Greco freed after 22 months in rehab

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/18/2015

The son of the late Cebu vice governor Gregorio Sanchez Jr.  finally gained freedom after staying in a government drug rehabilitation center for almost two years. At 4:30 p.m. yesterday, Leodegreco “Greco” Sanchez was discharged from the…

Typhoon enters PH today; classes in Busay suspended

Jhunnex Napallacan 08/18/2015

A typhoon will enter the country this afternoon but won’t affect the country as of yet, the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. The typhoon with the international name “Goni” was spotted 2,050 kilometers east of Central…

Capitol spends P20M for tanks, hoses for farmers

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/18/2015

The Cebu provincial government only has P3.9 million left in its Quick Response Fund (QRF) as of yesterday, which constitutes 30 percent of its total P121 million Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) fund for this year.…

Amoebiasis downs 67 in Tudela

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/18/2015

Provincial health officials pointed to amoebiasis as having caused diarrhea to 67 persons in Tudela town, Camotes Island in northeast Cebu since Wednesday last week. James Cañete, sanitary inspector of the Provincial Health Office (PHO), said six…

Child poisoned by crackers buried

Norman V. Mendoza 08/18/2015

The two-year old boy who died at the hospital two days after eating spoiled crackers was buried at the Lapu-Lapu City public cemetery yesterday morning. Karl Jade Talingting died at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center two…

Still after Grace

Ricky Poca 08/18/2015

The Liberal Party is courting Sen. Grace Poe as its  vice presidential candidate  but at the same time try to question her residency qualification and citizenship. Many could question the sincerity of LP leaders. For me,  it…

Stepdad ‘molests’ 2 minors

Norman V. Mendoza 08/18/2015

Two minor girls aged 6 and 8 were accompanied by their mother to Hoops Dome Police Station in Lapu-Lapu City last Sunday to report that the girl’s stepfather raped them. Marcela (real name withheld), mother of the…

4 motorcycles tail lawyer

Apple Ta-as 08/18/2015

The closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and accounts of witnesses show that there were four motorcycles tailing the car of slain lawyer Amelie O. Alegre before she was ambushed in barangay Looc, Mandaue City last week. Senior Supt.…

Fox

Gerard Pareja 08/18/2015

Nawani, nawala sa passing, na “blind” ni Mayor Mike Rama ang mga kontrabida sa iyang kinabuhi nga mao ang mga sakop sa city council dihang gikuha na niya ang downpayment para sa mga luna sa SRP nga…

NBI-7 joins hot inquiry

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Apple Ta-as 08/18/2015

Police – Husband denies any hand in lady lawyer’s killing The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) has started its own probe into the Aug. 13 ambush-slay of lawyer Amelie Alegre in Mandaue City even…

Council backs random drug test

Nestle Semilla 08/18/2015

THE Cebu City Council approved an ordinance that will enable random drug testing of city government employees. The random tests also cover personnel and officials of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), Bureau of Jail Management and…

Nalzaro, Osmeña cordial in court

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/18/2015

In court yesterday, broadcaster-columnist Pablito “Bobby” Nalzaro was surprised to get a polite response this time from former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña who has sued him for libel. On entering the courtroom, Nalzaro, dressed in his…

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