Lahug resident asks OP to probe Cortes, 4 others for ‘land grabbing’

Futch Anthony Inso 04/15/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A resident of Brgy. Lahug in Cebu City has asked the Office of the President (OP) to investigate Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes and four city councilors for oppression, gross misconduct, and grave…

HUDO personnel demolish 25 structures in Mandaue’s Paknaan

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/11/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — About 25 structures in Barangay Paknaan in Mandaue City near the Cansaga Bay Bridge were demolished by personnel from the Housing Urban and Development Office (HUDO) on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in preparation…

Mandaue City reclaims 17 hectares of disputed property

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/25/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City reclaimed about 17 hectares of land in Barangay Paknaan on Thursday, August 25, which is alleged to be illegally claimed. Personnel from the City Assessor’s Office, and Housing Urban and Development…

Mandaue City retakes 45-hectare lot from man, who illegally claimed city property

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/08/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City government has repossessed almost 45 hectares of timberland in Barangay Paknaan from an individual who illegally claimed the property as his own. This was after the National Bureau of Investigation…

Opao police nab 2 drug pushers in separate buy-bust operations in Brgy Paknaan

Norman V. Mendoza 01/26/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Two drug dealers were arrested in separate buy-bust operations past 9 p.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2020 in Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City. Arrested were Aldrin Sumosot, 45, and Rosmer Albano, 33, who are both…

Chinnie Pia Arroyo: Another promising Cebuana spiker looking to shine in Manila

Brian J. Ochoa, Immae Lachica 05/20/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Sisi Rondina, Deanna Wong, and Isa Molde, are among the top Cebuana volleyball players in the country today. Hoping to prove that Cebu is indeed a breeding ground of talented volleyball players, another Cebuana is…

38 houses near creek demolished

Norman V. Mendoza 09/12/2017

At least 38 structures within the three-meter easement of Mantuyong creek at Sitio Sapa-Sapa Barangay Ibabao-Estancia in Mandaue City were demolished on Tuesday after residents disregarded the notices to vacate their homes. The Housing and Urban Development…

Mandaue fire leaves 15 families homeless

Norman Mendoza 08/13/2017

A Sunday morning fire left 15 families consisting of 50 individuals homeless after it burned at least seven structures built on a thickly populated community in Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City. The presence of narrow roads made it…

Claimant: Mandaue’s Global City may affect mangroves

Norman V. Mendoza 05/21/2016

A land claimant of Zone Sibuyas, Barangay Paknaan in Mandaue City objected to plans by the Mandaue City government to set up a 131-hectare Global City project. Mario Cabahug, who was invited to a consultation on the…

Mandaue raid nets nine drug suspects

Apple Ta-as 05/13/2016

A woman who claimed to be the daughter of outgoing Medellin Mayor Ricardo Ramirez was arrested by elements of the Regional Anti-Illegal Drug Special Operations Task Group (RAIDSOTG) Friday night in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue…

Lolypop kicks off campaign trail with motorcade

Norman V. Mendoza 04/03/2016

A WHOLE-day motorcade kicked off the campaign of mayoralty aspirant Lolypop Ouano-Dizon, culminating in a rally in the evening. She was accompanied by her slate and One Cebu candidates led by gubernatorial aspirant Winston Garcia and his…

Teen molested

Norman V. Mendoza 03/31/2016

Mandaue police are looking for two men whom a hearing-impaired teenager accused of sexually molesting her last Wednesday in Barangay Paknaan. The 17-year-old girl  said she was walking on a dimly lighted area when the two men…

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