Kin marks Gisela’s 3rd death anniversary with appeal to suspect to confess

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three years after the disappearance of former Bien Unido, Bohol Mayor Gisela Bendong-Boniel, who is also presumed dead, her family continues to fight for justice. As the family marked her third death anniversary…

IN PHOTOS: Aftermath of Sitio Panagdait fire

Raul Constantine Tabanao 01/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For six hours, over 500 residents were left homeless and one person, who was believed to be mentally ill, died after a fire suddenly broke in Sitio Panagdait, Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City in the…

Niño Rey Boniel’s camp to file motion for recon on denied bail petition

Futch Anthony Inso 06/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The camp of former Bohol Provincial Board Member Niño Rey Boniel plans to file a motion for reconsideration after his petition for bail was denied by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Lapu-lapu…

Judge recuses from hearing parricide, murder cases for death of Gisela Boniel

Rosalie Abatayo 04/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The proceedings on the parricide case against former Bohol Provincial Board Member Niño Rey Boniel and the murder charges against six other co-accused in the killing of Bien Unido Mayor Gisela Boniel may be…

PCIC tells fishermen, farmers with insured crops to file for indemnity claims

Futch Anthony Inso 04/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Farmers with insured crops and fishermen affected by the El Niño phenomenon can file for indemnity claims with the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) to cover for their losses. “So kinahanglan nga mag-file…

Cebu’s temperature peaked at 34.6 degrees Celsius on Black Saturday

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan station recorded a temperature of 34.6 degrees Celsius and a heat index of at least 42 degrees Celsius on Black Saturday, the highest…

Man dumped in Brgy Casili had links with Medellin town drug lord – Entoma

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/22/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The man whose body was found dumped in Barangay Casili, Mandaue City on Good Friday had links with a known drug lord in Medellin town in northern Cebu, said Police Colonel Julian Entoma,…

Sto. Niño basilica close to public for youth day event on April 24

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño will be closed to the public for at least eight hours starting at 4 p.m of April 24 until 5 a.m. of April 25. Fr. Genesis Labana,…

Cebu City disaster head eyes bigger allocation for El Niño mitigation

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 27 million allocation which the Cebu City Risk Reduction Management Office (CCRRMO) requested earlier is no longer enough to caution the ill effects of the El Niño phenomenon. Anticipating the damage caused…

MCWD to ration water in 2 Cebu City brgys today

Doris C. Bongcac 04/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Prepare your water containers. The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) will be sending trucks to deliver water to residents of Barangays Sambag 1 and 2 in Cebu City starting at 3 p.m. today,…

4 Cebu LGUs under state of calamity

Rosalie Abatayo 04/03/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — A state of calamity was already declared in at least four local government units (LGUs) in Cebu province. The legislative bodies of Carcar City in southern Cebu, Ginatilan town in the southwestern…

Heat drains water from Buhisan dam

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Buhisan dam in Cebu City is almost dried up. Charmaine Kara, spokesperson of the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD), said that as of today, March 26, they were already unable to extract…

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