Nearly P4 billion lost in Cebu City high-rise condo building fire — Cebu City fire marshal

Paul Lauro 04/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nearly P4 billion worth of property went up in smoke after a nine-hour fire hit a high-rise condominium building on Friday, April 14, in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City. Supt. Reynaldo Enoc, Bureau of…

Huge fire hits high-rise condo building in Cebu City

Paul Lauro 04/14/2023

(UPDATED) CEBU CITY, Philippines — Firefighters continue to battle a huge fire that hit a high-rise building in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City nearly nearly six hours since it started. According to Fire Officer 3 (FO3) Fulbert Navarro,…

Cebu City cops to check bars, ask ‘minor-looking’ individuals for IDs

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Starting this coming weekend, Cebu City policemen will check bars and ask ‘minor-looking individuals’ for their identification cards (IDs). This follows after police received reports that two rumbles or street fights, involving teenagers…

Girl, 3, falls into Cebu City creek, found dead after getting carried away by onrushing water

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 08/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 3-year-old girl died after she was carried away by the onrushing water of Mahiga Creek in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City shortly before 4 p.m. today, August 9. Ramil Ayuman, officer in charge…

Kasambagan Food Crawl: 7 places you must visit

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 06/18/2021

Just when you thought all the good food places are located in Cebu’s food parks and busy business zones, you are probably missing out on Barangay Kasambagan’s hidden gems. Craving for a simple culinary adventure without hurting…

Tatay Ongkol, despite his disabilities, continues to inspire

Dianne Zarina G. Savillo 06/17/2021

Over the years, most of us have encountered inspirational life stories that are shared over the internet. Stories that can make one realize that life is tough for anyone, but there are some who are dealing with…

Where Brgy. Kasambagan got its name

Doris C. Bongcac 06/14/2021

Kasambagan used to have estates owned by old and wealthy families in Cebu City. And if you look from a distance, the sight of tall “sambag” trees would catch your eyes, the reason why the barangay was…

Boy injures finger while answering modules; gets aid at Kasambagan health center

Marc Cosep 06/10/2021

IT all started with a bruise that later on became infected. John Lorence Leones, 15, injured his finger from spending long hours working on his modules. According to his mother, Mercy, John, a grade 10 student at…

Labella orders DEPW to check on all landslide and flooded areas

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) to check on all areas that experienced landslides and flooding in the city in the last two days.…

IN PHOTOS: Aftermath of Sitio Panagdait fire

Raul Constantine Tabanao 01/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For six hours, over 500 residents were left homeless and one person, who was believed to be mentally ill, died after a fire suddenly broke in Sitio Panagdait, Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City in the…

‘Possible arson’ eyed in Panagdait fire that killed 1, razed 25 houses

Alven Marie A. Timtim 01/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A man has been confirmed to have died in an afternoon fire in Barangay Kasambagan that is being investigated as a possible arson by fire investigators. The fire that hit Sitio Panagdait in…

Tomas tells Garma: We will not back down

Doris C. Bongcac 04/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is not taking the alleged harassment by the police sitting down. Osmeña posted on his Facebook page at around 1 p.m. today, April 29, 2019, that his lawyers are…

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