Australian tourist found dead in jail

Apple Ta-as 04/11/2015

The Australian tourist who was arrested in a Cebu resort in 2013 for child sex offenses was found dead in his jail cell at 7:15 am. Hilton Munro, 46, was found hanging from one of the metal…

MCWD finishes bulk water supply work

Melissa Q. Cabahug 01/08/2015

The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) finished connecting the pipelines that would supply 18,000 cubic meters of water sourced from the Carmen bulk water supply to its consumers in northern and southern Cebu yesterday. An eight-hour water…

Man killed in quarry mishap

Apple Ta-as, Rene Alima 10/08/2014

A 50-year-old man was killed after a rock fell on him, pinning him down in a quarry in barangay Basak, Compostela town, northern Cebu. Police identified the fatality as Emmanuel Pareja Parcon, whose right leg was severed…

Provincial Board urges towns, cities to use CCTV cameras

09/02/2014

  The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday passed a resolution calling on all municipal governments to install security cameras in their buildings to deter crime. The step followed last week’s record series of burglaries of treasury offices…

Compostela treasurer’s office robbed of P75K

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera 08/26/2014

The Compostela municipal Treasurer’s Office was robbed by unidentified perpetrators earlier today. Revenue collector Arlene Tanjay saw that P75,000 was lost inside the safe in the morning.  She reported the theft to the Compostela town hall at…

Kanlaob River inspection set

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/09/2014

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7), the Mines Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and Department of Tourism (DOT) will inspect the Kanlaob River in Alegria town to determine if it is suitable for adventure tourism. “It will…

Body of canyoneering ‘pioneer’ found after 29-hour search in Alegria river

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Peter L. Romanillos 07/28/2014

He was described as one of the best “canyoneering guides” in town who “makes sure that everyone is safe”. But on Saturday morning, 26-year-old adventure tour guide Aldrin Carba apparently put safety aside and went for a jump…

State-of-art reservoir to benefit Guadalupe

Marian Z. Codilla 07/25/2014

A P10-million water reservoir made of glass and steel was inaugurated yesterday by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to improve water supply for residents of barangay Guadalupe. MCWD pipes in the area have been suffering from…

Compostela gets new police chief

Chito O. Aragon 07/22/2014

Compostela police station has a new head following the relief of its former chief amid accusation on releasing a foreigner in exchange for P50,000. Chief Insp. Fructoso Lim, former chief of Medellin police, will assume office today…

Police chief in hot water

Apple Ta-as 07/15/2014

THE chief of police in Compostela town is in hot water for allegedly releasing a foreigner in exchange for P50,000 last Wednesday. Cebu Provincial Police Office (CCPO) Director Noel Gillamac told reporters yesterday that Senior Insp. Samuel…

Whole-day brownout from Danao to Medellin town tomorrow

Doris C. Bongcac 06/12/2014

A whole-day brownout will be experienced tomorrow from Danao City to Medellin town in northern Cebu. The 69-KV Compostela – Medellin line will be shutdown to facilitate the Compostela upgrading project thus affecting the Cebeco II franchise…

Tornado rips Metro Cebu; Scores hurt, properties damaged

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Christine Emily L. Pantaleon, Jucell Marie P. Cuyos, Marian Z. Codilla 11/05/2013

A strong whirling wind lifted houses built of light materials, toppled posts, blew away roofs and uprooted trees all over Metro Cebu. In Mandaue City, 37 houses,16 structures in Lapu-Lapu City, nine houses and three shops in…

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