87-year-old abandoned senior citizen rescued in Lahug

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS) and personnel from the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) Emergency Medical Services rescued an abandoned 87-year-old senior citizen in…

Cebu City Tourism Commission to launch Sports Tourism soon

Wenilyn Sabalo 01/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Tourism Commission (CCTC) is eyeing to launch the city’s Sports Tourism this summer of 2023. Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera, head of the CCTC, in a news forum on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, said…

Proposed Escrow provision in the Magna Carta  prejudicial  for seafarers

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 01/24/2023

The inclusion of an escrow provision in the pending Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers will adversely affect the legal battle for labor claims. The employers and manning agencies again proposed the provision which in essence aimed to…

The problem with eggs

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 01/24/2023

Eggs are the latest farm commodity to see significant price hikes, at a time when onions continue to be priced at scandalous levels that even exceed meat prices. Sugar prices remain at abnormally high levels, even as…

Kumong Bol-anon 9 : More fights lined up to spice up Suganob-Vicelles world title eliminator bout

Glendale G. Rosal 01/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nine more bouts will spice up the world title eliminator showdown between Bohol’s Regie Suganob and Omega Boxing Gym’s Mark Vicelles on Feb. 25, 2023 in the Municipality of Calape, Bohol. The Suganob-Vicelles…

Cebuana settles for silver in blue belt division of Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu competition

Glendale G. Rosal 01/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebuana world Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) champion Ellise Xoe Malilay debuted in the more competitive blue belt category with a well-deserved silver medal finish in the Challenge Jiu-Jitsu Al-Ain 2023, at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena in…

Mandaue councilor : Gov’t workers to get pay hike when proposed measure gets ‘final OK’ from City Council

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/23/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Government personnel in Mandaue City are expected to receive their salary increase soon. This is after a proposed ordinance adopting for the implementation of Local Budget Circular 591 that was issued by the…

DBTC Alumni cagefest kicks off February with new division 

Glendale G. Rosal 01/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The annual Don Bosco Cebu Alumni Basketball League 2023 will field in 28 teams in various batches starting Feb. 4, 2023 at the Don Bosco Technology Center (DBTC) gymnasium in Punta Princesa in…

Mandaue cops seize P4.5M shabu, nab 2 HVIs this month

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/23/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Policemen of the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) confiscated some P4.5 million worth of illegal drugs from Jan. 1 to Jan. 22, 2023. They also arrested 114 street-level peddlers and 2 high-value individuals…

Sibonga killing: 5 persons of interest eyed in hacking attack of ‘drunk man’

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 01/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police have identified five persons of interest (POIs) in the death of a man, who was found with hack wounds in his body this morning, Jan. 23,  along the road of Brgy. Bato, a…

PDEA-7 exec: Only 48% of CV barangays remains drug-affected

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 01/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An official from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) said that only 48 percent of the barangays in the region had remained drug-affected. Leia Alcantara, PDEA-7 spokesperson, said this was…

Sinulog sa Carmen : 150,000 spectators showed up to watch event

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 01/23/2023

 CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities said around 150,000 spectators watched the 50th Sinulog sa Carmen on Sunday, Jan. 22.  Despite this, Police Lieutenant Colonel Mark Gifter Sucalit, deputy director for operations of the Cebu Police Provincial Office…

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