CEBU CITY – Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. lauded the creation of a task force to combat illegal drug activities in the island of Cebu. GOV. Gwen Garcia (left) was cited by DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. for creating a task force against illegal drugs in Cebu....
CEBU CITY – Cancellation of sea trips left several passengers spending their Christmas in an evacuation center in Danao City, northern Cebu. Mitch Mondigo, public information officer of the Danao City government, said a total of 99 individuals stayed at the city’s evacuation center after trips...
STAFF Sgt. Fernando Mata is detained after he fatally shot his wife on Christmas Day inside the City of Naga Police Station in Cebu. (Contributed photo by Benjie Talisic) CEBU CITY – A police officer fatally shot his wife inside a police station in the City of Naga, southern Cebu on Christmas...
CEBU CITY – Four fishermen went missing while fishing in the sea of Kinatarcan Island in Sta. Fe town, northern Cebu province on Friday, Dec. 23. They were identified as Gilbert Pepito, 37; Gaspar Yassi, 45; Louie Lubitos, 34, and Redol Yassi, 42. The Philippine Coast Guard-Central Visayas...
Authorities have conducted a search and rescue (SAR) operation to find four fishermen who, two days before Christmas, went missing while venturing at sea in Cebu while the province was being battered by gale force winds due to northeast monsoon. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) The missing fishermen...
CEBU CITY – Regular employees of the Cebu provincial government will have an extra cash to shell out for the holidays. The Provincial Board (PB) on Thursday, Dec. 22, approved the P13.8-million supplementary budget for the Special Recognition Incentives (SRI) for Capitol workers qualified to...
Department of Social Welfare and Development The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office VII, led the conduct of the Interagency Services and Information Caravan for Children, Families, and Indigenous People in Street Situations in the province of Cebu. As part...
CEBU CITY -- The province of Cebu has extended the ban on the entry of live hogs, pork and pork products coming from Panay Island. In a press briefing on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 22, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia announced that the ban is extended until June 30 next year. Last Oct. 13, Garcia issued...
Zamboanga City 1st district Rep. Khymer Olaso had a case of the holiday blues last Monday, Dec 19 when his flight from Zamboanga to Manila was marred by delays. Zamboanga City 1st district Rep. Khymer Olaso (Facebook) A travel itinerary that could have been over and done with in two hours ended up...
CEBU CITY -- At least 10 individuals, including three drug reformists, in Malabuyoc town, Cebu became the initial beneficiaries of a livelihood program that the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7) and a Cebu-based pork producer company initiated. Through the ‘Baktinabangay’ project,...
‘SAM,’ a native dog or ‘asong Pinoy’ (Aspin), is treated after he was shot by unidentified culprits in Cebu City. (Photo from Happy Tails Philippines) CEBU CITY – Police are investigating a reported case of animal abuse after two men shot a stray dog in Barangay Duljo here recently. Col....
CEBU CITY – A pregnant woman died after she was hit by two vehicles here before dawn on Monday, Dec. 19. The victim, 19-year-old Michelle Cañeda, was crossing N. Bacalso Ave. in Barangay Pardo when she was sideswiped by a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) around 1:50 a.m. Chief Master Sgt....
