CEBU CITY – The Philippine Heart Association (PHA), under its new president Dr. Ronald Cuyco, is calling for the immediate passage of a bill that the organization believes will significantly help decrease deaths caused by heart attack. Cuyco said the PHA is hoping that lawmakers will soon pass the...
CEBU CITY – Having a better infrastructure will help the country attract more tourists, not through slogans. Former Tourism Secretary Richard Gordon made the retort when he was asked to comment on the country’s newly launched “Love the Philippines” tourism slogan. “Slogan is nothing,”...
CEBU CITY – A group of Cebuano lawyers seeks to help educate the youth on financial literacy and offer job opportunities by expanding the real estate business that they established four years ago. In a press briefing on Thursday, June 29, Atty. Nestor Crispin Miguel Lumapas, together with his...
CEBU CITY – A 37-year-old American was arrested after he was allegedly caught stealing faucets from a mall in Barangay Talamban here on Thursday, June 29. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/AMERICAN_THIEF_45840dc630/AMERICAN_THIEF_45840dc630.jfif) JEREMIAH Michael...
CEBU CITY – A nine-month-old baby boy died after he drowned in a pail of water inside their house in Barangay Lorega San Miguel here on Wednesday morning, June 28. EMELINE Cabido points to the area in their house where she found her grandson inside a pail of water on Wednesday morning, June 28....
CEBU CITY – The city government of Cebu terminated five job order (JO) personnel after they tested positive for illegal drug use during a recent surprise drug test. JOB order personnel of the Cebu City Markets Operations Division show up for a surprise drug test at the City Hall. Five workers...
CEBU CITY – At least 13 families were displaced after a landslide hit a barangay here on Monday morning, June 26. SEVERAL houses were destroyed when a landslide hit Barangay Cantipla 2, Cebu City on Monday morning, June 26. (Photo via Ramil Ayuman) According to the city’s Department of Social...
CEBU CITY – Twenty-six children and two adults were hospitalized for suspected food poisoning in a dormitory here on Friday afternoon, June 23. Dr. Ester Concha, chief of the city Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS), said the victims fell ill after eating rice and fish for lunch....
CEBU CITY – A 33-year-old mechanic was arrested for spreading the videos of his intimate moments with his supposed ex-girlfriend. JR Villagracia, a native of Guihulngan, Negros Oriental but has been living in Barangay Parian, Cebu City, was arrested in an entrapment operation conducted by...
CEBU CITY – One of the biggest schools here has prohibited its students from bringing "lato-lato" (cracklings) within the campus. LATO-LATO (Juan Carlo de Vela) Nathanael Flores, principal of Abellana National School, issued a memorandum dated June 20 directing teachers “to inform all students...
CEBU CITY – The new chief of the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) assumed his post on Tuesday, June 20. OUTGOING LTO-7 Director Victor Caindec with incoming LTO-7 chief Glen Galario. (FB) Glen Galario replaced Victor Emmanuel Caindec, who served as LTO-7 regional director for...
CEBU CITY -- Amid the rumblings at the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD), one of its Board of Directors confirmed that there was a proposal to privatize the water agency. MCWD Board Member Jodelyn May Seno said in a statement released to the media that a meeting between some MCWD officials and...
