Truck falls into ravine; two dead

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan, Rene Alima 07/06/2015

3 more road deaths in weekend accidents Five persons died while five others were injured in separate road accidents in southern Cebu over the weekend. In sitio Tambis, barangay Poog, Toledo City, two men were killed on…

Probers eye ‘lapses’ in police training camp

Apple Ta-as 06/25/2015

Investigators will be looking into possible negligence in the police training camp in Sibonga town, where PO1 Christopher Ruiz Jr. was electrocuted by a live wire in one of five stations where he and other trainees passed…

TRUCK RAMS HOUSE; 2 DEAD

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan 06/02/2015

Five persons, including driver, hurt; two-year-old tot survives mishap A woman and her four-year-old nephew died while five others were injured after a 10-wheeler dump truck plowed through a house with a mini store in sitio Apid…

Veco de-loading program eases impact of shortage

Marites Villamor Ilano, Norman V. Mendoza 06/02/2015

Hour-long rotation brownouts continued in parts of Metro Cebu yesterday as demand still outstripped supply in the Visayas grid, especially during peak hours. As of 2 p.m., distribution utility Visayan Electric Co., Inc. (Veco) said four feeders…

DOE: NO OUTAGES IN CEBU

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/31/2015

Naga plant damaged by fire; repairs to last days Fire yesterday struck part of the coal-fired power plant in Naga City  causing damage which would take a few days to repair. An official of the Department of…

Toledo city reclamation pushed

Marian Z. Codilla 05/09/2015

Officials yesterday unveiled plans to reclaim 11 hectares of “muddy” and “polluted” foreshore lands in Toledo City. But since it falls in the  Tañon Strait, a  biodiversity-rich seascape  between Cebu and Negros islands, that is protected by…

Naga settlers seek continued stay in plant lot

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/10/2015

About 51 families of barangay Tinaan, City of Naga, asked Mayor Valdemar Chiong to facilitate their continued stay in a lot owned by a cement plant in sitio Sindulan. Several settlers of sitio Sindulan attended a dialogue…

Gas firm asks court to stop Naga mayor from issuing permits to rival company

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/18/2015

A gas company has sought the court’s intervention to stop City of Naga Mayor Valdemar Chiong from issuing conditional business permits to a Malaysian-owned liquified petroleum gas (LPG) facility that lacked fire safety certification. Pryce Gases Inc.…

New library to promote love of reading

Contributor 01/09/2015

A new air-conditioned public library was inaugurated last Dec. 18 at the City of Naga, southern Cebu to promote the love of reading among the residents. The public library, which stands on a 188-square meter lot fronting…

Appeals court grants protection to Naga trees

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/16/2014

The Court of Appeals granted the Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO) filed by Winley dela Fuente, president of the Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) of Naga City Central School last Thursday. The court decision was signed by lawyer Joseph…

DENR, City of Naga to plant 2,900 trees

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/13/2014

A total of 2,900 trees will be planted in an upland barangay ihn Naga City to replace 58 trees  that were cut down in the premises of the Naga Central School last week for a track oval…

Green activists demand DENR 7 chief’s ouster

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/11/2014

A petition-signing drive will be launched today by pro-environment activisits calling for the resignation of Isabelo Montejo as Regional Executive Director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7). The petition for Montejo’s…

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