CEBU CITY – To promote road safety, a vehicular accident toll board was put up in an accident-prone area in Barangay Busay here. The board contains the number of deaths and injuries caused by road crashes in the area this year. A BOARD containing the number of casualties due to road...
CEBU CITY – Veteran politician former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson vowed to pursue three key platforms if he is elected senator in next year’s elections. SENATORIAL candidate former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis ‘Chavit’ Singson answers questions from the media during his...
CEBU CITY – Two men were shot dead and a habal-habal driver was wounded in Tuburan town, northern Cebu on Sunday night, Nov. 24. Police identified the fatalities as Arnold Amansing Ebo and Joey Atienza. Wounded was Jecar Sebas Rosalejos, the 37-year-old driver of the habal-habal...
CEBU CITY – The spate of shooting incidents does not reflect the kind of peace and order situation here, an official of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said on Monday, Nov. 25. Police Lt. Col. Maria Theresa Macatangay, CCPO deputy city director for operations, said this city remains safe...
CEBU CITY – The anti-illegal drug operation where 15 kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P102 million was seized happened barely 10 hours after the barangay where the confiscation was made was declared as a drug-cleared area. Despite the massive confiscation of...
CEBU CITY – A cause-oriented group has called on government prosecutors to file charges against certain individuals who were implicated in various illegal activities which were discovered during the series of hearings by the quad committee of the House of Representatives. According to Diskarteng...
CEBU CITY – Sen. Francis "Tol" Tolentino welcomed the signing into law of the Republic Act 12064 or the Philippine Maritime Zones (PMZ) Act. Tolentino said the law, which was signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Nov. 8, bolstered the Philippines' rights to explore and exploit natural...
CEBU CITY – A jeepney driver was arrested as a prime suspect in the killing of a woman whose body was found dumped at the South Road Properties (SRP) here on Tuesday, Nov. 19. GODOFREDO Brufal (face covered with cloth) sits across the relatives of a woman whom he admitted choking to...
CEBU CITY – This city will host for the first time the Philippine Sports Tourism Awards (PSTA), an event that will recognize key players in the sports and tourism sectors for the roles they have played in managing sporting events that boosted tourism arrivals. A 15-inch gold-plated...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) cried foul over a newspaper report that quoted a study tagging Cebu as "the Philippine's top hot spot for drug-related killings." The PRO-7, headed by Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, appealed for "accuracy and restraint" after a...
CEBU CITY – A case of large-scale estafa took a different twist when a warrant of arrest was issued against a female lawyer for allegedly “degrading and blemishing” the reputation of her fellow lawyer and the complainant. Lawyer Estrella Elamparo voluntarily surrendered and posted P10,000...
CEBU CITY – Three nominees of a neophyte party-list group admitted that they are facing an uphill climb in their bid to earn a seat in the House of Representatives in next year's elections. But banking on a solid platform and advocacies that aim to give the Filipinos a better healthcare...
