Lancers bury Wildcats by 60

Jonas N. Panerio 08/21/2017

Warriors eye 5th straight win vs dangerous Cobras today Games today (New Cebu Coliseum) 5 p.m. – USC vs CIT-U (High School) 6:30 p.m. – USC vs SWU (College) The reigning champions University of the Visayas Green…

18-year-old peddler nabbed by police

Christian Orellano 08/03/2017

An 18-year-old alleged drug peddler was arrested on Wednesday afternoon at Sitio Kawayanan, Barangay Poblacion Cordova Cebu. Eighteen-year-old Yoshio Agbo Casquejo was arrested after the Cordova Police caught the suspect on a transaction of selling alleged illegal…

Nine families displaced by fire

Norman V. Mendoza 07/31/2017

Two houses owned by one family were destroyed by fire at Sitio Sector 1 Barangay Pagsabungan, Mandaue City at past 1 pm Monday. Rosalia Berdegar, who owns the houses occupied by eight tenants, said one of them…

Girl dead, sister injured by SUV

Norman V. Mendoza 07/10/2017

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl died while her 13-year-old sister was severely injured after they were hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) at Sitio Saac II Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City at past 7 pm Sunday. Ariana Veliganio failed…

Elderly woman dead after being hit by lightning

Morexette Erram 07/08/2017

An elderly woman died on the spot when she was struck by lightning at Barangay Pooc in Sta. Fe town of Bantayan Island at 10 am Saturday. The victim was identified as Marina Necessario, a 77-year-old resident…

Widow blinded by ex-worker

Calvin Cordova 06/14/2017

An elderly widow who worked as a manghihilot (masseuse therapist) was blinded by a former job order worker at her home in Barangay Sawang Calero, Cebu City at past 10 a.m. yesterday. Faustina Gilay was rushed to…

Man hurt after attack by mentally ill person

Rene Alima 05/24/2017

A 33-year-old man was injured after he was attacked with a scythe by a mentally deranged person last Tuesday night in Barangay Simala, Sibonga town, southern Cebu. Nicholas Villacencio, married, however, got lucky after he only sustained…

Central Visayas’ economy grew by 8.8 percent in 2016

Aileen Garcia-Yap 05/04/2017

Central Visayas registered a robust economic growth last year ending the year with P525 billion gross regional domestic product (GRDP), an 8.8 percent growth, sustaining its position as among the fastest growing region in the country. The…

The road less travelled by

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 04/29/2017

Years ago, I strolled about the seminary grounds with an Irish colleague, who kept reciting a poem, which, he said, was by Robert Frost, and whose title was, “The Road Not Taken.” That introduced me to Frost,…

By the numbers

Editorial 03/09/2017

They may have the numbers, but even with the passage of the death penalty bill on third and final reading by the Lower House, the Senate version may serve to further dilute or augment the existing bill…

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