Butanding spotted in Lapu-Lapu City

Futch Anthony Inso 11/02/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A juvenile whale shark, locally known as butanding, was spotted in the waters of Brgy. Punta Engaño in Lapu-Lapu City on Saturday, November 2. Netizen Joemar Palis took a photo and recorded a short…

Residents continue to oppose ship-cutting works in Punta Engaño

Futch Anthony Inso 06/05/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Residents from Barangay Punta Engaño in Lapu-Lapu City, who acquired respiratory illnesses due to fiber dust emitted from the ship-breaking operation of M/V Diamond Highway, have continued to oppose the resumption of the…

Chan questions resumption of vessel dismantling works in Punta Engaño

Futch Anthony Inso 03/10/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The cease and desist order (CDO) that Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan issued against the dismantling of a ship that got stuck on the shores of Sitio Jansen in Barangay Punta Engano has…

Cargo truck falls off to the sea in Punta Engaño port

Paul Lauro 06/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 10-wheeler delivery cargo truck supposedly on its way to Olango Island fell from Hilton Port in Barangay Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City, on Friday morning, June 2, 2023. No one was injured in…

Vessel catches fire in Lapu-Lapu City — PCG

Dale G. Israel, John Eric Mendoza - @inquirerdotnet 04/28/2023

Updated at 8:27 p.m. MANILA, Philippines — An abandoned cargo vessel caught fire near the coast of Barangay Punta Engaño in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on Friday, April 28, the Philippine Coast Guard said. “The Philippine Coast Guard responds…

Sea trial done for Nuestra Señora de Regla fluvial procession

Futch Anthony Inso 11/10/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A sea trial for the fluvial procession of the miraculous image of Nuestra Señora de Regla was conducted on Thursday, morning, November 10, 2022. The sea trial started from Cebu Yacht Club in…

Floating cottages from Cordova to be asked to leave Lapu-Lapu’s coastal waters

Futch Anthony Inso 08/29/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government is set to send a letter to floating cottages from Cordova town that were seen in the coastal waters of the city. Alex Baring, head of the City Agriculture…

Some floating cottages in Cordova town are found on waters of Lapu-Lapu

Doris C. Bongcac 08/27/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — After they were ordered to cease their operations in Cordova town starting on Sunday, August 28, some of the floating cottage operators appear to be planning to transfer to the waters of Lapu-Lapu…

Sitio Malingin residents ask Mayor Chan’s help in restoring power supply 

Futch Anthony Inso 06/21/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Residents of Sitio Malingin in Barangay Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City are asking help from Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan in restoring their power supply that was cut off during super typhoon Odette last December…

Chan: Marine buoys meant only to mark fish sanctuaries not trap butandings

Futch Anthony Inso 06/10/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The marine buoys that Lapu-Lapu City will purchase would only serve as markers for the marine sanctuaries that the city plans to establish and not to trap the whale sharks recently seen in…

Lapu-Lapu plans to cordon area where butandings were spotted

Futch Anthony Inso 06/08/2022

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Lapu-Lapu City Government plans to cordon the sea water in Barangay Marigondon where whale sharks, known here as butanding, were spotted. Alex Baring, head of the Lapu-Lapu City Agriculture and Fisheries Office (CAFO),…

Storage room destroyed by Lapu-Lapu fire, P100K lost

Paul Lauro 04/22/2021

CEBU CITY-Philippines — At least P100,000 worth of properties was destroyed after a morning fire hit a storage room of a construction arm of a company on Thursday, April 11, in Barangay Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City. Fire…

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.