Korean stores in Cebu told to pull out pork products from South Korea

Rosalie Abatayo 10/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Korean stores in Cebu will now be clearing their store shelves of pork products sourced from their country. Members of the Cebu-Korean Association and Governor Gwendolyn Garcia agreed on this new policy following…

South Korean dancers to join Sinulog 2019

Morexette B. Erram 12/06/2018

Spectators of Sinulog 2019 will be greeted with performances from a contingent outside the country. In a press conference today, Councilor Dave Tumulak announced that performers from Wonju City, South Korea expressed intentions to join next year’s festivities…

KOREAN GANGSTERS, NOT MAFIA

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla 02/08/2017

There is no Korean mafia operating in Cebu, only gangsters fleeing from the law in their own country, diplomatic officials of South Korea said yesterday. Moreover, South Koreans living in Cebu are peace-loving people who are just…

TALIÑO AFFIRMS: KMAFIA EXISTS

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 02/07/2017

The recent pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte tagging Cebu as the seat of “Korean mafia” in the country got everyone talking about how something so big and serious had remained undetected for years. After initially saying there…

Tourist death leads to dive shop suspension

Norman V. Mendoza 01/26/2017

Acting Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Marcial Ycong is set to order the temporary closure of NTJ Water Sports Cebu based in Punta Engaño, Mactan, after the company figured in a parasailing accident which killed a tourist on Tuesday.…

Korean fugitive falls in Lapu-Lapu City

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/14/2016

Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) on Thursday arrested a Korean fugitive who was convicted of forgery in South Korea in 2015. Chong Choul Choi, 64, reportedly did not attend the promulgation…

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