CEBU CITY – Two Grade 7 students will undergo an intervention program after they figured in a fistfight near a parish church here on July 29. Police Lt. Col. Franco Rodulf Oriol, deputy city director for administration of the Cebu City Police Office, said the fistfight that has gone viral...
Twenty officials and personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Cebu are facing multiple criminal cases in connection with two alleged anomalous flood control projects in the province, the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed on Tuesday, August 4. DOJ spokesperson Polo...
CEBU CITY – Stricter measures have been ordered to prevent the spread of the highly contagious African Swine Fever (ASF) here. Mayor Nestor Archival ordered intensified border inspections, expanded disease surveillance, and cooperation from stakeholders to prevent the spread of the disease. The...
Most resorts sell rooms. Plantation Bay, A Real Resort With A Real Spa has always sold something far more elusive: the feeling of stepping into another world. That, according to founder J. Manuel “Manny” Gonzalez, was the vision from the very beginning. Long before “experiences” became...
CEBU CITY – Two men were arrested for allegedly robbing the house of a trial court judge in Argao town, Cebu province. The suspects, aged 21 and 19, were apprehended in a follow-up operation that the Argao police conducted after the house of Judge Noel Darren Damian of the Regional Trial Court...
CEBU CITY – Persistent rainy days bring a rising risk of dengue, authorities warned Saturday. The Cebu provincial government has intensified its dengue response by activating hospital measures to ensure faster assessment and treatment of suspected dengue cases. With 381 confirmed cases across the...
CEBU CITY – The province of Cebu recorded a 10 percent decline in tourist arrivals in the first six months of this year. The Cebu Provincial Tourism Office (CPTO) on Friday, July 31, reported that the province logged 838,601 tourist arrivals from January to June this year, down 10.69 percent from...
CEBU CITY – Classes were suspended while work at local government units (LGUs) ended early after Metro Cebu was flooded anew on Friday, July 31. The suspension came after Yellow Heavy Rainfall Warning was raised over Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City,...
CEBU CITY – Authorities here called for vigilance after dengue cases went up in the first seven months of the year. Data from the Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) showed that 1,228 dengue cases and 10 deaths were recorded from Jan. 1 to July 18, 12.35 percent higher compared to the same period...
CEBU CITY – A truck helper died after he was run over by a cement mixer in Samboan town, Cebu on Tuesday, July 28. The 53-year-old victim, a certain Reymund, died on the spot, police said. Police said the truck driven by 39-year-old Jeffrey was delivering cement for a road concreting project when...
CEBU CITY – Five individuals received cash incentives under the “Operation: Private Eye” (OPE) program of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). A total of P769,982.86 were awarded to the recipients, whose information provided to authorities led to successful anti-illegal drug...
CEBU CITY – NUSTAR Resort brings together athletes and enthusiasts for the second edition of the Dragon Boat Regatta from Sept. 18 to 20. With the towering NUSTAR Hotel and the expansive resort complex serving as a backdrop for the already majestic view of the coastline, excitement builds for the...
