CEBU CITY – The wanted man who fatally shot a police captain is willing to surrender but only to Camp Crame, the headquarters of the Philippine National Police. Leonardo Manto Jr. said he will not surrender to the local police, suspecting that he would be killed. “If I will surrender in Cebu,...
CEBU CITY – A cash reward of P200,000 has been offered for the arrest of a wanted man who fatally shot a police captain in Barangay Sudlon 2 here on Saturday, Oct. 25. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) initially offered to give P100,000 to anyone who could provide information...
CEBU CITY – Another round of public hearing was conducted as part of efforts to allay fears over the planned construction of a waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Barangay Guba here. Officials from various government agencies attended the public hearing at the barangay gymnasium on Friday, Oct. 24....
CEBU CITY – He is out of public office but legal issues continued to hound him. Former Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has been found guilty by the Office of the Ombudsman of oppression or grave abuse of authority for what the anti-graft court described as “cruel and excessive” reassignment of...
CEBU CITY – Suspected marijuana kush and liquid marijuana were seized from a 26-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Hipodromo here. Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) and operatives of the Cebu City Police Station 4 cornered the suspect,...
CEBU CITY – A top medical school here has once again produced topnotchers. Two graduates from the Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM) are among the Top 10 passers in the October 2025 Physicians Licensure Examination (PLE), according to the results released by the Professional Regulation Commission...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested a 21-year-old man who admitted killing a ride-hailing app driver in a mountain barangay here last week for P3,000. The suspect, Kirk Blash Monteron Amasa, admitted he was paid to kill Dexter Nanong Dandan, a 48-year-old resident of Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City. Dandan...
CEBU CITY – Three dogs perished in two separate fires here on Wednesday morning, Oct. 15. No was injured in the twin fires. The first fire happened past 6 a.m. in Barangay Duljo Fatima where Rushie, a seven-year-old mixed Labrador, and Thunder, a five-year-old Bulldog, died. Dhave Claver, the...
CEBU CITY – A driver of a ride-hailing app was believed to have been robbed before he was killed by his passenger in Barangay Kalunasan here on Sunday morning, Oct. 12. Dexter Nanong Dandan, 48, was found slumped on the ground with multiple stab wounds in the abdomen. Police said a 17-year-old...
CEBU CITY – A woman was beaten up by her husband after she refused to give him money to buy shabu. The incident happened at the couple’s house in Barangay Poblacion Pardo here around 10 a.m on Friday morning, Oct. 10. The suspect, Arnold Navares, 48, was arrested after the incident. Police said...
CEBU CITY – Four Korean nationals sought help from the police after they were robbed by a group of men who introduced themselves as policemen. Seo Heum In, 41; Oh Jong Min, 31; Yoon Seung Yong, 44; and Park Sung Min, 42, all natives of Gwangju City, South Korea, said the incident happened past...
Nine Koreans were arrested for allegedly running an illegal online gambling operation and unlawfully detaining an employee in Cebu City, the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed Friday, Oct. 3. Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said five of the suspects have INTERPOL...
