BOC Port of Cebu destroys P374 M worth of smuggled cigarettes

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu has destroyed P374 million worth of smuggled cigarettes following the seizure of eight containers of the illegal items in the past months. The eight containers…

40 loose firearms destroyed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Over 40 loose firearms, most long arms, were destroyed in a ceremony Thursday, February 13, at Camp Sergio Osmeña in Cebu City. The ceremony was led by Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro,…

At least 70 houses destroyed in Kamputhaw fire

Delta Derycka Letigio, Morexette B. Erram 12/05/2018

At least 70 houses were razed by a fire that hit a highly residential area in Purok 3, Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City on Wednesday morning (December 5). The Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP-7) estimated…

Contraband seized from CPDRC destroyed

Intern 07/10/2018

A total of 1,634 contrabands were destroyed this morning, July 10 at the Cebu Provincial Drug Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) this morning. The contrabands were confiscated during a greyhound operation at CPDRC. Confiscated items include 1,519 packs of…

5,200 marijuana plants destroyed in Balamban raid

Benjie B. Talisic 06/08/2018

A joint police and military team raided on Friday a marijuana plantation in Balamban town in western Cebu and destroyed 5,200 fully grown marijuana plants in the area. Senior Insp. Alejandro Batobalonos, Cebu Provincial Police Office Drug…

One hurt, 10 houses destroyed by fire in Tejero

Inna Gian D. Mejia 05/09/2018

TEN houses were destroyed in a fire that hit Sitio Agay-ay in Barangay Tejero, Cebu City at past 2 pm Wednesday, May 9. Senior Fire Officer Romeo Birao of the Cebu City Fire Station said the fire…

Fire destroys luxury yacht in Liloan

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Norman V. Mendoza 10/01/2017

A P30-million luxury yacht anchored at Porter Marina in Liloan town was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon. Liloan fire chief Haide Vertudes said nobody was inside the yacht when the fire started past 2 PM. Vertudes…

Lopez and her CA rejection

Ricky Poca 05/08/2017

  The first week of May started with the sad news of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez being rejected by the Commission on Appointments (CA) in Congress. Many Filipinos were disappointed by the CA’s decision to reject Lopez…

54 houses destroyed, 4 damaged in Iloilo City fire

Inquirer.net 04/16/2017

ILOILO CITY — At least 54 houses were destroyed while four others were damaged when fire hit Barangay Lopez Jaena Norte in La Paz District, Iloilo City, past midnight on Sunday. The fire broke out at 12:30…

FIRE HITS DENR

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 03/13/2017

Investigators not ruling out arson after loss of documents It was something they didn’t expect to happen. Various documents of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) went up in smoke in an…

43 houses destroyed by fire in Suba

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/25/2016

CEBU CITY–An unattended lighted lamp triggered the fire that hit an urban poor village in Cebu City early Tuesday and affected 43 houses. At least 36 houses were burned down while seven others were damaged by the…

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