Low pressure area may delay Sibonga bridge completion

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/11/2015

Construction of a temporary steel bridge in barangay Dumlog, Sibonga town in southern Cebu may be delayed due to the presence of a low pressure area. “We already have the materials and work force. The bridge will…

Sibonga bridge rushed ahead of Sinulog parade

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/09/2015

Despite the delays in the shipment of additional steel components, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it will make good on their promise to make the damaged Dumlog bridge in Sibonga town passable before…

Temporary bridge in Sibonga town targeted for completion before Jan. 19

Peter L. Romanillos, Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/07/2015

The Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) will start building a temporary steel bridge in barangay Dumlog, Sibonga town tomorrow. “We are trying our best to finish this quickly. Again, we will have…

Mayor appeals for patience; tents for southern commuters

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/04/2015

While engineers are rushing to install a temporary steel bridge, Sibonga Mayor Lionel Bacaltos said the municipal government will do whatever it can to ease the inconvenience of commuters and drivers passing through his town in south…

Firecracker blast injures boy

Apple Ta-as 01/04/2015

A 13-year-old boy was wounded after a firecracker exploded in his hand in barangay Magcagong, Sibonga town, southern Cebu. Luckily, the boy just sustained minor cuts in the fingers. Police said the boy found the triangular-shaped firecracker…

Order to evacuate high-risk areas ‘didn’t reach some barangays’

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Peter L. Romanillos 01/03/2015

Storm warnings were given a day before typhoon Seniang made landfall in Sibonga,  south Cebu on Dec. 30. The Capitol sent  advisories for pre-emptive evacuation on  Monday but the message didn’t trickle down to some high-risk communities.…

Loss of 15 lives ‘most painful’

Peter L. Romanillos 12/31/2014

Damage brought about by typhoon “Seniang” in Cebu may reach P1 billion, most of it in agriculture, housing and public infrastructure. The collapsed bridge approach in Dumlog, Sibonga town will be replaced with a temporary steel frame…

Ten dead, nine missing as ‘Seniang’ floods southern Cebu

Calvin D. Cordova, Marian Z. Codilla 12/30/2014

At least ten persons were found dead after being washed out by floodwaters while nine more are still missing in Ronda town, southern Cebu as of Tuesday in typhoon Seniang’s wake. A family of eight living in…

Girl, 5 killed after bullet hits lolo

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Rene Alima 11/16/2014

A 70-year-old man and his five-year-old granddaughter were killed in a shooting incident in barangay Simala, Sibonga town, southern Cebu early morning yesterday. Police are still investigating the motive behind the attack that claimed the lives of…

Four fires hit Metro Cebu

Anie M. Paujana, Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 08/08/2014

A fire this afternoon in Palma street in an urban barangay in San Roque, Cebu City is the fourth fire reported since 10 p.m. in Cebu. Firemen are dousing flames that affected at least 28 wooden shanties…

2 sleeping kids charred in Sibonga fire

Jhunnex Napallacan 06/25/2014

Two brothers aged four and one  were killed in a fire that engulfed their house while their mother went out to fetch water from a spring in the mountain village of Bato, Sibonga town, about 50.7 km…

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