Two ‘underperforming’ Cebu municipal police station chiefs relieved

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/15/2016

Two more municipal police chiefs in the province of Cebu were relieved from their posts and replaced by two police officers who happened to be married to each other. Senior Supt. Eric Noble, director of the Cebu…

Stable power in Cebu for the holidays

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/04/2016

CEBU and the rest of the Visayas will have ample power supply during the Christmas season despite power interruptions over the weekend, an official of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said yesterday. “We have…

Transmission line work causes 10-hour brownout in parts of south Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/04/2016

CEBU CITY—A portion of southern Cebu will not have power for about 10 hours on Dec. 4 due to the ongoing work on the transmission line in the area, according to an official of the National Grid…

Operation Second Chance to shut doors in 2017

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/17/2016

DUE to overcapacity, Cebu City will refuse to accept minor offenders from other towns and cities starting January next year in a city-owned rehabilitation facility called Operation Second Chance Center (OSCC). Mayor Tomas Osmeña sent out letters…

Dark clouds, rains block view

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/14/2016

MANY Cebuano skywatchers preparing to witness the latest “supermoon” since January 26, 1948 instead faced the sky with heaves of disappointment Monday night as the full moon hid behind dark clouds in several parts of the province.…

Man killed by gunmen on motorbike

Rene F. Alima 10/16/2016

Alcantara shooting victim was a drug surrenderer; cops looking at crime as drug-related killing A drug surrenderer, who admitted to being a drug user, was shot dead last Saturday by two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle in…

Suspected drug user shot dead in Alcantara

Rene Alima 08/22/2016

A SUSPECTED drug user was gunned down by two unidentified men in Barangay Candabong, Alcantara town, southwest Cebu around 10 p.m. last Sunday. PO1 Engelbert Orbeta, desk officer of Alcantara police station, identified the victim as Nero…

8 towns, 1 city identified as prone to landslides

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/18/2016

The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has identified eight towns and one city in Cebu which are at risk of floods and landslides once heavy rains start to come due to La Niña.…

Boardwalk showcases marine life

04/03/2016

The Alcantara Fisherfolk Association (AFA) headed by Jaime Sabillo implemented their first project called the Boardwalk to showcase the different species of mangroves, birds and turtles, among others, in Barangay Poblacion, Alcantara town, southwest Cebu. Sabillo and…

Ambushed

Rene F. Alima 04/01/2016

A man wanted for frustrated murder died after  a lone assailant waylaid and shot him several times Thursday morning in Barangay Poblacion, Alcantara town in southern Cebu. Gary Tabañag, 22, was on his way to get a…

Man shoots self in Alcantara

Rene F. Alima 03/06/2016

THE body of a 74-year-old man was found dead inside his room with a gunshot wound on his head, which was apparently a case of suicide, last Saturday in Barangay Palanas, Alcantara town in south Cebu. Pascual…

Cebu town passes ordinance to curb malnutrition

01/31/2016

MALNUTRITION remains a serious problem in the country, affecting mostly infants and young children. In Cebu, malnutrition rate ranks the highest among preschool children with a 7.28 percent in 2015. In a bid to curb the rising…

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