CEBU CITY – Police have pinpointed the individual who used social media to threaten teachers here. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said the threats directed to the teachers of the Inayawan National High School was the handiwork of a 13-year-old former student of the school. The CCPO said an...
CEBU CITY – A movement encouraging Sen. Risa Hontiveros to run for president in the May 2028 elections was launched here on Saturday, July 4. About 3,000 people attended the “Kalig-on sa Bisaya, Ipakita! Risa Na!” launching at the Aznar Coliseum of Phinma-Southwestern University. Clad in...
CEBU CITY – Classes in a private school here were disrupted after a shooting threat on Thursday morning, July 2. Law enforcers rushed to the Cebu Eastern College (CEC) after the threat posted on a Facebook group circulated at around 10 a.m. “Thank me later kung ma suspended inyong klase sa mga...
CEBU CITY – A traffic enforcer was injured after he was hit by a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) while manning traffic in Barangay Capitol Site here on Wednesday morning, July 1. The incident, which was captured by a security camera, happened on the junction box at the intersection of Escario St....
CEBU CITY – Timely cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can save lives. With this in mind, the Philippine Heart Association (PHA)-Cebu chapter is ramping up its “CPR-Ready Cebu” campaign as one of the organization’s flagship programs. Headed by its newly installed president Dr. Christine...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. welcomed the Cebu City Council 's decision to declare July 12 of every year as "West Philippine Sea Victory Day," calling the 2016 Arbitral Award a victory that the country should continue to uphold. In a statement, Teodoro...
CEBU CITY – Two women were arrested for allegedly selling unregistered instant slimming coffee in Barangay Pahina Central here. Five boxes containing these were seized during the raid conducted by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Mandaue City Field Unit past 1 p.m. on...
CEBU CITY – Smuggled cigarettes with an estimated value of P600 million were seized here on Wednesday, June 24. The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized 11 40-foot container vans containing smuggled cigarettes...
CEBU CITY – Security in schools here has been tightened in the aftermath of the deadly shooting inside a school in Tacloban City on Monday, June 22. Police Col. Franco Rudolf Oriol, deputy city director for administration of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said a measure called...
CEBU CITY – The Archdiocese of Cebu is rallying support for the “White Ribbon Movement” rally on June 28. While the upcoming mass action will be held at the EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City, Cebuanos can show support for the rally by wearing white during Masses, Cebu Archbishop...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu valued at more than P1 million was seized and five persons, including a minor, were arrested in separate anti-illegal drug operations in the cities of Cebu and Naga. The first operation was conducted in Barangay Banilad, Cebu City where two live-in partners were...
CEBU CITY – Sen. Risa Hontiveros expressed willingness to run for president in the 2028 elections. During a speaking engagement at the Phinma-Southwestern University here on Friday, June 19, Hontiveros said she is preparing for the possibility of going up against Vice President Sara Duterte, who...
