CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI 7) has filed a criminal complaint against a woman who allegedly posed as Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to solicit money from a teacher in Daanbantayan, Cebu. A SCREENSHOT of the Instagram conversation between a person posing as...
CEBU CITY – A teacher was killed while her husband was injured by a hit-and-run motorcycle driver in Barangay Tunghaan, Minglanilla, Cebu on Tuesday, Oct. 4, a day before she and thousands of colleagues nationwide were honored on National Teachers’ Day on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Police identified...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Department of National Defense (DND) returned 17.5 hectares of disputed land to Cebu government on Monday, Oct. 3, ending over a decade of legal battle. (L-R) Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr., Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn...
CEBU CITY—The new chief of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) formally assumed his post on Monday, Oct. 3. BRIG. Gen. Roque Eduardo Vega (center) presides over the turnover ceremony that installed Col. Ireneo Dalogdog (right) as the new chief of the Cebu City Police Office, replacing Col. Ernestu...
CEBU CITY – Police seized 18 kilos of suspected shabu amounting to P122 million in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Busay here on Monday, Oct. 3. PACKS of suspected shabu valued at P122 million were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Busay, Cebu City on Monday, Oct. 3. (Calvin D. Cordova)...
CEBU CITY – A 47-year-old woman was found dead in a ravine over the weekend in Danao City, Cebu. OLAGUIR (FB) The family of the victim, Maria Sofia Manulat Olaguir, appealed for justice and asked authorities on social media to investigate her death. “Ma, dili ko moundang hangtud dili nako...
CEBU CITY – The 1,200-strong Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has a new chief. Col. Ireneo Dalogdog on Saturday, Oct. 1, officially assumed the post, replacing Col. Ernestu Salvador Tagle, who moved to the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas. Tagle was named CCPO chief in Jan. 10 this year....
CEBU CITY – Police arrested nine persons in a series of anti-illegal gambling operations in Balamban, Cebu on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The Balamban police led by Lt. Col. Glenn Hife arrested five persons for allegedly playing the illegal numbers game “swertres.” Arrested were Maricris Son...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Cebu has expressed confidence it can meet its target income of P7.4 billion this year. The province has already collected P4.8 billion from January to August. Data from the Provincial Treasurer’s Office showed that the eight-month income is 65.53 percent...
CEBU CITY – A city councilor has sought an investigation on the death of her 91-year-old aunt whom she said died “for the flimsiest and most outrageous of reasons.” CEBU City Councilor Mary Anne de los Santos (seated). (FB) Councilor Mary Ann de los Santos said her aunt Milagros died after...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) filed three administrative charges on Wednesday, Sept. 28, against a councilor of Barangay Mainit in Naga City, Cebu who was arrested after packs of suspected shabu were seized in his house during a raid last month. Charged by the...
CEBU CITY -- A man and his live-in partner were arrested and facing frustrated parricide charges for allegedly beating up their one-year-old child in their house in Compostela town, northern Cebu on Friday, Sept. 23. The Consolacion police identified the suspects as William Valiente and his live-in...
