DA-7: Central Visayas still safe from African swine fever

Irene R. Sino Cruz 01/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Department of Agriculture (DA-7) Regional Executive Director Salvador Diputado assured hog raisers that various agencies continue to be vigilant to prevent the entry of African swine flu or fever (ASF) in Central Visayas.…

Plastic bag of hospital waste also found in Barangay Mactan

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hospital wastes, which have been found floating off the seas of four barangays in Lapu-Lapu City, have also been recovered at Barangay Mactan. This brings the number of barangays in Lapu-Lapu City to…

Motorcycle-riding gunmen kill e-bike driver in downtown Cebu City

Benjie Talisic 01/14/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — AN electric bike (e-bike) driver was shot dead allegedly by armed motorcycle-riding assailants at past 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, along Magallanes St. in downtown Cebu City near Barangay Pahina Central.…

Police, election officials, bets join Unity Walk in Cebu City for safe, fair polls

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/13/2019

  CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — A safe and fair elections.  This was the call of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) and the Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) together in their Unity Walk on…

12th Cebu Marathon: Sorongon bags female 42K crown on her third try

Mars G. Alison 01/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ruffa Sorongon is cementing herself as the next Cebu marathon queen as she clinched the 42-kilometer female title in the 12th Cebu Marathon which started and ended at the Cebu Business Park early…

Go beyond conferences in cleaning waterways, environment officials told

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After the discovery of medical wastes floating on the seas off Lapu-lapu City, a religous environmentalist group is encouraging government officials to create concrete programs to clean the rivers and other waterways. Pusyon…

One dead, 1 wounded in billiard hall shooting in Mandaue

Benjie Talisic 01/13/2019

  MANDAUE CITY, CEBU, Philippines — An unidentified gunman killed a 45-year-old man and wounded a bystander at past 10 p.m. of January 12 inside a billiard hall at the corner of A.S. Fortuna and Hernan Cortes…

Sinulog 2019 opening salvo without mobile signal declared a success

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/12/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The over two-hour grand launching program of this year’s Sinulog had proven that the organizers could make  Sinulog 2019 happen even without cellular phones, said Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) Executive Committee Chairperson…

Cebu Prov’l cop chief to PRO-7: Form task group to probe San Fernando dad’s killing

Benjie Talisic 01/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A task group will be formed to speed up the investigation of the killing of a councilor of a southern Cebu town if this will be approved by the Police Regional Office in…

Miss Intercontinental pageant update: Karen Gallman wins two special awards

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Karen Gallman is off to prove that she can actually win the Philippines’ first Miss Intercontinental crown by reaping two special awards during the Media Presentation held at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in…

Globe Telecom setting up 5 cell sites in Cebu City mountain barangays

By Irene R. Sino Cruz 01/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Upland barangay Bonbon residents once found it difficult to get a cellphone signal until three days ago. Now, they enjoy improved network coverage because Globe Telecom started operations of its cell site located…

President Duterte to skip Sinulog Festival

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will be skipping the Sinulog Festival this year.  In a letter addressed to the Cebu City Public Information Officer, Malou Inocando – Tabar, Malacañang said the President had other events…

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