Authorities crack down on Negros Oriental drug den, seize shabu

Emmariel Ares 11/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities successfully shut down an alleged drug den in Barangay Poblacion, Sibulan, Negros Oriental, and arrested three suspects during an anti-illegal drug operation last Wednesday, November 13. The arrested suspects, including the alleged…

LIST: Canceled Cebu flights due to Typhoon Pepito

Jason Sigales - Reporter / @jasonsigalesINQ 11/16/2024

 MANILA, Philippines — Cebu Pacific canceled several flights scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16, due to the strengthening Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) approaching land. As of 5 p.m. Friday, Pagasa reported Pepito was located about 465 kilometers…

EXPLAINER: Haze in Cebu City; How and why it happened?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – On Thursday morning, November 14, 2024, residents here woke up to hazy skies, prompting local authorities to urge those with health problems to take precautions. The light haze observed in Cebu City was…

Light haze in Cebu City may prevail until Friday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The light haze detected in Cebu City on Thursday, Nov. 14 may prevail until Friday, the state weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in Mactan (Pagasa-Mactan) said that…

MCWD: Cebu City’s freshwater faces growing saltwater contamination

Pia Piquero 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City faces a growing water problem as saltwater seeps into its freshwater sources due to excessive groundwater extraction. With communities already experiencing the effects and the risk of intrusion spreading, the Cebu…

Light haze blankets Cebu City, Pagasa confirms

Futch Anthony Inso 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Visayas has confirmed the presence of light haze in Cebu. Van Sabellano, a weather specialist at Pagasa-Visayas, said they had observed the light haze…

‘Sigbin’ bones in Cebu most likely from cat – experts

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The skeletal remains found in an ancestral home in Talisay City that was believed to be from a ‘sigbin’ likely belonged to a cat. CDN Digital interviewed experts here to identify the bones…

Suspect behind shooting of ex-convict in Mango identified

Paul Lauro 11/12/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police here have already identified suspects in the shooting that killed a 21-year-old ex-convict in uptown Cebu City last Sunday, November 10. Surveillance videos of the shooting, which took place in front of…

Cebu City police identify suspects in killing of motorcycle rider

Futch Anthony Inso 11/11/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Abellana police have already identified the people responsible for the killing a 21-year-old man in front of a fast food chain along General Maxilom Ave., in Brgy. Cogon Ramos in Cebu City at…

Garcia stresses ‘maximum tolerance’ policy after Rosell’s City Hall arrest

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police personnel from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) are on high alert to maintain the security and order at the Cebu City Hall following the incident that transpired last Friday. CCPO…

Nika, tropical depression outside PAR have no effects in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu and the entire Visayas are spared from the effects of Typhoon Nika and the tropical depression that formed outside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau here said.…

Cebuano voters warned of AI-driven ‘deepfakes’ ahead of 2025 polls

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Voters in the upcoming 2025 midterm elections are being warned about deepfakes. Deepfakes, as defined in the Oxford Dictionary, are videos of a person whose appearance has been digitally altered to look like…

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