Marce now a tropical storm 

11/04/2024

Marce (international name YINXING) has intensified into a tropical storm as it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) early Monday, November 4, 2024. Based on Pagasa’s bulletin issued at 5 a.m., Marce was estimated at 935…

FACES OF CEBU: Kareem Alocillo, basketball coach  

Glendale Rosal 11/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Coaching is usually about winning games. But for Coach Kareem Alocillo, it’s about something much deeper: molding players into well-rounded individuals, both on and off the court. A former varsity player turned coach, Alocillo…

Kalag-Kalag 2024: Live updates

11/02/2024

(UPDATED 7:41 A.M., NOVEMBER 2) Here are the latest updates on the celebration of Kalag-Kalag 2024 (All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day) in Cebu. Bookmark this page to get the latest from around Metro Cebu. READ…

Leon is now a super typhoon

10/30/2024

Leon (international name Kong-rey) has developed into a super typhoon based on the latest update from Pagasa on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Based on the Pagasa 10 a.m. update, Leon is 36o kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan.…

Cebu City shooting: 13-year-old boy shot dead while resting

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 13-year-old boy was shot dead by still unidentified assailants as he was resting at the second floor of a house that was under construction in Sitio Lahing-Lahing 2, Brgy. Mabolo in Cebu…

Leon now a severe tropical storm

10/28/2024

Pagasa, in its latest bulletin on Monday, October 28, 2024, sais said #LeonPH  (International name: KONG-REY), has intensified into a severe tropical storm.  As of 10 a.m. on Monday, the center of  severe tropical storm Leon was…

FACES OF CEBU: Buenaventurada Potestas, local ‘mananabtan’

Jessa Ngojo 10/27/2024

CONSOLACION, Cebu— The mananabtan remains a vital figure in Cebuano Catholic tradition, especially during Kalag-Kalag. Though some say the younger generation are less inclined to pray as fervently, the mananabtan, even in advanced age, moves forward and…

Mayor Torres pushes for cityhood of Kananga in Leyte

10/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Kananga town in the province of Leyte is now ready to become a city and Mayor Manuel Vincent Torres made a promise to make this dream happen before he completes his third term…

Danao poultry farm fire razes over P100M worth of properties

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  Over P100 million worth of properties went up in smoke after fire broke out in a poultry farm in Brgy. Maslog, Danao City in northern Cebu early on Saturday morning, October 26. Around…

Catmon: Man kills neighbor who blamed him for death of his horse

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The festive atmosphere in Brgy. Macaas, Catmon town in northern Cebu was disrupted by a hacking incident that happened Friday night, October 25.  While the residents were celebrating their town’s fiesta, a man…

Ormoc City hosts 2024 PH Indoor League Archery

10/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Archers coming from the different parts of the country are currently in Ormoc City for the 2024 Philippine Indoor League Archery organized by the World Archery Philippines. The competition is held at the…

Death of girl, 3, highlights need for anti-venom in Bohol – Pizarras

10/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A three-year-child from Loon, Bohol succumbed to two cobra bites last week. The tragedy prompted Lawyer Jordan Pizarras to call for the immediate stocking of cobra anti-venom in district hospitals in the island…

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