CEBU CITY – An owner of a security agency was found guilty of estafa after failing to remit Social Security System (SSS) contributions deducted from her former employee’s salary. The Branch 2 of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities in Mandaue City sentenced Arne Aballe Sarsalejo to three months...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Cebu Pacific flight which took off for Tawi-Tawi province on Sunday, June 29, returned to the Zamboanga International Airport (ZIA) here seconds after takeoff due to unsettling mechanical sounds heard by passengers on board the aircraft. Passengers reported hearing loud banging...
CEBU CITY – Redemption and validation. That’s how three young artists described their accomplishments in the Cebu leg of the 14th Manila Bulletin Sketchfest on Saturday, June 28, at SM Seaside City Cebu. Niña Christei Villahermosa, April Lyka Pugoy, and Jean Deanne Batiancila shone the...
CEBU CITY – The disqualification case filed against incoming Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro is bound to fail. Veteran lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said this as he cited three reasons why the disqualification case will not prosper. In a press conference on Saturday, June 28, Topacio described the filing...
CEBU CITY – A barangay secretary was gunned down inside her house in Dumanjug town, southern Cebu province. Celsa Regidor Redondo, 62, was found dead in her room past midnight Friday, June 27. The victim, a widow, sustained bullet wounds in the head and body, police said. Initial investigation...
CEBU CITY – A policeman was fatally shot while responding to an armed person alarm in Danao City, northern Cebu province at noon Friday, June 27. Police Patrolman Mark Gomer Ornopia Sr., an operative of the Danao City Police Station, died due to a bullet wound in the head. The victim was...
Cebu City is a welcome refuge from Manila’s hectic environment. In Cebu, you sense the easy-breezy vibes right away. There’s already a calmness that flows within as soon as you land. Somehow, the island has found the right mix that can coax travelers into staying longer. During our visit...
CEBU CITY – Tension between outgoing Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and her successor Pamela Baricuatro continued to heat up with only a few days left before the turnover of power at the Capitol. The latest conflict between the two arose when Baricuatro announced that Garcia had ordered government...
CEBU CITY – A 41-year-old woman died after a 10-wheel truck ran over her on a highway in Toledo City, Cebu province on Wednesday morning, June 25. Police identified the fatality as Mitchelle Padwelan Paragoso, resident of Barangay Poog, Toledo. The woman was the back rider of a motorcycle driven...
CEBU CITY – It was a case of double whammy for this 37-year-old suspected robber. Rodaive Asintesta Belleza was accused of robbing a motorcycle delivery rider but only got P100. He was also arrested in only about three minutes after the robbery on Tuesday morning, June 24, in Barangay Talavera,...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) announced on Tuesday, June 24, that all its flights to and from Dubai will continue to operate as scheduled, assuring passengers that its flight routes do not traverse conflict-affected areas in the Middle East. Despite continuing operations, the Gokongwei-led airline stated that...
CEBU CITY – A 21-year-old man who was believed to be high on illegal drugs was arrested after he allegedly sexually harassed his female neighbor in Barangay Bacayan here. The incident happened around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, June 23. Police investigation showed that the complainant was sleeping in...
