New school eyed for remote Argao villages in wake of drownings

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/11/2014

A new high school in barangay Canbantog, Argao town will be built so that children won’t have to walk far and cross a river to attend classes, Argao Mayor Edsel Galeos said yesterday. “The school will cater…

Rescuers recover bodies of 3 students swept away by floodwater in Argao town

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/10/2014

Bodies of all three high school students who were swept away by a flash flood from the mountains in Argao town were recovered at noon yesterday. The students were last sighted walking home with classsmates on a…

Lightning kills boy in Cebu City; 3 Argao students swept away in river

Jhunnex Napallacan, Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/09/2014

A 16-year old boy playing in the rain in Cebu City was killed by a lightning bolt during yesterday afternoon’s thunderstorm. The crash of thunder, rain and rushing wind left people worried again about flooding and landslides.…

South Cebu areas receive P23.8M for quake repairs

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/22/2014

Eight towns and one city in southern Cebu can now speed up the repair of infrastructure damaged by the October 2013 earthquake. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) turned over P23.8 million to the local…

Inmate faces raps for drug possession

08/13/2014

An inmate of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center faces charge of illegal drug possession after jail guards found two small packs of shabu in his possession. Norlin Suico had shabu placed in between two pieces…

DENR, Argao close to settling row over farm-to-market road project

Peter L. Romanillos 08/08/2014

THE Argao municipal government and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) are inching closer towards resolving the dispute between them that stalled the implementation of a farm-to-market road project in the town. Argao Mayor Edsel…

Congress adds 7th Cebu district

Peter L. Romanillos 07/22/2014

THE House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill creating the seventh legislative district of Cebu, Gov. Hilario Davide III said yesterday. House Bill 4427, authored by Cebu 2nd District Rep. Wilfredo Caminero, was…

Teacher, nephew killed in accident caused by drunk driver

Jhunnex Napallacan 07/17/2014

A 28-year old public school teacher and his nephew were killed when the motorcycle they rode on was hit by a truck along the national highway of Balisong, Argao at 8:20 p.m. last Wednesday. Fermin Sardual, a…

DENR stops seawall repair, road project in Argao town

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/12/2014

Environment officials yesterday ordered a halt to the work on a road opening and seawall repair project in Argao town, southern Cebu. Both government projects lack permits and may block the flow of seawater into a nearby…

Capitol lawyer to contest ruling on Argao trees

Peter L. Romanillos 06/21/2014

THE Provincial Legal Office is ready to file a motion for reconsideration on the court decision that upheld the order of the environment department to stop a road project that resulted in the illegal cutting of 374…

Court denies Argao govt petition to lift DENR stoppage order

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/19/2014

The Regional Trial Court denied the Argao municipal government’s petition to cancel the road project stoppage order issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In his June 9 order, RTC Judge Maximo Perez said…

KILLER ROAD CLAIMS 3: Van carrying PWDs rams 10-wheeler truck in Argao

Carine M. Asutilla, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/14/2014

Three persons, including a 10-year old boy, were killed while 10 others were injured on Thursday morning when the van they were riding in collided with a truck in Argao town. The Mitsubishi L-300 van had 13…

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