Transmission line work causes 10-hour brownout in parts of south Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/04/2016

CEBU CITY—A portion of southern Cebu will not have power for about 10 hours on Dec. 4 due to the ongoing work on the transmission line in the area, according to an official of the National Grid…

Touching people

Madrileña de la Cerna 11/19/2016

The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) celebrated its 50th anniversary of embarking on programs and projects that aim to touch the lives and shape the future of people in its partner communities through its seven programs: Integrated…

Danao is top LGU in active disaster management offices

Nestle L. Semilla 10/12/2016

DANAO City leads the top five local governments with active disaster management offices, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management office (PDRRMO) said. Julius Regner of the PDRRMO said these local governments have disaster management offices that were…

Badian island barangay gets 2 classrooms for high school students

Nestle L. Semilla 09/12/2016

THE 77 high school students in one of the island barangays of Badian town will have more space to hold their classes with the turnover of two new classrooms that will be added to Zaragosa National High…

Capitol turns over abattoir equipment to 34 LGUs

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/22/2016

THE Cebu Provincial government turned over more than P6 million worth of abattoir equipment to 34 local government units in the province yesterday morning. Gov. Hilario Davide III, Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Rose Vincoy and some Provincial Board…

Talkshow tackles parenting issues

Contributor 07/07/2016

THE Patronage of Mary Development School (PMDS), a privately-owned institution in Boljoon town, southern Cebu, held its biannual parents’ conference last June 30 at the school’s auditorium. With the theme, “Parenting: Imperatives and Perspectives,” the event aimed…

Boljoon medical mission serves 500 residents

05/24/2016

Around 500 patients composed mostly of senior citizens, mothers and children received free medical services at the El Pardo Elementary School in Boljoon town, southern Cebu last Friday. The Brgy. El Pardo is the first medical mission…

Two killed, two wounded in bloody Boljoon disco

Jhunnex Napallacan, Rene F. Alima 04/09/2016

A disco in a mountain barangay in Boljoon town in southeastern Cebu turned bloody when a man suddenly stabbed a policeman and grabbed the law enforcer’s Armalite rifle, which went off during the scuffle, killing a 16-year-old…

Boljoon’s altar retablo and our enduring faith

Jobers R. Bersales 01/27/2016

(This article also appears in today’s issue of the 51st IEC Bulletin) The choice of putting the magnificent main altar retablo (retable or screen) of the Parish Church of Boljoon on the cover of the 51st IEC…

Boljoon killing

Rene Alima 12/27/2015

A store helper was found dead with his throat slashed inside the public market in Boljoon, Cebu. The body of Nelson Alcaya, 23, was found at 10 p.m. last Friday inside the market. He had been sleeping…

Trader nabbed for firing gun

Rene Alima 12/18/2015

A 40-YEAR-OLD businesswoman was arrested for indiscriminate firing in  Boljoon town, south Cebu. Josephine Andaya, who operates a carnival in  barangay Poblacion,  fired a a .45 caliber pistol with five bullets. People in the carnival panicked after…

Provincial Meet slated in Dalaguete

John Carlo Villaruel 11/18/2015

OVER 12,000 delegates from Cebu’s 44 municipalities will be heading south this weekend as they vie for supremacy in the 2015 Cebu Provincial Sports and Cultural Meet slated from Nov. 22 to 28 in the municipality of…

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