WATCH: Apas BMO not authorized to solicit for Sinulog contingent says Osmeña

Inna Gian Mejia, Nestle L. Semilla 01/12/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña clarified that he never authorized any employees from the Barangay Mayor’s Office (BMO) in Apas to ask for a solicitation for their Sinulog contingents. Osmeña warned that those who will continue the…

Carpenter dies in Apas landslide

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/07/2017

A CARPENTER died after being buried in a landslide in sitio Back GMA, Barangay Apas in Cebu City at 5:15 pm Friday. The 41-year-old carpenter identified as Joel Brobo was cleaning up after a week working in…

Man hurt in Apas landslide

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/07/2017

Barangay officials and rescuers of Apas in Cebu City are now responding to a reported landslide at Sitio Back GMA. According to Apas barangay councilman Allan Majait, the resident who reported the incident said a person was…

Soldier accused of killing Apas ex-con

Benjie B. Talisic 10/03/2017

A military man accused of killing an ex-convict from Barangay Apas, Cebu City, Thursday night is now in the custody of his immediate superiors at the Central Command (Centcom). Col. Medel Aguilar, the deputy chief of the…

P5.6M Apas drainage project opposed

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/04/2017

A BARANGAY official of Apas in Cebu City and some residents are opposing a P5.6 million drainage and water catchment project to be implemented in one of the sitios in the barangay. Apas Barangay Captain Ramil Ayuman…

Cebu City barangays receive medical equipment

01/18/2017

In order to improve public healthcare services, Cebu City Health Department and the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH 7), with the Cebu City government represented by Mayor Tomas Osmeña turned over medical equipment to Apas…

93-1: Settling the settlers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/07/2017

(Part 2) In the afternoon of December 7, in front of hundreds of beneficiaries, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for a land swap between the…

Provincial Capitol: Of prison breaks and other problems

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/05/2017

(Conclusion) Known globally as the jail facility that houses the dancing inmates, unknown to the world, the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) has been plagued with various issues: from the escape of inmates, to the…

Settlers’ plight

Editorial 12/15/2016

We can only hope that both Cebu City Hall and the provincial government resolve the plight of the Apas settlers, a substantial number of whom are blind people with very few opportunities for gainful employment. The fire…

Personal grudge eyed shooting of boarding house owner

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/14/2016

A 67-year-old owner of a boarding house was inside his car when unidentified man shot him several times in Nivel Hills, Barangay Apas, Cebu City around 11 a.m. on Monday. Felipe Angan-angan suffered multiple gunshot wounds in…

Blind asks for accessible relocation area

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/11/2016

THE blind community have lived in Barangay Apas for decades and have flourished for years in their different livelihoods, such as providing massage services. But when the fire razed their houses, they are faced with possible relocation…

50 Akrho members distribute clothing, rice to Apas fire victims

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/11/2016

At least 50 members of the Alpha Kappa Rho (Akrho) fraternity distributed clothing, rice and canned goods to victims of last Monday’s Barangay Apas fire, which razed around 112 houses and displaced at least 1,000 individuals. The…

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