Vintage bomb explosion kills scavenger, companion in Minglanilla town

Apple Ta-as 02/10/2016

A scavenger was killed while his companion was wounded about 1 a.m. on Tuesday when a vintage bomb they were trying to cut in half exploded in Barangay Upper Pakigne, Minglanilla town, about 17 km south of…

Poe, Escudero court Cebu votes

Carmel Loise Matus 02/10/2016

A day after they formally launched their campaign at the Plaza Miranda in Manila, Senators Grace Poe and Francis Escudero went to this city to woo voters of the province with highest number of electorates in the…

Canlas: MCWD has until Friday to secure pipelines under old bridge

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/10/2016

The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) risks losing their excavation permits if they fail to install pipeline support for their water lines located under the old Mandaue Mactan Bridge by Friday. Engr. Ador Canals, Central Visayas director…

Team: Light to moderate traffic in Mandaue City this morning

Nestle L. Semilla 02/10/2016

Personnel from Mandaue City’s Traffic Management Group (TMG) were deployed to help man traffic at the United Nations Avenue and the approach of the old bridge this morning. Glenn Antigua, head of the Traffic Enforcement Agency of…

PIB kills ex-police in Toledo City shootout

Apple Ta-as 02/10/2016

Operatives of the Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) killed a former policeman in a shootout in Toledo City on Tuesday night. Supt. Rodolfo Albotra, PIB head, said Terry Tabulado fired shots at the police team who were supposed…

LET’S DO FERRY

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla, Vanessa Lucero, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/09/2016

Marina opens application for  more ferry operators More ferries are set to ply the Mactan Channel as an immediate solution to the horrendous traffic along the major roads and on the two bridges linking Mandaue City on…

Comelec says local bets can join nat’l campaigns

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/09/2016

Local candidates would not be violating election laws against premature campaigning when they join the campaign rallies of national candidates, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial office said yesterday. “We don’t have jurisdiction yet over the (local)…

Luigi: Cebu’s 6th district still solid behind Mar, LP

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/09/2016

CEBU’S sixth district remains solid behind Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas despite the departure of some key allies who support different candidates. In yesterday’s 888 News Forum, Rep. Luigi Quisumbing of Cebu’s 6th district said their…

Catholics mark start of Lent with Ash Wednesday

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/09/2016

ASHES will be marked on the foreheads of the faithful who attend Mass today as Catholics all over the world start the 40-day season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. Msgr. Esteban Binghay, episcopal vicar of the Archdiocese…

‘Leave three to four hours to avoid missing your flight’

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/09/2016

DEPENDING on where they live or stay, airline passengers should leave three to four hours ahead of schedule so they can catch their flights. Estee Marie Plunket, head of corporate affairs of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp.…

Luigi: Metro Cebu agency can solve traffic

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/09/2016

REP. Luigi Quisumbing of Cebu’s 6th district said he will lobby for the creation of the Metro Cebu Development Authority that will address the traffic congestion in Metro Cebu. In yesterday’s 888 News Forum, the congressman said…

Commuters forced to walk as congestion worsens

Doris C. Bongcac, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/09/2016

Dianne Rose Gador usually takes a 10-minute ride to reach the University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu-Mandaue (UCLM)  campus where she is taking an education course. But yesterday, she walked from her home at the end of the old…

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