Police working to identify 4 bodies found buried in Compostela, Cebu

Alven Marie Timtim, Paul Lauro 10/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Police from Compostela town in Cebu are working to determine the identities of the four bodies found buried in a lot in Sitio Bago, Barangay Cogon on Tuesday morning, October 6, 2020. Police Captain Vincent Zozobrado,…

Since 2018, 15 police officers in CV dismissed from service, says Sinas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 15 police officers assigned in different parts of Central Visayas were ordered to be dismissed after they were found guilty of the administrative charges lodged against them.  Records from the Police…

Carillo gears for legal fight as Sandigan rules to proceed case over aide-turned-cook

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, and Nestle Semilla, Morexette Marie Erram 01/07/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Cebu City Councilor Gerardo Carillo is preparing for legal battle after the Sandiganbayan ruled to proceed with the trial against him for ordering his aide to moonlight as cook  at his…

Quake-hit Indonesia starts burying dead in mass grave

AFP 10/01/2018

Indonesian volunteers began burying bodies in a mass grave with space for more than a thousand people on Monday, victims of a quake-tsunami that devastated swathes of Sulawesi and left authorities struggling to deal with the sheer…

CA clears Abellanosa in grave misconduct case

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/03/2018

THE Court of Appeals (CA) has cleared Cebu City South District Rep. Rodrigo Abellanosa from any administrative liability over the participation of a school that he owns in the city’s scholarship program. In a decision issued on…

Graves of Vidal’s parents still cared for

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/01/2017

Even with him gone, the graves of the parents of Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal were cleaned and prepared for yesterday’s All Saints’ Day and today’s All Souls’ Day observance. The grave caretaker, Hector Quiamco, said…

AFP recovers body in shallow grave in Bohol clash site with Abu Sayyaf

Leo Udtohan 04/13/2017

  INABANGA, Bohol-A body was found in a shallow grave early Thursday morning in Barangay Lonoy Cainsican, at least a kilometer away from Barangay Napo here where suspected members of the bandit group Abu Sayyaf and government…

‘Kawaton kaha ang patay’ng lawas ni Marcos?’

Lloyd Suarez 11/20/2016

Ang kalit-kalit nga pagpalubong sa patay’ng lawas ni kanhi presidente Ferdinand Marcos niadtong Biyernes sa Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) sa Taguig City, nagpakita lang kung unsa ka abusado, way batasan ug insultador ang pamilyang Marcos sa…

Vidal postpones visit to graves

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/02/2016

OVER the years, he has been known to visit the graves of his loved ones every November 2, but this year, Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal has decided to pay his respect for the dead after…

Lonely graves at Carreta

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/02/2016

THREE years after the collision of 2GO’s MV St. Thomas Aquinas and cargo vessel Sulpicio Express Siete claimed the lives of more than a hundred passengers and crew, 42 unidentified victims left unclaimed by family members still…

Kalag-kalag: When the old meets the new

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/30/2016

The first week of November always holds a special place for old practices, superstitions, and age-old Filipino traditions to flourish. People visit the graves of their dearly departed, send a prayer to those who have passed on,…

He who paints tombstones without hands

Carine A. Lapid 10/27/2016

He was born without two hands, but the disability did not stop him from earning a living among the dead. Meet Vicente Dahunan, who uses his feet to clean and paint tombstones at the public cemetery in…

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