CEBU CITY – The daylight robbery of two pawnshops in Barangay Ermita here on Thursday, August 8, was the handiwork of professional robbers, police said. As the police continued to track down the robbers, acting Mayor Raymond Garcia dangled a reward to anyone who can provide information that would...
CEBU CITY – In less than two minutes, some P14-million worth of jewelry was stolen during a broad daylight robbery in Barangay Ermita here on Thursday, August 8. POLICE Col. Antonietto Cañete (left), chief of the Cebu City Police Office, supervises the investigation being conducted in one of two...
CEBU CITY – As gymnast Carlos Yulo continues to earn praises, the man who helped him surge to global stardom will also get due recognition. The Cebu City government is planning a grand hero’s welcome for Allen Aldrin “Coach Aldrin” Castañeda, who guided Yulo in an epic performance in the...
CEBU CITY – A 25-year-old man has admitted killing a 27-year-old saleslady after the victim refused to have sex with him. Darren Cui admitted that he assaulted Charina Relativo inside the victim’s boarding house in Barangay Bulacao here on Friday morning, August 2. ACTING Cebu City Mayor...
CEBU CITY – A retired police general is seeking the renewal of a watershed protection agreement in a mountain barangay here. The proponent, retired Brig. Gen. Tiburcio Fusilero, has been leading the protection and reforestation of the 504-hectare protected area in Sitio Kantipla, Barangay...
CEBU CITY — A mother is demanding justice after her daughter was brutally killed in her boarding house in Barangay Bulacao here on Friday morning, August 2. LETECIA Relativo watches the remains of her daughter Charina. The 27-year Charina was found dead in her boarding house in Barangay Bulacao,...
CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation arrested a woman in a buy-bust operation beside one of the biggest churches here on Wednesday, July 31. The NBI-Central Visayas identified the suspect as Norma Talaba, who owns a “sari-sari” or community convenience store beside the Cebu...
CEBU CITY – A group of transport operators here will hold a rally to oppose the planned suspension of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP). At least 22 transport cooperatives will join the rally on Monday, August 5. The rally will start with a march from Osmeña Boulevard and...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has a new chief after almost two years. POLICE Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin (center), chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, leads the change-of-command ceremony on Friday, July 26, in which Police Col. Atonieto Cañete (right) replaced...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) stressed disaster resilience in a recent exposition in Cebu City. “We believe that through science, technology, and innovation, resilience is possible and Filipinos can come out as disaster victors, not disaster victims,” said DOST...
CEBU CITY – “I wanted to look beautiful but ended up looking like an ‘Avatar.’” THE eyes of a woman are badly swollen after she underwent a beauty enhancement procedure that was conducted by a fake doctor in Cebu City. (Photo from NBI-7). This was the complaint of a woman who was among...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) credited the active participation of the community for the confiscation of a huge amount of suspected shabu in Barangay Kalunasan here on Wednesday night, July 24. SUSPECTED shabu worth P13.9 million was seized in a buy-bust operation...