Romano ‘modern martyr’ for poor

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/12/2015

Exactly three decades ago yesterday, Fr. Rudy Romano, a Redemptorist priest, was abducted by armed men in barangay Tisa, Cebu City. He was never seen again. The 1985 disappearance of the militant priest was remembered by  friends,…

Developer to add 1,800 housing units

Vanessa Claire Lucero 06/15/2015

Cable Internet service also planned this year Listed low-cost housing developer 8990 Holdings, Inc. will offer an additional 1,800 housing units in Cebu this year, officials said. Januario Jesus B. Atencio III, president and chief executive officer,…

WOMAN FOUND DEAD AT HOME

Chito O. Aragon 06/11/2015

A 65-YEAR-OLD woman was found dead in her house in barangay Tisa, Cebu City past midnight yesterday. Police said Cristita Limbaga bore contusions in the body and things inside the house were in disarray, suggesting foul play.…

Trafficking raps filed vs Danish visitor, aide

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/23/2015

A Danish national and his female assistant are facing human trafficking charges after they allegedly abused at least three children in barangay Tisa, Cebu City. Nicola Jacobsen, 54, and Alona Tortosa were accused of violating Republic Act…

Danish national, aide face trafficking raps

Norman V. Mendoza 01/21/2015

Charges will be filed against a Danish national and his aide today after they were arrested for allegedly having sex with street girls and operating a cyberpornography business at his rented apartment in barangay Tisa, Cebu City.…

4 guests fall ill after using swimming pool

Edison Delos Angeles 12/28/2014

Chlorine poisoning suspected; resort in barangay Tisa  temporarily closed A Christmas Day get-together of friends  turned tragic for three men and a child after  swimming in the pool of a private resort in barangay Tisa, Cebu CIty.…

Tisa fire razes 2 houses

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Peter L. Romanillos 12/22/2014

A morning fire razed a two-storey house and a two-door apartment and damaged another house in sitio San Isidro, barangay Tisa, Cebu City. Arson investigators pegged the property dam at P80,000. SF02 Alberto Jagdon of the Labangon…

Siomai sa Tisa fest set

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/25/2014

OWING to the delicacy that placed barangay Tisa  on the tourism map, local officials of barangay Tisa, Cebu City will hold the  first-ever “Siomai sa Tisa” festival on Sunday. Ten dancing contingents from different sitios in the…

4 Fires: 1 Dead

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Carine M. Asutilla, Chito O. Aragon, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 08/09/2014

Four fires struck Cebu in less than 24 hours. An elderly man was killed Thursday night after he was trapped inside his burning house in the town of Sibonga, about 60 kilometers south of Cebu City. Two…

Four fires hit Metro Cebu

Anie M. Paujana, Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 08/08/2014

A fire this afternoon in Palma street in an urban barangay in San Roque, Cebu City is the fourth fire reported since 10 p.m. in Cebu. Firemen are dousing flames that affected at least 28 wooden shanties…

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