Oslob Church Officially Affiliated with Rome’s Historic Basilica

press release 04/13/2025

The Immaculate Conception Parish of Oslob, Cebu, is proud to announce that it has been officially recognized as an affiliate church of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome. This esteemed designation establishes a special…

Female vlogger from Oslob, Cebu nabbed by NBI for spreading fake news

Paul Lauro 03/21/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 30-year-old female vlogger from Oslob town in southern Cebu was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas Regional Office (NBI CEVRO) agents on Thursday evening, March 20, for allegedly spreading…

Oslob man kills father, neighbor after being accused of stealing firewood

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 02/22/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 23-year-old man, angered by accusations of being a thief, went on a killing rampage victimizing his own father and an elderly neighbor in Brgy. Luka, Oslob town, southern Cebu on Friday, February…

Oslob gang-rape: Four suspects to face statutory rape charges

Emmariel Ares 12/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police are set to file charges of statutory rape against four individuals accused of raping a 15-year-old girl who died days after the incident in Oslob town, southern Cebu.  The Oslob gang-rape suspects,…

4 men tagged in alleged ‘gang rape’ case in Oslob

Paul Lauro 12/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Authorities here have already identified four ‘persons of interest’ (POI) who can shed light into the grisly ‘gang rape’ case involving a 15-year-old girl in Oslob town, southern Cebu. Police on Monday, December…

Was girl gang-raped? Oslob, Cebu cops wait for autopsy results

Emmariel Ares 12/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Policemen in Oslob town, southern Cebu are still waiting for the results of the autopsy examination on the cadaver of a 15-year-old girl who was reportedly  raped by a group of men during…

Drunk fisherman drowns while spearfishing in Oslob

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 12/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 48-year-old fisherman, who was allegedly intoxicated, lost his life when he drowned at sea on Thursday evening, December 21, 2023 in Barangay Lagunde, Oslob, southern Cebu. The drunk fisherman was allegedly spearfishing…

Oslob town posts P31-m in income from whale shark watching in 2022

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – After three years of COVID-related restrictions, tourism activities in southern Cebu, particularly in Oslob town, are starting to get back on their feet. The municipality of Oslob earned over P35.3 million from tourism…

Canadian dies in Oslob after an apparent cardiac arrest while whale shark watching 

Paul Lauro 04/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police in Oslob town in southeastern Cebu confirmed that a foreign tourist died while doing whale shark watching excursions on Thursday, April 13.  Authorities identified the victim as Lisa Anne Eve-Liudzius, a Canadian…

Choobi Choobi Oslob to introduce summer drinks, pica-pica menu soon

Doris C. Bongcac 04/01/2023

To cool down the summer heat, especially for those who came from whale shark watching or those who had a swim on the beach, the Choobi Choobi restaurant in Oslob, Cebu will be coming up with its…

P2.1 million in smuggled cigarettes confiscated in Oslob

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hundreds of boxes of smuggled cigarettes worth P2.1 million were confiscated by officers of the Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7).  PCG-7, in a statement, said they intercepted a wing van-type truck…

Fuel discount cards released to 971 farmers, fishers in Cebu – DA-7

Futch Anthony Inso 07/29/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has distributed on Friday, July 29, 2022, fuel discount cards to 971 farmer and fisherfolk beneficiaries from different local government units (LGUs) in Cebu. The…

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