13 towns in Cebu, 15 in Bohol don’t have fire stations

Agnes Alpuerto 07/06/2017

  ABOUT 13 towns in Cebu don’t have their own fire stations, the regional Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said Thursday. Senior Supt. Samuel Tadeo, BFP Regional Director, said the towns of Tabogon, Borbon, Badian, Alegria and…

Isnilon Hapilon may have fled Marawi

AFP 06/24/2017

Abu Sayyaf leader and one of America’s most wanted terrorists, Isnilon Hapilon may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in Mindanao, which began with a raid to capture him, the military said Saturday. Hapilon, a…

WHO WILL IT BE?

Inquirer.net 06/19/2017

KaTropa have two imports at their disposal, still undecided who to use Game Tomorrow: (Smart Araneta Coliseum) 7 p.m. – San Miguel Beer vs TNT KaTropa TNT KaTropa is still undecided on which import to play in…

Marawi residents have left the city in droves

Edralyn L. Benedicto 05/24/2017

RESIDENTS of Marawi City have left the city in droves, clogging road with cars, trucks and people on foot heading for Iligan City, some 30 kilometers away. They want to take shelter from the ongoing fighting between…

Cebu will have LRT during Duterte’s term

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/19/2017

A Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Cebu will be among the big-ticket projects to be implemented during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino said an LRT system in Metro…

Mothers we have become

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/12/2017

It’s Mother’s Day tomorrow; and I won’t be in Cebu to celebrate it with Jeff and the mutants: Nicholas Louis, Antoinette Elena and Jeffrey Peter Jr. I’m flying to Manila and then Tokyo as part of the…

AFP: Slain suspect could have helped gather info about Abu Sayyaf

Inquirer.net 05/05/2017

THE shooting by police of an Abu Sayyaf member who tried to escape was unfortunate because he could have been helpful in information gathering on the bandit group, the military said on Friday. Col. Medel Aguilar, Armed…

Motorcycle may have slipped, dragged by truck – Police

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/08/2017

  CEBU CITY–Two persons on board a motorcycle were killed after they were hit by a six-wheeler truck loaded with sacks of rice in Barangay Langtad, City of Naga, 23.5 kilometers south of Cebu City at around…

Consul: No hold order against seven Koreans, they have right to travel

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/16/2017

THERE is no explicit hold-departure order against the seven South Korean nationals allegedly engaging in sex tourism in Cebu. This was the clarification made by the Consulate of the Republic of Korea in Cebu following concerns raised…

Koreans in sex tourism case have left country?

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/13/2017

Magpale verifying report, sets up meet with agencies, Korean Consul The seven South Korean nationals who have been entangled in a sex tourism scandal barely two weeks ago have reportedly fled the country. The report prompted Vice…

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