Busay buy-bust yields P7.4M shabu; suspect nabbed, wounded in shootout

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 06/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A buy-bust operation in Barangay Busay, Cebu City today, June 11, resulted to a shootout, the wounding and arrest of a suspect, and the confiscation of P7.4 million worth of suspected shabu. This…

Food delivery service driver caught with P6.8M shabu

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A food delivery service driver was arrested with P6.8 worth of suspected shabu in buy-bust operation in Barangay Sambag 1, Cebu City this afternoon, August 14, 2020. The suspect identified as Eranes Baltazar…

Buy-bust op, drug den raid in Cebu City net 10 drug suspects, nearly P300K shabu

Benjie B. Talisic 07/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An early morning buy-bust operation and an early afternoon raid on a suspected drug den on Tuesday, July 30, in two Cebu City barangays led to the arrest of 10 persons and the…

Cebu City’s Sambag residents get free water rations from MCWD

Zena V. Magto 04/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Maria Sandra Merida, 58, has not had running water in their home for almost five days now. This goes to majority of the residents living in Sitio Pailob, Barangay Sambag 1 in Cebu…

Three dead as two former friends’ feud leads to shooting incident in Sambag 1

Benjie B. Talisic 01/21/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — A feud between two former friends ended in a bloody shooting confrontation today (January 21)  in Barangay Sambag 1 in Cebu City, ending in the death of three persons — a father…

P36M shabu seized in Cebu City

Benjie Talisic 12/01/2018

The Cebu City police scored a major win against illegal drugs with the seizure of an estimated P36.4 million worth of shabu (crystal  meth) past 10 p. m.  on Friday in Urgelio Street, Sitio Tanbis, Barangay Sambag…

Man shot dead in Sambag 1, Cebu

Benjie B. Talisic 05/07/2018

A man was shot dead in Barangay Sambag 1, Cebu City past 4 p.m. on Monday, May 7. The fatality was identified as Crisdave Montuya from Barangay Guadalupe who succumbed to a gunshot wound on his head.…

Fire destroys 15 houses in Sambag 2

Benjie Talisic 05/15/2017

AN overcharged cell phone that exploded after it was neglected by its owner caused the fire that destroyed 15 houses in Sitio Pagliob, Barangay Sambag 2 in Cebu City before noon yesterday. Senior Fire Officer Ariel Balajadia…

‘Turnover is ceremonial’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/17/2017

Disaster management chief says all city ambulances listed under his name All ambulances distributed to Cebu City’s barangays are under the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) specifically its chief Nagiel Bañacia, who assumed…

Spiderman caught

Nestle L. Semilla 04/11/2017

A MONTH after he evaded arrest, the man known as Spiderman was finally arrested outside his apartment in Barangay Sambag I in Cebu City yesterday. Director Yogi Filemon Ruiz of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central…

Guardo attends ambulance turnover in Sambag I

Inna Mejia 04/05/2017

THOUGH he may be suspended, Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo’s shift to the administration party Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) immediately reaped some dividends for his barangay Sambag I. The councilor attended the city government’s turnover of an…

Labella to barangay captains: Be calm

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/09/2017

ACTING Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella yesterday urged the seven officials indicted for refusing to return their city-issued vehicles last year to remain calm and instead appeal their case before the courts. In an interview, Labella said…

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