Street level drug pushers fall in Pinamungajan

05/23/2017

Two street level drug pushers were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Latid, Barangay Poblacion, Pinamungajan, south Cebu on Monday evening. The suspects Glen Isoc, 23 and Jefferson Vega, 24, both residents of Sitio Latid, were…

Street dweller shot dead while sleeping

Intern 05/15/2017

  A man was shot dead by two unidentified suspects in Barangay Carreta Cebu City on Sunday dawn. Angela Carza, live-in partner of the victim Eduardo Carza, 34, said she and the victim were sleeping in their…

DSWS allows ‘rescued’ street dwellers to earn their living during daytime

Nestle L. Semilla 04/05/2017

THE street dweller families rounded up by the Cebu City government and housed at the old abattoir building can go out in the the streets during daytime and ply their living, selling food and bottled water. But…

Mandaue street sweeper returns lost bag to seafarer

Dominic D. Yasay 03/02/2017

HONESTY is a virtue that 59-year-old street sweeper Avelino Sumagang swears by even if he earns barely enough to support his family. “Kita nga nanarbaho, be honest ta. Kay makatabang man na sa atong pagpanarbaho (We employees…

Suspension of classes forced drivers not to ply routes

Doris C. Bongcac, Nestle L. Semilla 02/27/2017

NOT every jeepney driver who didn’t ply his usual route yesterday joined the transport strike, at least according to some of them. The scarcity of passengers in some parts of Cebu City after some schools suspended their…

Top performers in Drag Wars 2016 bared

Brian J. Ochoa 02/27/2017

After four legs of racing, organizers of the Drag Wars series have come up with the top performers of 2016. Leading the list is Vergel Vicencio of Bacolod’d team AMR, who was named Driver of the Year.…

Lazy solution to skywalk misuse

Nestor Ramirez 02/21/2017

Mutilating an important part of skywalks in Cebu City just to prevent homeless families from making the structure their sanctuary for the night is a lethargic solution in preventing the homelessness. The proposal to take off the…

PH leads first street art project vs air pollution

PR 02/19/2017

PBSP’S SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FAIR It is common for many commuters in Metro Manila to wipe a layer of soot from their faces after their daily commute to and from their schools or offices. Skin irritation and acne…

Free condoms at Colon Street

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/13/2017

ONE youth group and a militant youth party-list group marked Valentine’s Day eve by distributing free condoms at the heart of Cebu City’s downtown Colon Street yesterday afternoon. Chatch Calderon, coordinator of Youth for Sustainable Change (Y4SC)…

Street kids

Editorial 01/07/2017

Street kids are again very visible and everywhere in Cebu City as the Sinulog Festival nears.  These  street children have made Colon Street their haunt,  begging for money from  passersby.…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/28/2016

NEW SONG, PLEASE A street caroler approached two women queuing for a cab ride outside a mall. Upon hearing the first line of the Christmas song, one of the ladies disrupted him, saying, “Wa ka’y laing kanta…

Mandaue to strictly enforce Anti-Mendicancy ordinance

Dominic D. Yasay 12/20/2016

The City Council of Mandaue has approved a resolution seeking to strictly implement the Anti-Mendicancy Ordinance of Mandaue in light of the Christmas season. The resolution particularly intends to categorize street carolers under mendicants and to police…

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