Dawn fire guts two houses in Mabolo

Chito O. Aragon, Melissa Q. Cabahug 12/10/2014

A dawn fire gutted two houses in Tres Borces street, barangay Mabolo, Cebu City yesterday. The fire reportedly started at the house of Pia Bontuyan and spread to an adjacent house owned by her aunt, Esterlina. SF03…

Ayala Center Cebu stages ‘Frankly Speaking’, A Jazz Musical

12/09/2014

There’s more to explore at Ayala Malls’ Christmas Concert 2014. On December 13 and 14, experience a unique jazz musical dubbed “Frankly Speaking” at the Activity Center with shows at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Inspired by…

Cebu City Council approves resolution for calamity status

12/09/2014

The Cebu City Council approved a resolution placing the city under a state of calamity. Cebu City Agriculturist Joey Baclayon said Typhoon Ruby caused damages to crops worth P34 million. The declaration will allow the city to…

‘People were ready’

Apple Ta-as, Peter L. Romanillos, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/09/2014

The minimal number of casualties and the orderly evacuation of people averted what could have been another catastrophe. This was the initial assessment of Cebu’s so-called “disaster czar” as the skies cleared yesterday a day after typhoon…

17K sacks of food delivered to north Cebu; more to come

Carine M. Asutilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/09/2014

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas sent 17,000 sacks of food packs to areas badly hit by typhoon Ruby in northern Cebu as of 11 a.m. yesterday. DSWD-7 Assistant Director for Operations…

Cebu City ready to send team, assistance to typhoon hit areas

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/09/2014

The Cebu City government is ready to offer help to areas that were ravaged by typhoon Ruby over the weekend, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said yesterday. Rama said they will prioritize Cebu City’s mountain barangays before…

City schools ready for resumption of classes

Anie M. Paujana, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/09/2014

Instead of a stethoscope, Cebu City Veterinarian Dr. Pilar Romero was armed with a broom and a trash bag yesterday. Cebu City Hall’s 5,000 employees were yesterday tasked to clean the 137 schools and gyms that were…

Abellanosa schools out of Cebu City scholarship program

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/09/2014

The Cebu City government signed  several memoranda of agreement with 22 public and private schools for the city’s college scholarship program yesterday. But this time, the Asian College of Technology (ACT) and the Asian College of Technology…

Guba hospital ill-equipped to accept patients

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/09/2014

A few years after it became operational, the satellite hospital in the mountain barangay of Guba, Cebu City has overturned beds while some rooms were used for storage. Dr. Gloria Duterte, Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) chief,…

Abandoned baby now in lola’s care

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/09/2014

The newborn baby that was dropped off at San Fernando Parish Church in Liloan town during the height of typhoon Ruby last Sunday is now in the custody of her grandmother. While the 25-year old mother of…

Mom receives First Communion with two kids

Melissa Q. Cabahug 12/09/2014

He second Sunday of the Advent was special to 57 street kids and a mother – they received their first communion. But to a 30-year-old mother, receiving her first communion was extra special, she had it at…

Faith healer pleads not guilty to murder

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/09/2014

Balamban faith healer Casiano “Tatay Loloy” Apduhan pleaded “not guilty” to charges of murder in relation to the discovery of the decomposing remains of a 14-year-old boy in a pit inside his residence last March. Apduhan was…

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