CEBU CITY – An inmate was beaten up before he was found dead inside his cell at the Cebu City Jail in Barangay Kalunasan here. Dr. Rene Cam, medico legal officer of the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI), said rape suspect Fernando Prajes bore severe injuries in the...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Heart Association (PHA) Council on Heart Failure intensified its call to build a more accessible and responsive network of HF care around the country. The call was made during the Cebu leg of the PHA Heart Failure Caravan: An Educational Tour on Thursday, April 30, at...
CEBU CITY – While they are affected by rising fuel costs, workers of Oriental Port and Allied Services Corp. (Opascor) marked Labor Day with a festive celebration on Friday, May 1. Members of the Opascor Workers’ Union (OWU) and the Opascor Supervisory, Technical, and Responsible Alliance Union...
SANYA, China — From China’s southernmost haven to the Philippines’ Queen City of the South. There are still a few days left before the 6th Asian Beach Games come to a close here but the excitement for the next one is already palpable, especially for the Philippine delegation. That, after...
Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ leading carrier, remains confident of being able to cruise through current turbulence in the fuel market caused by the Iran war, although it is concerned about the impact of a prolonged conflict during the low season. In an interview on the sidelines of the...
CEBU CITY – To address growing demand, a leading renewable energy (RE) provider is expanding their footprint in Cebu. Officials of First Gen Corp. said they are ramping up their electricity supply business and clean energy solutions in the province where they currently serve 79 customers,...
CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Cebu exceeded its target collection for March. The port said it collected a total of P4,342,166,104.52, surpassing the P4,320,972,985.51 target by P21,193,119.01. The collection performance marked a significant 14.94 percent year-on-year increase,...
CEBU CITY – A Coast Guard personnel was caught inside a suspected drug den raided by agents of the Philippine Drug Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) in Barangay Mambaling here. The PDEA-7 said Neil, a 27-year-old apprentice seaman of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), was one of the two men...
IV of Spades is set to wrap up its nationwide Andalucia Tour with a major concert in Cebu City on July 18, marking both the tour’s finale and a milestone show for a soon-to-open venue. The Cebu leg will be staged at the SM Seaside Cebu Arena , where the band will perform as the second act to take...
CEBU CITY – Various groups cited the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Cebu for operational improvements and strengthened coordination with logistics stakeholders. The Visayas Unified Truckers Association (VUTAI) specifically cited District Collector Alexandra Yap-Lumontad “in recognition...
CEBU CITY – Authorities are investigating the deaths of two children in Cebu province. In Pinamungahan town, a 10-year-old boy, Nathan Arante Benigay, allegedly died from food poisoning. In an interview by local radio dyHP, the boy 's mother Mercy said that she and her husband agreed to eat...
SANYA, China — It’s only the opening of the 2026 Asian Beach Games at the Tianya Haijiao Ring Theater at the Yasha Park Phase 1 here on Wednesday, April 22, but the Philippine contingent is already looking forward to its turn to host the same event two years from now. Philippine Sports...
