Talisay: Why retired seaman shot and wounded his wife, 2 children

Futch Anthony Inso 12/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Money problems made worse by his worsening health and the growing rift between his family were possibly the reasons that pushed a 62-year-old retired seaman to shoot and wound his 60-year-old wife and…

Fire burns down 60 houses in Talisay City, Cebu

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 60 houses were burned down as a result of a fire that hit Brgy. Cansolong in Talisay City, Cebu on Friday morning, November 29. The blaze also destroyed properties estimated…

Blocktimer, cohort to face raps for P4M extortion attempt on mayor

Emmariel Ares 11/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police will be filing charges of robbery extortion against a Cebuano radio blocktimer and his assistant for trying to extort money from a politician in exchange for the latter’s withdrawal from the mayoral…

Sigbin or not? Skeletons found in Talisay house spur speculations

Futch Anthony Inso 11/12/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Two skeletons of an unidentified creature with two long hind legs, which was found inside the ceiling of a believed to be nearly a 100-year-old ancestral house, has spurred speculations of them belonging…

Talisay, Cebu: Traffic enforcer, helping pedestrians, hit by SUV

Emmariel Ares 11/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  While assisting pedestrians, who were crossing the street, a traffic enforcer was struck by a vehicle in Talisay City, Cebu on Wednesday evening, November 6. The incident happened along the N Bacalso Avenue…

Talisay: Motorcycle rider dies after falling off cliff

Emmariel Ares 11/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The body of a motorcycle rider was found at the bottom of a roadside cliff in Sitio Santol, Camp 4 in Talisay City, Cebu on the early hours of Friday, November 1. Authorities…

Town in volcano’s shadow hit by landslides it never expected

Associated Press 10/28/2024

TALISAY, Philippines — As a storm pounded his rural home, Raynaldo Dejucos asked his wife and children to stay indoors and keep safe from a lightning strike or slippery roads. One thing the 36-year-old didn’t mention was…

Negros: Largest ‘chicken’ building is new Talisay tourism hot spot

Nanette Guadalquiver - Philippine News Agency 10/20/2024

BACOLOD CITY – Declared as the “largest building in the shape of a chicken” by the Guinness World Records, the “Manok ni Cano Gwapo” inside the Campuestohan Highland Resort in Barangay Cabatangan, Talisay City, Negros Occidental is the…

Talisay accident: Man dies after vehicle rams into house

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 08/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 41-year-old man died after the vehicle he was driving rammed into a house by the side of the road in Sitio Libo, Brgy. Mohon in Talisay City in southern Cebu on Thursday…

Man in Talisay arrested for allegedly raping stepdaughter, a minor

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/30/2024

[Trigger warning: Sensitive case, mentions of rape] CEBU CITY, Philippines — A man from Talisay City in southern Cebu is facing charges of statutory rape after being accused of raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter multiple times. The National…

PUV runs over nurse’s arm in Talisay, Cebu accident

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 07/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 56-year-old nurse was rushed to a hospital after the motorcycle she was driving was hit by a public utility vehicle (PUV) in Brgy. Tabunok, Talisay City, Cebu on Thursday morning, July 25,…

2 drug stings in Talisay, Cebu City net ‘Nanay,’ 12 others

Emmariel Ares 07/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two separate drug busts in Talisay City and Cebu City on Thursday, July 11, led to the arrest of  13 drug personalities and the confiscation of P183,600 worth of illegal drugs. Moreover, two…

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