Car driver, female passenger killed in Talisay city ambush

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan 08/07/2015

Two women  were visiting  churches in south Cebu when their car was ambushed in Talisay City about 8:40 a.m. yesterday by motorbike-riding assailants who fired a submachine gun at the driver’s side. The driver was killed along…

Capitol employees each get P15K bonus

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/07/2015

Capitol employees cheered when Acting Gov. Agnes Magpale announced a cash bonus of P15,000 per worker during yesterday’s celebration of Cebu’s 446th  founding anniversary. Magpale confirmed  the bonus at  the Capitol Social Hall, where employees had Mass,…

Passengers stranded, boat trips cancelled amid gale warning

Jhunnex Napallacan 08/07/2015

Over 1,000 passengers were stranded in various Cebu ports after authorities suspended sea travel for small vessels during a  gale warning yesterday. At least 22 small vessels  below 250 gross tonnage, mostly fastcraft bound for Bohol and…

History books on Cebu towns, cities launched

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/07/2015

Nearly eight years after the project started,  the Cebu provincial government finished printing a collection of books about the history of the province’s towns and cities. Copies of the  books –- one volume for each locality –-…

North Bus Terminal eyed but drivers prefer malls

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 08/07/2015

Where will  vans-for-hire park now that Citilink terminal has been closed? A proposal to transfer them to the  North Bus Terminal in Mandaue City is facing some resistance;   drivers want to move instead to malls like SM…

Traffic lights, cameras in Mandaue streets

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/07/2015

About P30 million will be spent to acquire more traffic lights and closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras to be installed in 12 intersections in Mandaue City. Glenn Antigua, acting chief of the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue…

Ex-barangay chair charged for failing to return firearm

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/07/2015

THE former barangay chairman of  Anopog in Pinamungajan town, midwest Cebu is facing trial for allegedly failing to return a government-owned firearm. The Ombudsman-Visayas said it found sufficient basis to indict Elmerito Panlaan on charges of malversation…

Council to Rama: Remove Globe tower

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/07/2015

The Cebu City Council is asking the Mayor’s Office to immediately implement the removal or deactivation of the cell site tower of Globe Telecommunications in barangay Apas. The council’s move came after they saw no action from…

‘No Capitol expense for son’s Ironman coverage’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/07/2015

Provincial Information Officer Ethel Natera said no public funds were spent  when her 18-year-old son was issued an ID card by organizers of  the Cobra Ironman 70.3 to cover the event last Aug. 2. “He was given…

PAYMENT DELAYED

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/07/2015

Bidders call off awarding of contract     Today would have seen an P8-billion cash payment handed over to the Cebu city government by winning bidders of two lots of the South Road Properties (SRP). But the…

Illegal drugs worth P200K seized

Apple Ta-as, Chito O. Aragon, Rene Alima 08/07/2015

NORTH CEBU OPERATIONS Police confiscated illegal drugs estimated to cost P211,000 in  Asturias, Sogod and Daanbantayan towns in  Cebu last Tuesday and Wednesday. In Sogod, northern Cebu, regional police officers arrested Roderick Ruiz, a painter, during a…

111 Gothong teachers pass Cosap drug tests

Nestle L. Semilla 08/07/2015

All 111 teachers of Don Carlos A Gothong National High School who took a surprise drug test were found negative for illegal drugs. The unannounced test was conducted last Tuesday, said Dr. Alice Utlang, head of the…

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