Ambushed on Colon street

Apple Ta-as, Chito O. Aragon, Jhunnex Napallacan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/15/2015

Lorega trader shot dead in family van; Gunmen waited for kids to get off Where were the police?” asked  a dismayed Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama after a businessman was shot dead in a family van in…

P20-million shabu in downtown raid; couple arrested

Apple Ta-as 07/12/2015

Akilo  of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P20 million was seized from a couple in a buy-bust operation in downtown Cebu City last Friday afternoon. Lemuel Abenoja,  21, and his live-in partner Liezel Gabatos, 20,…

Wall torn down to start dredging of Parian estero

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/11/2015

PART of the wall of 138 Mall in Colon Street was demolished yesterday to prepare for the dredging and de-silting of the Estero de Parian starting Monday. Dredging of the waterway, which is clogged with trash and…

Mall wall demolition paves way for dredging

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/10/2015

Members of Cebu City Hall’s Probe team demolished a wall of a mall in Colon street that encroached the easement of Estero Parian, Friday. The demolition of the wall of 138 Mall as well as the earlier…

KNEE-DEEP FLOODING

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/18/2015

Less rainfall, longer downpour in Metro Cebu Less than one millimeter of rainfall was recorded in Metro Cebu as of 3 p.m. yesterday, the state weather bureau Pagasa said. But the rains lasted for more than an…

CIB tells My Gold store management to cooperate in robbery case

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/05/2015

The City Intelligence Branch (CIB) of the Cebu City Police Office said the management of the My Gold store is not cooperating with them in resolving the robbery that befell them last April 25. “We have been…

3 armed men enter jewelry store on Colon Street, clean out vault

Chito O. Aragon, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/26/2015

5-MINUTE HEIST   Employees of MyGoldStore, a pawnshop in Colon Street, were getting ready to fill  glass display cases with jewelry at 8:30  a.m. yesterday when three armed men entered and wiped out the store. The robbery…

Alternate drainage plan sought for Colon area

Nestle Semilla 02/17/2015

The Cebu City government and the regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-7) are drafting  an “alternate drainage plan” for the city’s downtown area, specifically in Colon. Cebu City Legal Officer Jerone Castillo…

Citom mother stays on field for holiday duty

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/28/2014

It’s a working holiday for Perelyn Dosdos, a 36-year-old mother and traffic aide. Her assignment in Colon Street outside Metro Gaisano department store in Cebu City puts her in one of the busiest streets downtown. There was…

Revitalizing Colon

12/27/2014

The revitalization of Colon Street was part of the priority  list of projects of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama when he sought re-election last year.  His nostalgia was evident in his days before that as vice mayor…

Revitalizing Colon

Editorial 12/26/2014

The revitalization of Colon Street was part of the priority  list of projects of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama when he sought  re-election last year.  His nostalgia was evident in his days before that as vice mayor…

City Hall told: You can’t close Colon

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/18/2014

Several stakeholders opposed Cebu City Hall’s plan to revitalize  Colon St. which includes making the street a “walking zone.” In a public hearing yesterday, the City Council questioned the legality of Executive Order 14-7 issued by Cebu…

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