CEBU CITY - A 29-year-old drug pusher tagged as a high-value individual was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Mandaue City on Friday night, Dec. 20. Police recovered 4.5 kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P30.6 million from Kent Kirk Calonge Ponsica, who was arrested on M....
CEBU CITY – Two kilos of shabu worth P13.6 million were seized from a 46-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pulpogan, Consolacion town, northern Cebu on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 19. A KG9 9mm pistol with five bullets was also seized from the possession of Jame Lacang, a native...
CEBU CITY – Mystery surrounds the death of a 15-year-old girl in Oslob town, southern Cebu province who reported to the police that she was gang-raped before she died the next day. Police Major Jude Librando Cebrero, chief of the Olob Police Station, said they are still investigating the death of...
For more than two decades, the humble and secluded sitio of Bairan, Naga City in Cebu, located some seven kilometers away from the main road, has been enveloped in darkness. Rough and treacherous road conditions complicate and delay the arrival of progress in this hilltop community. But...
CEBU CITY – A couple was shot dead after they allegedly refused to lend money to a 43-year-old man in San Francisco town, Camotes Island, Cebu, on Thursday. Police identified the suspect as Rey Cabahug Batiller. A MAN was apprehended for allegedly shooting a couple who refused to lend money to...
CEBU CITY – Echoing the pronouncement of fellow lawmakers, Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Thursday denied speculations that there are moves to oust Senate President Chiz Escudero. SEN. Bong Revilla denies moves to oust Senate President Chiz Escudero during a press conference in Mandaue City...
CEBU CITY – A jealous former lover allegedly gunned down a 38-year-old woman and her 14-year-old daughter inside their home in Barangay Valladolid, Carcar City, Cebu on Wednesday night, Dec.11. POLICE inspect the house where a mother and daughter were gunned down in Barangay...
CEBU CITY – Several police stations in the province of Cebu have been placed on heightened alert following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. THE 62nd Infantry Battalion assists in the evacuation of residents in Bago City, Negros Occidental following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday....
CEBU CITY – A parcel that came from the National Capital Region was found to contain dried marijuana leaves when it arrived in a warehouse in Mandaue City, Cebu. BLOCKS of dried marijuana leaves were recovered from a package shipped to a warehouse in Mandaue City. (PDEA 7) The Philippine Drug...
CEBU CITY –A farmer was arrested after police caught him cultivating marijuana in a mountain barangay in Sibonga town, southern Cebu on Thursday morning, Dec. 5. JOEL Ordiñesa Torres (right) is arrested after he was caught planting marijuana in Sibonga town, Cebu province, on Dec. 5....
CEBU CITY – A foundation has introduced a program that seeks to equip senior high school students with practical skills in solar technology and help address growing demand for expertise in renewable energy systems. Vivant Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Cebu-based Vivant...
CEBU CITY – A “balut” (fertilized duck egg) vendor was killed when a wayward truck plowed into her and other vehicles in a port in San Remigio town, northern Cebu province past midnight on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The fatality was identified as Jennie Mandado, a 44-year-old resident of Barangay...
