CEBU CITY – Security measures are in place for the Bar examination at the University of San Carlos and University of Cebu here on Nov. 9, 13, 16, and 20. Brig. Gen. Roderick Alba, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, said the Cebu City police are ready to secure the exam...
CEBU CITY – A Quezon City-based company vowed to provide thousands of jobs and spur economic activity once it starts developing a controversial 4.6-hectare property in Sitio San Miguel, Barangay Apas here. RESIDENTS block the police to prevent the demolition team from tearing down their houses in...
CEBU CITY – Hundreds of inmates benefited from a humanitarian mission that a Cebu City-based foundation conducted in Metro Manila last October. INMATES and jail personnel receive free eye examination during a charity mission conducted by the Cebu City-based Semi Di Speranza Foundation Inc. at the...
CEBU CITY – This city has banned construction in 30 mountain barangays due to threat of landslides. Mayor Michael Rama here issued Executive Order No. 13 dubbed “Oplan: Likay (avoid) sa Landslide” on Thursday, Nov. 3, to establish a mechanism, preparedness, response, rehabilitation, and...
CEBU CITY – Police here seized more than P21-million worth of shabu from two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mabolo on Tuesday night, Nov. 1. BARANGAY Mabolo Media Board FB Police identified the suspects as Christian Amistad, 32, and Jason Taborada Turno, 36, residents...
CEBU CITY -- Some 61 houses were razed in a fire that broke out in a densely populated area in Barangay Tabunok, Talisay City on Monday night, Oct. 31. According to the city’s Department of Social Welfare and Services Office (CSWDO), the fire displaced 50 to 70 families. No casualty was reported...
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...
