P6.8 million shabu confiscated from call center agent

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 01/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Anti-narcotics agents in Central Visayas confiscated 40 packs of illegal drugs believed to be shabu, with an estimated street value of P6.8 million, from a call center agent during buy-bust operation in Cebu…

PiTiK: Good news and bad

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 01/31/2023

With the release of fourth-quarter data on gross domestic product (GDP) last week, it’s worth doing another “PiTiK test” on the Philippine economy. Like the way people often test fruit for ripeness or materials for durability with…

Victim in downtown Cebu City shooting identified as pawnshop owner, former NBI asset

Paul Lauro 01/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities have already identified the victim of a shooting that happened in one of Cebu City’s busiest junctions. Police here confirmed that still unidentified gunmen shot dead Joseph Canonigo around 5:30 p.m. at…

Subangdaku chief: Aside from manhole covers, thieves also stole road surface reflectors

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/30/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Aside from manhole steel covers, Barangay Subangdaku in Mandaue City has also lost a few road surface reflectors to thieves. Ernie Manatad, barangay captain of Subangdaku and Association of Barangay Councils president of…

Bea Alonzo’s revelation on Gerald Anderson: ‘He wasn’t telling the truth’

Vhenna Marie Mantilla 01/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It has been more than three years since their split, and actress Bea Alonzo is still upfront about saying that she can ‘never’ be friends with ex-boyfriend Gerald Anderson. After being asked by…

Cordova mayor to business owners: Renew permits on Jan. 31 to avoid penalties

Futch Anthony Inso 01/30/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Cordova Mayor Cesar “Didoy” Suan urged business owners, who have not yet renewed their business permits, to renew these on Jan. 31, to avoid being penalized. Suan made the appeal, because Jan. 31…

Rio, Talisic rule Cebu leg of Philippine Scrabble Caravan

Glendale G. Rosal 01/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Odette Carmina Rio and Lord Garnett Talisic emerged as the champions in the Philippine Scrabble Caravan Cebu Leg over the weekend at the Arts and Sciences Hall of the University of the Philippines…

Sara Duterte: Lack of school infra, resources ‘most pressing issue’ in PH education

Mariejo S. Ramos - @inquirerdotnet 01/30/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The lack of school infrastructure and resources is the “most pressing issue” faced by the Philippine education sector, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Monday. As she presented the Basic Education…

Russian business offers cash bounties to destroy Western tanks in Ukraine

Reuters 01/30/2023

A Russian company said it will offer five million roubles ($72,000) in cash to the first soldiers who destroy or capture western-made tanks in Ukraine, after the Kremlin vowed Russian forces would wipe out any Western tanks…

Vehicular accident in San Fernando, Cebu claims man’s life

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 01/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Instead of taking their exams, two students from Balud National High School in San Fernando, southern Cebu landed in the hospital after figuring in a vehicular accident on Monday, January 30, 2023. Police…

CESET apprehends more than 150 individuals for smoking in public this month

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 157 individuals were apprehended in Cebu City for smoking in public places, from Jan. 1 to Jan. 29, 2023. Grace Luardo, Cebu City Environmental Sanitation and Enforcement Team (CESET) head,…

P1.6 million cash stolen from Pinamungajan supermarket

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 01/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A thief, or a group of thieves, struck a supermarket in Pinamungajan town, southwestern Cebu, and took off P1.6 million in cash, police there confirmed. The Pinamungajan Police Station on Monday, January 30,…

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