Drug suspect falls in Balamban buy-bust

Aileen Garcia-Yap 12/31/2016

Cebu City–A suspected drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Buanoy in Balamban town, 54.5 kilometers west of here, on Saturday. Jerry Decastro Macasi, 27, was arrested by Balamban police at 12:55 a.m. on…

3 nabbed with P3M worth of marijuana leaves and seeds

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/08/2016

CEBU CITY–Operatives of the 47th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army arrested three persons and seized P5-million worth of marijuana leaves and seeds as well as two guns in an operation in Sitio Taro, Barangay Bayong in…

Village councilor faces raps

Dominic D. Yasay 10/27/2016

A village official and head of the barangay’s peace and order committee was arrested in a police drug operation in Sitio Pitogo, Barangay Singsing, Balamban, a town midwest of Cebu. Francis Eric Dacua, 39, an elected barangay…

Chocolate Queen unveils expansion plans in Cebu, Manila

Morexette Erram 10/27/2016

LIFE gets sweeter for Cebu’s Chocolate Queen. Racquel T. Choa, founder of Rafle Gourmet Inc. and The Chocolate Chamber, announced yesterday that they would not only open another chocolate cafe in Cebu City, but would also launch…

Village official nabbed on drug and firearms raps

Dominic D. Yasay 10/27/2016

A barangay official was arrested in a raid at his home Sitio Pitogo, Barangay Singsing in Balamban town, west of Cebu at 8 am Thursday. Francis Eric Dacua faces charges of illegal drugs and firearms possession after…

Boy found dead inside home

Rene F. Alima 10/14/2016

A 10-year-old boy was found dead hanging inside their house in Barangay Prenza, Balamban town, southwest Cebu around 7 p.m. last Thursday. PO1 Mansueto Clarin said that Mark (real name withheld for being a minor), a grade…

Capitol turns over abattoir equipment to 34 LGUs

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/22/2016

THE Cebu Provincial government turned over more than P6 million worth of abattoir equipment to 34 local government units in the province yesterday morning. Gov. Hilario Davide III, Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Rose Vincoy and some Provincial Board…

Suspected drug runner killed in Balamban

Rene Alima 08/17/2016

A SUSPECTED Akyat Bahay gang member was gunned down by three unidentified men around 1 a.m. yesterday in Barangay Buanoy, Balamban. Emy Cañas, 28, also a suspected drug runner, sustained two gunshot wounds in the chest resulting…

Balamban, Danao cops get rewards for anti-drug ops

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/12/2016

POLICE officers from the Balamban and Danao City police stations were given cash incentives by the Cebu Provincial government for their successful anti-drug operations in the first quarter of 2016. A total of P426,000 in cash incentives…

24K MJ plants uprooted

Rene F. Alima 07/03/2016

A JOINT police and military force uprooted an estimated P3 million worth of marijuana plants in two mountain barangays of Balamban town last Saturday. PO1 Teofilo Verano Jr. of the Balamban police said that the team led…

Truck firms seek quarry rule change

06/16/2016

ABOUT 30 representatives of trucking firms in the towns of Tuburan, Asturias and Balamban and the cities of Naga and Toledo in Cebu sought an amendment to the ordinance regulating quarrying operations in the province. In a…

Truck loaded with sand seized at Balamban

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/06/2016

A DUMP truck loaded with washed sand was seized by personnel of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (PENRO) in Barangay Prenza, Balamban town at 6 p.m. last Saturday. Acting Penro chief Baltazar Tribunalo Jr. said the…

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