Former Cebu City Hall employee, son jailed for possession of shabu worth P250K

Alven Marie A. Timtim 01/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ruben Geculi, 65, retired from government service in August 2018. His retirement allowed the former employee of the Department of Government Services (DGS) of the Cebu City Hall  to already focus on his…

Man escapes death by jumping off a cliff

Paul Lauro 07/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Had he not jump off a cliff, Roy Ponggawton would have been dead by now. Three armed men on board a gray car drove by Ponggawton’s house in Barangay Busay around 3 p.m. on Tuesday,…

Aussie dance champions to train Dance Camp entries

04/20/2017

Australian dance champions Brodie Barden and Lana Skrgic De-Fonseka are among the top trainers in the DanceSport Dance Camp 2017 on May 11 to 13 at the Mountain View Nature’s Park along Roosevelt Road, Sitio Garahe, Barangay…

Lot owner agrees to give portion for retaining wall

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/30/2017

The owner of the private lot in Sitio Garaje, Barangay Busay where a landslide occurred earlier this month agreed to donate a portion of their property to Cebu City Hall. “Due to the urgency and need for…

Man accused of being a drug user went on a rampage, kills 2 and hurts 1

Carmel Loise Matus 07/12/2016

Enraged that he was listed as a drug addict in his neighborhood in Barangay Busay in Cebu City, a 26-year-old man went on a stabbing rampage against the neighbors he suspected of reporting him to barangay authorities,…

Trans Cebu Night Marathon tonight

Glendale G. Rosal 05/20/2016

THIRTY-THREE brave runners will try to conquer the first-ever high altitude 42-kilometer full marathon in the Trans Cebu Night Marathon tonight starting in Barangay Busay, Cebu City. The grueling run’s course will take participants through the treacherous…

Cop collars snatcher

Apple Ta-as 01/10/2016

A POLICEMAN arrested a man whom he caught stealing the cellphone of a woman in barangay Camputhaw, Cebu City last Thursday night. PO1 Elmer Gonzales was driving a motorcycle on his way to work when he saw…

UP lot survey halted; ‘No one filing lawsuit’

Juli Ann M. Sibi, Marc Eric Cosep 01/07/2016

A lot survey being made by the University of the Philippines Cebu in a fire-damaged  sitio of barangay Lahug was suddenly stopped yesterday by an office of the Cebu city government. Robert Barquilla, assistant division chief of …

Veco: Expect power outages starting today

Jhunnex Napallacan 11/10/2013

POWER in Metro Cebu and other areas serviced by the Visayan Electric Co. (Veco) was 94 percent restored as of 6 p.m. yesterday, the utility firm said. In an advisory issued via Twitter, Veco said power was…

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