Cebu province mourns passing of Lito O

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Localities in Cebu are urged to fly the nation’s flags in half-staff as the province mourns the passing of its former governor, Emilio Mario ‘Lito’ Osmeña. The Provincial Board passed separate resolutions to…

Macua, a caring and dedicated cop

Immae Lachica 02/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—  Police  Master Sergeant Maximino Macua Jr. of the Police Drug Enforcement Group and Special Operations Unit 5 of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) was a dedicated and caring person. Police Senior…

MOURNING ON CHRISTMAS

Benjie Talisic, Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Nestle Semilla 12/23/2018

  GARBO’S COP ‘AIDE’ SHOT DEAD A policeman who worked directly under now retired police general Marcelo Garbo in 2011 was shot dead outside his home at Sitio Central, Barangay Pit-os in Cebu City at dawn on…

MOURNING IN DULJO-FATIMA

Benjie Talisic and Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/17/2018

WINNING BARANGAY CAPTAIN DIES Ricardo Joel Ycong only had a few days to celebrate his victory as the new barangay captain of Duljo-Fatima in Cebu City. Ycong was found dead inside his residence in Barangay Duljo–Fatima, Cebu…

Rizal Day, 1901

Jobers R. Bersales 12/28/2017

Tomorrow is the 121st anniversary of the execution of our national hero Jose Rizal at Bagumbayan. More than a day of remembrance, it is one of those few days of the year everyone anticipates, because being a…

DAY OF MOURNING

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/24/2017

It will be a Day of Mourning for Cebu City on top of its being a holiday when Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal will be laid to rest in a “simple yet rich in meaning” funeral rites.…

Astig woman

Gerard Pareja 09/25/2017

Di ko matinga kon ma probahan nga kang Maxi Bolongaita ang .22 calibre nga pistola nga nakit-an tupad sa iyang patay nga lawas. Wa sab ko matinga nga misukol siya sa tulisan nga mipatay niya. Dili mi…

CITY IN MOURNING

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie B. Talisic, Carla P. Gomez, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Nestle L. Semilla 07/22/2017

  Flags in Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental are flown at half-staff. The mood is somber and policemen are still in disbelief. “We never thought something as bad as this will happen. We treat each other as…

Qatar’s former emir dies

10/25/2016

DOHA — Qatar on Sunday announced three days of national mourning after the former Emir Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani, who was deposed in a palace coup, died aged 84. The former ruler died on Sunday, according to…

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