13 ‘tigbakay,’ ‘hantak’ gamblers charged

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Compostela Police Station, filed this morning, September 14, 2020, illegal gambling charges against 13 individuals, who were caught playing “tigbakay” and “hantak” in three separate police operations on Sunday, September 13. Police…

12 more tigbakay gamblers nabbed in Compostela

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police arrest 12 tigbakay or illegal cockfighting gamblers in Compostela town in northern Cebu at around 2:30 p.m. this Friday, August 14, 2020. Most of those arrested were also from Danao City, a…

Two ‘hantak’ gamblers caught in Pinamungajan

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two men were arrested after they were caught engaging in an illegal toss-coin game of heads and tails or “hantak” on Saturday, August 1, 2020 in an interior portion of Barangay Tajao, Pinamungajan,…

2 senior citizens, 2 others nabbed for playing mahjong

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two senior citizens of Compostela town are among those arrested for illegal gambling after they were caught together with two others playing mahjong outside their homes in the town’s Barangay Cabadiangan at past…

Police nab nurse carrying drug paraphernalia; Medrep also arrested for possession of suspected shabu

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –A nurse was arrested by the police on Monday afternoon, June 29, 2020, for allegedly carrying with him illegal drug paraphernalia. Waterfront Police identified the arrested nurse as Daniel James Juban Dorog, 24, a…

Medellin, Compostela cops nab 5 ‘tigbakay’ gamblers

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two tigbakay or illegal cockfighting raids in one day lead to the arrest of five men in the northern towns of Medellin and Compostela today, May 30. Police Master Sergeant Orlando Batusin of…

Designer from Compostela, Cebu does Santacruzan-inspired photoshoot

Immae Lachica 05/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A fashion designer and makeup artist from Compostela town in northern Cebu designed at least four gowns for this year’s Santacruzan. But with restrictions now implemented as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Santancruzans could not…

Sisi Rondina: UST was a dream come true

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — On May 19, 2019, Cebuano volleyball superstar, Cherry “Sisi” Rondina, laced her shoes for the last time in her dominant and inspiring college career. A year later, the Estaca, Compostela, Cebu native has…

Compostela cops catch 9 men engaging in tigbakay

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — If they will continue to violate the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) rules, then we will continue also to pursue them. Police Captain Vincent Zozobrado, Compostela Police Station chief, said this after nine men…

CCPO confiscates loose firearms, equipment from illegal gun maker

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Several loose firearms as well as equipment used to manufacture them were confiscated from an illegal gun maker by the Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) during their five-day anti-loose firearms operations that ended…

Magnitude 3 earthquake shakes northern Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 04/08/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Parts of northern Cebu felt a magnitude 3 earthquake past 11 a.m. this Holy Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake’s epicenter was at…

Compostela designer shows how to do household chores in an elegant and posh way

By: Immae Lachica 03/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Can you imagine what a creative person can do when bored? An artist can maybe do a new masterpiece or enhance his or her skill. But this creative mind from Compostela, a town in…

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