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…

Cebu City dad: Road widening in Talamban to Pit-os urgent

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo is appealing to the city’s executive department to hasten the road widening in Barangay Talamban to solve the traffic in the Talamban, Bacayan, and Pit-os areas. Guardo delivered…

Buy-bust in Cebu City brgy yields P6.9M shabu, nets 2 men

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A mechanic and a construction worker were arrested with nearly P7 million worth of suspected ‘shabu’ during a buy-bust operation at around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, May 28, at Cabantan Street in Barangay…

Family of woman, whose body was chopped up, cries for justice

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña and Mary Rose Sagarino 05/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The family of the late Angelie Lopez Kintanar, whose body parts were cut up and thrown in areas in Cebu and Mandaue cities, are crying for justice and progress on the case that…

“Vitamins and OTC Community Pantry” rises in Barangay Talamban

Doris Mondragon - Content Specialist 05/05/2021

DALAGUETE, Cebu—Inspired by a pharmacy community pantry in Manila, some private individuals pooled their resources to give out free vitamins and medicines to the community.  On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, Karen Angeli Mandigma opened their “Vitamins and…

Cebu City police looking into previous job, current business of ambushed ex-cop 

Alven Marie Timtim 09/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police here are checking the previous work and current business of retired policeman Edmund Junco, who was killed in an ambush by still unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen along Sitio Nasipit, Barangay Talamban on Tuesday…

Capitol’s Greenway project to help decongest traffic

PR 01/30/2017

THE Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) said the proposed construction of greenways in towns and cities, as alternative routes, will help ease traffic congestion in the province particularly in Metro Cebu. During the Regional Development Plan…

DTI: Buy only appliances with PS mark

Dominic D. Yasay 09/29/2016

IN LIGHT of the recent fire incident in Sitio Hillside, Barangay Talamban last Wednesday, which was reportedly caused by an overheated ceiling fan, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) warned the public to be wary of…

Drunk man dies during scuffle with nephew

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 05/21/2016

A 50-year-old man died after a fistfight and a scuffle with his 34-year-old nephew yesterday in Sitio Cadahuan, Barangay Talamban, Cebu City. PO2 Jut Jacquez of the Talamban police said Andres Ouano and Rex Gilango were engaged…

Fainting spells, VIP presence mark opening Mass

Apple Ta-as, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/24/2016

HAVING spent seven years doing missionary work in Hong Kong, Sister Vicky Ramos couldn’t pass up the opportunity to attend the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu City, her very first IEC. Originally from Pasig City, the…

Old woman loses P300K to conman

Apple Ta-as 01/10/2016

A 79-YEAR-OLD woman told police that she lost P300,000 cash to a man who tricked her in offering to  help her find someone who could cure her illness. Victoria Bingtan of barangay Talamban, Cebu City said she…

Floods trap commuters, stall traffic

Apple Ta-as, Doris C. Bongcac 07/28/2015

Parts of Cebu City were submerged in knee-deep floodwaters after a downpour  broke out past noon yesterday. By midafternoon, part of  S. Osmeña Road in the North Reclamation Area  near SM City was underwater, slowing  vehicles to…

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