An 84-year-old widow was seriously injured after her son-in-law doused her with gasoline and set her on fire in her home in Barangay Bolinawan, Carcar City, southern Cebu. Lolita Lico-an was taken to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City due to severe burns in her head and...
CEBU CITY – A 13-year-old boy was killed in a fire that hit their house in Barangay Duljo-Fatima here on Sunday morning, Jan. 5. The fatality was identified as Wrenchford Cahan. A MAN breaks down after seeing the charred remains of his son who was trapped in their house razed by a fire in...
CEBU CITY – As far as the Commission on Elections-Central Visayas (Comelec-7) is concerned, the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes is already cancelled. CORTES (FB) Comelec-7 chief Francisco Pobe issued the clarification to rectify a local newspaper report...
CEBU CITY — The Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) is mourning the death of an “exceptional officer” who was found lifeless inside his office in Tuburan town, Cebu. HIFE (FB) Police Lt. Col. Glenn Hife, Tuburan police chief, was found dead at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4. According...
CEBU CITY – A 21-year-old businessman here was robbed of more than P2 million in cash and jewelry on New Year’s Eve. Police identified the victim as Remark Broa. Broa said he arrived home around midnight on Dec. 31 and closing the gate when three men appeared and ordered him to board his...
CEBU CITY – The death of a 10-year-old boy due to a firecracker blast showed that the stern warning against the use of prohibited firecrackers had fallen on deaf ears. A WOODEN cross marks the spot in Barangay Candulawan, Talisay City, Cebu where a boy died after playing with a firecracker on New...
CEBU CITY – Two deaths marred the New Year celebration in Cebu after a 23-year-old man and a 10-year-old boy died in separate fireworks-related incidents. In Barangay San Roque, Asturias town, Cyril John Amarillo Remis died after a firecracker exploded in his face past midnight on Wednesday, Jan....
Imagine how fun and fantastic it would be to plan your travel around the Philippines based on our biggest celebrations. This travel itinerary was generated with the help of ChatGPT, an AI model developed by OpenAI. January: Cebu For: Sinulog Festival (third Sunday of January) A...
CEBU CITY – A 21-year-old promodizer will spend the new year in jail after he was allegedly caught filming his female board mate inside a bathroom on Monday morning, Dec. 30, in Barangay San Nicolas here. Investigation said the 24-year-old woman was taking bath when she noticed a cellphone...
CEBU CITY – Tragedy struck just as the year was about to end after two fatal fire incidents broke out in separate areas in Cebu province. AUTHORITIES inspect a house razed by fire in Bogo City, northern Cebu on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 29. (Photo from MyTVCebu) In Tabogon town, a mother and her...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has issued show-cause orders to drivers involved in road crashes in Cebu during the holiday season. Acting on the directive of LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II, LTO-7 Regional Director Glen Galario signed five SCOs...
CEBU CITY – The reelection bid of dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes was dealt another major blow after the Commission on Elections junked his appeal to reverse a previous order cancelling his Certificate of Candidacy in next year's elections. The Comelec en banc affirmed the Second...