CEBU CITY – A fisherman was killed in a lightning strike in Barangay Tarong, Madridejos, Bantayan Island, Cebu province Friday morning. Police identified the victim as Sammy Batiancila Santillan, 51. Investigation said the victim was gathering crabs under heavy rain in the shore when he was hit...
CEBU CITY – The number of vehicular accidents in Cebu province decreased in the first five months of the year. From January to May 26, road crashes dropped from 3,535 to 2,688, 24 percent lower compared to the same period last year. Three out of 10 involved motorcycles. ...
In this age of dating apps, “HOOK UP The Musical” asks an intimate and urgent question: how much of ourselves are we willing to reveal when love begins behind a screen? After its critically acclaimed Cebu debut, the bold original musical returns for a major one-night-only restaging on June 13,...
By Renzo David The world-famous Cebu mangoes took center stage at the annual Cebu Mangoes Festival, a weeklong celebration that brought together local government units, academic institutions, community groups, and private enterprises in honoring the island province’s prized agricultural treasure....
CEBU CITY – Mayor Nestor Archival warned car rental operators to be vigilant against organized groups involved in vehicle theft operations or “rent-tangay” here. Archival said the scam has affected several businesses. “There is this rent-tangay scam where some people rent a car with no...
CEBU CITY – A German national was killed in a pension house fire in Barangay Guizo, Mandaue City, Cebu on Friday, May 29. Fire Officer 1 Ronald Ajero of the Mandaue City Fire Office identified the victim as Thomas Hans Schiemmer, who was believed to be in his 70s. Ajero said the fire struck two...
CEBU CITY – A tablet, a portable electronic device, led to the arrest of a tricycle suspected to be behind the gruesome killing of a 19-year-old woman in Alcoy, Cebu. Police said Anthony Antig, 42, admitted fatally stabbing Jeani Pyrll Oropesa Belardo before dumping her in a grassy area in ...
CEBU CITY – As part of a major rebranding, the Philippine customer experience (CX) industry is entering its new growth era, where artificial intelligence (AI) plays a significant role in increasing the value of human-powered customer interactions instead of replacing local workforce. Signaling a...
CEBU CITY – Cebuanos are in for huge treat as one of the biggest footraces in the country will be held in the Queen City of the South. Slated July 12, the Singlife Cebu International Marathon (SCIM) was officially launched on Tuesday, May 26, at the City Wing Atrium of SM Seaside City Cebu....
CEBU CITY – The two men who were arrested in possession of P136-million worth of illegal drugs belonged to a drug syndicate that has just started operating in Cebu, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7). The PDEA-7 said the group that the suspects...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, May 26, ordered a manhunt against the suspects behind the abduction of a car dealer in Cebu City. PNP Chief, Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. directed intensified follow-up operations after a closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage...
CEBU CITY – Packs of suspected shabu worth P136 million were seized from two men in a buy-bust operation in Naga City, southern Cebu on Saturday afternoon, May 23. Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) cornered Romy, 57, and Dante, 47, in Barangay Uling. PDEA-7...
