Pedestrian dies after being hit by speeding SUV in Cebu City

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 07/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 58-year-old man was crossing the street along Englis and V. Rama Avenue in Cebu City on early Friday morning, July 26, when he was hit by a speeding sport utility vehicle (SUV).…

Cebu City ‘not ready for pedestrianization,’ says council’s transport head

Pia Piquero 07/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The newly installed chairman of the Cebu City Council’s Committee on Transportation has reservations about the proposed pedestrianization of downtown Cebu. Cebu City Councilor James Cuenco, the chairman of the Transportation, Communication, and…

Car bumps man, crashes into 2 motorcycles, leaving 2 dead, 3 injured in Cebu City

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 06/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A mechanical engineering student, who was driving his car and heading home after a gathering with friends, ended up hitting a pedestrian and colliding with two motorcycles, resulting to the death of two…

TEAM works to educate elementary students in Mandaue in road traffic safety

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/22/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Some elementary students in Mandaue City will be more aware of what to do while they are on the streets. This is after the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) will finish conducting…

Skywalks near Fuente Osmeña Circle and CNU sought to be demolished

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/06/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will pass a resolution for the demolition of the skywalks located along Osmeña Blvd., specifically near the Fuente Osmeña Circle and Cebu Normal University (CNU). This was after the…

Speeding student on motorcycle tries to make it to exams, hits old man, lands in jail instead

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 10/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A college student, who was reportedly driving his motorcycle at high speed because he was running late for his school exams, did not reach his school at all and ended in jail instead.…

CCTO earns P21 million in 100 days

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) earned P21 million in 100 days of apprehending violators and issuing citation tickets in the city. According to Ronnie Nadera, the spokesperson of CCTO, at least 23,171 violators have…

Pedestrian bridge collapse at Mumbai train station injures 5

Inquirer.net 07/03/2018

MUMBAI, India — Part of a pedestrian bridge at a Mumbai train station collapsed Tuesday morning during heavy rains, trapping at least one person and injuring five. The concrete slab fell onto empty train tracks, damaging part…

Motorists urged to respect pedestrian lanes especially in schools

Morexette Erram 06/05/2018

To avoid accidents, Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, deputy mayor on police matters, urged motorists to strictly follow the pedestrian lanes, especially in schools. Violators, he said, will be asked to pay a fine of P1,000. Meanwhile,…

Lessons from Paris

Radel Paredes 07/08/2017

On a wall in my bathroom is a framed map of the streets of Paris. I placed it there to help me remember the names of the streets, the arrondissements or districts, the iconic buildings and the…

Woman-pedestrian lands in hospital after bus hits her in Cebu City intersection

Nestle L. Semilla 03/12/2017

A 64-year-old woman suffered serious physical injuries after she was sideswiped by a Ceres Bus at the intersection of N. Bacalso Avenue and V. Rama Avenue in Cebu City. Felomina Tejano, 64, seriously injured the lower part…

MAO BA?

Editorial 03/06/2017

MOVIE SPOILERS SILOY’S pal was about to watch the comic book superhero film “Logan” when a pair of moviegoers passed by and spoiled the ending for him. The moviegoers had just watched the film when they met…

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