CEBU CITY – Kind, caring, and deeply loving. This was how young entrepreneur Kingston Ralph Cheng was described by his mother, Katherine, who finally spoke up more than a week after her son’s tragic passing. “I lost my son in an unimaginable, tragic way that makes it so painful that words...
* STORY UPDATE * CEBU CITY – The woman who accused her American boyfriend, Joe Romero, of allegedly raping her in a hotel room here has decided to withdraw the complaint. “During the official proceedings, the complainant recanted the allegation, and the case was discontinued due to lack of...
CEBU CITY – The five men accused of acting as security escorts of a hit-and-run suspect were cleared of charges. The Mandaue City Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, Feb. 13, dismissed the charges against the five men for lack of jurisdiction. The five men had been charged with violating Republic...
CEBU CITY – Was Sean Andrew Pajarillo involved in another hit-and-run incident in the past? City officials are trying to find this out after reports came out that the fatal Feb. 8 involving the 21-year-old man was the second road crash that he was involved in. Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña on Friday,...
CEBU CITY – The driver in the hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of a young businessman recently posted bail on Friday, Feb. 13. Sean Andrew Pajarillo posted P72,000 bail after he was charged for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and damage to property in connection with the fatal...
CEBU CITY – The driver who figured in a fatal hit-and-run here may no longer be able to possess a driver’s license. Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao, chief of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), is recommending a lifetime ban on the driver’s license of 21-year-old Sean Andrew Pajarillo....
CEBU CITY – The driver’s license of the 21-year-old man who hit and killed a young businessman here has been suspended. Aside from suspending his license for 90 days, the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO) also issued a show-cause order to Sean Andrew Pajarillo. Pajarillo was the...
CEBU CITY – A 23-year-old businessman was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Barangay Banilad here shortly after midnight Sunday, Feb. 8. Police identified the victim as Kingston Ralph Cheng, an owner of a luxury coffee shop in an uptown mall here. Police said the victim suffered severe injuries...
CEBU CITY – A coalition of local event organizers and suppliers are up in arms about the move of a major hotel here to tap an exclusive entity for event-related technical services. The Cebu City Suppliers and Event Organizers (CCSEO) urged Mayor Nestor Archival to step in and help resolve the...
CEBU CITY – “Basyang” has weakened from a tropical storm to tropical depression but officials here are not taking any chances. This city will remain on a heightened alert until Basyang exits Central Visayas, said Councilor Dave Tumulak, head of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and...
CEBU CITY – With emphasis on digital innovation, cross-border connectivity, and high-value market opportunities, tourism leaders are setting their sights on the future of regional tourism following the conclusion of the 29th ASEAN Tourism Forum here on Friday, Jan. 30. Chaired by Tourism...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has activated its full worker protection and compensation system to provide immediate and long-term support to victims and bereaved families of the deadly Binaliw landfill collapse in Cebu City as rescue operations concluded. Under the Employees’...
