Cebu City: Man, who turns to drugs to make a fast buck, nabbed

Emmariel Ares 11/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A jobless man, who saw illegal drugs as a way to solve his problems on money, just made his situation worse after he got caught selling suspected shabu on Thursday afternoon, November 7,…

Over 400 Binaliw residents receive free medical care

CDN Digital 09/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than 400 individuals from the mountain barangay of Binaliw in Cebu City received free medical, dental and optical services on Friday, September 20. The medical mission was part of the “Healthy and…

No sanctions on Binaliw landfill operators despite violations

Pia Piquero 09/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB) has decided not to impose sanctions on the Binaliw landfill operators despite uncovering violations of environmental laws. The Binaliw landfill, operated by Prime Integrated Waste…

Robbery suspect: ‘Sky is the limit,’ stolen money spent on women and drinks

Emmariel Ares 12/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One of the alleged suspects of a robbery in Barangay Binaliw, a mountain barangay in Cebu City, confessed that he spent the stolen money on women and drinks, citing that he felt like…

Cebu City police nab 3 men accused of robbing a couple from GenSan

Emmariel Ares 12/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Because of his addiction to online gambling, a 31-year-old man along with two others, allegedly robbed his acquaintances from General Santos City. Less than 24 hours since the robbery took place in Barangay…

Lusaran Bulk Water Project to be fully operational by early December 2022 – MCWD

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/20/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) and the private contractor for the MCWD Lusaran Bulk Water Project hope to make the project fully operational by early December 2022. Once fully operational, the facility…

Jealousy eyed as motive in fatal stabbing attack

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are checking if a husband’s jealousy may be the reason that drove a 45-year-old man to stab dead a 52-year-old customer and wound the victim’s 29-year-old nephew outside a convenience store in…

Cop injured, suspect killed in Binaliw shootout 

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A policeman was injured in a shootout with an armed suspect in Sitio Santa Ana, Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City, on Monday dawn, September 30, 2019. According to Police Captain Jonathan Taneo, chief of Talamban Police…

Minglanilla landfill: Possible alternative dumping site of Cebu City’s garbage

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is considering disposing the city’s garbage to a new prospective landfill in the neighboring town of Minglanilla in southern Cebu. Mayor Edgardo Labella said that the Minglanilla landfill had…

Gealon: Binaliw landfill stands on a protected area, part of ‘Butuanon watershed’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Binaliw landfill is situated in a protected area that has been identified by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as part of the Butuanon Watershed. Lawyer Rey Gealon, Cebu City legal…

Labella: P65M to spend on solving city’s garbage disposal problem

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said that the garbage of the city would be taken cared off despite the cancellation of the city’s contract with the Binaliw Landfill developer, ARN Central Waste Management…

Mayor Labella rules out use of Binaliw as landfill site

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/18/2019

CEBU CITY—Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, said the Binaliw Landfill could no longer be used as a landfill site. According to Labella, ARN Central Waste Management Corp. has agreed to stop landfill…

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