3 men face murder charges for Valentine’s Day killing of habal-habal driver from Compostela town

Alven Marie Timtim 02/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Murder charges will be filed on Monday, February 17, 2020, against three men accused of killing a motorcycle-for-hire driver from Compostela town in northern Cebu. Police Senior Master Sergeant Julius Tradio of the…

BFAR-7: Damage caused by Ursula in fishery sector reaches P14.98M

Futch Anthony Inso 12/28/2019

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) has initially recorded P14.98 million worth of damage in the fishery sector due to Typhoon Ursula. BFAR-7 Public Information Officer Alma Saavedra…

‘Drunk’ guard caught forcibly entering store in Compostela to drink more beer

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 40-year-old “drunk” security guard was caught stealing and drinking beer inside a convenience store at past midnight of November 17 in Compostela town in northern Cebu. Mark Lloyd Sajolna of  Barangay Tabok…

DILG-7 urges failing LGUs: Continue road clearing efforts

Rosalie Abatayo 10/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local government units (LGUs) whose road clearing efforts “failed” in the standards of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) must continue their efforts and prepare to explain their “non compliance.” In…

BREAKING: 12 LGUs in Central Visayas fail DILG assessment

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has released the list of local government units (LGUs) that have failed the assessment for the 60-day road clearing from August to October 2019. In…

Registration continues for Chauncey Basketball Open Tournament

Jonas Rey N. Panerio 08/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A whopping P50,000 will be given to the champion team in the very first staging of the Chauncey Basketball Open Tournament at the Magay Gym in Compostela town next month, September 2019.  The tournament is…

Compostela cops focusing on gang-related violence as motive in driver’s killing

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are veering away from the jealousy angle and focusing on the gang-related violence angle in the August 10 killing of a habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) driver in Compostela town in northern Cebu. Police Corporal…

First-of-a-kind township concept to rise in Compostela town

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–A real estate company plans to develop a 20-hectare township in Compostela, Cebu. Bennett Palang, president and chief executive officer of Kinmen Land Realty Inc., said they acquired the property in the early 1980s yet.…

‘Earthquake-predicting’ oarfish washed ashore in Compostela town

Rosalie Abatayo 06/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An oarfish of around 13.9 feet long and 1.6 feet wide was washed ashore in Barangay Poblacion in Compostela town in northern Cebu at around 2 p.m. today, June 24. But the fish…

Binaliw landfill to take more trash from Metro Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Binaliw landfill will be taking more trash from other towns and cities in Metro Cebu as its developer, ARN Waste Management Inc., is currently in talks with Lapu-Lapu City, Compostela town, Consolacion…

Sinas tells Kapa officials to claim office vault now with Compostela police

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Five days have passed since still unidentified men robbed and burned the Kapa Community Ministry International, Inc. office located in Barangay Poblacion, Compostela town. To date, no one from among the ministry representatives…

KAPA manager told to show up, issue statement on Compostela raid

Benjie B. Talisic 06/11/2019

COMPOSTELA, Cebu, Philippines —- The manger of KAPA Community Ministry International Inc. of Compostela town in northern Cebu should show up and issue a statement about the robbery and arson incident on June 8 in their compound.…

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