CEBU CITY – A 10-year-old boy was killed in a fire that destroyed their house in Barangay Talamban here at dawn on Tuesday, June 4. The fatality was identified as Nathan Jade Villamor. Police said the victim was asleep when the house caught fire around 2 a.m. The victim’s mother claimed she...
VisMin developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. is expanding its high-end residential business while biding its time for its planned public offering of shares of its real estate investment trust (REIT) for hotels and commercial properties. CLI Chairman and CEO Jose Soberano III During the firm’s annual...
CEBU CITY – At least six kilos of suspected shabu were seized from a habal-habal (motorcyle-for-hire) driver in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Labangon here on Monday night, June 3. Police valued the packs of shabu seized by operatives of the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit from Joey...
CEBU CITY – Thousands die every year in the country due to crashes. ROAD safety tips are discussed in the 51st National Road Safety Conference from May 30 to 31 in Cebu City. (Calvin D. Cordova) With this, the Safety Organization of the Philippines Inc. (SOPI) intensified its advocacy for road...
CEBU CITY — The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has trained over 100 policemen who are set to be deployed at the Trans Central Highway (TCH) in Balamban town, Cebu. LAWMEN from the Cebu Provincial Police Office attend a recent seminar as a requirement to enable them to become...
CEBU CITY — Key political figures in Cebu are leaving the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) one after the other. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard "Ahong" Chan has made a “difficult decision” to resign from PDP-Laban, becoming the third chief local executive in Cebu to bolt...
Despite the resignation of Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia from the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), Cebu is still "as united as it can be," Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco (Betheena Unite) Frasco said the exit of her mother in the...
Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines' leading carrier, further expands its international network as it launches flights between Manila and Kaohsiung with its signature Piso Sale, allowing more passengers to explore the harbor-side parks and urban landscapes of southern Taiwan’s largest city. ...
CEBU CITY – Another government official from Cebu has resigned from the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes on Wednesday, May 29, tendered his resignation letter to PDP-Laban president Palawan Rep. Jose Alvarez. Cortes’ resignation came a day...
CEBU CITY – Anti-divorce groups here will hold mass actions to oppose the passage of the pro-divorce bill into law. “Within the next two months, we will definitely do some concrete action, mass action, prayer rallies,” said Dr. Rene Bullecer, country director of Human Life International...
CEBU CITY – The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) has just lost a key member. GARCIA (FB) Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia on Tuesday, May 28, announced that she has submitted her resignation letter to PDP-Laban’s president Palawan Rep. Jose Alvarez. Garcia had been a member of the...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu Archdiocesan Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (CACCHC) has expressed “deep concern” over the installation of a light emitting diode (LED) board at the entrance of the Our Lady of the Pillar Parish church in Sibonga town, southern Cebu. THE Cebu...