Man nabbed for alleged possession of unlicensed firearm

Mark Bandolon 02/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 39-year-old man from Compostela town, northern Cebu, was arrested on Tuesday morning, February 6, 2024, for allegedly possessing an unlicensed firearm and haphazardly test-firing it while intoxicated. The arrested person was identified…

Teacher, mechanic jailed after husband catches them inside Compostela inn

Niña Mae Oliverio and Paul Lauro 07/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 45-year-old teacher and her 47-year-old paramour, a motorcycle mechanic, landed in jail after they were caught by the teacher’s husband inside an inn in Compostela town in northern Cebu on Saturday, July…

‘Makonsensiya tawun mo’: Suspects in bloody hacking of couple in Compostela remain unidentified

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 11/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police in Compostela town, northern Cebu continue to investigate the killing of a couple in a secluded area there last Monday, October 31, 2022. Police Lt. Andrew Montesclaros Rellanos, chief of the Compostela…

Suprea opens new, biggest concrete batching plant in Compostela, Cebu

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 09/08/2022

Suprea Philippines Development Corporation, the fast-growing provider of ready-mixed concrete in Cebu Province and the Northern Mindanao area, opens one of its biggest batching plants last Tuesday, September 6, 2022, in Barangay Estaca in Compostela, Cebu.  The…

‘Fake’ dentist nabbed in Compostela, Cebu

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Agents from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Cebu Province on Thursday, March 4, 2021, arrested a 58-year-old man who posed as a dentist in Sitio Lingganay, Barangay. Buluang, Compostela Cebu. Police…

Police working to identify 4 bodies found buried in Compostela, Cebu

Alven Marie Timtim, Paul Lauro 10/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Police from Compostela town in Cebu are working to determine the identities of the four bodies found buried in a lot in Sitio Bago, Barangay Cogon on Tuesday morning, October 6, 2020. Police Captain Vincent Zozobrado,…

Compostela fisherman facing charges after stabbing dead his father, injuring his brother

Alven Marie Timtim 06/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 37-year-old fisherman from Sitio Acacia, Barangay Estaca in Compostela town northern Cebu is facing parricide and physical injuries charges after stabbing dead his own father and injuring his brother during a fight…

4 confirmed dead in Friday the 13th road mishap in Compostela

Paul Lauro 03/13/2020

Compostela, Cebu—Four have already been confirmed dead while several others were injured in a road mishap in Sitio Ipil-ipil, Barangay Estaca here in this northern town approximately 30 kilometers from Cebu City on Friday dawn, March 13,…

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