Girl who claimed she was ‘abducted’ tried to commit suicide

Futch Anthony Inso 03/12/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A 17-year-old girl, who earlier claimed that she was abducted by two men, tried to end her life Monday night. Luckily, family members were able to prevent her from killing herself, according to…

16-year-old ‘robbed’ schools in Olango Island

Futch Anthony Inso 03/11/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu —  A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody by the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) after he was identified as the one who robbed the principal’s office of Talima Elementary School in Barangay Talima,…

Grade 11 student killed in fight outside disco in Olango Island

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/11/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A Grade 11 student died after he was allegedly stabbed by a minor outside a disco in Sitio Mainit, Barangay Sta. Rosa in Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City at around 1 a.m. on…

Lapu-Lapu City: 22 baptized in ‘Libreng Binyagan ng Bayan 2023’

Futch Anthony Inso 12/03/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A total of 22 individuals availed of free baptism at the Saint Augustine Church in Olango Island on Saturday, December 2. The mass baptism was organized by the City Social Welfare and Development Office…

Olango residents, 198 of them, taught, trained how to plant guso – DSWD

Futch Anthony Inso 10/05/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Some 198 individuals from Barangay Sabang, Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City will have a chance to start their own seaweed farm after they completed a 10-day training program teaching them how to…

Causeway worth P46M turned over to Olango Island officials

Futch Anthony Inso 09/22/2023

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A causeway project worth P46 million was turned over by the DPWH Sixth Engineering District to officials of Barangay Tingo in Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City on Friday, September 22, 2023. The city…

In Lapu-Lapu City, 855 TUPAD beneficiaries receive pay

Futch Anthony Inso 07/13/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A total of 855 Oponganons benefitted from the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment in Central (DOLE)-7. Beneficiaries are set to received P4,350 each…

Olango Island to have P48M evacuation center, multi-purpose building soon

Futch Anthony Inso 06/30/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY — The evacuation center and multi-purpose building will be situated within the mini city hall compound in Barangay Talima, Olango Island. “Sayod ako sa dakong kaayuhan nga ihatag aning mga tangible projects kay muabag kini…

Lapu-Lapu’s seniors, PWDs receive mid-year cash assistance

Futch Anthony Inso 06/09/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — It was a joyful Friday for Lapu-Lapu’s senior citizens and persons with disability as they received their mid-year financial assistance from the local government. The distribution will last until Sunday, June 11. First…

Bridge connecting Olango and Pangan-an will soon rise in Lapu-Lapu City

Futch Anthony Inso 06/07/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A bridge connecting Olango Island to Barangay Pangan-an will soon rise in Lapu-Lapu City. This is after the office of Lapu-Lapu City Lone District Representative Cindi King-Chan initially allocated P60 million for Phase…

Lapu-Lapu prepares for Mawar by activating its incident management team

Futch Anthony Inso 05/25/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Lapu-Lapu City Government has already activated its Incident Management Team in preparation for Super Typhoon Mawar. The typhoon is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Friday, May 26,…

Lapu-Lapu tourism exec to check claims of alleged overpricing of seafood in Caohagan

Futch Anthony Inso 05/22/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government, through the Tourism Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (TCHAC), will revisit the pricing of seafood that was sold to visiting tourists at Barangay Caohagan in Lapu-Lapu City. Caohagan, an…

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