Ombudsman dismisses graft charges vs Labella, Dacua over uncollected garbage issue in Inayawan

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City dismissed the complaints filed by Inayawan village chief Kirk Bryan Repollo against former Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella and former Department of Public Services (DPS)…

SC affirms ex-general’s acquittal in tax evasion case

Tina G. Santos 04/22/2023

The Supreme Court has affirmed the Court of Tax Appeals’ (CTA) acquittal of the tax evasion raps against former military comptroller, retired Lt. Gen. Jacinto Ligot, and his wife, Erlinda, involving P458 million in underdeclared income from…

Ed Sheeran faces U.S. copyright trial over Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’

Reuters 04/22/2023

Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in Manhattan federal court for a trial over claims that British pop superstar Ed Sheeran owes a share of profits from his hit “Thinking Out Loud” for copying Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s…

Ruffa Gutierrez agrees to settle former househelps’ claims

Hannah Mallorca 04/05/2023

Ruffa Gutierrez has chosen to comply with the decision of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to settle the claims of her former house help who filed a labor complaint against her in July 2022. The DOLE ruling…

Accountant in P25.5-B tax raps vs 4 ghost firms faces license revocation, imprisonment 

Faith Argosino 03/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — An accountant allegedly involved in the P25.5 billion worth of tax cases filed against four ghost corporations selling fabricated invoices and receipts will face jail time and license revocation, the Bureau of Internal Revenue…

Garcias file criminal cases vs doctors for medical negligence

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Garcias, one of the most prominent and influential political families in Cebu, have filed criminal cases against two doctors who attended the late Barili Mayor Marlon Garcia. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, Cebu 3rd…

Minglanilla Police Station temporarily closed after chief tests positive for COVID

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/12/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental—The Minglanilla Police Station is temporarily closed after its station chief tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Police Colonel Alladin Collado, director of Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO), said that the…

Complaint against Basak San Nicolas captain, 12 others submitted to fiscal

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The case against Barangay San Nicolas Captain Norman Navarro and 12 others over a fiesta celebration and street dancing has been submitted to the fiscal this afternoon, June 29, 2020. Police Colonel Cydric…

Duterte bounty Twitter case dismissed

Joanna Rose Aglibot 06/26/2020

OLONGAPO CITY—A regional trial court (RTC) on Wednesday dismissed the charge filed against a public school teacher who offered a P50-million reward on Twitter to anybody who could kill President Rodrigo Duterte, saying his arrest without a…

DOH records new record-high COVID-19 case spike with 539 new cases

Daphne Galvez 05/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health on Thursday recorded a total of 539 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. This was the highest spike in new cases ever recorded since the outbreak of the disease in…

Case readied against ambulance driver involved in fatal downtown crash

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A case of reckless imprudence resulting to homicide is being readied against a driver of a Barangay Apas ambulance that figured in a fatal accident with a motorcycle driven by a Cebu South…

BREAKING: No new COVID-19 case in Cebu today

Rosalie Abatayo 04/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There is no new case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cebu this Holy Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia made this announcement during her regular press conference on Wednesday afternoon. Garcia said…

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