Woman, 57, and cohort nabbed with P136K of suspected shabu during Cabancalan bust

Norman V. Mendoza 10/20/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Philippines — A 57-year-old woman and her cohort were arrested by police in a buy-bust operation at past 4 p.m. today, October 19, at Barangay Cabancalan, Mandaue city. Marilyn Istur, and Jed Cortes, 35,…

Suspect in Indian national’s death identified; murder case readied against him

Norman V. Mendoza 10/12/2019

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, CEBU, Philippines — Police have identified a suspect in the killing of an Indian national in Sitio Iba, Barangay Basak in Lapu-Lapu City on Friday, October 11. The suspect, a resident in the Sitio…

Where grapes are grown in Cebu

Immae Lachica and Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It’s not widely known but do you know that there at least two farms in Cebu that grow grapes? Social media posts refer to them as vineyards but do not compare them to…

Spat over parking space may have started deadly Basak shooting incident

Zena V. Magto 05/24/2019

    CEBU CITY, Philippines — A spat over parking space for habal-habal drivers or motorcycle-for-hire drivers may have started the tragic events leading to the fatal shootings on Friday, May 24, in Tamiya Road, Barangay Basak,…

Cops take out most wanted man in Cebu in San Nicolas shootout

Benjie Talisic 04/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police killed the most wanted man in Cebu Province and his alleged trusted aide during a shootout in Barangay Basak San Nicolas in Cebu City on Monday, April 29. Gerly Luwage, 27, and…

Four Cebu City drug busts in 7 hours yield P6.9M shabu

Benjie B. Talisic 04/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nearly P7 million worth of suspected shabu was confiscated in four separate drug operations in a span of seven hours in Cebu City on Thursday, April 25. At past 1 p.m., Jose Alex…

51-year-old mom finds her spot as passenger jeepney driver in Lapu-Lapu

Immae Lachica 03/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It’s a man’s world they say when it comes to the profession of passenger jeepney driving, but a female driver from Basak Lapu-Lapu City begs to differ.  Zena Gian, a 51-year-old mother of…

P3.1M shabu seized in Basak San Nicolas anti-illegal drug operation

Benjie B. Talisic 01/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An estimated P3.1 million worth of suspected shabu was confiscated in an anti-illegal drug operation in Barangay Basak San Nicolas in Cebu City on the evening of Saturday, January 26. Chief Inspector Francis…

The Candidates: Dalaguete and Aloguinsan

Mich Padayhag 09/03/2018

Princess Joesel Mae Bajamonde Age: 20 Town: Dalaguete School: International Studies at the University of San Jose Recoletos (USJ-R) Titles: Miss Badian 2018, Miss Dumanjug 2017, Miss Juicy Cologne Brand Ambassador 2017, Miss Unity Ride 2017, Miss…

Fire hits Basak; 300 families homeless

Norman Mendoza 03/20/2018

Another 300 families or 1,500 individuals were rendered homeless in Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City as a massive fire hit 300 houses and around 50 stores shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Basak Barangay Captain Isabelito Darnayla said…

TBL hoops begins

James Savellon 10/27/2017

  SEVENTEEN teams are set to compete in the Tropang Ballers League (TBL), which starts its fifth season at the Basak San Nicolas gym today. Defending 2017 TBL Summer League champions Aduana Hokage Stallions will be back…

Basak jaguar triumph

James Savellon 10/24/2017

THE BASAK Jaguars defeated the Our Lady of Consolation Parish Recoletos de Laray (OLCPR-L), 86-71, in the season opener of the 12th Recoletos de Cebu Basketball League (RCBL) at the University of San Jose – Recoletos (USJ-R)…

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