Body found off Canigao

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/19/2017

CEBU CITY—A body of a person was found floating in the sea off Canigao Island in Leyte on Thursday morning. Seaman Second Class (SN2) Philip Tadina of the Philippine Coast Guard in Eastern Visayas (PCG-8) said the…

Gun-for-hire, companion shot dead inside bus in Samar

Robert Dejon 01/19/2017

CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar—The police are looking for two men who shot dead an alleged gun-for-hire, who had just been released from jail, and his companion inside a passenger bus in Tarangan town, Samar, Tuesday morning. Alex Regulacion,…

Ship captain recounts ordeal, Coast Guard eyes possible spill

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/18/2017

A team from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Marine Environmental Protection Command was dispatched yesterday to the waters near Dawahon Island between the provinces of Bohol and Leyte to monitor possible oil spills following the sinking of…

One of 29 crew members of MV Meridian Tres remains missing

Leo Udtohan, Robert Dejon 01/18/2017

BATO, Leyte-One crew member remained missing while 28 others were rescued when a cargo vessel sank in the waters near Dawahon Island between the provinces of Bohol and Leyte on Tuesday night. The survivors were rescued from…

Cebu chosen as one of selected areas to benefit from relaunch of Philippine Sports Institute

Calvin D. Cordova 01/17/2017

The rebirth of the Philippine Sports Institute (PSI) has given a renewed hope for the country’s sports program. It is a major undertaking that needed the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to set aside P25 million to fund…

Leyte town police chief relieved

01/11/2017

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte — The chief of the Hilongos town police in Leyte was removed from his post, effective Jan. 5, nine days after the sleepy municipality was rocked by twin explosions that wounded 32 people. Chief…

No social media posts on bomb threats, netizens told

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/09/2017

NETIZENS were urged not to spread bomb threats and terror attacks for the duration of the Sinulog. The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) made the public appeal in response to a Facebook post…

Pagasa lifts Cebu storm warning, sea travels resume

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/09/2017

Following the weakening of tropical cyclone ‘Auring’ on Monday morning, suspension of sea travels in Cebu has been lifted. Commander Dionlett Ampil of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Cebu said sea travels in Cebu has resumed…

HOW SAFE IS KERWIN?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Robert Dejon 01/07/2017

“Ambot uy. Naglibog pud mi (I don’t know. We also do not understand what is going on),” said Kerwin’s aunt Emma Espinosa in a phone interview yesterday. She said the Espinosa family would want to live a…

Kerwin henchmen fall

Robert Dejon 01/07/2017

ALBUERA, Leyte –Two trusted henchmen of suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa were arrested by the police in separate operations in nearby Ormoc City on Saturday morning. First to fall was Brian Anthony Zaldivar who was cornered by…

Indispensable cooperation for Sinulog security

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 01/05/2017

Let me emphasize that, like many people, I do not wish to cause unnecessary alarm, but we cannot close our eyes to current realities. The innocent people who were seriously injured during the Innocence Day bombing in…

Palma asks faithful to pray for ‘safe Sinulog’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 01/02/2017

AS Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged the faithful to “pray and trust in the Lord,” he also hoped that last month’s bombings in Hilongos, Leyte and North Cotabato won’t occur during the annual Sinulog celebration. “As what…

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