SC orders Gwen to settle P39M debt to HSBC following 1996 loan dispute

Morexette Marie Erram 09/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to pay around $700,000 (roughly P39 million in today’s rates) for failing to settle a debt she obtained from the Hongkong and Shanghai…

Historic private astronaut mission ends with splashdown off Florida

Agence France Presse 09/16/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which made history when its crew conducted the first spacewalk by non-government astronauts, concluded early Sunday with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Dragon spacecraft plunged…

Misamis: Search of missing fisherman hampered by strong waves

Divina M. Suson - @inquirerdotnet 09/16/2024

MANTICAO, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, Philippines — Rescuers, who were searching for a fisherman who went missing at sea on Sept. 12, were frustrated by strong waves on Sunday. This prompted a plea from the family of Leo Tecson,…

Sinulog 2025: Garcia promises it will be ‘biggest, grandest ever’

Pia Piquero 09/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia declared that the Sinulog Festival of 2025 will be the “grandest ever in the history of the city of Cebu.” The declaration comes amid growing speculation and excitement…

Mandaue reactivates task force due to rise in dengue cases

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/13/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City government has reactivated its City Level Dengue Task Force following the rise in dengue cases. Based on the Dengue Surveillance Report of the City Health Office, the cases have increase…

Talisay shooting: Gunman shoots, wounds Candulawan chief tanod

Futch Anthony Inso 09/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The chief tanod of Barangay Candulawan in Talisay City was wounded after he was shot in the head while he was standing outside the barangay hall on Thursday evening, September 12, 2024, at…

Carmen, Cebu: Technician gets electrocuted while doing repairs

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 09/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 26-year-old technician was repairing a customer’s internet Wi-Fi cable when he got electrocuted in Sitio Rocky Hills, Brgy. Puente, Carmen, Cebu on Thursday morning, September 12. Carmen police received a report about…

Cebu City: 4 persons barged into house of man later found dead

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 09/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The live-in partner of the man who was found dead a few meters from his house in Sitio Feathers, Barangay Day-as, Cebu City claimed that four individuals came to their house looking for…

Weighbridge station soon on CSCR to regulate overloaded trucks

Pia Piquero 09/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A weighbridge station will soon be installed along the Cebu South Coastal Road (CSCR) to help regulate overloaded trucks and trailers, which have been causing traffic jams and road damage. The new weighbridge…

Mandaue: P10M cash aid given to 2,000 beneficiaries

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/13/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — P10 million worth of cash assistance were distributed to almost 2,000 barangay workers, salesladies, salesmen, cashiers, baggers, janitors, and security guards in Mandaue City on Friday, Sept. 13. The payout conducted at the…

Cebu City policemen stage robbery for simulation exercise

Emmariel Ares 09/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A group of men carrying large firearms suddenly barged into a pawnshop along Leon Kilat Street in downtown Cebu City on Thursday morning, September 12. Several passersby were startled with the arrival of…

Bohol: 3 boats capsize, boatman drowns, 20 tourists rescued

Leo Udtohan - Correspondent / @leoudtohanINQ 09/13/2024

PANGLAO, Bohol — Three boats capsized off Gak-ang Island here on Thursday noon causing a 62-year-old boatman to drown while 20 tourists were also rescued. The dead boatman was identified as Avenito Vistal, a resident of Inabanga…

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