CEBU CITY – At least 300 personnel from the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) were recognized for their roles in the emergency response operations in the earthquake-stricken northern Cebu province. They were among those deployed for rescue, retrieval, and recovery operations...
CEBU CITY – A top medical school here has once again produced topnotchers. Two graduates from the Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM) are among the Top 10 passers in the October 2025 Physicians Licensure Examination (PLE), according to the results released by the Professional Regulation Commission...
President Marcos said all families displaced by the strong earthquake in Bogo City are now staying at the temporary shelters set up by the government. During his return to Bogo City on Friday, Oct. 17, Marcos stated that he was satisfied with the response, stressing that all affected families...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) recorded on Friday, Oct. 17, three more fatalities due to the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that shook Bogo, City Cebu two weeks ago. The additional fatalities brought the death toll to 79, the NDRRMC said. There were 559 individuals...
CEBU CITY – The country’s third smallest province showed that heart matters more than size. The provincial government of Siquijor rushed to aid earthquake-affected areas in northern Cebu province, delivering P2.5-million worth of relief assistance following the Sept. 30 earthquake. Gov. Jake...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested a 21-year-old man who admitted killing a ride-hailing app driver in a mountain barangay here last week for P3,000. The suspect, Kirk Blash Monteron Amasa, admitted he was paid to kill Dexter Nanong Dandan, a 48-year-old resident of Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City. Dandan...
CEBU CITY – Three dogs perished in two separate fires here on Wednesday morning, Oct. 15. No was injured in the twin fires. The first fire happened past 6 a.m. in Barangay Duljo Fatima where Rushie, a seven-year-old mixed Labrador, and Thunder, a five-year-old Bulldog, died. Dhave Claver, the...
Gokongwei-led Cebu Pacific has flown nearly 20 million passengers by the end of September, keeping the low-cost carrier on track to reach its lofty target this year. In a public disclosure, Cebu Pacific reported serving 19.95 million passengers from January to September, a 14 percent increase from...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Wednesday, Oct. 15, that more than 1.8 million individuals were already affected by the recent earthquakes that rocked Davao Oriental and Cebu. OCD spokesperson Junie Castillo said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and...
CEBU CITY – A police lieutenant has been dropped from the rolls after criminal and administrative charges were filed against him for allegedly raping a minor in Ginatilan town, Cebu province. The police officer went into hiding after the alleged abuse was reported to the police on Sept. 28. The...
CEBU CITY –The magnitude-6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on Sept. 30 caused massive devastation in the agriculture and education sectors in the province. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, director of the Department of Education-Central Visayas (DepEd-7), said damage to schools has reached close to...
ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo provincial government and Iloilo city government are sending aid to local government units (LGUs) in Cebu and Davao affected by recent strong earthquakes. Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. has allocated P5 million for Cebu which was processed a day before an...
