Cebu City fire razes furniture factory, 4 houses in Talamban

Lyle Andales and Paul Lauro 10/25/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A pre-dawn blaze razed a furniture factory and several nearby homes in Sitio Nasipit, Barangay Talamban, Cebu City, early Saturday, October 25. The fire left at least 16 families, made up of 49…

Cebu City: Man accused of molesting neighbor to face charges

by Paul Lauro 06/24/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 21-year-old man is facing charges of acts of lasciviousness and trespassing after he allegedly broke into his neighbor’s home and molested her while she was asleep. According to the Talamban Police Station,…

Police: No kidnapping recorded in Talamban

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As far as the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is concerned, there was no kidnapping incident that transpired here over the weekend. The police made this clarification on Tuesday, January 28, following reports…

Cebu City stabbing: Jealous man kills BF of live-in’s sister

Paul Lauro 11/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A man driven by jealousy and suspicion killed the boyfriend of the sister of his live-in partner at past 4 a.m. today, November 4, in Sitio Hillside, Barangay Talamban, Cebu City. The 28-year-old…

LOOK: Talamban fire kills 10-year-old boy

CDN Digital 06/04/2024

Here are some scenes of the fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Talamban, Cebu City at past 2 a.m. today, June 4 and its aftermath a few hours later. A 10-year-old child died in the…

LTO-7 opens new licensing office in Brgy. Talamban

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) has found a new place that they could call home for now. On Tuesday, April 23, LTO-7  formally opened its new licensing office at Piazza…

Visita Iglesia 2024: San Isidro Labrador Parish

Emmariel Ares 03/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu is home to an abundant number of old churches that showcase the long history of religion in the province. Among these churches is the San Isidro Labrador Parish Church in Talamban, Cebu…

Cebu City eyes Bulacao to Talamban subway project

Pia Piquero 01/31/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is planning to implement a subway project that will traverse Barangay Bulacao in the south to Talamban in north as a means to ease vehicular traffic here. But first,…

Talamban fire claims life of 92-yr-old lola

Futch Anthony Inso 01/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 92-year-old lola died in a fire that hit Alfonso St., Sitio Ylaya, Barangay Talamban in Cebu City, on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at around 11:02 a.m. The victim was identified as Basilisa…

Drunk man who went on rampage in Talamban nabbed and charged

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The construction worker, who went on a drunken rampage and hacked a woman then wounded a man with a hard object, has been arrested and charged. Arnel Pineng, 33, was arrested a day…

One-way Talamban flyover trial traffic scheme postponed indefinitely

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/06/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Traffic Management Board on Saturday, May 6, 2023, announced that the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) had indefinitely postponed the planned one-way Talamban flyover trial traffic scheme. The CCTO decided…

One-way signages to Talamban surprise motorists

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Signages announcing the planned one-way traffic scheme to Talamban next week has caught many motorists by surprise. The advisory signages were put up by the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) in a bid…

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