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Editorial 04/24/2017

UNWELCOME MISTRESS A jeepney passenger complained to his pal that a certain public official allowed his mistress and their child to stay at his office where the passenger happens to work in. He said this had been…

Avoid going to southern Cebu, Americans urged

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac 11/03/2016

CEBU CITY–The US Embassy in Manila has advised its citizens to avoid going to southern Cebu and avoid the risk of being kidnapped. The advisory, titled “Security message for U.S. Citizens: Risk of Kidnapping in Southern Cebu”…

The Umbrella Man

Francis B. Ongkingco 09/09/2016

The man was simultaneously entranced and bewildered at what his eyes caught at the other side of the street. As a foreigner, he was prepared to witness stranger things and practices in a tropical setting unlike his…

Boy and his cab

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/02/2016

There are several issues which come with being married to a white man and you are living in the Philippines (or perhaps in my case, Cebu City). I will write three of them in this entry. One,…

Rowdy foreigner shot in Santander

Apple Ta-as 08/03/2015

A 55-year-old American national was shot and wounded in his leg after he allegedly tried to attack a policeman inside a store in barangay Poblacion, Santander, southern Cebu last Saturday. Dale Lane Dunbar, who hails from Alabama,…

Foreign retiree caught with four girls in motel room

Apple Ta-as 04/09/2015

What’s a 73-year-old foreigner doing with four little girls in a motel room? Bogo city police arrested a Canadian national after entering the Gabrielle’s Court motel in Bogo City on Tuesday afternoon following a distress call from…

Cordova gov’t monitoring foreign visitors, residents

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Norman V. Mendoza 11/09/2014

Cordova Mayor Adelino Sitoy said they are monitoring foreigners living in or visiting the town as part of their campaign against human trafficking. Sitoy said while the police had been doing a commendable job, human trafficking remains…

Tourist charged with abusing 4 boys, 11 girls in Mactan resort

06/27/2014

Not just school girls, but boys were sexually abused by the Australian tourist who invited several children to his room in a Cordova beach resort over the weekend. A 14-year-old boy from Lapu-Lapu City said he knew…

Swede arrested for taking pictures of naked girls

Inquirer 03/23/2014

A 60-year-old Swedish tourist was arrested yesterday after he was allegedly caught with two minor girls  inside his house in barangay Dumlog in Talisay City. Kjell Christer Johansson was detained at the Talisay City Police Office pending…

Japanese firm unveils SRP retirees haven plan

Doris C. Bongcac 02/07/2014

A Japanese investor laid out his company’s plans to build a retirement facility at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City, considered as a first in the country. Kazuhito Matsuda, president of I Land Way Phils.…

Vice mayor: Unite behind SRP project

Doris C. Bongcac 02/06/2014

Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella yesterday got  down from the presiding officer’s platform to deliver a privilege speech  appealing to City Councilors  to unite behind the proposed  establishment of a Japanese retirement facility in the South…

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