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,...
VisMin developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) is planning to raise up to P5 billion from the proposed issuance of Series “A” preferred shares that will be listed at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). The firm disclosed to the PSE that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange...
CEBU CITY – Four persons were rescued when the motor banca they were riding in sank during the fluvial procession for the 459th Fiesta Señor here on Saturday, January 20. THE image of Señor Santo Niño is unloaded from the galleon docked at Pier 1 in Cebu City after the Fiesta Señor fluvial...
CEBU CITY – An estimated 250,000 devotees joined the “Walk with Mary,” a dawn foot procession, on Friday, January 19, one of the highlights of the 459th Fiesta Señor here. The religious procession started at 2:30 a.m. at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Barangay Guadalupe then proceeded...
CEBU CITY – A lawman was shot and wounded by an ex-convict in a police operation in Barangay Inayawan here on Thursday night, Jan. 18. Police Staff Sgt. Santos Catipay was hit in the chest but did not sustain severe injuries due to the bullet-proof vest he was wearing. The suspect, Vince Winard...
CEBU CITY – The Mactan Channel will be closed to vessel traffic for at least six hours to give way to a fluvial procession here on Saturday, January 20. The fluvial procession is part of the major celebration of the 459th Fiesta Señor. Coast Guard Commander Mark Larsen Mariano, deputy commander...
CEBU CITY – Fishermen from various areas in Cebu and outside the province will take center stage a day before the Sinulog Festival as they compete in a one-of-a-kind boat race on Saturday, January 20, at the South Road Properties (SRP) here. THE Sinulog Balik Baroto Regatta 2024 is discussed in a...
