CEBU CITY – A 47-year-old woman was found dead in a ravine over the weekend in Danao City, Cebu. OLAGUIR (FB) The family of the victim, Maria Sofia Manulat Olaguir, appealed for justice and asked authorities on social media to investigate her death. “Ma, dili ko moundang hangtud dili nako...
CEBU CITY – The 1,200-strong Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has a new chief. Col. Ireneo Dalogdog on Saturday, Oct. 1, officially assumed the post, replacing Col. Ernestu Salvador Tagle, who moved to the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas. Tagle was named CCPO chief in Jan. 10 this year....
CEBU CITY – Police arrested nine persons in a series of anti-illegal gambling operations in Balamban, Cebu on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The Balamban police led by Lt. Col. Glenn Hife arrested five persons for allegedly playing the illegal numbers game “swertres.” Arrested were Maricris Son...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Cebu has expressed confidence it can meet its target income of P7.4 billion this year. The province has already collected P4.8 billion from January to August. Data from the Provincial Treasurer’s Office showed that the eight-month income is 65.53 percent...
CEBU CITY – A city councilor has sought an investigation on the death of her 91-year-old aunt whom she said died “for the flimsiest and most outrageous of reasons.” CEBU City Councilor Mary Anne de los Santos (seated). (FB) Councilor Mary Ann de los Santos said her aunt Milagros died after...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) filed three administrative charges on Wednesday, Sept. 28, against a councilor of Barangay Mainit in Naga City, Cebu who was arrested after packs of suspected shabu were seized in his house during a raid last month. Charged by the...
CEBU CITY -- A man and his live-in partner were arrested and facing frustrated parricide charges for allegedly beating up their one-year-old child in their house in Compostela town, northern Cebu on Friday, Sept. 23. The Consolacion police identified the suspects as William Valiente and his live-in...
CEBU CITY – Visayan Electric is powering the Sinulog Festival in January 2023. Engr. Raul Lucero, president and chief operating officer of Visayan Electric, said the power company will help electrify the area where the Sinulog showdown will be held. Mayor Michael Rama here has announced that the...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Cebu province, as well as Metro Cebu, remained under “low risk” classification for Covid-19, according to the latest report of the independent research group OCTA. In an update shared on Twitter on Wednesday, Sept. 28, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David...
CEBU CITY -- At least 13 road accidents are happening each day in this city, data from the city’s traffic office showed. The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) said road accidents are one of the major causes of traffic congestion in the city. “I think we have, based on our data, almost 500...
CEBU CITY – The implementation of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has suffered another delay. THE Cebu Bus Rapid Transit project has suffered another delay, project proponents announced at the Cebu City Mobility Summit 2022 at the Seda Hotel Ayala in Cebu City on Monday, Sept. 26. (CCTO...
InLife to recruit 400 financial advisors from Cebu By Chino S. Leyco Insular Life (InLife) said Monday, Sept. 26, that the company is looking to recruit new financial advisors from Cebu as it expands its business in the Visayas region. Raoul E. Littaua, InLife president and chief executive officer,...
