CEBU CITY — Two mountain trekkers were rescued while their companion died after they were stranded in Budlaan Falls in Barangay Budlaan here on Saturday night, July 12. Personnel from the Special Rescue Force of the Bureau of Fire Protection-Central Visayas (BFP-7) launched what authorities...
CEBU CITY – Flight delays and schedule changes were experienced at the Mactan Cebu International Airport on Saturday, July 12. The disruption was caused by ongoing repairs at the primary runway of the ariport. Lawyer Glen Nauli, assistant general manager of Mactan Cebu International Airport...
CEBU CITY – An ex-convict walked out a free man just two months ago but found himself back in jail after he was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Punta Princesa here on Thursday night, July 10. The 37-year-old suspect, Gervy, was described by the Philippine Drug Enforcement...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested a gang of notorious shoplifters from Metro Manila inside a mall here on Wednesday, July 9. A 35-year-old woman was first to be apprehended by mall security when she tried to sneak out an unpaid pair of pants. Following interrogation, the woman disclosed that she had...
CEBU CITY – In times of emergencies, police here will just be a button away. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is planning to come up with an alert system in which “help box” devices will be mounted in public areas. Under the setup, the public will only have to press a button in case of...
CEBU CITY – A vintage bomb weighing 1,000 pounds was found in a construction site in Barangay Tinago here on Tuesday morning, July 8. The vintage bomb was found while backhoe operator Eric Bacus, 46, was digging inside the compound of the Commission on Audit-Central Visayas (COA-7). Following the...
CEBU CITY – A policeman died in what authorities described as an accidental firing inside his house in Barangay Buhisan here on Tuesday morning, July 8. Police Corporal Edmund Danieles Agustin, 33, suffered a bullet wound in the abdomen. He was assigned to the Investigation and Detective...
CEBU CITY – Redemption and validation. That’s how three young artists described their accomplishments in the Cebu leg of the 14th Manila Bulletin Sketchfest on Saturday, June 28, at SM Seaside City Cebu. Niña Christei Villahermosa, April Lyka Pugoy, and Jean Deanne Batiancila shone the...
CEBU CITY – A 21-year-old man who was believed to be high on illegal drugs was arrested after he allegedly sexually harassed his female neighbor in Barangay Bacayan here. The incident happened around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, June 23. Police investigation showed that the complainant was sleeping in...
CEBU CITY – A 32-year-old man who had been in and out of jail was gunned down inside his house in Barangay Sambag 2 here on Monday, June 23. Police said the victim, Macgied Lavistre Villamala, was asleep when at least six persons broke into his house and repeatedly shot him. Police said the...
CEBU CITY – Plant lovers, or the so-called “plantitos” and “plantitos,” are in for a huge treat as the Horti Filipina International Plant Show finally unwrapped on Friday, June 20, at the sprawling SM Seaside City here. The show has brought in close to 50 foreign and local merchants to...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) is not taking a road stunt performed by a lady driver lightly. The LTO-7 has launched an investigation and issued a show-cause order (SCO) against a woman, whose video of her performing dangerous stunts on a busy Mandaue City...
