Cordova placed under enhanced community quarantine

Norman V. Mendoza 03/27/2020

CORDOVA, Cebu – With one presumptive positive case for COVID-19, the municipality of Cordova was immediately placed under enhanced community quarantine by Mayor Mary Therese “Teche” Sitoy-Cho effective March 26, 2020. Based on the information provided by…

Curfew violators add to congestion of Cordova’s jail facility

Norman V. Mendoza 03/19/2020

CORDOVA, Cebu – Eight persons including three minors were apprehended by the Cordova police on Wednesday night for violation of the town’s curfew ordinance resulting in heavy congestion of the municipality’s detention facility. Cordova Mayor May Therese…

Dumaguete City under state of calamity

Florence Baesa 03/17/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental- Recognizing the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), city officials here have placed Dumaguete City under a state of calamity. However, Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo said that he does not see the…

Cordova land price increases with expected opening of CCLEX next year

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cordova is already feeling the economic impact that the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) is expected to bring on 2021.  Mayor Mary Therese Cho said on Thursday, January 22, 2020, during the progress visit…

Man survives shooting incident in Cordova

Norman V. Mendoza 01/01/2020

CORDOVA, Cebu —A 25-year old man landed in a hospital after he was shot by a still unidentified man riding a motorcycle in Cordova town on Tuesday afternoon, December 31, 2019. The victim was identified as Angelito…

Move for naming CCLEX as Santo Niño Bridge pushed

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cordova municipal government is pushing to name the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) as “Santo Niño Bridge” since it is expected to open by 2021, in time for the Quincentennial Celebration of Christianity…

Mariano orders province-wide manhunt vs Pacolaga

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) has expanded its manhunt operation against former Police Master Sergeant Lowelle “Boyet” Pacolaga to already include police units outside of Mactan Island. Police Colonel Roderick Mariano, CPPO…

Rogue cop, who escaped bloody Cordova bust, still at large

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police in Central Visayas are pursuing a former police officer, who escaped after he and his cohorts engaged lawmen in a shootout during an anti-illegal drug operation in Cordova town on October 9.…

High-value target dies in a shootout with Cordova police 

Norman V. Mendoza 09/24/2019

Cordova, Cebu—A high-value target died after engaging in a shootout with police on Monday night, September 24, 2019, at a public cemetery in Barangay Cogon, Cordova town. The suspect was identified as Lorenzo Lepardo, a resident of…

Dead man found in Shell Island is Inayawan mom’s son

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The body of the man found floating off the seawaters of Shell Island, Cordova town four days ago is the 32-year-old son of a 59-year-old mother mother living in Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City.…

Sawang Calero woman urged: Check if dead man found in Cordova is her missing brother

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A woman from Barangay Sawang Calero in Cebu City has asked the Cebu City police about the dead man found floating on Shell Island in Cordova town on August 23. Police Staff Sergeant…

Families with missing member urged: Check if dead man found in Cordova waters is their kin

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are asking the public to help them identify the dead man found floating at 7 a.m. of August 23 in the waters off Shell Island, Cordova, Cebu. The unidentified dead man was…

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