Former cop dies in shootout

Apple Ta-as, Rene F. Alima 02/10/2016

A FORMER policeman was killed in a shootout with police who tried to serve a search warrant in his house in Barangay Luray, Toledo City, midwest Cebu last Tuesday night. Terry Tabulado allegedly fired at operatives of…

Poe, Escudero court Cebu votes

Carmel Loise Matus 02/10/2016

A day after they formally launched their campaign at the Plaza Miranda in Manila, Senators Grace Poe and Francis Escudero went to this city to woo voters of the province with highest number of electorates in the…

PIB kills ex-police in Toledo City shootout

Apple Ta-as 02/10/2016

Operatives of the Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) killed a former policeman in a shootout in Toledo City on Tuesday night. Supt. Rodolfo Albotra, PIB head, said Terry Tabulado fired shots at the police team who were supposed…

Toledo City barangay gets new health center

PR 02/04/2016

RESIDENTS of Barangay Awihao, an upland village located about seven kilometers from the Toledo City center, welcomed the completion of a health center that was built with the help of Therma Visayas, Inc. (TVI) and Aboitiz Foundation,…

Guard kills intruder

Apple Ta-as 02/02/2016

A MAN was fatally shot by a security guard of the Carmen Copper Corp. in Barangay Das, Toledo City in midwest Cebu. Ronelio Sasan succumbed to four gunshot wounds in the body. Sasan was allegedly caught by…

Two men shot in Toledo

Rene F. Alima 01/30/2016

TWO men were wounded after two motorcycle-riding men shot them in Barangay Gen. Climaco. Toledo City, Cebu. Jomar Lapinid, 25, and Jovito Laspoña, 56, were sitting by the roadside when the unidentified assailants fired at them. The…

Nephew kills aunt in Toledo City

Rene F. Alima 01/25/2016

A 45-year-old woman was stabbed dead by her nephew at around 9 a.m. Monday in barangay Poblacion, Toledo City in western Cebu. Leah Ragpala was declared dead on arrival at the Toledo District Hospital. Her nephew, Bayani…

More than 100 trees cut despite stop order

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/24/2016

Despite a cease-and-desist order, more than 300 trees were cut in barangay Talavera, Toledo City where a solar power plant is being built. “There are around 725 trees in the area and it was confirmed that more…

Fiscal junks tree-cutting case in Toledo solar farm

Carmel Loise Matus 01/22/2016

FOR lack of sufficient evidence, the Toledo City Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the dismissal of the complaint filed against companies that cut down 900 trees to pave the way for a solar power project in barangay Talavera,…

Cebu to get additional 300MW by end-2018

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/11/2016

Construction of the 340-megawatt (MW) coal plant by the Aboitiz-led Therma Visayas, Inc. (TVI) in Toledo City is on track and will be completed by the end of 2018. Sebastian R. Lacson, chief operating officer of Aboitiz…

Toledo shooting

Rene F. Alima 01/05/2016

A man was shot yesterday in the stomach by his 50-year-old neighbor, whom he accused of stealing coconuts in barangay Gen. Climaco in Toledo City. Rufino Tapdasan, 33, was rushed to the hospital for treatment after his…

Man stabbed by brother in father’s wake

Apple Ta-as, Rene F. Alima 12/31/2015

A 27-year-old man was stabbed and wounded by his older brother during the vigil wake of their father in Toledo City on Tuesday morning. Police said the attack may have been triggered by the emotional stress over…

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