Army officer sacked over altered photo of NPA surrenderers

Melvin Gascon - Philippine Daily Inquirer 01/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines – The commander the Army’s 2nd Infantry Battalion (IB) has been relieved from his post following the fallout of the controversy surrounding the edited photo of New People’s Army (NPA) surrenderers in Masbate last month.…

Sea travels in Cebu, other parts of Visayas suspended due to Typhoon Ursula

Doris C. Bongcac 12/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Coast Guard has ordered the cancellation of sea travels in areas placed under Tropical Storm signal no. 1. In a Notice to Mariners issued on Monday afternoon, December 23, 2019, Commander Alvin Dagalea…

In Photos: Police kill 3, arrest 4 suspects in Mandaue mall robbery

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/20/2019

LOOK: Bogo City police and personnel from the Regional Special Operations Task Group in Central Visayas (RSOTG-7) killed three and arrested four men who were behind the robbery of jewelry stores and a money changer shop located…

Magnitude 4 earthquake hits Masbate

Faye Orellana - INQUIRER.net 09/02/2019

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit the province of Masbate on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The report said the strong tremor struck at 11:10 a.m. and its epicenter was traced five…

Most wanted man in Masbate arrested in San Remegio

Nestle L. Semilla 06/03/2018

The number 1 most wanted person in Masbate was arrested inside his house in Barangay Looc Sur in San Remegio town, Northern Cebu on Saturday, June 2. Police authorities identified the suspect as Robert Nolasco, 42 who…

Masbate Gov’t insist they own La Manok island

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/22/2018

The municipal council of Esperanza town in Masbate passed a resolution urging Daanbantayan and the Cebu provincial government to stop claiming jurisdiction over La Manok islet. Esperanza Vice Mayor Ramon Diamos said they will continue to assert…

Masbate officials: We own La Manok

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/08/2018

Officials of Masbate, a province in the Bicol Region, have cried foul over the claims of jurisdiction of La Manok Island by officials of Daanbantayan, a northern town in Cebu. Vice Mayor Ramon Arreglo Diamos of Esperanza…

Cop hurt in Masbate blast

Inquirer.net 04/22/2017

  LEGAZPI CITY, Albay — A policeman was wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by communist rebels hit a unit of local police which was on its way to respond to a shooting incident in…

‘Rumble sa Masbate’ today

Calvin D. Cordova 03/07/2017

OMEGA Pro Sports International’s (OPSI) busy March starts today with the staging of “Rumble sa Masbate” boxing extravaganza in Cawayan, Masbate. The main event will pit Jhaleel Payao (14W-1L-8KOs) of the Omega Boxing Gym and Jason Tinampay…

KO artist Santisima: A star in the making

Calvin D. Cordova, PR 12/21/2016

Jeo “Santino” Santisima didn’t get the start he wanted when he lost his first fight as a professional boxer in 2013. He bounced back from the faulty debut and won two in a row before losing again…

Ro-Ro vessel runs aground in Bogo

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/30/2016

One roll-on-roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel bound for Cawayan, Masbate province ran aground at the Bogo Channel in Bogo City, northern Cebu at 1:45 a.m. yesterday. Agapito Bibat, Philippine Coast Guard-Cebu Station commander, said the ship captain of LCT…

ALERT UP FOR LAWIN

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Edison Delos Angeles, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 10/19/2016

Better safe than sorry. Although Cebu is not in the path of Super Typhoon “Lawin” (international name: Haima), local disaster and law enforcement authorities yesterday geared up for an intense weather disturbance that was bearing down fast…

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