Danao cops on guard amid threats

Carmel Loise Matus 08/14/2016

Danao City policemen have become extra cautious four days after an operation that resulted in the death of Medz Alvaro, younger brother of suspected drug lord Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro. Senior Insp. Alejandro Batobalonos, Danao City police chief,…

Barok’s brother slain in drug bust

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus 08/13/2016

The Philippine National Police in Cebu went on alert yesterday after a dawn gun attack on the police station in Danao City, four hours after Medz Alvaro, the younger brother of suspected drug lord Alvaro Alvaro alias “Barok,” was…

Dad, son die in road crash

Jhunnex Napallacan, Rene F. Alima 03/31/2016

A seaman and his 15-year-old son, whose family just came to Cebu for a vacation, were killed in a vehicular accident at past 10 a.m. on Thursday along the national highway of Looc, Santander, around 130 kilometers…

Man burns house

Norman V. Mendoza 01/19/2016

A 23-YEAR-OLD man was arrested after he set his house on fire in barangay Looc, Lapu-Lapu City yesterday morning. Frank Lloyd Casipong was known in the area as a drug user, said SPO1 Joseph Andrin, desk officer…

Repaired Looc Bridge in Malabuyoc open to light vehicles

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/01/2015

THE Looc Bridge, connecting the towns of Malabuyoc and Ginatilan in southern Cebu, was opened to light vehicles starting yesterday after it was closed for a week. The bridge was closed from Oct. 25 to 31 to…

4 motorcycles tail lawyer

Apple Ta-as 08/18/2015

The closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and accounts of witnesses show that there were four motorcycles tailing the car of slain lawyer Amelie O. Alegre before she was ambushed in barangay Looc, Mandaue City last week. Senior Supt.…

Looc, Guizo win Mayor’s Cup volley titles

Irish D. Torres 05/29/2015

BARANGAYS Looc and Guizo showed their volleyball prowess by winning crowns in the 8th Mayor’s Cup volleyball tournament last Wednesday at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex. Looc, behind former Philippine beach volleyball team member Jussabelle…

Mandaue firemen struggle to put out warehouse fire

Anie M. Paujana 08/10/2014

Thick black smoke and the smell of burned combustible materials made it difficult to breathe a day after Friday’s fire hit an interior part of barangay Looc, Mandaue City. By noon, Mandaue City firefighters were still clearing…

Four fires hit Metro Cebu

Anie M. Paujana, Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 08/08/2014

A fire this afternoon in Palma street in an urban barangay in San Roque, Cebu City is the fourth fire reported since 10 p.m. in Cebu. Firemen are dousing flames that affected at least 28 wooden shanties…

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