Billboard climber may face charges

Apple Ta-as 07/31/2015

The jeepney dispatcher who scaled the steel billboard frame in downtown Cebu City the other day may face a criminal charge for “disturbing the peace”. Unless it’s shown that he was suffering from a psychological disorder, the …

Another billboard climber rescued

Apple Ta-as, Chito O. Aragon 07/30/2015

A MAN yesterday scaled a  steel billboard frame in downtown Cebu City, causing  a commotion, but  he was persuaded to come down after being offered a fried chicken meal. It wasn’t clear why the 40-year-old  jeepney dispatcher …

A teenager’s story on why he almost jumped the billboard

Apple Ta-as 07/18/2015

Hungry teen roamed Cebu streets for four days with P300 The young man who almost jumped off a billboard Friday night had  roamed Metro Cebu for four  days without a place to sleep or  a full meal.…

Vice Mayor Labella persuades man to climb down the billboard

Apple Ta-as 07/18/2015

Loud cheers and applause broke out after an 18-year-old man climbed down a billboard after more than an hour of negotiation along General Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City. A crowd had gathered on the road soon after the…

Social welfare officers, law students tapped to help depressed inmates

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/15/2015

The Provincial Health Office said it cannot provide any psychologist to the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to conduct sessions with inmates suffering from depression. “We have programs for mental health support but this is…

Legal aid needed for overstaying inmates ‘to give them hope’

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/14/2015

More paralegal officers, not psychologists, are needed by inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to resolve their pending cases and keep their hope alive  for an early release. “Para nako, kining mga inmates…

After death of Aussie accused of child sex crime, taxi driver has ‘no lawyer’

Apple Ta-as 04/13/2015

With Australian inmate Hilton Munro gone, the future looks more bleak for the Ilonggo taxi driver who was arrested with him. Gilbert Andrada, 42, said their case of human trafficking and child abuse was dragging due to…

Former Aussie teacher accused of child trafficking found dead inside Cebu jail

Apple Ta-as 04/12/2015

Before taking his own life, Munro wrote another inmate: ‘Help me pass quietly’   The night before, he stayed up late scribbling on a sheet of paper. A fellow inmate across his cell said he noticed the…

Australian tourist found dead in jail

Apple Ta-as 04/11/2015

The Australian tourist who was arrested in a Cebu resort in 2013 for child sex offenses was found dead in his jail cell at 7:15 am. Hilton Munro, 46, was found hanging from one of the metal…

Lapu girl kills self before graduation

Norman V. Mendoza 03/25/2015

A 12-YEAR-OLD girl of barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City dreamed of becoming a teacher one day. Her dreams died with her when she was found hanging from a wooden beam in the ceiling of her room with a…

Daanbantayan students vented despair before their deaths

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/24/2015

STUDENTS TOLD CLASSMATES THROUGH FACEBOOK, TEXT MESSAGE DAYS BEFORE SUICIDE  Before taking their own lives, two of  three students of Daanbantayan National High School vented their despair to classmates through Facebook and a text message. In an…

Daanbantayan students to undergo counseling

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/20/2015

Students in Daanbantayan National High School underwent stress debriefing to help them deal with the trauma caused by last Monday’s suicides of two of the school’s students. A team was sent by the Provincial Council for the…

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