No untoward incidents during Valentine’s Day – Police

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The day of hearts was also a day of peace. At least in Central Visayas. The regional police said there were no reports of any untoward incidents on February 14 or Valentine’s Day.…

Son of neck-slashing victim calls mother’s saviors ‘angels’

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The son of the neck-slashing incident in downtown Cebu City on January 30, calls the students who saved his mother’s life angels. Alobert Zamora, the son of 54-year-old fruit vendor, Bernadeta Zamora, was…

An angel sent from above: Meet Angyl Fayth Ababat, the hero nursing student from Leyte 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Angyl Fayth Ababat received the message she and her friends have been dreading since videos of them in downtown Cebu City, in their school uniforms, went viral on social media.  Fayth, a sophomore…

Over 7 million to cast ballots for barangay, SK polls in C. Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Over 175,000 voters in Central Visayas flocked to registration centers during the last days of Voters Registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Voter registration for the upcoming village and youth…

Council asks DEPW, DPWH to repair Busay school building with cracks

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has requested the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to prepare a Program of Works and Estimates (POWE) for…

P4.4-M shabu seized from Talisay, Lapu drug busts

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 01/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of P4.4 million of suspected shabu was seized from two suspects in two separate buy-bust operations in the cities of Lapu-Lapu and Talisay in a span of just 15 hours. The…

Cebu City Council fails to override Rama’s veto

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, failed to override a mayoral veto of a proposed ordinance granting the council power to investigate “in aid of legislation” and power of subpoena…

BRT groundbreaking moved to February 24

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The scheduled groundbreaking ceremony for the long-awaited Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has been rescheduled to February 24, 2023. Engr. Bu Varquez, the city’s BRT project overseer, in a press conference on Monday,…

“Abduction” victims urged to come forward and cooperate

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 01/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An investigation will not prosper if the two development workers who were allegedly abducted at Pier 6 in Cebu City last January 10 refuse to cooperate and issue statements. This was what Police…

Surigao’s Omega de Salonera wins big in Sinulog 2023

Morexette Marie Erram 01/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The contingent from Surigao del Norte province is the biggest winner in this year’s Sinulog Festival. The Omega de Salonera troupe bagged at least three major awards in the Sinulog Festival 2023, including…

Insufficient CRs, shelter against heat of sun were among some concerns raised during Sinulog 2023

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 01/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Insufficient comfort rooms and shelter against the heat of the sun are two of the major concerns raised by performers and spectators of the Sinulog 2023 grand parade on Sunday, January 15. Retchlan…

SINULOG FOUNDATION: SRP final Sinulog venue

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) announced in a social media post on Friday morning, January 13, 2023, that the final venue for the Sinulog 2023 Ritual Showdown would be at the City de…

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