Lapu-Lapu City: Ahong plans to build tenement homes for Pusok fire victims

Futch Anthony Inso 01/24/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Mayor Junard “Ahong” chan plans to construct a 600-unit tenement house for the fire victims in Sitio Sta. Maria, Barangay Pusok, especially those who occupy a property owned by General Milling Corporation (GMC).…

Police : Illegal drug charges readied against 2 men caught with more than P1M ‘shabu’ in Lapu-Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso 02/13/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Illegal drug charges are being readied against two men who were caught with more than P1 million worth of suspected shabu in Lapu-Lapu City in two separate buy-bust operations in a span of…

Lapu-Lapu police to ‘drug pushers’ from other areas, who sell shabu in city: You will be caught

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu police are serving notice to people outside the city, who bring and sell their illegal drugs here, that they will be caught and arrested. This was after police caught a Cebu City…

Lapu-Lapu killing: Man, who killed neighbor with a rock, surrenders

Futch Anthony Inso 02/07/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A murder suspect surrendered to Lapu-Lapu City Councilor Rico Amores on Monday, February 7, 2022. Edwin Egañia, a resident of Sitio Cemento, Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City, was accused of killing his neighbor, Jonas…

Robbery eyed in car rental coordinator’s killing in Lapu-Lapu as gunman took bag with P1.5M

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 10/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu policemen are not discounting the possibility of robbery as the motive in the killing on Friday evening, October 15, of a car rental coordinator, especially since the gunman took the red bag…

Chan: Delta variant hits 10 Lapu-Lapu barangays

Futch Anthony Inso 08/02/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has identified 10 barangays that have been hit by the Delta variant of the coronavirus in the city. He said the deadly Delta variant had already penetrated…

Pusok SK councilors submit resignation letter to Mayor Chan

Futch Anthony Inso 03/22/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The seven Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilors in Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City, have already submitted their resignation to the office of Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan. Earlier, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)…

Lapu DRRMO head receives simple surprise from children in Sta. Maria

Immae Lachica 06/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Father’s Day came a day early for Nagiel Bañacia, Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) chief, as he was surprised with thank you letters from the children in Sitio Sta. Maria,…

Is Sitio Firing Range Lapu’s next COVID epicenter?

Immae Lachica 06/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— After declaring Sitio Sta. Maria, Barangay Pusok as its first epicenter in Lapu-Lapu City, now the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) of the city is looking at a new epicenter, Sitio Firing…

72-year-old man, 2 others nabbed for tigbakay

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Here comes another weekend which would mean that personnel from all the stations of Lapu-lapu City Police Office (LCCPO) would have to be ready to respond at any time for possible callers who…

Fire damages building of Pusok National High School

Norman Mendoza 10/02/2019

Mandaue City, Cebu— One of the buildings of the Pusok National High School caught fire past 3 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. The Lapu-Lapu City Fire Central District said the fire, which was first reported at…

Construction worker from Pasil identified as victim in Lapu-Lapu bridge shooting attack

Benjie B. Talisic 03/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The victim in the second shooting incident in Lapu-Lapu City on Friday, March 1, survived the attack and has been identified as construction worker, Mikael Fernandez. Senior Master Sergeant Dennis Singson of the…

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