18-year-old out-of-school youth nabbed in Cebu City buy-bust

Lyle Andales 06/18/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An 18-year-old out-of-school youth was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted in Barangay Sambag II, Cebu City on Wednesday evening, June 17. The suspect, identified as alias “Leo,” is a resident of Sitio…

Cebu City police to residents: Help us catch bakery worker’s killer

Lyle Andales and Paul Lauro 09/01/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are encouraging the residents of Sitio San Roque, Barangay Sambag 2, Cebu City to cooperaten with them and help them solve the killing of a bakery worker who was shot dead last…

Trisikad driver, who tried to hack partner with bolo knife, nabbed

Lyle Andales and Paul Lauro 08/19/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 35-year-old trisikad driver landed in jail after he tried to hack his 30-year-old live-in partner with a bolo knife inside their house in Barangay Sambag 2 in Cebu City on Monday night.…

Cebu City to build ‘new Sambag Ville’

Josh Almonte 04/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “We will build a new Sambag Ville,” announced Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama on Monday, April 15. He said this announcement during his meeting with barangay officials of Sambag II, the Cebu City…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Sambag 2 fire: 7-hour blaze leaves around 600 homeless, 1 injured

CDN Digital 04/09/2024

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday April 9, 2024. Sambag 2 fire: 7-hour blaze leaves around 600 homeless, 1 injured Close…

Sambag 2 fire: 7-hour blaze leaves around 600 homeless, 1 injured

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 04/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Close to 600 individuals were left homeless after the massive fire that hit a densely populated area in Brgy. Sambag 2, Cebu City last Monday, April 8. The hours-long blaze, believed to have…

Sambag 2 fire: P7.5M and counting

Paul Lauro 04/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The massive fire that hit a densely populated area in Brgy. Sambag 2 here on Monday afternoon, April 8, has not yet been extinguished. But the blaze has already gobbled up at least…

‘Drunk’ driver hurt in Cebu City road accident

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A car crashed and rolled over after its driver was believed to have fallen asleep while travelling along V. Urgello Street in Barangay Sambag 2 in Cebu City at dawn on Sunday, May…

Sambag 2 residents pose no objections on planned new road

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay Sambag 2 residents in Cebu City have agreed to the construction of an access road that would connect B. Rodriguez Street to P. Del Rosario Extension (Private). READ: Sambag 1 and 2…

Guardo to DWUP: Start profiling affected residents for road opening

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo is asking the Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) to start the profiling of residents that will be affected by the road opening in Barangays…

Sambag 1 and 2 to get new road

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangays Sambag 1 and 2 in Cebu City will be getting a new access road that would connect B. Rodriguez Street to P. Del Rosario Extension (Private). Councilor Jerry Guardo, the City Council’s…

Fire victims in need of building materials, food

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Nothing was left inside the house where Raffy Maningui and his family resided in Sitio Kawayan, Barangay Sambag 2 after the fire last Tuesday, March 16, 2021, devoured it. Maningui, who currently works…

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