CEBU CITY – An extensive investigation has been launched to identify the driver of the vehicle in a fatal hit-and-run incident here on Sunday morning, January 4. LARUMBE The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is reviewing the routes that victim Jesler Uriel Larumbe took before he was hit by a vehicle...
CEBU CITY – The arrest of a mother in Pinamungajan town, Cebu province should serve as a warning to those involved in online sexual exploitation, the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) said. NBI-7 Regional Director Renan Augustus Oliva and agent-on-case Maria Contessa...
CEBU CITY – Nine persons were arrested when authorities raided two drug dens in a town in Camotes Island, Cebu that was declared as a drug-cleared area last year. THREE persons were arrested in a drug den raid in San Francisco town, Camotes Island, Cebu on Friday, February 2. (PDEA-7) On...
CEBU CITY – Former Customs Commissioner Yogi Felimon Ruiz announced his intention to run for mayor of this city in the 2025 local elections more than a year from now. FORMER Customs Commissioner Yogi Felimon Ruiz discusses his plans after announcing that he will run for mayor of Cebu City next...
CEBU CITY – A 69-year-old chief tanod was arrested after police found unlicensed firearms in his home in Barangay Maslog, Danao City, northern Cebu. POLICE examine firearms and ammunition found in the house of a chief tanod during a raid in Danao City, northern Cebu. (Contributed photo) Allan...
CEBU CITY – Police advised the people to refrain from spreading false information amid sightings of king cobras locally known as “banakon” in various areas in Cebu. KING cobra (Pixabay) Police Major Windel Abellana, information officer of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CCPO), said...
CEBU CITY – The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression arrived in Cebu on Monday, January 29, and had a dialog with some members of the media here. IRENE Khan (fourth from right), United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, poses...
CEBU CITY – Eighty houses were destroyed in an early morning fire in a residential area in Barangay Poblacion, Talisay City, southern Cebu on Wednesday, January 24. The fire started at 8:10 a.m. and was raised to third alarm at 8:23 a.m. as the flames spread quickly since most of the houses...
CEBU CITY – Police recorded fewer crimes in Central Visayas during the 459th Fiesta Señor celebration from January 11 to 21 compared to last year. Only 571 crime incidents were recorded in the entire Region 7 during the 11-day period, down 20.91 percent compared to 2023. THE Walk with Mary...
CEBU CITY – An ex-convict was arrested in a buy-operation in Barangay Mabolo here on Monday night, January 22. The suspect was identified as Harold Domen Yu, 41, a native of La Carlota City, Negros Occidental but living in Barangay Mabolo. The Drug Enforcement Unit of the Police Regional...
CEBU CITY – Sen. Risa Hontiveros and other opposition leaders vowed to block moves to amend the Constitution. FORMER Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, Atty. Chel Diokno, and Sen. Risa Hontiveros answer questions from reporters during their recent visit to Cebu City. (Calvin D. Cordova) Hontiveros said they...
CEBU CITY – An estimated three million people attended the Sinulog Festival at the South Road Properties (SRP) here on Sunday, January 21. THE Sinulog Festival in Cebu City was generally peaceful, police said. (Juan Carlo de Vela) Police Col. Ireneo Dalogdog, chief of the Cebu City Police Office,...
