CEBU CITY – The Supreme Court (SC) has cleared former Tourism Secretary Ace Durano of graft charges stemming from a P2.7-million calendar project that allegedly failed to undergo public bidding. The Second Division of the High Court granted the appeal of Durano, reversing the previous decision of...
CEBU CITY – With Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia ascending as acting mayor following the six-month suspension of Mayor Michael Rama, a prominent figure in the city council is set to occupy the second-high government post here. HONTIVEROS (FB) Councilor Dondon Hontiveros expressed readiness to assume as...
CEBU CITY – With his six-month suspension, Mayor Michael Rama’s vision of a “Singapore-like Cebu City with Melbourne features” has to take a backseat. GARCIA (FB) Acting Mayor Raymond Garcia admitted he is not too keen on pushing Rama’s dream of transforming the city like Singapore. READ:...
CEBU CITY – Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia on Monday, May 13, formally took over as acting mayor of this city following the six-month suspension of Mayor Michael Rama. VICE Mayor Raymond Garcia (right) meets department heads after officially becoming acting mayor of Cebu City on Monday, May 13,...
CEBU CITY – Police said a 57-year-woman was hacked dead by her estranged husband following an argument in their home in Barangay Maghan-ay, Tuburan, Cebu at dawn on Monday, May 13. POLICE conduct a checkpoint in front of a popular convenience store in Tuburan, Cebu. (Tuburan MPS FB) The fatality...
CEBU CITY – A municipal-wide curfew has been enforced in Liloan town, northern Cebu following a roadside shooting incident that claimed the life of a 16-year-old girl last week. Liloan Mayor Aljew Frasco announced that the curfew, which took effect last Friday, May 10, will be from 10 p.m. to 4...
VisMin developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) reported a 15 percent growth in its first quarter 2024 net income to P978 million from P847 million in the same period of 2023. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its consolidated revenue rose 31 percent to P6.26 billion in...
CEBU CITY – A 16-year-old boy surrendered to the police after he was implicated in the fatal roadside shooting in Liloan town, northern Cebu on Thursday, May 9. With the surrender of the boy, all the suspects in the gun attack that killed a 16-year-old girl and wounded two others have been...
CEBU CITY – Four persons, including two twin brothers, were arrested for their alleged participation in a shooting incident that left a 16-year-old girl dead and two others wounded in Liloan town, northern Cebu, on Thursday, May 9. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/9/teenage-girl-shot-dead-in-cebu...
CEBU CITY – Looking to capitalize on the country’s lucrative financial technology sector, an innovative Vietnamese fintech company is expanding to the Philippines. MFAST founders Phan Thanh Long, CEO, and Phan Thanh Vinh, chairman, announce their company’s expansion to the Philippines....
CEBU CITY – A 16-year-old girl died while her two companions were wounded in a shooting incident in Barangay Yati, Liloan town, Cebu early Thursday morning, May 9. AN empty shell and a slug are recovered outside a convenience store in Liloan town, Cebu where a group of teenagers were shot by...
CEBU CITY – At least P20 million worth of suspected shabu was seized from two women in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City on Wednesday night, May 8. The two women, who both live in the barangay, were arrested by the Police Station 4, Drug Enforcement Unit, and Intelligence...
