CEBU CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said 75 passengers were stranded on Sunday, Sept. 25, after several sea trips in different ports in Cebu were cancelled due to bad weather from typhoon “Karding.” Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG 7) spokesperson Lt. Jr. Grade Krysta...
CEBU CITY -- Police seized more than P2.5 million worth of shabu during an operation in Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City on Saturday night, Sept. 24. Arrested was 24-year old John Carl Entia Gimpayan who was included in the drug watchlist. Gimpayan is a high-value individual operating in the city,...
CEBU CITY -- A clearance from the barangay should be secured first before an individual will be allowed to rent an apartment or stay in a boarding house. This is the measure that the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will suggest to the City Council as part of its anti-criminality campaign. The CCPO...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu provincial government is insisting ownership of a 25-hectare property in Mandaue City where a hospital, some government offices, and private structure currently sit. The Capitol has already sent a “demand to vacate” letter against the occupants of the lot but Gov. Gwen...
CEBU CITY – Anti-narcotics agents dismantled two drug dens and arrested seven individuals in separate operations here and Pangalo, Bohol on Thursday, Sept. 22. In Barangay Sambag I, Cebu City, Alex Lanuza was arrested in a suspected drug den that he allegedly maintained. Caught in the drug den...
CEBU CITY – Gov. Gwen Garcia has ordered removal of floating or fixed cottages as part of the efforts to rehabilitate the seawaters of Cordova, Cebu. 22DEADLINE Garcia issued Executive Order (EO) No. 36 on Wednesday, Sept. 21, giving owners, operators, and authorities until Oct. 4 to remove the...
By CALVIN D. CORDOVA CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu valued at more P14 million was seized in separate buy-bust operations here on Tuesday night, Sept. 20. In Barangay Sawang Calero, police seized packs of shabu worth P7.6 million from John Mark Cuizon, 26. Police Major Francis Renz Talosig, chief of...
By CALVIN D. CORDOVA CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has issued an Executive Order (EO) prohibiting swimming and similar activities in the coastal waters of Cordova, Cebu. Garcia issued Executive Order No. 35 on Tuesday, Sept. 20, weeks after the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested two drug pushers and seized two kilos of suspected shabu valued at P13.6 million in Barangay Mohon, Talisay City, Cebu on Sunday night, Sept. 19. Brig. Gen Roque Eduardo Vega, Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO7) director, identified the suspects as Stephen...
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama here has tapped former Sen. Franklin M. Drilon, a Liberal Party stalwart, and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio “Babes” Singson to help realize his vision of achieving a "Singapore-like Cebu City." RAMA (FB) “Today, we...
The opening of the 8.9-kilometer Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) has boosted Cebu's post-pandemic tourism and economy, according to a study. A study by the University of San Carlos’ Center for Social Research and Education stated that apart from improving travel to top tourist spots in the...
CEBU CITY — For 12-year-old Chelsea Omila, joining the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest was more than just winning a contest. WINNERS take center stage during the awarding ceremony of the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest Cebu leg on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the City Wing of SM Seaside Cebu. They are (from...
