Avid readers know that it’s very easy to get lost in a good book. This is exactly what one feels upon entering Lost Books Cebu, the province’s only independent bookstore. Located along historic Osmeña Boulevard and housed in a former ATM vestibule, stepping inside feels like entering a world...
The Office of the Ombudsman has filed two separate graft charges against Borbon, Cebu Vice Mayor Noel Dotillos before the Regional Trial Court in Bogo City over the unauthorized release of a municipal anniversary bonus in 2019 and the contracting of his wife as municipal health officer in 2024 when...
CEBU CITY – Security in schools here has been tightened in the aftermath of the deadly shooting inside a school in Tacloban City on Monday, June 22. Police Col. Franco Rudolf Oriol, deputy city director for administration of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said a measure called...
CEBU CITY – The Archdiocese of Cebu is rallying support for the “White Ribbon Movement” rally on June 28. While the upcoming mass action will be held at the EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City, Cebuanos can show support for the rally by wearing white during Masses, Cebu Archbishop...
Combined forces from various government agencies intercepted an estimated P1.7 billion worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes in a joint operation in Tondo, Manila, it was announced on Tuesday, June 23. Twenty-three containers out of 24 tracked were seized by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG),...
CEBU CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. started the week busy, crisscrossing Bohol and Cebu to inspect major projects on Monday, June 22. The President first went to Bohol to inaugurate a multi-million irrigation project before proceeding to Cebu. While in Cebu, Marcos inspected the...
Seven months after the devastating province-wide flooding in Cebu, President Marcos assured residents that work on flood-control repairs and redesign efforts continues. Marcos flew to Talisay City, Cebu, on Monday, June 22, to inspect the rehabilitation of the Mananga River. While the river 's...
The Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft charges before the Regional Trial Court in Naga, Cebu against suspended Minglanilla, Cebu Mayor Rajiv Enad, Vice Mayor Elanito Peña, 10 Sangguniang Bayan members, and the municipal administrator. In a statement on Monday, June 22, the Ombudsman said it...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu valued at more than P1 million was seized and five persons, including a minor, were arrested in separate anti-illegal drug operations in the cities of Cebu and Naga. The first operation was conducted in Barangay Banilad, Cebu City where two live-in partners were...
CEBU CITY – Sen. Risa Hontiveros expressed willingness to run for president in the 2028 elections. During a speaking engagement at the Phinma-Southwestern University here on Friday, June 19, Hontiveros said she is preparing for the possibility of going up against Vice President Sara Duterte, who...
CEBU CITY – Central Visayas is poised to maintain its status as one of the country’s top pork producers following the inauguration of a multi-billion piggery farm in Aloguinsan, Cebu. The Department of Agriculture-Central Visayas (DA-7) welcomed the inauguration of the 5,000-sow level modern...
CEBU CITY – A member of an influential political family in Cebu alleged that his rights were violated when he was arrested and detained last week. Byron Garcia, brother of former Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, is considering filing charges after he was allegedly denied due process and suffered...
