CEBU CITY – A Cebuana is slowly making a name for herself in the interior design industry. After years of global exposure, cultural immersion, and discovering beauty in different corners of the world, Marybeth Parantar-Lara is finally transforming a lifelong passion into a purposeful business...
CEBU CITY – No major incidents were reported during the opening of classes here on Monday, June 8. Police Lt. Col. Franco Rodulf Oriol, deputy city director for administration of the Cebu City Police Office, said police were deployed in 57 public schools in the city. “Based on our assessment,...
CEBU CITY – A 17-year-old boy was taken into protective custody after a buy-bust operation in Barangay Guadalupe here on Monday night, June 7. The boy was taken into custody for allegedly selling shabu to undercover operatives, said Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas...
CEBU CITY – After just six months in office, Police Col. George Ylanan has been removed as chief of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO). Ylanan made the announcement of his relief on Monday, June 8. He said he received the relief order last week and was transferred to the Police...
CEBU CITY – The Horti Filipina International Plant Show made a successful return here, gathering sellers and plant enthusiasts from across the country. The show was held from May 22 to 24 at the Mountain Wing Atrium of SM City Seaside. “The reception was really great. A lot came especially...
CEBU CITY – Mayor Nestor Archival warned car rental operators to be vigilant against organized groups involved in vehicle theft operations or “rent-tangay” here. Archival said the scam has affected several businesses. “There is this rent-tangay scam where some people rent a car with no...
CEBU CITY – Cebuanos are in for huge treat as one of the biggest footraces in the country will be held in the Queen City of the South. Slated July 12, the Singlife Cebu International Marathon (SCIM) was officially launched on Tuesday, May 26, at the City Wing Atrium of SM Seaside City Cebu....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, May 26, ordered a manhunt against the suspects behind the abduction of a car dealer in Cebu City. PNP Chief, Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. directed intensified follow-up operations after a closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage...
CEBU CITY – For three packs of shabu and P5,000 cash, three teenagers agreed to gun down a woman in Barangay Calamba here. This was the admission of the assailants who were arrested less than 24 hours after the gun attack happened past 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 21. Two of the culprits...
CEBU CITY – Two brothers and their cousin were arrested in a drug den raid in Barangay Quiot here on Monday night, May 18. Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) arrested Adrian, 25, his 21-year-old brother Marvin, and Ryan, 21. PDEA-7 Regional Director Joel...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development 's (DSWD) Pag-abot Program has provided initial intervention to the elderly man in Cebu City who recently went viral after being arrested for playing his harmonica on the streets to buy food for his hungry grandchild. The DSWD Field...
More than a decade after the World Bank approved financing for the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project, the flagship urban transport initiative remains far from achieving its original objectives, with only a short section of the corridor substantially completed before the loan expires in...
