CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) has a new director. Alex Tablate formally assumed the position on Monday, Nov. 4. He replaced Emerson Margate, who was named the new director of the intelligence service of the PDEA national headquarters in Quezon...
Low-cost carrier Cebu Air Inc., operator of Cebu Pacific, has put on sale as much as 750,000 seats across its domestic flights. In a statement on Monday, Nov. 4, Cebu Pacific said travelers can book seats for as low as P99 for one way for travel period beginning Jan. 1 until March 31, 2025. The...
CEBU CITY – Seeing spirits may be a hair-raising experience for others, but for this 66-year-old “mananabtan” (prayer leader) who has been living inside one of the biggest cemeteries here , it is just a normal occurrence. MARIA Shirly Lausa prays in front of a grave inside the Carreta...
CEBU CITY - The observance of All Saints' Day here was genereally peaceful, police said. Police Col. Antonietto Cañete, chief of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said no untowards incidents were recorded in major cemeteries, seaports, and bus terminals here. COL. Antonietto Canete, chief of...
CEBU CITY – At least 6,000 security personnel have been deployed in key areas in Central Visayas as law enforcement agencies aspire for a peaceful observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. POLICE Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas,...
Cebu Air Inc., operator of low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific, received three more aircraft deliveries this month, firming up its commitment to expanding route offers and enhancing service to its customers. In a statement on Thursday, Oct. 31, Cebu Pacific said it received two A321neos and an A320ceo...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu amounting to P50 million was seized in buy-bust operations in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue on Tuesday night, Oct. 29. SUSPECTED shabu worth P35 million was seized from a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tejero, Cebu City on Tuesday night, Oct. 29....
Megawide Construction Corporation has opted to completely divest its remaining minority stake in Aboitiz GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation’s (AGMCAC) operator of the award-winning Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) for P7.76 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
Gokongwei-led Cebu Air Inc., the operator of Cebu Pacific, has added a new route to Thailand as part of its ongoing commitment to offer more destinations to travelers and serve the growing demand of tourists to its Southeast Asian peer. In a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Cebu Pacific said it...
CEBU CITY – Bus drivers at the South Bus Terminal here were subjected to a surprise drug test on Tuesday, Oct. 29, as authorities geared up for the influx of passengers for “Undas.” PERSONNEL of the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central...
CEBU CITY – Kenjie de Jesus was supposed to celebrate his 14th birth anniversary on Wednesday, Oct. 30. He was looking forward to that special day and had given his mother P500 for a simple celebration. De Jesus, however, did not make as instead of a birth anniversary celebration, his family is...
Cebu Air Inc., operating under the Cebu Pacific brand, has increased its stake in 1Aviation Groundhandling Services Corporation (1AV) to a controlling 60 percent through a debt-to-equity conversion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the airline said it has signed a Deed of...
