PB passes P305K aid to Boljoon accident victims

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol will be disbursing a total of P305,000 of financial assistance to the victims of the vehicular accident in Boljoon town, which claimed the lives of nine individuals. The Provincial Social Welfare…

PCSO-Cebu assures social services to continue despite betting outlets’ shutdown

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The social services of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will continue despite the President’s announcement over a video broadcast on Friday evening, July 26, that all games sanctioned by the organization are…

Cogon drug bust: Man nabbed with P1M shabu

Alven Marie Timtim, Benjie Talisic 07/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 21-year-old man, whom police allegedly described as a member of a big-time drug group operating in Cebu, was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cogon Ramos in Cebu City in the…

Jobless dad nabbed after turning to selling drugs to raise 9 kids

Benjie B. Talisic 06/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Without a job, a former construction worker and a father of nine children turned to selling illegal drugs to get a fast buck to feed his family. A decision that he would regret…

Coffee shop attack: Business establishments’ security personnel urged to coordinate with each other

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Security officers should also coordinate with their counterparts in businesses near or beside them. Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera made this call on Thursday, April 11,  amid the recent attack of a coffee…

Lawaan III Councilor had links with top drug personalities in Cebu – Batobalonos

Benjie B. Talisic and Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Lawaan III Barangay Councilor Bimbo Ramos, who was arrested for the possession of over P3 million worth of illegal drugs, had links with top drug personalities in Cebu, said  Police Captain Alejandro Batobalonos.…

Cebu City to recognize late traffic czar Darza on 82nd Charter Day celebration

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The late Samuel “Sammy” Darza, Cebu City’s traffic czar, will be posthumously recognized by the Cebu City government during the celebration of the city’s 82nd Charter Day on Sunday, February 24 at the…

Mabinay 6 lawyer slain; transfer of hearings urged

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/08/2018

The six activists who were tagged as communist rebels and arrested by the military in Mabinay town, Negros Oriental want the Supreme Court (SC) to transfer the venue of their hearings from Bais City, Negros Oriental to…

EASY WINS

Glendale G. Rosal 03/26/2017

Cebu’s rising junior triathletes Andrew Kim Remolino, Karen Andrea Manayon and Moira Frances Erediano pulled off dominating wins in the highly successful hosting of Camotes Island of the National Age Group Triathlon (NAGT) Cebu Leg yesterday. The…

BLOODY, SAD CHRISTMAS

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 12/26/2016

They were heartbreaking tragedies, two senseless shooting incidents that occurred just as the world over was about to celebrate Christmas. They claimed the life of a father and left the son fighting on for dear life, but…

Tunnel vision

Editorial 10/16/2016

Malacañang may describe former president Fidel V. Ramos’s grim assessment of President Rodrigo Duterte’s first 100 days in office as “fatherly advice,” but it doesn’t reduce the sting of the elder statesman’s words that the country “is…

100 families in F. Ramos Extension lose their homes to demolition

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/23/2015

Tension rose as houses encroaching on  F. Ramos Ext. were  torn down  by the Cebu city government yesterday. The demolition went ahead despite pleas from  residents of Maria Cristina Panaghiusa Organization,   barangay officials and Councilor Alvin Dizon.…

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