Visiting envoys impressed with Cebu

Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/08/2015

SOME visiting diplomats and their families were impressed with what they have seen in Cebu on their first day here. “Cebu definitely looks better than Manila,” said Doreen Flippin, a member of the 10th Ambassadors, Consuls General…

Water catchments set for five Cebu towns

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/02/2015

Water impounding facilities will be built in five Cebu towns by November this year, the Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said. In yesterday’s Capitol press briefing, Provincial Engr. Hector Jamor said the towns…

Juvenile sharks sold in Dalaguete market

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/30/2015

Internet photos of  dead  sharks being sold in the wet market of Dalaguete town in south Cebu prompted the mayor and local police to trace the vendor. Dalaguete Mayor Ronald Allan Cesante confirmed the sale a day…

Sharks sold in Dalaguete market

Marian Z. Codilla 06/29/2015

At least 20 juvenile sharks are found to be sold in a wet market in Dalaguete town, south of Cebu. A biology student took a photo of the sharks displayed along with other fish for sale at…

Rocky mountain high

Lyndon Angan 06/06/2015

  ADVENTURE is a word too often used these days. Every outing, every unknown is an adventure.  I have this fascination for climbing and heights. This time I targeted the highest peak in the province of Cebu—Osmeña…

Children explore Cebu’s ‘Little Baguio’

PR 06/03/2015

  The “I See Kids Tours” project of the Dolores Aboitiz Children’s Fund (DACF) brought children to the two tourist destinations in Cebu — barangay Mantalongon, also known as the ‘Little Baguio and vegetable basket’ in Dalaguete…

Dalaguete, Sta. Fe, Tuburan eyed for anti-poverty drive

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/01/2015

The towns of Dalaguete, Sta. Fe and Tuburan were identified as pilot areas for the national government’s Accelerated and Sustainable Anti-Poverty Program (ASAPP) in yesterday’s meeting at the Capitol Social Hall. Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said…

Dalaguete mayor seeks action against cops allegedly extorting money from farmers

Jhunnex Napallacan 04/13/2015

Dalaguete Mayor Ronald Allan Cesante called on both the police and transport agencies to help stop the alleged extortion activities of  some policemen of Minglanilla and Talisay City on truck drivers transporting vegetables from his town. Cesante…

Detainee dies in Dalaguete cell

Apple Ta-as, Rene Alima 03/15/2015

A 42-year-old man detained in the Dalaguete Police Station collapsed and died in his cell on  Friday. Joel Amaba was declared dead by doctors of the Julio Cardinal Rosales Memorial Hospital. The doctors said Amaba had a…

Farmer killed in Dalaguete

Renan Alangilan 01/04/2015

A 26-year-old  farmer was fatally shot in barangay Obong, Dalaguete town, southern Cebu. Alberto Cano was driving a motorcycle when he was waylaid by a still-unidentified assailant early morning Friday. Police said the man was supposed to…

Arrest warrants out for officers tied to Archival slay

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/16/2014

The Argao trial court issued arrest warrants against the three Highway Patrol Group (HPG) policemen who were tagged as suspects in the ambush of Cebuano lawyer Noel Archival and his two companions. Judge Maximo Perez of the…

‘Queenie’ aftermath: Weekend stalls response

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/30/2014

Disasters know no holiday, but some officials apparently blame the weekend for the slow response to storm-affected areas in southern Cebu. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) in the provincial capitol compound was also…

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