Barangay dad in drug watchlist surrenders; 3 others arrested

Carmel Loise Matus, Norman V. Mendoza 07/08/2016

A BARANGAY councilor of Jubay in Lilo-an town, northern Cebu surrendered to Mayor Christina Frasco on Thursday afternoon. Erwin Sarmiento, 48, was accompanied by Jubay Barangay Captain Manuel Wagas, whom he sought help after he learned that…

40 persons surrender to Liloan police

Norman V. Mendoza 07/01/2016

FORTY persons linked to illegal drug activities surrendered to Lilo-an police and Barangay Poblacion officials Friday morning. Poblacion barangay councilman Vicente Bugtai, who chairs the barangay’s anti-drug abuse council, said this is part of the so-called Oplan…

Rape case in Lilo-an

Apple Ta-as 09/18/2015

A 26-YEAR-OLD man was arrested after he allegedly raped and tried to kill a woman in Liloan town, northern Cebu. Jonjon Layaguin was drunk when he assaulted a 49-year-old woman last Tuesday afternoon. Police said the victim…

Assorted blasted fish in 35 boxes seized in Lilo-an

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/27/2015

Thirty-five boxes of assorted fish caught through dynamite fishing were seized in barangay Cotcot, Liloan yesterday. The fish were transported from barangay Mahawak, Medellin town in northern Cebu en route to  Pasil market in Cebu City. The…

How Camiguin saved giant clams

Marian Z. Codilla 08/13/2015

Eighty-seven families were recognized for their efforts to restore the giant clam population in their fishing village of Cantaan, Guinsiliban town in Camiguin province. From 30 in 1997, there are now over 4,000 clams in the area.…

New GT Cosmetics plant in Lilo-an to increase production capacity

08/11/2015

A homegrown cosmetics maker is building a new facility and expanding its skin care product line as sales remain strong. GT Cosmetics Manufacturing, Inc. is building its third production facility in Tayud, Liloan town in northern Cebu.…

Retirement resort to rise in Liloan

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 05/20/2015

Homegrown developer Duros Land Properties, Inc. (DLPI) has partnered with a Japanese company for the development, marketing and management of the first retirement resort in Cebu. The project, estimated to cost P4 billion, will rise in Liloan…

MCWD finishes bulk water supply work

Melissa Q. Cabahug 01/08/2015

The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) finished connecting the pipelines that would supply 18,000 cubic meters of water sourced from the Carmen bulk water supply to its consumers in northern and southern Cebu yesterday. An eight-hour water…

Abandoned baby now in lola’s care

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/09/2014

The newborn baby that was dropped off at San Fernando Parish Church in Liloan town during the height of typhoon Ruby last Sunday is now in the custody of her grandmother. While the 25-year old mother of…

Woman, 60, children falls in drug bust

Apple Ta-as 11/30/2014

A 60-year-old woman and her two children were arrested inside their house which police said served as a drug den in barangay Catarman, Liloan, Cebu last Saturday afternoon. Operatives of the Provincial Intelligence Branch seized several packs…

Lola, 70 survives attack by would-be burglar

Apple Ta-as 10/27/2014

Police in Liloan town in southern Cebu has placed a 28-year-old man who visited their precinct under arrest after he was identified by witnesses as the one who allegedly clubbed an elderly woman in the head in…

Secret doors: Underground hideout with shabu found in Liloan

Apple Ta-as, Carine M. Asutilla 08/26/2014

Police yesterday busted a gang believed to be involved in large-scale trafficking of illegal drugs, killing its leader in a gunfight, in Lilo-an town, northern Cebu. Supt. Rodulfo Albotra, chief of the Provincial Intelligence Branch, said his…

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