Talisay drug dens raided, Cordova drug target killed

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Norman V. Mendoza, Rene F. Alima 10/21/2016

AFTER conducting surveillance for two weeks on the ins and outs of a drug haven in Talisay City, operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) swooped down on two alleged drug dens in…

Fire hits vessel

Norman V. Mendoza 10/21/2016

While waiting for a Coast Guard clearance to depart from the Port of Cebu, as supertyphoon Lawin exited the country, a cargo vessel set to leave for Manila caught fire at past 2:00 p.m.  yesterday in Pier…

11 vessels docked in ports due to ‘Lawin’

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/19/2016

ABOUT 11 passenger, cargo, and roll-on roll-off vessels remain docked in Cebu’s ports as supertyphoon Lawin makes its way to the country Wednesday evening. Agapito Bibat, station commander of the Philippine Coast Guard-Cebu station, said there is…

Vessels now allowed to sail

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/17/2016

Most of the vessels whose trips were cancelled due to typhoon Karen were allowed to sail yesterday, according to PO3 George Monel of the Philippine Coast Guard-Visayas. One of the vessels, Manila-bound passenger vessel MV Pope John…

Thousands still stranded due to bad weather

Edison Delos Angeles, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/16/2016

More than two thousand passengers were stranded at the Cebu port after the Philippine Coast Guard Cebu station prevented two vessels from Cagayan de Oro bound for Manila from sailing due to strong winds and waves brought…

Strong winds, waves strand vessels in Cebu’s ports

Edison Delos Angeles 10/16/2016

Strong winds and waves stranded nine vessels at Cebu City’s ports. The Philippine Coast Guard Cebu station said 2,097 persons were unable to leave for their trips. The passengers of MV St. Francis Xavier and MV St.…

Lapu offers boats to carry passengers affected by PCG’s ‘anti-kolorum’ drive

Norman V. Mendoza 09/17/2016

LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Paz Radaza offered the city’s two sea ambulance motorboats and rented two other big motorboats to transport passengers from Angasil wharf in Barangay Mactan to Olango Island and back. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)…

64 rescued from stranded ro-ro vessel off Bogo

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/03/2016

SIXTY-four passengers were rescued from a roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) vessel when it encountered a transmission problem off Capitancillo Island in Bogo, northern Cebu last Friday afternoon. Agapito Bibat, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Cebu Station commander, said the…

Cargo ship warned: Don’t leave Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/29/2016

THE commander of the Cebu Station of the Philippine Coast has warned the ship captain and the crew of LCT Nicia of Asian Shipping Corp. not to leave Cebu unless the shipping firm had settled the damage…

Proponents discuss 3rd Mactan bridge access

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/29/2016

THE private proponent of the Cebu-Cordova Bridge project is willing to initially work on just one access into the bridge from the Cebu City side. According to representatives of the Metro Pacific Tollways Development Corp. (MPTDC), this…

Over 600 people stranded in Cebu

Jhunnex Napallacan 08/22/2016

Several fastcraft operators canceled their trips despite the lifting of the gale warning at noon yesterday. Agapito Bibat, Philippine Coast Guard-Cebu station commander, said trips by Oceanjet 888 scheduled at 3:30 p.m., Oceanjet 168 at 4:20 p.m.…

Fisherman found alive in Leyte

Jhunnex Napallacan 08/22/2016

A fisherman was found alive at the waters off San Isidro, Leyte province on Monday, a day after he was reported missing. Agapito Bibat, Philippine Coast Guard Cebu station commander, said 54-year-old Joselito Montana, of Barangay Tapilon…

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