CEBU CITY – More than P20-million worth of suspected shabu was seized in buy-bust operations in Metro Cebu on Sunday, May 19. PACKS of suspected shabu amounting to P10.4 million were seized from a 48-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Calamba, Cebu City on Sunday night, May 19....
CEBU CITY – The province of Cebu will be placed under a state of calamity due to the devastation caused by the extremely high heat index. Gov. Gwen Garcia on Friday, May 17, announced that she will issue an executive order for the formal declaration of the state of calamity. GARCIA (FB) “This...
CEBU CITY — Police here are gearing up for the country’s biggest multi-sporting event that this city is hosting in July. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said it is already focusing on crafting security measures to ensure the peaceful conduct of the week-long Palarong Pambansa starting on...
CEBU CITY – An online petition has been launched to save hundreds of trees in Poro town, Camotes, Cebu from being chopped down. THESE trees in Poro town, Camotes, Cebu may be cut to give way to a road-widening project. An online petition has been launched to save them. (Santo Nino Parish Poro)...
CEBU CITY – Nine persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in a large-scale illegal recruitment operation in the province of Cebu. NBI-7 Director Renan Oliva shows pictures of suspected illegal recruiters who were arrested in Cebu. (Calvin D. Cordova) The suspects, who are facing...
CEBU CITY – The Supreme Court (SC) has cleared former Tourism Secretary Ace Durano of graft charges stemming from a P2.7-million calendar project that allegedly failed to undergo public bidding. The Second Division of the High Court granted the appeal of Durano, reversing the previous decision of...
CEBU CITY – With Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia ascending as acting mayor following the six-month suspension of Mayor Michael Rama, a prominent figure in the city council is set to occupy the second-high government post here. HONTIVEROS (FB) Councilor Dondon Hontiveros expressed readiness to assume as...
CEBU CITY – With his six-month suspension, Mayor Michael Rama’s vision of a “Singapore-like Cebu City with Melbourne features” has to take a backseat. GARCIA (FB) Acting Mayor Raymond Garcia admitted he is not too keen on pushing Rama’s dream of transforming the city like Singapore. READ:...
CEBU CITY – Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia on Monday, May 13, formally took over as acting mayor of this city following the six-month suspension of Mayor Michael Rama. VICE Mayor Raymond Garcia (right) meets department heads after officially becoming acting mayor of Cebu City on Monday, May 13,...
CEBU CITY – Police said a 57-year-woman was hacked dead by her estranged husband following an argument in their home in Barangay Maghan-ay, Tuburan, Cebu at dawn on Monday, May 13. POLICE conduct a checkpoint in front of a popular convenience store in Tuburan, Cebu. (Tuburan MPS FB) The fatality...
CEBU CITY – A municipal-wide curfew has been enforced in Liloan town, northern Cebu following a roadside shooting incident that claimed the life of a 16-year-old girl last week. Liloan Mayor Aljew Frasco announced that the curfew, which took effect last Friday, May 10, will be from 10 p.m. to 4...
VisMin developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) reported a 15 percent growth in its first quarter 2024 net income to P978 million from P847 million in the same period of 2023. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its consolidated revenue rose 31 percent to P6.26 billion in...
