Mass hysteria in Asturias, Cebu: 10 students affected

Futch Anthony Inso 12/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines- A mass hysteria incident was responded to by the Asturias Emergency Response Operation (AERO) after 10 female students from a university in this northeastern Cebu town became hysterical, shouting and hyperventilating at around 10…

Young motorcyclist killed in Asturias highway collision

Futch Anthony Inso 08/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 24-year-old man died when his motorcycle sidecar collided with a private car on the national highway of Barangay Tubigagmanok, Asturias town, northwest Cebu on Saturday afternoon, August 17, 2024, at around 5:40…

Woman, 33, found lifeless on shoreline of Asturias, Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso 07/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Joan, 33, left their home in Sitio Bung-aw, Brgy. Pondol in Balamban town in midwestern Cebu at around 8 a.m. on Saturday and no longer returned. Her common-law partner, who was beginning to…

More king cobra sightings reported in Asturias, Toledo in Cebu

Pia Piquero 02/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two more sightings of king cobras, locally known as “banakon,” were reported in different areas in Cebu: one in Asturias and another in Toledo City on Thursday, February 8. In a Facebook post…

Lola killed in Asturias road accident

Futch Anthony Inso 12/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A senior citizen was killed in a vehicular accident that happened at 6:35 p.m. on Sunday, December 17, in Barangay Langub, Asturias, Cebu. The victim was identified as 77-year-old Gumora Villamor, a resident…

Probe continues on alleged food poisoning in Asturias, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Investigations continue over the alleged food poisoning that downed at least 11 students in Asturias, Cebu after consuming homemade candies last September 15. The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) confirmed that…

Mother and son hacked to death by relative in Asturias, Cebu

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 07/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 66-year-old woman and her 31-year-old son were allegedly hacked to death by a relative on Friday afternoon, July 14. The incident happened at about 4 p.m. in a mountain barangay in Asturias…

Toddler dies after he was hit by SUV in Asturias

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 07/01/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — A one-year-old boy was killed after he was hit by a sport utility vehicle at past 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 29 along the national highway in Barangay San Roque, Asturias town…

Asturias shooting: Cebu lawmaker calls for swift probe on killing of village chief, wife

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu 3rd District Rep. Pablo John Garcia has urged authorities to shed light on the shooting in Asturias, northwest Cebu that claimed the lives of a village chief and his wife.  Garcia, in…

Village chief, wife gunned down in Asturias, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 03/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Still unidentified assailants gunned down a village chief and his wife in broad daylight in Asturias town in northwestern Cebu on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Police Alden Zambrano, chief of the Asturias Police…

Consumers, retailers in Asturias urged not to buy imported ‘Korean spam’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local agricultural officials of Asturias town in western Cebu have urged consumers as well as retailers there to avoid purchasing canned luncheon meat from South Korea. The Municipal Agricultural Office in Asturias made…

CDO Kingfishers maul Ormoc Sheermasters to lead PSL 21-U teams in standings

Glendale G. Rosal 07/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The SEALCOR Cagayan de Oro Kingfishers clinched the top spot of the team standings in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) 21-U VisMin Leg by routing the OCCI Ormoc Sheermasters,103-87, on Sunday evening, July…

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