CEBU CITY — At least 300,000 devotees on Thursday, Jan. 5, joined the Walk with Jesus penitential procession signaling the start of the annual Fiesta Señor. THOUSANDS of devotees join the Walk with Jesus penitential procession on Thursday morning, Jan. 5, from Fuente Osmeña to the Basilica...
A MASS is held before the send-off ceremony for the Fiesta Senor festival security force in Cebu CIty. (PRO 7 FB screenshot) CEBU CITY – Security preparations for the month-long celebration of the 458th Fiesta Señor festival went full blast after over 2,000 uniformed and non-uniformed personnel...
CEBU CITY – Hundreds of devout Catholics on Monday, Jan. 2, attended the requiem Mass that the Archdiocese of Cebu held for the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral here. CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma celebrates a requiem Mass for the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at...
‘SAM,’ a native dog or ‘asong Pinoy’ (Aspin), is treated after he was shot by unidentified culprits in Cebu City. (Photo from Happy Tails Philippines) CEBU CITY – Police are investigating a reported case of animal abuse after two men shot a stray dog in Barangay Duljo here recently. Col....
CEBU CITY – A pregnant woman died after she was hit by two vehicles here before dawn on Monday, Dec. 19. The victim, 19-year-old Michelle Cañeda, was crossing N. Bacalso Ave. in Barangay Pardo when she was sideswiped by a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) around 1:50 a.m. Chief Master Sgt....
CEBU CITY -- The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) filed criminal and administrative charges against eight Cebu City Hall Officials and seven government contractors for their alleged involvement in an anomalous multi-million garbage collection deal. The charges were filed...
CEBU CITY -- The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Tuesday, Dec. 13, launched the ‘Oplan Iwas Paputok’ campaign. The DOH-7 reminded the public to take extra care as it aims for a ‘zero firecracker-related incidents’ during the Christmas and New Year revelry. 25FIREWORKS In a...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) on Monday, Dec. 12, destroyed seized illegal drugs worth more than P83 million. PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas personnel examine seized illegal drugs worth more than P83 million before their...
CEBU City-based company Uprise will open its first branch in Luzon in January. (Photo via Calvin D. Cordova) CEBU CITY – In its bid to provide more livelihood, a Cebu City-based networking company with rice as its primary product is expanding its operations in Luzon. Justhon Ang, chief executive...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) on Friday, Dec. 9, reported the completion of a major seaport development project. The project with a total budget of P80.8 million sourced from the CPA Corporate Budget involves the repair and expansion of the RC Deck inside the Cebu Baseport at the back...
CEBU CITY – Property worth more than P12 million was destroyed in two separate fires here on Sunday, Dec. 4. The first fire occurred past 1 .a.m. in Barangay Mambaling where at least 150 houses were destroyed. It took more than two hours before firefighters were able to put out the fire....
CEBU CITY – Multiple criminal charges were filed against a woman here who allegedly abused her four-year-old daughter through online sexual exploitation. THE National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas raids the house of a Cebu City resident accused of sexually exploiting her daughter....