High-value target surrenders; 95 guns turned over in Ronda

Benjie B. Talisic 09/15/2017

POLICE and the local government of Ronda, a southwestern town 63 km from Cebu City, have made headway in their campaign against illegal drugs and loose firearms after one of the provincial police’s high-value targets surrendered, and…

Ronda officials, residents turn over firearms to police

Benjie B. Talisic 09/14/2017

ABOUT 95 rifles and guns were surrendered by local officials and private citizens to police in Ronda town in Cebu’s 2nd district Thursday, Sept. 14. The firearms, along with hundreds of ammunition, were surrendered by Ronda Mayor…

Five nabbed in buy-bust ops in Minglanilla, Ronda

USJ-R Intern Kristine Remolisan 09/07/2017

FIVE men were arrested in separate buy-bust operations in the southern towns of Cebu. Arrested in Minglanilla were Gerald Basalo, Jonathan Castanares, Albert Paragoso and Glenn Herames. The three suspects yielded 20 sachets of shabu. Jovannie Sumampong…

BINIBINING CEBU 2017: Miss Pinamungajan and Miss Ronda

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/31/2017

LEADING up to the pageant night on October 28, we’re featuring the ladies who are vying for the first ever Binibining Cebu crown. Our ladies for today represent the southern towns of Pinamungajan and Ronda. Here’s more…

Four drug peddlers arrested in three Cebu towns

Agnes B. Alpuerto 08/29/2017

FOUR drug suspects were arrested in several buy-bust operations in three Cebu towns since Monday evening. At 6 PM on Monday, August 28, Alejandro “Lot-lot” Villafranca was apprehended in Barangay 6, Tuburan. Villafranca yielded seven sachet of…

Village chief tests ‘positive’ for drugs; confirmatory tests needed

Benjie Talisic 05/11/2017

THE village chief of Barangay Tupas, Ronda, whose house was raided by the police, tested positive for shabu during his drug test. This was disclosed by Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) deputy chief Senior Insp. Nazareno Emia, who…

Police raid Ronda village chief’s house; drugs, gun found

Benjie Talisic 05/10/2017

A village chief in Ronda, south of Cebu was arrested in a raid by the Provicial Intelligence Branch (PIB) on Wednesday dawn. With a search warrant issued by Judge Jerry Dicdican of RTC Branch 25 in Danao…

One killed, another wounded in a hot pursuit operation in Carcar City

Rene F. Alima 02/15/2017

A robbery suspect was killed while his companion was wounded during a hot pursuit operation by Carcar City police on Tuesday afternoon. Loloy Esmaer died from gunshot wounds on his body while Jose Bryan Caballero is now…

Remembering the war

Jobers R. Bersales 12/07/2016

Very few will probably remember that 75 years ago today, America — and with it her far -flung colony, the Philippines — finally entered World War II. So very few veterans of that brutal war are alive…

Stable power in Cebu for the holidays

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/04/2016

CEBU and the rest of the Visayas will have ample power supply during the Christmas season despite power interruptions over the weekend, an official of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said yesterday. “We have…

Transmission line work causes 10-hour brownout in parts of south Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/04/2016

CEBU CITY—A portion of southern Cebu will not have power for about 10 hours on Dec. 4 due to the ongoing work on the transmission line in the area, according to an official of the National Grid…

Dark clouds, rains block view

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/14/2016

MANY Cebuano skywatchers preparing to witness the latest “supermoon” since January 26, 1948 instead faced the sky with heaves of disappointment Monday night as the full moon hid behind dark clouds in several parts of the province.…

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