CEBU CITY – People started visiting various cemeteries here on the eve of All Saints' Day on Monday, Oct. 31. BRIG. Gen. Roderick Alba (right), chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, inspects a cemetery in Cebu City on Monday, Oct. 31. (Calvin D. Cordova) With the easing of Covid-19...
CEBU CITY — Six houses in Barangay Busay here were destroyed by a landslide on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29. AN emergency responder looks at houses destroyed in a landslide in Barangay Busay, Cebu City on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29. (Photo contributed by Councilor Joel Garganera) The...
A man believed to be a victim of drowning was found floating in the vicinity waters of Mandaue, Cebu City on Saturday, Oct. 29. (Photo by PCG) Residents sighted the body of the man and reported it to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Central Cebu. The PCG Station Central Cebu instructed the...
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama has issued a directive to ensure a peaceful observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day here on Nov. 1 and 2, respectively. MAYOR Michael Rama (right) and Col. Ireneo Dalogdog, chief of the Cebu City Police Office, inspect cemeteries in Cebu City on...
CEBU CITY – A house was buried and three others were damaged when a pile of limestone collapsed on Wednesday, Oct. 26, in Barangay Banilad here. Barangay Banilad Captain Dennes Tabar said the incident happened at around 9 a.m. while Metro Cebu was experiencing heavy rain. The incident affected at...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines announced Wednesday, Oct. 26, that direct flights to Baguio from Cebu and vice versa will start on Friday, Dec. 16. In a Facebook post, PAL said Cebu-Baguio-Cebu flights will operate four times a week. It said flight PR2230 will depart the Mactan-Cebu International...
CEBU CITY – Police are investigating the death of a woman in a hotel here on Monday morning, Oct. 24. Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla, deputy chief for administration of the Cebu City Police Office, said the investigation is being conducted to determine whether there was foul play in her death. The...
CEBU CITY – Runway operations at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) were suspended Monday, Oct. 24, after a Korean Air plane overshot the runway on Sunday night, Oct. 23. KOREAN Air Flight KE631 lies on the runway of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport on Monday morning, Oct. 24. It...
Cebu City is no longer included in the list of testing centers for the upcoming December 2022 Aeronautical Licensure Examination (AELE), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) advised. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN FILE) This was announced on Thursday, Oct. 21. Affected board exam takers will be...
CEBU CITY – Police here are gearing up for three major activities next month. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is set to map out security plans for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days on Nov. 1 and 2, respectively, the opening of full face-to-face classes on Nov. 3, and the Bar examinations on...
CEBU CITY -- Police on Monday night, Oct. 17, arrested the suspect in the killing of a public school teacher in the City of Naga in southern Cebu. Elmar Gemida, 24, was arrested by pursuing policemen in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Gemida is the suspect in the killing of Jhun Leo Pañares,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has encouraged all public lawyers in Visayas to participate in the two-day regional convention of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President) Through Memorandum Circular...
