CEBU CITY – Another round of public hearing was conducted as part of efforts to allay fears over the planned construction of a waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Barangay Guba here. Officials from various government agencies attended the public hearing at the barangay gymnasium on Friday, Oct. 24....
CEBU CITY – He is out of public office but legal issues continued to hound him. Former Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has been found guilty by the Office of the Ombudsman of oppression or grave abuse of authority for what the anti-graft court described as “cruel and excessive” reassignment of...
CEBU CITY – Suspected marijuana kush and liquid marijuana were seized from a 26-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Hipodromo here. Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) and operatives of the Cebu City Police Station 4 cornered the suspect,...
CEBU CITY – A top medical school here has once again produced topnotchers. Two graduates from the Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM) are among the Top 10 passers in the October 2025 Physicians Licensure Examination (PLE), according to the results released by the Professional Regulation Commission...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested a 21-year-old man who admitted killing a ride-hailing app driver in a mountain barangay here last week for P3,000. The suspect, Kirk Blash Monteron Amasa, admitted he was paid to kill Dexter Nanong Dandan, a 48-year-old resident of Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City. Dandan...
CEBU CITY – Three dogs perished in two separate fires here on Wednesday morning, Oct. 15. No was injured in the twin fires. The first fire happened past 6 a.m. in Barangay Duljo Fatima where Rushie, a seven-year-old mixed Labrador, and Thunder, a five-year-old Bulldog, died. Dhave Claver, the...
CEBU CITY – A driver of a ride-hailing app was believed to have been robbed before he was killed by his passenger in Barangay Kalunasan here on Sunday morning, Oct. 12. Dexter Nanong Dandan, 48, was found slumped on the ground with multiple stab wounds in the abdomen. Police said a 17-year-old...
CEBU CITY – A woman was beaten up by her husband after she refused to give him money to buy shabu. The incident happened at the couple’s house in Barangay Poblacion Pardo here around 10 a.m on Friday morning, Oct. 10. The suspect, Arnold Navares, 48, was arrested after the incident. Police said...
CEBU CITY – Four Korean nationals sought help from the police after they were robbed by a group of men who introduced themselves as policemen. Seo Heum In, 41; Oh Jong Min, 31; Yoon Seung Yong, 44; and Park Sung Min, 42, all natives of Gwangju City, South Korea, said the incident happened past...
Nine Koreans were arrested for allegedly running an illegal online gambling operation and unlawfully detaining an employee in Cebu City, the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed Friday, Oct. 3. Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said five of the suspects have INTERPOL...
CEBU CITY – The two-day Cebu Goes Culinary 2025, the biggest culinary event in the Visayas, kicked off on Friday, Sept. 26, at the Sky Hall of SM Seaside City Cebu here. Co-organized by the Hotel, Resort, and Restaurant Association of Cebu Inc. (HRRACI) and the National Food Showdown, the event...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) warned the public of dubious text messages warning individuals of existing arrest warrants against them. The PRO-7 confirmed that a number of individuals have complained that they received text messages, reminding them to take action...
