Davide, Capitol employees plant at Toledo riverbank

Peter L. Romanillos 09/11/2013

MORE than 250 provincial government employees yesterday planted 1,700 tree seedlings of guyabano and mahogany in a one-hectare area along the Sapangdaku River in Toledo City . Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III led the annual activity in…

Habal Driver Gunned Down

Gabriel C. Bonjoc 09/10/2013

A 32-YEAR-OLD habal-habal driver was shot dead by motorcycle-riding assailants in barangay Poblacion Ward 1, Minglanilla town, southern Cebu last Friday evening. Roldan Caparas was shot in the head. He was declared dead when he was brought…

Store Collector Killed

Chito O. Aragon, Norman V. Mendoza 09/10/2013

A 45-YEAR-OLD appliance store collector was shot dead while walking home Thursday evening in barangay Canjulao, Lapu-Lapu City. Ricardo Bacaling was with his eight-year-old son during the attack. The boy was unharmed. Police are still investigating the…

Yapha says pork barrel donated to coop, not to Nabcor

Peter L. Romanillos 09/10/2013

FORMER congressman Antonio Yapha Jr. questioned his inclusion in the list of Cebuano lawmakers who allegedly funneled their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to dubious non-government organizations (NGOs). Yapha, who was elected vice mayor of Toledo City…

Online friends paid for school fees of suspects’ kids

Norman V. Mendoza 09/10/2013

Not all foreign contacts of trafficking suspects Marivic Bensi and Chona Ando were sexual predators or so they claimed to authorities last Saturday. Bensi recounted to police that she had a 65-year-old Canadian friend who paid for…

UP wants schoolyear to start in August

Apple Ta-as 09/10/2013

Maximized student and staff mobility, a longer semestral break and less typhoon-disrupted school days. These were the advantages reiterated by the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Lorna Almocera in an…

HRET to hear protest vs Gwen

Peter L. Romanillos 09/10/2013

FORMER Pinamugajan Mayor Geraldine “Gaye” Yapha will attend a preliminary hearing of the election protest she filed against Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia of Cebu’s 3rd district scheduled by the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) this Friday. Yapha…

‘Cyber sex victims thought it was OK’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Joy Cherry S. Quito 09/10/2013

The 13 children who were rescued from a life of online prostitution thought they were not doing anything wrong. Social worker Shalaine Lucero of the regional Department of Social Welfare and Development, said the children are undergoing…

Search To End Soon

Joy Cherry S. Quito 09/10/2013

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) may have to stop the search and retrieval operations for victims of the Aug. 16 Cebu sea tragedy, citing safety concerns, an official said yesterday. PCG spokesman Cdr. Armand Balilo said the…

Help settlers relocate, UP Cebu admin urged

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/10/2013

CEBU City Hall officials called on the administration of the University of the Philippines-Cebu (UP-Cebu) to include the relocation of settlers in its property in its development plans. “The last meeting we had didn’t go well. We…

Mango bar owners to block eviction

09/10/2013

Described in a website as a “melting pot” Mango Avenue, particularly the area around Mango Square Mall, packs in the crowd at 7 p.m onwards every Friday and Saturday. With so many people and so much liquor…

Cab ride with ex-Napoles driver spooks PDI team

09/10/2013

Someone who knows a lot about alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles is roaming free in the city. But he’s not wanted at all. In fact, “Manong” is only too happy he had been fired from…

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