14 Filipino fire victims in Iraq being identified

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/06/2016

PHILIPPINE Embassy officials in Iraq have gone to the Kurdistan region to identify and start repatriation proceedings for the 14 Filipinos who perished in a hotel fire. As of 5 p.m. yesterday, it was not yet known…

Gov asked to help bring OFW’s remains home

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/19/2016

A family from Toledo City has asked the Capitol for help in the repatriation of the remains of a 35-year-old female domestic helper who died in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last year. Zenaida Yu said her…

Negrenses now have passports within reach

PR 12/11/2015

PASSPORT processing and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) assistance services of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) are now accessible to Negrenses with the inauguration of its new office at Robinsons Place in Dumaguete City. The the DFA…

Unsaon pagwagtang sa ‘haze’?

Lloyd Suarez 10/26/2015

Nahimong  inutil  ang atong  kapolisan human mi-invoke sa ilang diplomatic immunity  ang magtiayong  Chinese nationals  nga sila si Guo Jing kinsa  first secretary consul sa  Chinese Consular  Office dinhi sa  Sugbo  ug  ang  iyang  bana  nga si…

2 SPARED FROM RAPS

Apple Ta-as, Chito O. Aragon 10/23/2015

No charges will be filed by the police against the Chinese couple who are being held  for Wednesday’s shooting of three Chinese diplomats during a birthday celebration in the Lighthouse Restaurant in Cebu City. “They enjoy diplomatic…

Chinese embassy wants custody of resto shooting suspects

Apple Ta-as 10/22/2015

The Chinese government wants to take custody of two nationals implicated in a shooting incident in a Cebu City restaurant on Wednesday which killed two diplomats and injured Consul General Song Ronghua. Police Chief Superintendent Prudencio Bañas,…

‘CEBU CAN DO THIS’

Apple Ta-as, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/18/2015

New PNP chief  upbeat about APEC hosting; says only ‘fine-tuning’ needed Only “fine-tuning” is needed for Cebu’s preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum (APEC) meetings here, said newly installed police chief Director General  Ricardo Marquez yesterday. One…

Saudi mishap victim had big dreams

Marc Eric Cosep, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/27/2015

“SHE was full of life. She had big dreams.” This is how Dr. Wamelaida Cornelio remembers her daughter Adhara Cornelio – Tan. Tan left for Saudi Arabia two months ago and worked as a dentist in Hayaty…

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