CEBU CITY – Anti-narcotics agents dismantled two drug dens and arrested seven individuals in separate operations here and Pangalo, Bohol on Thursday, Sept. 22. In Barangay Sambag I, Cebu City, Alex Lanuza was arrested in a suspected drug den that he allegedly maintained. Caught in the drug den...
By CALVIN D. CORDOVA CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu valued at more P14 million was seized in separate buy-bust operations here on Tuesday night, Sept. 20. In Barangay Sawang Calero, police seized packs of shabu worth P7.6 million from John Mark Cuizon, 26. Police Major Francis Renz Talosig, chief of...
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama here has tapped former Sen. Franklin M. Drilon, a Liberal Party stalwart, and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio “Babes” Singson to help realize his vision of achieving a "Singapore-like Cebu City." RAMA (FB) “Today, we...
CEBU CITY — For 12-year-old Chelsea Omila, joining the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest was more than just winning a contest. WINNERS take center stage during the awarding ceremony of the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest Cebu leg on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the City Wing of SM Seaside Cebu. They are (from...
CEBU CITY – The Manila Bulletin Sketchfest made a successful return from a two-year hiatus with the staging of its Cebu leg on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the City Wing of SM Seaside Cebu here. TWO artists compete in the on-the-spot category of the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest 2022 in Cebu City on...
CEBU CITY – Police will tighten security in public schools here to avert violence between two warring youth gangs. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said members of “Bloods” and “Crips” were involved in a recent stabbing incident at the Mabolo Night High School. Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla,...
CEBU CITY – Former Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu will lead efforts to rehabilitate rivers in this city. FORMER DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (left) has been tapped to rehabilitate rivers in Cebu City. (Sugbo News FB photo) Cimatu said he is hoping that he will be able to...
CEBU CITY -- The mayor of this city welcomed President Marcos Jr.’s Executive Order (EO) allowing the optional use of face masks in open and well-ventilated areas. Mayor Michael Rama said the President’s EO No. 3 put to rest all debates on the issue of optional use of face masks in open areas....
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama here will fly to Manila to lure in more investors in a move that he described as “investment-begging.”’ The second round of investment begging was announced by Rama during the traditional Monday flag-raising ceremony on Monday, Sept. 12, at the City Hall...
TACLOBAN CITY – As the world mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a 26-year-old tattoo artist paid tribute to the British monarch by tattooing her image on his client’s left leg. RAMIL Roy Feliciano's Queen Elizabeth II tattoo. Ramil Roy Feliciano from Cebu City took six hours to finish the...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) said Monday, Sept. 12, that at least 2,000 structures are up for demolition in this city’s massive drive to clear waterways from obstruction. Raquel Arce, CCDRRMO head, said they are just awaiting the go-signal...
CEBU CITY – The mayor of this city welcomed the national government’s recommendation to make the wearing of face mask in open spaces optional. Mayor Michael Rama said “I am glad" with the Inter-Agency Task Force’s (IATF) recommendation especially that the policy is already being practiced...
