Auring aftermath: Missing boy’s body found floating in Umapad shore

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Norman V. Mendoza 01/11/2017

The body of the child who was drowned by the strong current of the Butuanon River was found floating in hip-deep waters in the shores of Barangay Umapad. Helen Ranile and her children and relatives had been…

Family seeks help to find missing kin

Lesley Cara Delos Santos 12/26/2016

A special needs woman has been reported missing by her family when she did not return home from attending a Christmas eve Mass. Barbie Marie Esmero Ellema, 30, was last seen on Sunday, Christmas Day, along the…

Missing boy found dead in Budlaan

Dominic D. Yasay 11/24/2016

AN eight-year-old boy was found dead along Tac-an Road in Barangay Budlaan, Cebu City past 6 a.m. yesterday. Luigi Olivar, who had been missing since Wednesday afternoon, was identified by his mother Loida. Bruises were seen on…

ATM SCAM HITS CEBU

Inna Mejia, Morexette Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/17/2016

Over P400,000 lost by 8 victims, including Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak Eight persons, including Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, have fallen victim to automated teller machine (ATM) scams by foreign-looking nationals who withdraw more than P400,000…

Cordova cop goes missing

Norman V. Mendoza 08/11/2016

POLICE are now searching for the desk officer of the Cordova Police Station who left his post Wednesday dawn bringing his issued firearm, a 9mm pistol, an M16 Armalite rifle and a government motorcycle. PO2 Ryan Casiban,…

One child drowns, another still missing in Cebu City’s upland village of Bonbon

Jhunnex Napallacan 05/26/2016

A child of still undetermined age and gender was reported to have died while another remained missing in an apparent drowning incident in Sitio Biasong, Barangay Bonbon, Cebu City. Police Officer 2 Reynaldo Labating, desk officer of…

HK unsettled by case of 5 missing booksellers

01/04/2016

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers said yesterday that they will press the government for answers after a fifth employee of a publisher specializing in books critical of mainland China’s leadership went missing. Lawmaker Albert Ho said the city…

3 boys still missing

Norman V. Mendoza 10/21/2015

THE Philippine Navy and the Philippine Air Force (PAF) yesterday joined the search and rescue operation for the three boys who went missing after setting out to fish off barangay Baring, Olango Island last Sunday. Rescuers, however,…

At least 3 dead, 6 missing in Antique mining pit collapse

07/17/2015

ILOILO CITY–Part of the Panian mining pit on Semirara Island collapsed early Friday leaving at least three workers dead, six others missing. Isidro Consunji, President of DMCI Holdings which operates the Semirara Mining Corporation, said that non-stop rain over…

Five-year-old boy missing after being caught by strong water current

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Doris C. Bongcac 11/03/2014

A five-year-old boy went missing after being washed away at the Pandan river in Tinaan, Naga, Monday morning. Christian Dave Alferez was headed to kindergarten class when he left his slippers while crossing the river. The kid…

Lightning kills boy in Cebu City; 3 Argao students swept away in river

Jhunnex Napallacan, Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/09/2014

A 16-year old boy playing in the rain in Cebu City was killed by a lightning bolt during yesterday afternoon’s thunderstorm. The crash of thunder, rain and rushing wind left people worried again about flooding and landslides.…

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