CEBU CITY – A policeman was stabbed and wounded by a drunk man and retaliated by fatally shooting his attacker at dawn Wednesday, April 8, in Barangay Day-as here. Police Master Sgt. Celso Gonzales Rivera Jr., an operative of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO), was wounded in the chest. The...
CEBU CITY – A construction worker was found dead in a man-made lagoon inside a golf club here on Tuesday night, April 7. Police identified the victim as Ryan Ardina Jermino, 27, of Barangay Guba, Cebu City. Police said Jermino was one of the workers of Netforce International contracted to...
CEBU CITY – A major educational institution here will not implement a tuition increase for the upcoming school year. The University of Cebu (UC) on Tuesday, April 7, announced that there will be no tuition increase for the school year 2026-2027 amid the global cost pressures caused by the ongoing...
CEBU CITY – A stronger relationship with the management and upholding the welfare of workers will be prioritized. The rank-and-file workers and supervisors’ unions of the Oriental Port and Allied Services Corp. (Opascor) assured this after they successfully disaffiliated from one of the biggest...
CEBU CITY – To address the increasing cases of road crashes, authorities here have intensified the campaign against anti-drunk and drugged driving. To effectively enforce traffic laws, particularly Republic Act 10586 or the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013, policemen will visit night...
CEBU CITY – A 42-year-old man died while his companion was wounded when a security guard went on a shooting spree in Barangay Calamba here on Friday morning, March 27. Vicente Gemuta suffered three bullet wounds in the head and body. He was declared dead at the Cebu City Medical Center. The...
CEBU CITY – Amid the continuing oil price hikes, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has implemented several energy-saving measures. Police Col. George Ylanan, chief of CCPO, issued a memorandum reminding his personnel to be mindful of their fuel consumption. Ylanan reminded CCPO personnel to...
CEBU CITY – The fare matrices of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) were officially released following its initial rollout last week. Aside from the fare matrices, CBRT route maps and schedules were also released and will be implemented on Thursday, March 19. Rates for CBRT were based on fare...
CEBU CITY – No one could stop Vice President Sara Duterte from becoming the country’s next president. Lawyer Salvador Panelo, a staunch Duterte supporter, boldly declared this during the launching of the Cebu Alliance for Duterte 2028 on Friday, March 13, in a hotel here. Panelo, chief...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur - Extreme rainfall from typhoon ‘’Tino’’ was cited as the primary cause of the severe flooding that struck parts of Cebu City in November 2025, a hydrological study conducted by the University of the Philippines said. Researchers from the UP College of...
CEBU CITY – Four persons died when a wing van collided with a motorcycle in Barangay Busay here on Tuesday afternoon, March 10. Killed in the accident were the driver of the motorcycle, Jose Gacayan, 26, and his two back riders, Ereneya Lopez, 60, and Felix Vasquez, 56. The driver of the truck,...
CEBU CITY – Fifty-two homes were destroyed on Saturday, March 7, in the fifth fire that hit this city during Fire Prevention Month. Two persons were injured in the fire that broke out at 2:04 p.m. in Barangay Kasambagan, said Senior Fire Office 3 Wendell Villanueva, information officer of the...
