CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama has issued a directive to ensure a peaceful observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day here on Nov. 1 and 2, respectively. MAYOR Michael Rama (right) and Col. Ireneo Dalogdog, chief of the Cebu City Police Office, inspect cemeteries in Cebu City on...
CEBU CITY – A house was buried and three others were damaged when a pile of limestone collapsed on Wednesday, Oct. 26, in Barangay Banilad here. Barangay Banilad Captain Dennes Tabar said the incident happened at around 9 a.m. while Metro Cebu was experiencing heavy rain. The incident affected at...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines announced Wednesday, Oct. 26, that direct flights to Baguio from Cebu and vice versa will start on Friday, Dec. 16. In a Facebook post, PAL said Cebu-Baguio-Cebu flights will operate four times a week. It said flight PR2230 will depart the Mactan-Cebu International...
CEBU CITY – Police are investigating the death of a woman in a hotel here on Monday morning, Oct. 24. Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla, deputy chief for administration of the Cebu City Police Office, said the investigation is being conducted to determine whether there was foul play in her death. The...
CEBU CITY – Runway operations at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) were suspended Monday, Oct. 24, after a Korean Air plane overshot the runway on Sunday night, Oct. 23. KOREAN Air Flight KE631 lies on the runway of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport on Monday morning, Oct. 24. It...
Cebu City is no longer included in the list of testing centers for the upcoming December 2022 Aeronautical Licensure Examination (AELE), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) advised. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN FILE) This was announced on Thursday, Oct. 21. Affected board exam takers will be...
CEBU CITY – Police here are gearing up for three major activities next month. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is set to map out security plans for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days on Nov. 1 and 2, respectively, the opening of full face-to-face classes on Nov. 3, and the Bar examinations on...
CEBU CITY -- Police on Monday night, Oct. 17, arrested the suspect in the killing of a public school teacher in the City of Naga in southern Cebu. Elmar Gemida, 24, was arrested by pursuing policemen in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Gemida is the suspect in the killing of Jhun Leo Pañares,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has encouraged all public lawyers in Visayas to participate in the two-day regional convention of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President) Through Memorandum Circular...
CEBU CITY – A go-to place for heritage enthusiasts is set to open to the public anew. Sporting a livelier, more vibrant exterior, Casa Gorordo Museum on E. Aboitiz St. here will reopen on Oct. 15. THE facade of Casa Gorordo in Cebu City. (Photo via Calvin D. Cordova) The house museum offers a...
CEBU CITY — Old habits die hard for this known robber. Jerlan Cañete Sabanal, a resident of Barangay Ermita here where he is known as “Boy Langaw,” was arrested again less than a month after he was released from jail. Sabanal was nabbed at dawn on Tuesday, Oct. 11, after police caught him...
CEBU CITY – Col. Ireneo Dalogdog, newly installed Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) chief, vowed to instill more discipline in the 1,200-strong CCPO in support of Mayor Michael Rama’s “Oplan: Disiplina.” COL. Ireneo Dalogdog (left), new Cebu City police chief, in a meeting with Cebu City...
