CEBU CITY – A police officer was lucky to escape serious injuries after the car he was driving fell off a cliff on Transcentral Highway in Barangay Cansamoroy, Balamban town, Cebu province. The incident happened during a heavy downpour around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7. Police Staff Sgt....
CEBU CITY – It has been almost a week since typhoon “Tino” battered Cebu province but several barangays in a mountainous town remain isolated. Balamban Mayor Amos Edwin Cabahug lamented that sending relief aid to six barangays has been a challenge as roads leading to the affected areas are...
CEBU CITY – A wanted individual was killed in a shootout with police in Barangay Bayong, Balamban town, Cebu province on Tuesday morning, August 13. POLICE arrest murder suspect Jovel Tribunalo Villegas (left) after a shootout in Balamban town, Cebu province on Tuesday morning, August 13....
CEBU CITY — The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has trained over 100 policemen who are set to be deployed at the Trans Central Highway (TCH) in Balamban town, Cebu. LAWMEN from the Cebu Provincial Police Office attend a recent seminar as a requirement to enable them to become...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested two barangay tanods (watchmen) after they were caught keeping unlicensed firearms in their homes in Barangay Lamesa, Balamban, Cebu. Nabbed on Friday morning, October 13, were Rouel Dumdum Goc-ong, 48, and Mario Vasquez, 48. AN OFFICER from the Criminal Investigation...
CEBU CITY – A 60-year-old barangay councilor was gunned down while driving a motorcycle on the national highway in Barangay Prenza, Balamban, Cebu, on Thursday afternoon, October 5. Police identified the fatality as Anastacio Pacquiao, one of three candidates running for barangay captain in...
CEBU CITY – Three persons were killed in a collision between two big bikes on Transcentral Highway in Barangay Gaas, Balamban, Cebu on Saturday morning, September 16. Police identified the fatalities as George Untalan, 54, Dominador Bragat Jr., 34, and Kate Ponce. Ponce was the back rider of...
CEBU CITY – Police expressed alarm that minors were used by a suspected drug group in its illegal activities in Balamban town, western Cebu. Lawmen discovered this after they arrested four persons following a shootout on Saturday night, August 19. Police Lt. Col. Glenn Hife, chief of the Balamban...
CEBU CITY – A former barangay councilor was gunned down by motorcycle-riding assailants in Barangay Baliwagan, Balamban town, Cebu early Saturday morning, April 22. Alfonso Jun Boot Jr. died on the spot due to bullet wounds. The victim’s wife told police that her husband left their house past 5...
CEBU CITY – What was supposed to be a lucky day turned into a nightmarish experience for this 42-year-old woman from Balamban town, Cebu province. A WOMAN seeks help from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Central Visayas in Cebu City after she lost P20,000 to a scammer. (Calvin D....
CEBU CITY – The Cebu provincial government is pushing through with its plan to build a government center in Balamban. And for Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, the project must start as soon as possible. The national government has allocated P200 million for the construction of the government center...
The Philippine Embassy in Oslo is currently hosting the Filipiniana creation of Norway-based fashion designer Mayeth Sigue Codoy whose signature brand is now slowly finding its niche in major European cities. Codoy, born and raised in Balamban, Cebu, is the owner of the MYET brand which features...
