Tres de Abril battle in Cebu City: A symbol of courage and resilience

Pia Piquero 04/03/2024

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Today, April 3, on the anniversary of the Tres de Abril battle, Cebuanos gather to commemorate the historic event that marked a crucial moment in Philippine history. On April 3, 1898, a…

Historical marker in Labangon collapses

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 07/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — (UPDATED) The Roster Of Veteran For The Marker 1991, also known as the “Leon Kilat statue,” along Tres de Abril Street in Barangay Labangon, Cebu City collapsed on Monday morning, July 18, 2022.…

Another simple commemoration for Tres de Abril this year

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The commemoration of the Battle of Tres de Abril will once again be a simple affair as Cebu City continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The City Historical Affairs Office (CHAO) announced that…

Food station in Tres de Abril extends help to homeless and frontliners

Immae Lachica 04/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Last week, Alzen’s  Food Station in Tres de Abril, Barangay Labangon in Cebu City went viral for preparing free food for food delivery drivers around Cebu. Alzen Bacalla, owner of the food station told…

Duljo resident nabbed for snatching, drug possession tagged as suspect in rob-slay of student

Benjie B. Talisic 04/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Duljo Fatima resident, who was previously arrested for snatching and possession of illegal drugs in the Barangay Mambaling area, has been identified as the man who robbed and killed a student at…

Cebu City dad calls for more police visibility at night amid series of robberies in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, deputy mayor on police matters, called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the barangay tanods to conduct more patrols at night to deter robbers. “Alarming na ning…

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Madrileña de la Cerna 04/01/2017

April is a very historic month for Cebu and the Cebuanos because three major inspiring events occurred within this month in the history of Cebu and by extension, the Philippines. The Battle of Mactan happened on April…

Victim allegedly failed to remit drug proceeds

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/13/2016

SENIOR Supt. Joel Doria, director of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said they are validating a report that one of the victims in the gruesome killing in Tres de Abril, Barangay Punta Princesa was an alleged…

DEATHS ON TRES DE ABRIL

Morexette Erram 09/11/2016

Among those killed was a 16-year-old girl It was broad daylight and nearing noon when residents around Victor Village, Tres de Abril Street of Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City reported to authorities at the Punta Princesa Police…

Three killed in shootout in Tres de Abril

Morexette Erram 09/11/2016

Three persons including a 17-year-old died in a shooting incident in Tres de Abril St., Barangay Labangon, Cebu City Sunday. Suspects remain unidentified and at large. The Punta police precinct said the suspects remain at large while…

New book on Leon Kilat

Radel Paredes 04/02/2016

Crosshatching Today in 1898, a group of Cebuanos, armed only with machetes, knives, and spears, rose up against the Spaniards and their loyalists at an intersection in Labangon, in what is now known as the Tres de…

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