Tropical storm Egay slightly strengthens, may intensify in next 12 hours

Charie Abarca 07/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Egay (international name: Doksuri) has slightly intensified while traversing the Philippine Sea, and the state weather bureau said it may further strengthen in the next 12 hours. The center of Egay was…

Typhoon Mawar may enter PAR by Friday, intensify into super typhoon – Pagasa

John Eric Mendoza 05/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Mawar may strengthen into a super typhoon, according to state meteorologists, who also predicted that the weather disturbance may enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) around Friday. In a public report on…

Tropical Storm Mawar remains outside PAR but expected to intensify

Faith Argosino 05/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm “Mawar,” which remains outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), is expected to develop into a severe tropical storm within 24 hours, the state weather bureau said on Sunday. According to state…

COMELEC: ‘Helpless’ in countering vote buying done online

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Cebu City admitted that they have insufficient resources to counter vote-buying done through electronic money transfer for the upcoming 2022 elections. According to Attorney Edwin Cadungog, election…

Labella on Duterte’s order to intensify operations against criminality: ‘It’s a new challenge for me’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella to intensify operations against criminality as Labella was named as the chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council in Central Visayas on October 28,…

Coast Guard Central Visayas intensifies security in all ports in the region

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) has intensified its security in all ports in the region for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2, 2019. In an interview…

LPA unlikely to intensify into a storm – Pagasa

Inquirer.net 12/19/2018

MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine area of responsibility is not expected to intensify into a tropical depression in the next 24 hours, the weather bureau said. Weather specialist Chris Perez said…

New PDEA director promises to intensify drug clearing ops

Morexette Erram 08/08/2018

The new director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA – 7) unveiled his plans to establish reformatory facilities for drug pushers in the region. Lawyer Wardley Getalla, PDEA-7 director, made this announcement after…

Barangay Tisa to intensify anti-drugs campaign 

Rosalie Abatayo 07/27/2018

Following the death of two of their constituents whose bodies were dumped in Liloan town, Cebu, Barangay officials in Tisa have manifested their plan to join the campaign against illegal drugs. Tisa Barangay Captain Philip Zafra said…

Intensify war against illegal gambling or face dismissal

Nestle L. Semilla 06/25/2018

CIDG-7 TO POLICE THE Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) has urged the region’s chiefs of police to intensify their campaign against illegal gambling. This after the Philippine National Police (PNP) has implemented the…

Police to intensify monitoring after Briton’s arrest

Ador Mayol, Benjie B. Talisic 06/07/2018

So far, police investigators in Cebu have not received any complaint from possible victims of the 24-year-old Briton who was arrested in Banawa, Cebu City for selling non-existent goods on Facebook and eBay. But Chief Insp. Leo…

Intensify cleanup drive

Editorial 04/15/2018

The momentum that is growing towards making Cebu seashores and lands by the water clean and healthful needs to be sustained. In Lapu-Lapu City, Mayor Paz Radaza has planned the demolition of coastal shanties that to her…

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