Cebu City cop hunted for shooting ‘tong-its’ player during Dalaguete wake

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A police officer assigned at the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is in a lot of trouble after he allegedly shot at a Dalaguete resident for refusing to play “tong-its,” a card game,…

Valencia Police find pickup truck used by suspects in ambush-slay of radio blocktimer

Florence Baesa 11/11/2019

Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental—The abandoned pick-up truck used by the other suspects in the murder of blocktimer Dindo Generoso was found on a vacant lot in an interior portion of West Balabag, Valencia here.  READ: Radio blocktimer…

13 farmers in Cebu City’s hinterland barangays surrender 30 firearms to Navy, cops

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A sniper rifle, an AK-47 assault rifle, and an M16A1 Colt Assault rifle are among the 30 firearms that 13 farmers of Cebu City’s hinterland barangays in Cebu City turned over to the…

Sambag 1 Fire: The aftermath

Gerard Francisco 10/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At dawn of October 19, 2019, a fire broke out in Sitio Amor in Barangay Sambag 1. Over 32 houses were burned down and 98 families or 340 individuals lost their homes to…

Cops consider 24-hour patrols on Mandaue-Mactan bridges after latest ‘suicide try’

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are planning to have 24-hour foot patrols in the two bridges of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu cities after a man jumped off one of the bridges at past 2 p.m. today, August 26.…

KAPA robbery in Compostela: 10 armed men also take 21 workers’ belongings

Benjie B. Talisic 06/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There were 10 armed men involved in the robbery and the burning down of the KAPA Community Ministry Foundation office in Compostela town in northern Cebu at dawn on June 8. Police Corporal…

Watch out for a ‘Blue Moon’ on Cebu’s sky tomorrow, May 19

Immae Lachica 05/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Take out your telescopes as the “Blue Moon” is set to appear tomorrow, May 19, 2019. However, the “Blue Moon” contrary to what most might be thinking is not a moon that is blue…

Soldiers nab 4 armed men after firefight in San Fernando’s mountain barangay

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A squad of the Philippine Army assigned to secure San Fernando’s hinterland villages in the election engaged in a firefight with armed civilians four days before the May 13 polls. Soldiers of the…

San Fernando cops responding to report of armed encounter in Bugho

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police in San Fernando town, southern Cebu, have responded to a shooting encounter between armed men at the vicinity of the house of a municipal council candidate in Barangay Bugho past 2…

P1M lost, 981 individuals displaced as fire in Tejero destroys 149 houses

Zena V. Magto and Benjie B. Talisic 04/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some 921 individuals or 220 families were displaced by a late afternoon fire that razed 149 houses in Sitio Silangan, Barangay Tejero in Cebu City on Friday, April 26. Wesley Yñigo, operations head…

Motorcycle-riding-gunmen kill couple in late night Mandaue ambush

Benjie B. Talisic 04/15/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A couple, who were on a motorcycle, was shot dead by two men on another motorcycle at the corner of SB Cabahug Street and AC Cortes Avenue in Barangay Ibabao, Mandaue City at…

Man, who claimed to be late former Brgy Lagtang chief’s cousin, nabbed for drugs

Benjie B. Talisic 03/30/2019

TALISAY CITY, Cebu, Philippines — A 52-year-old Barangay Lagtang resident, who claimed to be the cousin of late former Barangay Captain of Lagtang in Talisay City, Ferdinand “Dindin” Bas, was arrested on Saturday, March 30, after police…

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