CEBU CITY – Eighteen persons were rescued after a motorized banca sank off Gilutungan Island, Cordova, Cebu on Sunday, Dec. 28. Initial findings revealed that the motorized banca sailed from Getafe, Bohol for Cebu City when it became unstable near the waters off Gilutungan Island. The boat...
CEBU CITY – Close to P10-million worth of suspected shabu was seized from two individuals, including a 15-year-old boy, in separate anti-illegal drug operations on Sunday, Dec. 28. Police said the boy yielded 180 grams of shabu worth P1.2 million when he was rescued by operatives of the Mambaling...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued six passengers after a motor banca nearly sank while crossing waters between Negros Oriental and Cebu on Saturday, Dec. 27. A report from the Coast Guard Station (CGS) Negros Oriental said the incident happened off Guihulngan City and near Dumanjug, Cebu....
CEBU CITY – Six former beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are among the topnotchers in the November 2025 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Visayas (DSWD-7) said five of the topnotchers are from Cebu and...
CEBU CITY – Two men died in a gun attack that marred Christmas Day in Barangay Sawang Calero here. Melber Alicabo, 40, and his half-brother, 36-year-old Romel Fernandez, were shot one after another by their neighbors on Thursday morning. Merlinda Fernandez, Romel 's mother, told police that...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Normal University (CNU) scored big in the 2025 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) with 44 graduates making it to the Top 10. Joined by their loved ones and friends, the 44 topnotchers, 15 from the elementary level and 29 from the secondary level, were recognized and awarded...
CEBU CITY – A man died and three others were injured in a collision between two motorcycles on a highway in Carmen town, northern Cebu province. The crash happened around 4 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 22. Police said a certain Jun, who drove a Suzuki Smash, died in the road crash. Injured were a certain...
CEBU CITY – With fighters from three of the most notable boxing gymns in the Visayas seeing action, Bakbakan sa Naga 5 promises to be a slam-bang affair. The 10-fight card is set for Sunday, Dec. 21, at the Enan Chiong Sports Complex in the Cigy of Naga, southern Cebu province. Naga Mayor Val...
CEBU CITY – With Christmas Day just around the corner, authorities here are making sure that regulations on the selling of firecrackers are being observed. Officials from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), Regional Civil Security Unit, and Bureau of Fire Protection on Friday, Dec. 19, conducted...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the registration of rental pool agreements for two units of Cebu Landmasters Inc., allowing the Visayas-Mindanao property developer to offer investment contracts for its serviced residence projects. The commission en banc on Dec. 16 rendered...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) are set to submit cases to the Office of the Ombudsman by January 2026 over Cebu flood control projects blamed for the severe flooding during Typhoon Tino. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon...
CEBU CITY – There was no report of any untoward incident at the start of 'Misa de Gallo ' here on Tuesday, Dec. 16, police said. Police Lt. Col. Jose Losbaños, information officer of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said the start of the nine-day masses was generally peaceful....
