A 5.2 magnitude tectonic earthquake hit Ormoc City in Leyte at 7:56 p.m. on Wednesday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology initially reported the epicenter in Borbon, northern Cebu at a magnitude of 4.8 on the…
FISHERMEN associations from the 16 municipalities hardest hit by typhoon Yolanda in 2013 finally saw the fulfillment of their dreams. After strong winds and storm surges battered their homes and fishing boats, they are back to fishing.…
A former police asset was shot dead by two motorcycle-riding assailants along barangay Poblacion in Borbon town, northern Cebu at past 4 pm on Thursday. PO1 Raffy Tejares of the Borbon police precinct said the 45-year-old victim…
Water supply is running low in the towns of Borbon in the north and Dalaguete in the south because of the prevailing dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon. At least 13 upland barangays in Dalaguete …
A 51-year-old businesswoman was beaten up and robbed by a robber, who broke into her house in barangay Lugo, Borbon town in northeastern Cebu last Saturday night. Police said Lalaine Piodos suffered bruises on her body after…
A MOTORCYCLE-FOR-HIRE (habal-habal) driver was killed after a passenger bus ran over him along a national road in barangay Sagay, Borbon town, northern Cebu last Monday morning. Wendel Butong, 21, was about to cross an intersection when…
Safari resort in Carmen completed in 2 years Cebuano pawnshop tycoon Michel J. Lhuillier is eyeing to develop properties in Sogod and Borbon towns in northern Cebu into a resort. “Now I’m looking for the best partners…
TRAFFIC rerouting will be implemented in Borbon town, northern Cebu on Sunday morning to give way to a bicycle race and duathlon organized by the municipality. The activities will be held in celebration of the town’s fiesta.…
IT’S green and go for tonight’s boxing spectacle at the Borbon Sports Complex as Omega Boxing Gym stalwarts Christian Araneta and Jason Canoy easily passed the test of the weighing scales. The unbeaten Araneta (6-0 with 5KOs)…
A 4-YEAR-OLD girl was injured after she was trapped in a burning house in barangay Cadarohan, Borbon town, northern Cebu. The girl is recuperating from burns in various parts of her body at the Vicente Sotto Memorial…
A motorized water chlorinator was installed Saturday in Borbon town, northern Cebu where 87 people suffered from typhoid fever because of a contaminated water source. “This is a nice development but the residual of chlorine that has…
Health authorities declared a typhoid outbreak in three barangays in Borbon town, northern Cebu and advised residents to boil their drinking water and clean their surroundings to avoid contracting the disease. Nearly 100 residents in barangays Lugo,…
