Two fires hit Cebu City in 5 hours: 56 houses destroyed; P2.7M worth of property lost; 216 individuals displaced

Paul Lauro 11/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two fires in a span of five hours in Cebu City destroyed 56 houses and displaced 216 individuals in the late evening of Nov. 5 and early morning of Nov. 6 in Barangays Kalunasan…

City government to settle issue with contractor over alleged abandonment of road-concreting project

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is now in talks with its Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) to address the issue of a contractor who allegedly abandoned a road concreting project in Barangay…

Cebu City Jail male dormitory warden also dreams of a Singapore-like jail facility

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 08/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Like Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, the jail warden of the Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory also hopes for a Singapore-like jail facility for the city. “Siguro pag nagkaroon ng pagkakataon, pwede ko…

Fire burns down 9 houses in Kalunasan

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 10/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nine houses were totally burned while one was partially damaged after a fire hit Sitio Manggahan in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City on Tuesday afternoon, October 26, 2021. Fire Officer (FO2) Fulbert Navarro of…

Medellin’s most wanted man tries to talk his way out of arrest, fails

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Medellin’s most wanted man tried to talk his way out of being arrested for attempted murder by lying and confusing arresting policemen of his real identity. However, the ploy of Brian Cabrera, 31,…

Cebu City JTF to deploy modern jeepneys to Oppra, Quiot

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Even with the opening of all jeepney routes in Cebu City, many areas are still struggling with public transport especially the interior portions where residents are forced to ride unconventional transportation such as…

Sterling Land launches P2B quarantine-friendly condo project

PR 04/15/2021

On staying committed to building sustainable communities and affordable estates, Sterling Land Residences and Development Inc. launches its eighth project this year with an innovative approach to property development — to be new normal ready. Amid the…

Barangays Kalunasan, Lahug monitoring mountainsides following landslides

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Officials of two villages here are continuously monitoring areas that experienced landslides due to the heavy downpour on Tuesday night, September 15, 2020. On Wednesday morning, Barangay Kalunasan has successfully evacuated 68 individuals…

68 Cebu City residents displaced by landslides that hit Tuesday night

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Four separate landslides were reported in Cebu City in the last 12 hours as a result of the heavy downpour Tuesday night, September 15. Luckily, no one was reported injured in the landslides…

Two more barangays in Cebu City are COVID-19 free

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two more Cebu City barangays are now free of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to Councilor Joel Garganera, the head of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). According to Garganera, Barangays Duljo Fatima…

Financial assistance finally reaches victims of Kalunasan fire

Delta Letigio 09/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Families in Barangay Kalunasan here who were victims of a fire incident last March 17, 2020 finally received their financial assistance. Cebu City’s Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS) conducted the distribution…

Ex-convict nabbed with shabu worth P136K

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Unmindful of the general community quarantine (GCQ) in Cebu City, Oliver Cajes would travel on foot from Barangay Quiot to deliver shabu to his buyers in Barangay Kalunasan. But with his arrest shortly after…

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