Argao, Cebu SKF Pres. jailed for killing a man over jealousy

Futch Anthony Inso 07/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Jealousy allegedly led the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation President of Argao, Cebu to kill a man Friday night while in a restobar in Brgy. Poblacion. According to the police, Mark Alphonsus Villamora will…

Zamboanga mom rushes to Argao after son climbs tree out of distress

and Paul Lauro, Daryll Galindo 07/11/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu —A mother’s love and concern know no distance, as a woman from Zamboanga Sibugay rushed to Cebu after her son was rescued in Argao town on Friday, July 11. Man Rescued After Spending 24…

Argao hit-and-run: Two men injured, victims refused treatment

Futch Anthony Inso 06/20/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines- Two men were injured in what was initially believed to be a hit-and-run accident in Brgy. Poblacion, Argao town at around 5:25 a.m. on Friday, June 20, 2025. The Argao hit-and-run which was caught…

Cebu hopes for return of missing Argao pulpit panels

04/05/2025

With the return of the Boljoon pulpit panels after about four decades, it turns out that another church in Cebu Province also lost its old pulpit panels many years ago. Built from 1788 to the 1830s, the church of…

Ash Wednesday: How ashes used to mark foreheads of faithful are made

Victor Kintanar 03/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ash Wednesday, which falls and is celebrated this year on March 5, signifying the start of the season of Lent for Catholics, which lasts for 40 days ending with the resurrection of Christ…

Man, who escaped police shootout in Argao, killed in Cebu City

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 02/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  A man, who allegedly escaped a shootout last year with policemen from Argao town in southern Cebu,  died after an unidentified gunman shot him in the chest outside his rented home in a…

Argao shootout with police: Teener wounded, wanted man nabbed

Futch Anthony Inso 02/13/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY — A 16-year-old boy was wounded as he shot it out with policemen, who were out to serve a warrant of arrest on a wanted person — the minor’s cohort, a 37-year-old man, who is…

Central Visayas’ most wanted killed in shootout in Argao, Cebu

Paul Lauro 10/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The most wanted criminal in Central Visayas, whom authorities suspected to be a ringleader behind the recent robberies in Cebu, died in a shootout with police in Argao town in southern Cebu on…

Veterinary doctor from Argao eyes seat in Cebu’s provincial board

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A doctor of veterinary medicine is running as a provincial board member of Cebu’s 2nd district to give voters an “alternative” and to change politics. Dr. Odysseus “Ody” Camarillo from Argao in southern…

IN PHOTOS: 7th Argao Cebu boardriding festival

PR 09/30/2024

Now on its 19th year, the Argao Skimboarding competition continues to attract more participants from the Visayas and Mindanao regions. The event evolved into a “Boardriding Festival” last 2018, that included competitions in skateboarding (downhill and surf…

Alleged drug pusher killed, police officer injured in Argao shootout

Futch Anthony Inso 09/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – An alleged drug pusher died, while a police officer was injured in a shootout around 5:45 a.m. on Friday, September 13, 2024, in Barangay Jampang, Argao town. Joeraldine Bajenting Gevana, alias Jiraldin, a…

Argao, Cebu accident: Man thrown off tricycle, hits bus, dies

Futch Anthony Inso 09/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 62-year-old man died after he was thrown off the tricycle he was driving, hit the front of a Ceres Bus, which was following the tricycle, and landed hard on the pavement. The…

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