“Shao” caught in possession of cellphone inside Cebu City jail

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/02/2018

Officers of the Cebu City Jail on Friday conducted a surprise inspection and seized a cellular phone from an inmate who has the same nickname with the person identified by an arrested drug suspect as his source…

Man caught stealing phone in Consolacion

Winston P. Ensomo 08/25/2017

An 18-year old man was arrested after trying to snatch a girl’s mobile phone in the national highway of Consolacion town, northern Cebu on Thursday, August 24. Consolacion police officers were patrolling along the highway in Barangay…

Gov backs suspension of ban on cellphone use while driving measure

Intern 05/24/2017

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III is supporting the suspension of the implementation of Republic Act 10913, which is also known as the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (ADDA). The implementation of ADDA has drawn a lot of criticism after…

Cebuanos turn to FireChat app amid telco shutdown for Sinulog

Ryan Macasero 01/14/2017

Amid a shutdown of telecommunication services in Cebu City for the Sinulog Festival, Cebuanos are turning to mobile app FireChat for communication. The first shutdown began at 3 a.m. before the fluvial procession in Mandaue City that…

Rama, Labella question mobile shutdown, Osmeña apologizes

Doris C. Bongcac, Nestle L. Semilla 01/13/2017

Are we now conceding that we cannot protect our city if we have our communication continue to be operative? It raises more questions than answers,” said Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella in a news conference by…

A safe Sinulog

Editorial 01/13/2017

In the run-up to tomorrow’s Sinulog Grand Parade and Dance presentation, some personal sacrifices have to be made to ensure public safety, and these are quite small when ranged against the scope and scale of the event…

Cebu Bankers assure ATMs will stay online

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/12/2017

The Cebu Bankers Club (CBC) assured the banking public that they will still be able to withdraw money from Automated Teller Machines (ATM) during the weekend, even if cell sites will be shut down for Sinulog. CBC…

Provincial Capitol: Of prison breaks and other problems

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/05/2017

(Conclusion) Known globally as the jail facility that houses the dancing inmates, unknown to the world, the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) has been plagued with various issues: from the escape of inmates, to the…

Shabu seized from Cebu City Jail inmate

Nestle L. Semilla 12/22/2016

Four sachets of white crystalline substance believed to be shabu and a cellular phone were seized from an inmate of Cebu City Jail during a greyhound operation on Wednesday afternoon. The contrabands were seized from inmate Garry…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/08/2016

FARE BREAK A student who wasn’t a local was keen to ride a passenger jeepney if only to save on fare money. When a jeepney stopped in front of her, she asked the dispatcher if the jeepney…

Two more fires hit Cebu City and Mandaue

Dominic D. Yasay, Nestle L. Semilla 12/06/2016

A cellphone that was left plugged, purportedly overnight, sparked a blaze that burned four houses, one of them totally, in Bayabas Extension, Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City on Tuesday. Cebu City fire investigator SFO2 Roland delos Reyes…

Fire destroys three houses, damages one in Punta Princesa

Nestle L. Semilla 12/06/2016

A cellphone charger that was left plugged caused a fire that destroyed three houses and damaged one in Bayabas Extension, Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City Tuesday noon. SFO2 Roland delos Reyes said that they received the alarm…

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