Farmer survives shooting attack in Daanbantayan; victim shot in head, stomach

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 56-year-old farmer survived a shooting attack on August 26 by an unidentified gunman in Daanbantayan town in northern Cebu. The farmer was sleeping on a bench outside his house in Lib-og 1,…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Drunk farmer attempts to kill younger brother, was killed instead in Cebu City

CDN Digital 08/24/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Thursday, August 24.   Drunk farmer attempts to kill younger brother, was killed instead in Cebu…

Drunk farmer attempts to kill younger brother, was killed instead in Cebu City

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 08/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 40-year-old farmer was killed after he was allegedly struck on the head with a piece of wood by his younger brother whom he attempted to stab with a broken bottle. Police said…

Dalaguete: Farmer stabs, kills elder brother after a heated argument

Paul Lauro 08/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 38-year-old farmer killed his 39-year-old brother, who was also a farmer, after the former allegedly got angry when his big brother would allegedly order him around. This happened in Sitio Lunas, Barangay…

Farmer, who moonlights as drug dealer, nabbed; P170,000 seized in Dalaguete buy-bust

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 08/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A farmer, who allegedly moonlights as a drug dealer, was caught with P170,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mantalongon, Dalaguete town in southern Cebu today, August 5. The…

A farmer’s story: ‘There’s money in farming’

Futch Anthony Inso 06/06/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu— “Naay kwarta sa pag panguma.” (There’s money in farming.) This is what 24-year-old farmer Jetro Secretaria said as he shared how he chose to work on his parents’ farm instead of looking for a…

Brother-in-law kills farmer, pregnant daughter over uprooted coconut tree

Paul Lauro 05/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An altercation over an uprooted coconut tree ended in the fatal shooting of a farmer and his pregnant daughter, and the wounding of the farmer’s other daughter in Barangay Cadulawan, Minglanilla town in…

Coconut farmers discover soldier’s body in Leyte town

Robert Dejon 04/13/2023

ORMOC CITY — A body of a soldier was found by coconut farmers in Barangay Balocawehay, Abuyog town in Leyte province on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. Abuyog Police Station chief Major Luis Hatton identified the victim…

Farmers urged to register to agriculture registry to avail of DA program benefits

Futch Anthony Inso 12/11/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A farmer from Bantayan town in northern Cebu has encouraged other farmers to register to the Registry System for Basic Sector in Agriculture (RSBSA) so that they can avail of the benefits of…

Farmer dies after he is bitten by a snake in Barili

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 10/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines –A man and his two fighting cocks died after they were reportedly bitten by a snake near his chicken pen in his house in Purok Mangga, Sitio Kabulihan, Barangay Malolos in Barili town on…

FACES OF CEBU: Rosenda Villarin, 52, proud farmer and a mother

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 08/21/2022

  CEBU, Philippines — One thing most parents have in common is the desire to give their children the best life possible. That is why Rosenda “Nanay Senda” Villarin, from Naga City, worked hard as a farmer…

‘Mentally ill’ farmer hacks 3 minors in Dalaguete

Doris Mondragon - Content Specialist 12/07/2021

CEBU, Philippines—Three minors were stabbed by a 23-year-old farmer in Dalaguete town, southern Cebu on Tuesday morning, December 7, 2021.  The suspect, who was said to be suffering from a mental illness, was identified by the police…

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