LTO brings E-Patrol Mobile Services to Poro, Camotes

Delta Derycka Letigio 04/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Motorcycle use in the municipality of Poro in Camotes Island has remained unregulated for years. Mayor Luciano “Boy” Rama said that most of the drivers do not even have licenses to start with.…

Poro logs first win in Red Durano Cup

Jonas Rey N. Panerio 03/27/2019

Cebu City, Philippines— Poro barged into the win column of the 9th Congressman Red Durano Cup after they slipped past Sogod, 95-92, in the lone game that was played on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Borbon. Poro…

Police: Suspects killed in Poro shootout are members of notorious drug group

Delta Dyrecka Letigio and Benjie Talisic 01/04/2019

CAMOTES ISLAND, Cebu, Philippines—The alleged drug pusher and his driver who were killed in Thursday’s shootout with the police in Poro town, Camotes Island, are members of the Marissa Obrero Drug Group, the police said. The Marissa…

Police tag as drug dealers 2 slain in a shootout in Poro, Camotes

Paul Lauro 01/04/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police have tagged as drug dealers the two persons killed in a  shootout in the town of Poro on Camotes Island pre-dawn today, January 4, 2019. Senior Inspector Alejandro Batobalanos, chief of the…

Poro scores third win in Gov’s Cup hoops

Glendale G. Rosal 05/25/2018

PORO showcased true grit and survived an end game scare to defeat Tudela, 71-68, in the North Division bracket 2 of the Cebu Governor’s Cup 2018 Inter-Cities/Municipalities Basketball Tournament at the Tudela covered court last Thursday evening.…

BINIBINING CEBU 2017: Miss Poro and Miss San Francisco

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/20/2017

THE FIRST ever Binibining Cebu will be crowned on Oct. 28. Among the ladies vying for the title are Jairah Mae Quilario of Poro and Therese Christine Llamada of San Francisco. Get to know more of these lovely…

Camotes Island now ‘free of drugs’

Nestle L. Semilla 12/16/2016

THE whole of Camotes Island is now drug free. That’s according to Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) director Senior Supt. Eric Noble who said that the four towns of Camotes were the first municipalities to be declared…

65 Cebu barangays claim to be ‘drug-free’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/15/2016

More barangays in Cebu have recently claimed to be “drug-free.” Senior Supt. Eric Noble, director of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO), told reporters on Thursday that 65 more barangays in Cebu also claimed to be free…

Vessel towed back to Cebu City

Jhunnex Napallacan 11/15/2016

CEBU CITY–An Oceanjet vessel was towed on Tuesday by its sister vessel after it experienced engine trouble while sailing from Poro town on Camotes Island to Cebu City. Cebu Coast Guard Station Commander Agapito Bibat said OceanJet…

YOLANDA STATUS REPORT: More work to be done, 3 yrs after

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/08/2016

Government agencies have completed 74 percent of all Yolanda rehabilitation projects in Central Visayas after three years, but an official of the regional National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-7) said a lot remains to be done. Based…

Yolanda 3rd Anniversary: New homes, new lives

Nestle L. Semilla 11/07/2016

Three years after one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the planet smashed into the Philippines on November 8, 2013, thousands of victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda in Northern Cebu would still be without a decent…

DTI allots P73M for ‘Yolanda corridor’ areas in northern Cebu

Dominic D. Yasay 10/26/2016

The Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI 7) is earmarking P73 million next year to help more micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) in one city and 15 municipalities in Cebu that belonged to…

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