83-year-old lolo in quake-hit Sarangani longs for home in Carcar, Cebu

Pia Piquero 06/12/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — 83-year-old Francisco Tante has survived decades of earthquakes, raised a family hundreds of kilometers away from his native Cebu, and built a life in southern Mindanao. But after Monday’s devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake…

Carcar City: Elderly resident drowns after being swept away by strong currents

Lyle Andales 05/04/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A senior citizen drowned after he was swept away by strong currents while fishing off the coastal waters of Sitio Bonbon, Barangay Ocaña in Carcar City, Cebu on Sunday morning, May 3. The…

Illegal cockfighting raid in Carcar City nets 15 sabungeros

Lyle Andales 03/27/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fifteen individuals were arrested after operatives raided an illegal cockfighting activity, locally known as “tigbakay,” in Barangay Ocaña, Carcar City on Thursday afternoon, March 26. The operation was carried out of the National…

Capitol defends health e-referral system

Airam Limatog 01/31/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Capitol reiterated the importance of using the DOH’s e-referral system to ensure proper hospital placement and patient safety. This after one of its provincial hospitals received strong public backlash after the death…

Cebu Provincial Hospital in Carcar probed over death of 15-year-old boy

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/27/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Health officials at Cebu province will be conducting an investigation into another alleged case of medical negligence involving one of the provincial hospitals here. The Cebu Provincial Hospital incident Carcar City is facing…

Carcar City: P5.6M illicit tobacco products seized, one arrested 

Lyle Andales 01/27/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least P5.6 million worth of illicit tobacco products were seized while one suspect was arrested by the police during an intelligence-driven operation in Carcar City, Cebu Monday night, January 26. The Cebu…

COA: Carcar’s rice aid lacks recipient list

Morexette B. Erram 12/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) has raised concerns over the Carcar City government’s failure to provide distribution lists for nearly P3 million worth of rice assistance procured from calamity funds.  In its 2024…

Carcar City man drowns after fishing by river in Verbena’s wake

Futch Anthony Inso 11/25/2025

An 18-year-old man drowned to death after he went fishing by the mouth of a river in Carcar City while tropical depression Verbena battered the Visayas.…

Carcar buy-bust: P1.49M shabu, firearm seized from construction worker, partner

Lyle Andales 11/24/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two alleged drug personalities were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Carcar City, Cebu, where authorities seized an estimated P1.49 million worth of suspected shabu and a .45 caliber pistol on Saturday, November…

Carcar tricycle driver gunned down, suspect still at large

Lyle Andales 11/21/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 42-year-old tricycle driver was shot dead in Barangay Ocaña, Carcar City, before dawn on Friday, November 21, prompting a police manhunt for the still-unidentified gunman. According to the initial police report, personnel…

Family of Carcar City cyclist opts for settlement after fatal crash

Lyle Andales 11/11/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The family of the 17-year-old cyclist who was killed after being hit by a passenger bus in Carcar City has opted to settle with the bus company instead of pursuing legal action, police…

Carcar City senior with mental disability, found dead under cliff

Lyle Andales and Paul Lauro 09/30/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 65-year-old man with a mental disability who had been missing for nearly a week was found dead at the bottom of a cliff in Sitio Ylaya, Barangay Bolinawan, Carcar City, on Monday…

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