Man sent by wife on errand to buy fish among 72 charged

Alven Marie Timtim 03/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Alfonso Mahuway, 49, from Barangay Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City, was only asked by his wife, to buy fish in Carbon Market when he chanced upon a volleyball game called “dayon-dayon” in Barangay Ermita last…

Couple believed to be CPP-NPA supporters arrested in NegOr

Florence Baesa 02/07/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental—A couple facing rebellion charges and allegedly hardcore supporters  of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army ( CPP/NPA) was arrested by inter-agency operatives from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine…

Osmeña files raps against Labella, LWUA for terminating MCWD board

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña filed cases of usurpation of authority and grave misconduct against Mayor Edgardo Labella and and Jeci Lapus, the acting administrator of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), for “illegaly”…

Charges readied against sailboat captain, assistant after 2 Chinese tourists drown in Bohol

12/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A paraw sailboat captain and his assistant will be facing a reckless imprudence resulting to double homicide case after two Chinese nationals drowned when they fell off the sailboat on December 29 off…

US Senate panel OKs resolution: Free De Lima, drop charges vs Maria Ressa

Christia Marie Ramos 12/12/2019

MANILA, Philippines — A US Senate panel has approved a resolution urging the Philippine government to free detained Senator Leila de Lima and drop all charges against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa. US Senator Ed Markey, who filed…

Netizen who posted kidnapping hoax may face charges

Rosalie Abatayo 12/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 21-year-old resident of Danao City who posted a hoax kidnapping scare may face charges for alarm and scandal in relation to cybercrime prevention law. The man, whose name is withheld, was invited…

Massage therapist files complaint of physical injuries against mayor of Clarin, Misamis Occidental

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A massage therapists has filed complaints of physical injuries against a customer who allegedly punched him in the body on Wednesday night, October 23, 2019, in a massage parlor along the Fuente Osmeña, Cebu City.…

Province eyes charges vs MCWD over water supply shortage

Rosalie Abatayo 09/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Due to the woes on water supply in Metro Cebu, the Cebu Provincial Capitol is asking the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas to look into possible charges against officials of the…

Health secretary faces graft, plunder charges

06/25/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is facing graft and plunder charges in the Office of the Ombudsman over a lease agreement between a company owned by his family and Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).…

Cop, Mayor Tom file charges against each other at Ombudsman

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The patrolman, whose motorcycle was impounded by outgoing Mayor Tomas Osmeña outside Camp Sotero Cabahug in Cebu City for violating traffic rules, filed criminal and administrative charges against Osmeña to the Office of…

DTI-7 charges Cebu, Bohol firms for Standards Law violation

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines– The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Central Visayas has issued formal charges against 18 businesses in Cebu and Bohol for violation of the Standards law. DTI-7 seized various products such as construction…

Cabrera warns residents, businesses of penalties for throwing wastes into Cebu City rivers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Overwhelmed by the volume of garbage which they collected from this morning’s Guadalupe River clean up, the Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources (Cenro) is now considering the possibility of filing charges against anyone…

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