‘Belen’ tradition continues in Cebu museum

Raoul J. Chee Kee 12/24/2022

The belen or Christmas creche is the central figure in many Catholic and Christian homes during the holidays. They can be as simple as a few paper cutouts mounted on board, or as elaborate as the life-size…

Parian gunfight: 2 shooters, 3 other suspects nabbed

Wenilyn Sabalo 12/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police arrested five suspects including two of the four alleged shooters involved in the street gunfight between two gangs in the early morning of Dec. 22, in Barangay Parian, Cebu City. Police Major…

Cebu City has 7 more drug-cleared barangays

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Seven barangays in Cebu City were recently declared “drug-cleared” by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC). These are barangays Basak Pardo, Buot Taup, Kinasang-an, Lusaran, San Antonio, Pamutan, and Parian,…

Gabii sa Kabilin 2022: A night of honoring tradition and showcasing talents of today’s youth

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos and local and foreign tourists did not only have the chance to experience a glimpse of the past through the night of a heritage tour dubbed “Gabii sa Kabilin” on Friday, Oct.…

P8.1 million ‘shabu’ seized in Cebu City

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines –At least P8.1 million worth of suspected shabu were confiscated from a 32-year-old man during Sunday dawn’s buy-bust operation along General Echavez Street in Barangay Lorega San Miguel in Cebu City. Around 2:45 a.m.…

Drug affectation in Cebu City drops

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The drug affectation in Cebu City is now at 91 percent or nine percent lower compared to last March the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7) said. Leia Alcantara, PDEA-7 spokesperson, said that they…

Three persons caught with shabu at Cebu City checkpoint

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For those who are still involved in illegal activities and continue to violate the rules thinking the police are too busy now helping enforce measures of the enhanced community quarantine, you better watch…

3 arrested for challenging Parian policemen to a fistfight

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three friends are now detained in the Parian Police Station and are facing charges for disobedience to a person of authority. This developed after they were arrested at around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday,…

Two high value targets nabbed, P600K shabu seized in separate drug busts

Alven Marie A. Timtime 11/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three suspects including two high-value targets (HVT) were arrested by the police in two separate dawn buy-bust operations on November 26, 2019 in Toledo and Cebu cities. The biggest drug haul came from…

Jeepney dispatcher shot dead while sleeping  

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Another public utility jeepney (PUJ) dispatcher was shot dead while sleeping along the sidewalk in D. Jakosalem Street, Barangay Parian, Cebu City, at around 5:40 a.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2019. The victim was identified…

Parian cop chief: Day-as shooting victim knew his killer

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — He knew his killer. Police Captain Armando Labora, Parian Police Precinct chief, said this after the investigation showed that Jerwin Jumao-as spoke to the man, who shot dead Jumao-as at past 7 p.m.…

Cops chase, kill armed man, suspected robber, in shootout in Tejero

Alven Marie Timtim 07/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An attempt to rob a softdrink truck sales agent led to a brief chase into a crowded alley, a shootout between police and the robber and the culprit’s death along a busy thoroughfare…

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