Cebu City ambulance drivers face mandatory safety retraining after crash

Pia Piquero 04/23/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — All ambulance drivers and personnel here will undergo mandatory retraining following the fatal ambulance crash that killed a student. This stems from a resolution authored by Councilor Joel Garganera, which was approved by…

Turning 19 in heaven: Family marks Braille Nichole Kwek’s birthday

Pia Piquero 04/22/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There were no candles to blow out, no wishes whispered into flickering flames. Instead, only a chorus of “Happy Birthday” rose through the grief, as a family in Camotes marked a life that…

Archival offers job to OFW father after daughter’s death in flyover crash

Pia Piquero 04/21/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival has offered a job at City Hall to the father of 18-year-old Braille Nichole Kwek, who was killed in a tragic collision involving a barangay ambulance at the Archbishop Reyes…

‘My son is trained’ — Dad of Apas ambulance driver in flyover crash

Pia Piquero 04/18/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The father of the Barangay Apas ambulance driver involved in the fatal April 14 flyover crash has spoken out, defending his son and urging the public to withhold judgment as the investigation continues.…

Brgy. Apas vows full cooperation in probe of fatal ambulance crash

Pia Piquero 04/18/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay Apas has pledged full cooperation with authorities to ensure a fair, thorough, and impartial investigation into the fatal ambulance crash on April 14 that claimed the life of an 18-year-old student. In…

Fatal flyover crash triggers responder training review

Pia Piquero 04/17/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival is pushing to review and strengthen the training of barangay responders and emergency vehicle drivers following an ambulance collision on a flyover that killed an 18-year-old student earlier this week.…

Archival orders probe into ambulance driver in flyover fatal crash

Pia Piquero 04/17/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival has ordered an investigation into the ambulance driver involved in a fatal road crash on a flyover that killed an 18-year-old student, as authorities continue to determine accountability in the…

Family of Braille Nichole Kwek focusing on her burial first

Lyle Andales 04/15/2026

(Updated at 10:48 a.m. of April 16, 2026) CEBU CITY, Philippines — The family of 18-year-old Braille Nichole Kwek has deferred filing charges over the fatal ambulance collision that claimed her life, opting instead to focus on…

Cebu flyover crash: ‘Pray for, help Juju Ladioray’ —family

Jason A. Baguia 04/15/2026

The family of another victim in the road crash that killed Braille Nichole Kwek has requested the public to offer prayers for his recovery.…

Braille Kwek: Victim’s wake bared; limits on counterflow urged

Jason A. Baguia 04/15/2026

The family of Braille Nichole Kwek, the 18-year-old female student of the University of San Carlos who died in a three-vehicle collision on the Archbishop Reyes flyover here on April 14 has made public details of…

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