CEBU CITY – A 17-year-old girl was raped and killed in Barangay Bunga, Toledo City, Cebu. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has ordered the immediate arrest of the killer of Sharmaine Flores, whose body was found in a grassy area past 6 a.m. on Friday, August 25. SHARMAINE Flores...
CEBU CITY – A timely release of licenses for real estate salespersons will help get rid of “colorum” salespersons. CHRIS Malazarte, national president of the Accredited Real Estate Salespersons, raises a point during a consultative meeting with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban...
CEBU CITY – Two more key cities in Metro Cebu have declared Amadeus Fernando Pagente persona non grata. Pagente, better known as Luka Pura Vega, is no longer welcome in the cities of Mandaue and Talisay where separate resolutions have been approved declaring the controversial drag artist an...
Sandara Park, or Dara, former member of K-pop group 2NE1, said is looking forward to coming back to Cebu for a K-pop show. Dara, AB6IX, Viviz, Younite, 1MILLION and MB Crew will be performing at the “Awake: A New Beginning” show on Sept. 23 at the City Di Mare events grounds in South Road...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) has announced the completion of a major seaport development project in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu. THE Reinforced Concrete Deck with Ro-Ro (Roll-on, Roll-off) Ramp at the Port of Maya in Daanbantayan, Cebu will be inaugurated on August 25. (CPA...
The Golden Bridge at Ba Na Hills in Da Nang, Vietnam. (Photo courtesy of Vietnam Tourism) With revenge travel in full effect, many Filipinos are on the lookout for sweet deals, from hotel bookings to flight promotions. Luckily for us, Cebu Pacific continues to offer more destinations to Filipino...
CEBU CITY – There is a new tourist destination in the northwestern part of Cebu. With its picturesque 360-view of Tuburan town, the Tuburan 360 is fast becoming a top tourist attraction in the second-class municipality. Tuburan 360 also offers a wide variety of delectable food that visitors can...
CEBU CITY – The coffee industry development program in Tuburan town, Cebu is something that can be replicated nationwide as part of the country’s poverty reduction plan. National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary Lope Santos III said this after he attended the recent convergence of...
CEBU CITY – Police expressed alarm that minors were used by a suspected drug group in its illegal activities in Balamban town, western Cebu. Lawmen discovered this after they arrested four persons following a shootout on Saturday night, August 19. Police Lt. Col. Glenn Hife, chief of the Balamban...
CEBU CITY – Seven persons were arrested in anti-illegal drug operations here. On Friday afternoon, August 18, six persons were nabbed when agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) dismantled a drug den in Barangay Basak. Arrested was the subject of the...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu Lechon Festival 2023 is underway at Megaworld Mactan Newtown in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. ROASTED pig or 'lechon' is the star of the Cebu Lechon Festival 2023 in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. (Juan Carlo de Vela) Over 10 skilled “lechoneros” gathered for the three-day annual event...
CEBU CITY – A murder complaint was filed against the construction worker who admitted killing a 19-year-old woman from Panabo City, Davao del Norte here last month. Simeon Gabutero was finally charged over a month after the gruesome killing of Rhea Mae Tocmo. The Labangon Police Station headed by...
