitio Amor, Barangay Sambag 1 were saving their family members and grabbing whatever they can salvage…

In the absence of a board, MCWD management to report to Labella

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 10/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) will not have a Board of Directors (BOD) for at least a week as Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is looking for a new set of leaders…

Pork from Luzon still banned in Cebu despite DILG order

Rosalie Abatayo 10/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Live hogs, pork and pork-related products from Luzon are still banned from entering Cebu despite an order from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to lift the order. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia,…

Police identifies person of interest in brutal death of 14-year-old girl

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 10/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Pinamungajan town police arrested in Cebu City a person of interest (POI) who may be involved in the brutal killing of a 14-year old girl in Barangay Guimbawian, Pinamungajan town on Monday,…

Garcia reconsiders Paglaum scholars’ appeal

Rosalie Abatayo 10/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There might be a little spark of hope for the 1,810 scholars under the Paglaum scholarship program as Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia says she will reassess the fate of the students based on…

No tree-cutting for a week as DPWH, DENR conduct reassessment

Rosalie Abatayo 10/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The century-old trees in the cities of Carcar and Naga are temporarily safe. This happened as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Central Visayas (DENR-7) and Department of Public Works and Highways…

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