Polish national rescued off Camotes Island

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/15/2016

A 42-year old Polish national was rescued by civilian and military personnel after he figured in a motorcycle accident in San Francisco, Camotes Island Monday evening. Baltazar Tribunalo, chief of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office…

Nathanielsz passes away

Glendale G. Rosal 11/12/2016

THE Philippine sports community is mourning the death of Ronnie Nathanielsz, who passed away in San Francisco, California, USA on Friday (Saturday Manila time). He was 81. Nathanielsz was hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest while on…

YOLANDA STATUS REPORT: More work to be done, 3 yrs after

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/08/2016

Government agencies have completed 74 percent of all Yolanda rehabilitation projects in Central Visayas after three years, but an official of the regional National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-7) said a lot remains to be done. Based…

Yolanda 3rd Anniversary: New homes, new lives

Nestle L. Semilla 11/07/2016

Three years after one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the planet smashed into the Philippines on November 8, 2013, thousands of victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda in Northern Cebu would still be without a decent…

DTI allots P73M for ‘Yolanda corridor’ areas in northern Cebu

Dominic D. Yasay 10/26/2016

The Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI 7) is earmarking P73 million next year to help more micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) in one city and 15 municipalities in Cebu that belonged to…

Café Laguna eyes expansion in the US

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/22/2016

WITH 25 years of experience in the food industry, homegrown restaurant brand Café Laguna is considering plans to expand overseas. Raki Urbina, Café Laguna corporate chef and son of founder Julita Urbina, said they would be targeting…

Cebu City dad turning to San Francisco town for answers to landfill issues

Morexette Erram 09/09/2016

A Cebu City councilor is turning to the town of San Francisco, Camotes, in northern Cebu for information and insights that could provide ‘long-term” solutions to the issues arising from the reopening of the Inayawan landfill in…

Capitol turns over abattoir equipment to 34 LGUs

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/22/2016

THE Cebu Provincial government turned over more than P6 million worth of abattoir equipment to 34 local government units in the province yesterday morning. Gov. Hilario Davide III, Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Rose Vincoy and some Provincial Board…

Camotes village chair nabbed for guns

Chito O. Aragon 06/27/2016

POLICE arrested a barangay captain in San Francisco town, Camotes Islands for possession of “unlicensed firearms” shortly before noon Sunday. Jesus Mecarsus was arrested after operatives of Criminal Investigation and Detection Group found two firearms in his…

Cebu officials confident of peaceful elections

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/30/2016

LOCAL officials in election hotspots in the province are confident in the police’s ability to ensure peaceful and orderly elections on May 9. Medellin Mayor Ricardo Ramirez said he is sure the elections in his town will…

Construction worker shot while sleeping

Sheila Mae Gumapon 04/26/2016

A CONSTRUCTION worker got shot while sleeping with co-workers at Purok Center, Lower Lawis in Barangay Campo, San Francisco town, Cebu. The 45-year-old victim identified as Jerry Seano, a resident of barangay Poblacion Diade in Nueva Vizcaya,…

Man caught with guns in Camotes

Apple Ta-as 04/13/2016

San Francisco police stopped a man on a motorcycle, who openly carried a .22 caliber air rifle, and found more guns hidden in the motorcycle’s compartment in Barangay Himesulan, San Francisco town, Camotes Islands last Tuesday. PO3…

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