Eco-tourism push in midwest Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/16/2015

The provincial government is launching a community based eco-tourism project in five towns and one city in midwest Cebu. Joselito “Boboi” Costas, Capitol adviser on tourism product development, said the Cebu Community-Based Midwest Eco-Tourism Project advocates the…

Tuburan, Iloilo ex-mayors face Sandigan trial for fertilizer scam

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/12/2015

Two former mayors and 18 persons from three localities in the Visayas will face trial at the Sandiganbayan for their alleged involvement in the 2004 fertilizer fund scam. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales issued three separate resolutions on the…

TUBURAN EYES JAIL DECONGESTION

06/21/2015

THE mayor of Tuburan town, midwest Cebu, is asking the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to  allow the transfer of of  some prisoners to a neighboring municipality in order to decongest the jail. The town…

Shark ban ignorance

06/17/2015

Having provincial officials like Tuburan Mayor Democrito Diamante who are unaware of the existence of a provincial ordinance that bans the catching, sale and trading of endangered marine species like sharks isn’t surprising in itself. What is…

Tuburan town to have yearly 10-ball billiards tournament

Jade S. Violeta 06/17/2015

CUE ARTISTS from all over the province of Cebu will have something to look forward to next year after the chief executive of Tuburan town, northern Cebu promised to make the Mayor Aljun Diamante Open 10-Ball Championship…

Handcuffed man escapes from Tuburan hospital

Apple Ta-as, Rene Alima 06/14/2015

A  36-year-old detainee facing drug charges removed his handcuffs and slipped past his two police guards while confined in a government hospital in Tuburan town, northwest Cebu. On Friday morning   it was discovered that Dindo Sato Naingue…

FARM WORKER ELECTROCUTED

Apple Ta-as 06/10/2015

AN 18-YEAR-OLD worker of a gamefowl farm was found dead in barangay Paculob, Dumanjug town, southern Cebu last Monday morning. Police said Angelo Gumalal, a native of Tuburan town, Cebu, was believed to have been electrocuted after…

Dalaguete, Sta. Fe, Tuburan eyed for anti-poverty drive

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/01/2015

The towns of Dalaguete, Sta. Fe and Tuburan were identified as pilot areas for the national government’s Accelerated and Sustainable Anti-Poverty Program (ASAPP) in yesterday’s meeting at the Capitol Social Hall. Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said…

Health authorities check out typhoid fever reports in Tuburan

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/06/2015

The Cebu Provincial Health Office is verifying reports of another typhoid fever case in Tuburan town, northwest Cebu. Dr. Cynthia Genoslango, PHO head said they sent a team to investigate five suspected cases in a hinterland barangay…

Drug suspect lobs grenade at Tuburan cops

Apple Ta-as 11/23/2014

A bystander was wounded after a suspected drug pusher threw a grenade at approaching policemen conducting a buy-bust operation in barangay 2, Tuburan town, northwestern Cebu last Friday. One of the policemen managed to shoot the suspect,…

Tuburan Barangay captain shot

Rene Alima 09/29/2014

What was supposed to be a night of merrymaking on Saturday to mark the fiesta in a barangay in Tuburan town in northern Cebu turned into a nightmare for villagers after their barangay captain was shot by…

Top seed Sevillano rallies to bag Shell chess crown

Dale G. Rosal 07/14/2014

Rhenzi Kyle Sevillano stepped it up when it mattered most as he completed a come-from-behind win to clinch the juniors division title in the Visayas leg of the Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship yesterday at the…

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