Consumer groups are pushing Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed for several hours. Just last week, the Transportation Department announced a rule requiring airlines to pay quick and automatic refunds. President Joe Biden touted the rule,...
CEBU CITY – The death of a 14-year-old girl in Talisay City, Cebu was a case of accidental firing, police said. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/4/26/student-answering-modules-killed-in-talisay-city Evelyn Reponte, the victim’s mother, was disheartened to learn that the bullet that killed her...
CEBU CITY – Five persons, including a private school teacher, were arrested in buy-bust operations here. Arrested in Barangay Babag 2 on Thursday night, April 25, were Rey Mark Rabasano, 23, and his live-in partner, Maribel Arcilla, 31, a private school teacher. The operation was...
CEBU CITY – The killer of the 14-year-old girl who was fatally shot while learning her modules inside their house in Talisay City, Cebu has been identified. READ: https://mb.com.ph/preview?type=article&slug=police-identify-teenage-girl-s-killer-in-cebu Police withheld the identity of the...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III strongly condemned the tragic killing of a 14-year-old girl who was shot while inside her family's house in Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City, Cebu “We condemn this heinous act in the strongest possible terms and call upon the authorities to...
CEBU CITY – A 14-year-old girl was fatally shot while she was answering her modules inside their house in Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City, Cebu. The incident happened past 9 a.m. on Friday, April 26. Police said the victim, Jacquilene Reponte, was answering her modules when the gunman...
CEBU CITY – Live hogs and pork-related products coming from Negros Oriental are already allowed to enter the province of Cebu. The ban was lifted through Executive Order (EO) No. 17 that Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia issued on Thursday, April 25. Live hogs and pork-related products coming from Negros...
CEBU CITY – A 50-year-old man was arrested after he pretended that he was a doctor and applied as a health officer in Dalaguete town, southern Cebu. ANTONIO Jabonillo Alpechi is arrested after he pretended to be a licensed doctor. (Contributed photo) Antonio Jabonillo Alpechi had been hired...
CEBU CITY – A 29-year-old policeman is facing administrative and criminal charges after he allegedly assaulted his fellow police officer after a drinking session in Barangay Sambag 1 here on Wednesday night, April 24. If proven guilty, Police Patrolman Louie Sequito, a native of Iloilo City, may...
CEBU CITY – The Visayan Electric Co. has called on its industrial customers to enroll in its Interruptible Load Program (ILP) to cushion the impact of possible power shortages. ILP is a voluntary, demand-side management program where business customers of a distribution utility with loads of at...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) opened its new licensing office in this city on Tuesday, April 23. ASSISTANT Secretary Vigor Mendoza (second from left), chief of the Land Transportation Office, attends the blessing of the new licensing office of the...
CEBU CITY – A distraught man was arrested after he held his family hostage on Monday morning, April 22, in Barangay Tisa here. Police said the 42-year-old suspect was armed with an aluminum pipe when he took his 39-year-old wife and their two children, aged 11 and six, hostage inside their house....