Five more fall ill in Toledo village

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/16/2015

Five more residents of sitio Bayabas, barangay Subayon, Toledo City were put under observation at the Toledo City District Hospital after they complained of fever, abdominal pain, and cough and colds. Subayon barangay captain Florante Lariba told…

PB drafts law to stop Sapangdaku quarrying

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/16/2015

To finally solve the long-running problem caused by sand and gravel quarrying in the Sapangdaku River, the Provincial Board (PB) is now in the process of drafting an ordinance regulating river activities. PB member Alex Binghay said…

Five more Toledo residents show typhoid fever type symptoms

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/15/2015

Five more residents of Subayon, Toledo were brought to the Toledo City Hospital after showing symptoms associated with typhoid fever. Subayon barangay chairman Florante Lariba said the five residents raised the number of patients showing similar symptoms…

23 fall ill inToledo; dengue possible

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/15/2015

Provincial health authorities ruled out typhoid fever as having caused 23 residents of sitio Bayabas, barangay Subayon Toledo City to fall sick last week. Dr. Cynthia Genosolango, head of the Provincial Health Office (PHO), said 23 persons…

Boy, 6, killed crossing street alone

Rene Alima 03/15/2015

A BOY died after he was run over by a speeding truck  past noon last Friday the 13th in barangay Poog, Toledo City. Gambert Rosalita, 6, suffered severe head trauma and fractured bones  after the Isuzu Elf…

Sonny O supports halt of Sapangdaku quarrying

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/10/2015

Toledo City Mayor  John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña yesterday called for a total ban of quarrying in the Sapandaku River. He appeared before the Provincial Board (PB) where he said this requires a stop to the issuance of …

Capitol dads ban backhoes in Sapangdaku river quarrying

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/03/2015

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday approved a resolution banning the use of backhoes in river quarrying. The measure came days after the Toledo City Council issued a resolution to halt quarrying in the Sapangdaku River in…

Justice for a Toledo village chief

01/14/2015

Violence, whether it happens in a metropolis or in a small,  out of the way  place, can still shock people to  the core especially if it happens in broad daylight. Timoteo Sepada Largo,  barangay chairman of Cambang-ug, …

Barangay captain, 65, riddled with bullets; Victim waged war on drugs in Toledo city

Apple Ta-as, Rene Alima 01/07/2015

 KAP SHOT DEAD A barangay captain in Toledo City, midwest Cebu,  was gunned down yesterday morning a day after he allegedly told his mayor, John H. Osmeña, that he was getting threats in connection with his drive…

Toledo City village official shot dead

Marian Z. Codilla 01/06/2015

A village chief of Cambang-og in Toledo City was shot dead at the national highway at past 10 a.m., Tuesday. Toledo City Legal Officer Glenn Cabada said in a radio interview that Cambang-og barangay chairman Timoteo Largo…

Woman with P200K worth of drugs nabbed in Toledo

Apple Ta-as 01/05/2015

A20-year-old woman was caught with more than P200,000 worth of suspected illegal drugs last Saturday night in a buy-bust operation in barangay Poblacion, Toledo City, Cebu. Ezra Nicole Hernandez, in her early 20s, was arrested after a…

Couple, brother-in-law saved by Chinese crew on New Year’s Day

Rene Alima 01/04/2015

After 26 hours of floating in the waters off Occidental Mindoro, a couple and a relative were rescued by crew members of a Chinese vessel and were taken to Toledo City at 2 p.m. last Thursday, Jan.…

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