National Fire Olympics to be held in Cebu City for the first time this March

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Fire Olympics will be held in Cebu City for the first time this March. Senior Fire Officer 2 (SFO2) Wendell Villanueva, information officer of the Cebu City Fire Station, said the…

GNP has expenditure sectors, too

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 02/04/2023

The gross national product (GNP) of the Philippines is the money value of all goods and services produced in a given time period by Filipino entities. As a measure of aggregate economic activity, it works; more GNP…

Mandaue market administrator: Stalls closed since pandemic will be awarded to new vendors

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/03/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Over a hundred stalls at the Mandaue City Public Market that were closed since the COVID-19 pandemic will be awarded to new vendors soon. Market administrator Ceasar Mercadal Jr., said that the vendors…

EJ Obiena bags bronze, matches PH indoor record in Sweden

Rommel Fuertes Jr. - @inquirerdotnet 02/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines—EJ Obiena hit two birds with one stone after bagging the bronze medal and equaling his Philippine indoor record in the Mondo Classic at the IFU Arena in Uppsala, Sweden on Friday (Manila time). Obiena cleared…

Magis Eagles depart for exhibition matches in Ormoc

Glendale G. Rosal 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles will be fielding the same roster that dominated the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) high school basketball for this weekend’s OCCCI D-League Pre-Season…

Astrolabio to fight Puerto Rican boxer for IBF world bantamweight belt

Glendale G. Rosal 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Top-ranked bantamweight contender Vincent “Asero” Astrolabio earns a shot for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) world bantamweight title against Emmanuel Rodriguez of Puerto Rico. This was announced this week by the IBF,…

A merger of 2 boxing champions: Casimero hooks up with startup Japanese promoter

Glendale G. Rosal 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two former world champions Masayuki Ito and John Riel Casimero forged a partnership in boxing aiming to reassert the latter’s stature as a world champion. Ito formally announced his venture into the promotional…

Manhunt continues for suspect/s in alleged poisoning of dogs in Naga City

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police in Naga City are bent on catching the suspect/s of the alleged poisoning of dogs in a gated subdivision there. Authorities are still gathering copies of security cameras from the management…

Tanods, expecting to catch a thief, rescue 3 teeners allegedly using drugs in abandoned Apas hut

CDN Digital 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay tanods or village watchmen were expecting to catch a thief or thieves in Sitio Mahayahay, Barangay Apas, Cebu City, but they, instead, ended up rescuing three minors, whom they caught allegedly engaging…

Saving a neck-slashing victim in Cebu City was a ‘team effort’

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Saving the life of a 54-year-old woman who was a victim of neck-slashing last January 30 at C. Padilla Street in Cebu City, was a team effort. Angyl Fayth Ababat, a 2nd-year nursing…

Catmon raid: Barangay captain, 3 others nabbed for illegal cockfighting

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A barangay captain and three other men are detained at the Catmon Police Station detention cell after they were caught engaging in illegal cockfighting in Sitio Ylaya, Barangay Panalipan, Catmon town in northern…

17 fires in Cebu City in January 

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 17 fires were recorded in Cebu City for the month of January 2023.  Senior Fire Officer (SFO2) Wendell Villanueva, information officer of the Cebu City Fire Station, confirmed this number,…

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