Dead man found under Mandaue bridge identified

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 12/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities have identified the dead man, whose body was found under the Marcelo Fernan Bridge in Brgy. Umapad, Mandaue City, Cebu on Monday evening, December 9. The dead man was discovered by Coast…

Taxi driver found dead under Marcelo Fernan Bridge

Paul Lauro 07/16/2024

[Trigger warning: Mentions of suicide and self-harm] CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police continue to investigate the death of a taxi driver whose corpse was found floating along Mactan Channel on Tuesday, July 16. Residents near Pajara Park,…

Boy rescued after falling from Marcelo Fernan bridge in Cebu

Paul Lauro 03/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rescuers and fisherfolks here saved a teenage boy from drowning after he reportedly fell from the second bridge that connects Mactan Island and mainland Cebu last Sunday evening, March 10. The Mandaue City…

Lapu-Lapu accident: Rider dies after his motorcycle slams into parked truck

Futch Anthony Inso 03/05/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu— A 29-year-old motorist died after his motorcycle crashed into a dump truck on Tuesday, around 4:00 a.m., at the Marcelo Fernan Bridge in Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City. The motorcycle rider was identified as Randelo…

Troubled man, tired of not having a wife, pulls out knife inside jeep, gives passengers a scare

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/28/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A 46-year-old man, who claimed to be tired of his life because he did not have a wife, caused panic among modern jeep passengers when he pulled out a knife and ask that…

CTMS to motorists: Avoid using Marcelo Fernan Bridge for now

Futch Anthony Inso 04/03/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- Motorists coming from Mandaue City, especially those who are using the Marcelo Fernan Bridge on their way to the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), are advised to take alternative routes. The Lapu-Lapu City Traffic Management…

Body of missing man who jumped off bridge found 34 hours later

Paul Lauro, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 01/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After at least 34 hours of searching, rescuers finally retrieved the body of a man who was believed to have jumped off the Marcelo Fernan Bridge. Rescuers from the Mandaue City Disaster Risk…

Gwen urges DPWH, contractor to settle dispute on UN Avenue

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) and a private contractor to settle their three-year dispute over an unfinished project along U.N. Avenue,…

Vice Mayor Sitoy: Lapu-Lapu council did not OK 4th bridge construction project 

Futch Anthony Inso 10/14/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Vice Mayor Celedonio “Celsi” Sitoy clarified that the City Council had not yet approved the construction of the 4th bridge that would connect the city and Mandaue City. Sitoy said that…

Friday afternoon downpour causes flooding, traffic buildup at Fernan bridge

Doris C. Bongcac 09/10/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Where you among those who came home late Friday night due to heavy traffic buildup at the Marcelo Fernan Bridge? In a report, the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) said that traffic…

Mandaue mayor aims to make Pajara Park, a place where the public can enjoy

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/01/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City government will be beautifying the Pajara Park located underneath the Marcelo Fernan Bridge in Barangay Umapad this city. Mayor Jonas Cortes who freshly assumed his straight second term, said he…

Creepy events continue to haunt impounding area in Mandaue

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/30/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippine s — Impounding officers of the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) continue to feel the presence of the soul of the motorist who died after he was run over by a dump truck…

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