US fighter jet shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon with missile

Reuters 02/05/2023

SURFSIDE BEACH, South Carolina — A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, a week after it entered U.S. airspace and triggered a dramatic —…

EJ Obiena wins second gold in seven days with Orlen Cup victory

June Navarro - Reporter / @junavINQ 02/05/2023

EJ Obiena ruled the 2023 Orlen Cup in Lodz, Poland on Sunday, the Filipino pole vault star’s second victory in a series of tournaments at the ongoing European indoor season. The world’s No. 3 vaulter hurled himself…

Death of cop during fun run prompts PRO-7 exec’s call: Prepare first before joining ‘marathons’

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After a policeman collapsed and died during a fun run here in Cebu early Sunday morning, Feb. 5, participants of strenuous activities like marathons are encouraged to make sure first that they are…

12 nabbed in Saturday afternoon buy-bust operations in Brgy Tisa

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines –In a span of two hours, agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) collared a total of 12 drug suspects in separate buy-bust operations that were made in Barangay Tisa,…

FACES OF CEBU: Angel Phebles Altejar, 26, architecture licensure exam topnotcher

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 02/05/2023

CEBU, Philippines— Since the day she was inspired by a video game, Angel Phebles Altejar from Talisay City, Cebu dreamt of becoming an architect someday. With hard work, motivation, and support from family and mentors, Altejar fulfilled her…

Salt and light

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 02/05/2023

There are two kinds of chicharon (pork rind): may laman, i.e., with meat, or walang laman, i.e., just skin, no meat. * * * In today’s Gospel (Matthew 5: 13-16), Jesus tells us to be “salt of…

Unbeaten Warriors march to Cesafi eSports playoffs

Glendale G. Rosal 02/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors dominated the ongoing Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) eSports League (CEL) after finishing the elimination round with an unbeaten record. According to tournament director, Ryan…

Tabal to run in OSIM Sundown Marathon Singapore this May

Glendale G. Rosal 02/04/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — After a triumphant return to running last year, Cebu’s Marathon Queen Mary Joy Tabal eyes her first international race this year in Singapore. Tabal will be seen in action in the upcoming…

Son of neck-slashing victim calls mother’s saviors ‘angels’

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The son of the neck-slashing incident in downtown Cebu City on January 30, calls the students who saved his mother’s life angels. Alobert Zamora, the son of 54-year-old fruit vendor, Bernadeta Zamora, was…

No evidence yet of alleged dog poisoning in Naga City subdivision

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Naga City police failed to find any conclusive evidence that would prove that there indeed was a massive dog poisoning in a subdivision located in Barangay Inoburan. The city’s police made this…

Woman in Danao City mine pit collapse found dead

Paul Lauro and Pegeen Maisie Sararaña 02/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines –As she would normally do every afternoon, Mejame Papaya, 46, went to the family-owned pigpen located not far from her house on Friday to tend to her pig. Suddenly, the ground underneath her collapsed,…

In Photos: 38 homes damaged, 4 injured in dawn fire in Basak, Lapu-Lapu

CDN Digital 02/04/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A total of 38 homes were reported to have been affected by a dawn fire that broke out in a residential area in Barangay Basak in Lapu-Lapu City on Saturday, February 4. Four…

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