Whirlwind hits Danao City barangays

Doris C. Bongcac 06/06/2017

  CEBU CITY– One person complained of difficulty in breathing while a few others suffered minor injuries after a “swirling wind” tore down 16 structures and damaged around 60 more in Barangays Suba and Taytay in Danao…

Villagers evacuated from two Clarin barangays

Jhunnex Napallacan 04/22/2017

An undetermined number of residents of the villages of Nahawan and Bacani in the town of Clarin in Bohol were evacuated by the municipal government amid a fierce firefight in Bacani between government troops and members of…

Also a toughie

Brian J. Ochoa 04/17/2017

Chevrolet Colorado LT 4×2 can get down and dirty, too When we talk about off-road driving, it’s always a given that four-wheel drive pickup trucks are the best to bring. Last weekend, we tried to prove that…

PDEA-7 declares 120 Cebu barangays as ‘drug-cleared’

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/11/2017

120 barangays from 22 municipalities of the province of Cebu were declared drug-cleared as of April 11, Tuesday, by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) Director Yogi Filemon Ruiz. Ruiz chairs the oversight committee that…

Vendors want their spaces back, say they all need to earn a living

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/13/2017

MANDAUE CITY DEMOLITION Some 50 ambulant vendors trooped to the Mandaue City Hall on Monday to protest the demolition of their stalls last week. Donning black T-shirts, the vendors met with Acting Mayor Carlo Fortuna and City…

Water runs dry but not the drug supply

Stephen D. Capillas 03/09/2017

As I wrote this, the weather remained tolerably warm for the most part in Metro Cebu, but local news broadcasts had long reminded the public about the forecast of the state weather bureau Pagasa on the hot…

CPADAO endorses 128 barangays in Cebu Province as drug free

Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/08/2017

  At least 120 barangays out of the 1,066 barangays in Cebu Province will move a step closer to being declared as drug free barangays. This developed after the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) endorsed 128…

Pro-coal Cebu City residents hold rally

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/21/2017

Over a hundred residents from four different barangays staged a rally in support of the proposed 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Barangay Sawang Calero, Cebu City on Tuesday morning. Jossie Antonio, 42, said they were assured by…

Cebu City aid: P10M or P1M for Surigao?

Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/20/2017

THE Cebu City Council has yet to decide on how much it would give as aid to the Surigao earthquake victims. Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo, committee on infrastructure chairman, said yesterday that he would recommend during…

PDEA-7 to target ‘big fish’ in Cebu City’s barangays

Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/17/2017

  THEY are gunning for the big fish in the illegal drug trade in Cebu City’s barangays. Director Yogi Felimon Ruiz of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) said that this would be their…

DILG brings federalism discussions to the barangays

Victor Anthony V. Silva and Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/11/2017

With over 200 village officials and local Interior officials in attendance, the Department of Interior and Local Government in Central Visayas (DILG-7) kicked off on Saturday the discussions on the proposed federal system of government at the…

Fire victims can rebuild their homes, Luigi says

Dominic D. Yasay, Edison Delos Angeles, Norman V. Mendoza 01/02/2017

Nearly 400 families who lost their homes to the New Year’s Day fire in Barangays Guizo and Maguikay, Mandaue City at past Sunday midnight may be allowed to rebuild their homes in privately owned lots. In yesterday’s…

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