Samboan residents compliant with hard lockdown policies – police

Mae Fhel Gom-os 07/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Residents of the southwestern Cebu town of Samboan were observed to be compliant with the hard lockdown policies being implemented there, the town’s police said. In an effort to contain the spread of…

Santander RHU to be closed from July 26 to August 1 due to COVID-19 infection

Mae Fhel Gom-os 07/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Rural Health Unit (RHU) of Santander town in south Cebu will be temporarily closed for seven straight days starting Monday, July 26, 2021. The town’s RHU, through its Facebook page announced on…

Samboan under ‘hard lockdown’ for 6 days

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Samboan town in southwestern Cebu will undergo a six-day lockdown starting tomorrow, Friday, July 23 in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 there. Samboan Mayor Emerito Calderon Jr. on Thursday, July…

Samboan RHU will not entertain consultations from June 30 until July 2

Mae Fhel Gom-os 06/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The municipality of Samboan in southern Cebu has announced that its Rural Health Unit (RHU) will not entertain consultations for three days starting Wednesday, June 30, 2021, until Friday, July 2, 2021. According to an…

Roads near Samboan church closed on Dec. 30 for Mass in honor of late mayor

Doris C. Bongcac 12/29/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The local government unit of Samboan announces the closure of their roads near their municipal plaza on Wednesday, December 30, to allow supporters who want to pay their respect to former mayor Emerito…

Samboan is COVID-free

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Another town in Cebu province is now free of active cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The local government of Samboan in southwestern Cebu, in a statement published on their official Facebook…

9 from NegOr arrested for fishing in a protected area in Samboan, Cebu

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nine men from Negros Oriental were asked to pay a fine of P22,000 for fishing in a protected area in Samboan town in southern Cebu before they were released from police custody. The…

Construction worker from Negros Occ dies while stranded in Samboan, Cebu

Immae Lachica 04/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A construction worker from Negros Occident who was left stranded in the ports of Samboan town in southern Cebu died after he complained of difficulty in breathing this morning, April 1, 2020. Argie Inao,…

73-year-old man kills 70-year-old half brother over water connection issues

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/08/2019

A 73-YEAR-OLD MAN is facing a homicide case after he hacked to death his 70-year-old half brother during an argument over water connection issues in their homes. Hermogenes Rusiana of Barangay San Sebastian, Samboan town in southern…

Coast Guard’s probe of Lite Ferry 16 fire incident has yet to start

Rosalie Abatayo 08/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Northern Mindanao (PCG-10) has yet to start their investigation on Lite Ferry 16, which caught fire while nearing Palauan port in Dapitan City on Wednesday dawn, August 28.…

Visit the calm beauty of one of Samboan’s waterfall gems: Dao Falls

Immae Lachica 08/10/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— They say that the best part comes after the hard part. Well, the same goes if you would want to marvel at one of the most visited waterfalls in Samboan, Cebu. Samboan, which…

Palma urges police to investigate ambush of policeman in Samboan

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is calling on the police to investigate the ambush of an active policeman and his family in Samboan town, 151 kilometers south of Cebu City, on Good Friday, April…

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