MACTAN CHANNEL MISHAP

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/20/2017

Supercat says vessel ran at 6 knots An official of Supercat Fast Ferry Corporation has said that their vessel, MV St. Braquiel, which figured in a sea mishap along Mactan Channel last Saturday, was traveling at a…

WHO IS AT FAULT?

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/19/2017

MV ST. BRAQUIEL-SMC BARGE 8 COLLISION The Cebu Station of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has still to determine who was at fault in Saturday night’s sea mishap along Mactan Channel that injured 49 persons, amid claims…

Hauling of Korean wastes in Tingub to Cebu port starts

Dominic D. Yasay, Norman V. Mendoza 02/18/2017

As the Mandaue City government and other concerned government agencies prepare to file charges against those responsible for bringing the shredded plastic wastes from South Korea into a Barangay Tingub lot, trucks started hauling the estimated 5,000…

Way to go, DENR!

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 01/29/2017

It was a longing by so many. The historic Laguna de Bay, the country’s largest inland water spanning 98,000 hectares, can breathe again and be restored to its beauty and abundance. Composed of Metro Manila and the…

Trips canceled due to strong waves

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 01/24/2017

Strong waves standing as high as three to four meters resulted in the cancellation of trips of 25 vessels which stranded hundreds of passengers in some of Cebu’s ports yesterday. Commander Dionlett Ampil of the Philippine Coast…

Sinulog fluvial procession draws 300 vessel-participants

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 01/14/2017

Despite cloudy skies and high turn out of unregistered vessels that joined the Señor Sto. Niño fluvial procession along the Mactan Channel early this morning, the activity for the Fiesta Señor or the Sinulog Festival was orderly…

60 sea vessels set for today’s fluvial parade

Dominic D. Yasay, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/13/2017

AT least 60 vessels are expected to join the fluvial parade at dawn from Ouano Wharf in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City, going to Pier 1 in Cebu City today. However, Commander Dionlett Ampil of the Philippine Coast…

New Cebu City PCG station commander assumes post

Rabboni Centino Borbon 12/16/2016

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has appointed a new Cebu station commander. Dionelet A. Antil has replaced tAgapito Bibat as PCG Cebu station commander and officially assumed the post on Thursday. In an interview with Napoleon Tubig,…

Devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe spans generations

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/12/2016

SHE was only five years old when her father first brought her to the Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Barangay Guadalupe to attend the Mass in celebration of the fiesta of the Virgin Mary under that…

Vessel bound for Cebu cancels trip

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/11/2016

A VESSEL from Iloilo City that was headed to Cebu had to cancel its trip last night after one of its generators broke down. Chief Petty Officer Albino Rodriguez of the Philippine Coast Guard Iloilo station said…

Former PCG 7 commander among 25 officers ordered suspended by Ombudsman

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/09/2016

Former district commander of the Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG 7) is among the 25 high-ranking officers ordered suspended by the Ombudsman. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has directed Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade to implement the…

20 finalists for youth and barangay dance contests

Morexette Erram 11/30/2016

Twenty finalists will vie for three titles in the Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan and Sinulog sa Barangay in the 2017 Sinulog Festival that organizers hope will bring to the audiences, as well as the judges, fresh…

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