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...
CEBU CITY – The two-day Cebu Goes Culinary 2025, the biggest culinary event in the Visayas, kicked off on Friday, Sept. 26, at the Sky Hall of SM Seaside City Cebu here. Co-organized by the Hotel, Resort, and Restaurant Association of Cebu Inc. (HRRACI) and the National Food Showdown, the event...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) warned the public of dubious text messages warning individuals of existing arrest warrants against them. The PRO-7 confirmed that a number of individuals have complained that they received text messages, reminding them to take action...
CEBU CITY – At least 700 people participated in protest rallies here on Sunday, Sept. 21. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that these protest rallies ended without any violence. One protest rally was held in the morning and another took place in the afternoon. Students,...
CEBU CITY – Police here are on full alert for the massive Trillion Peso March on Sunday, Sept. 21. Various sectors are protesting massive corruption in government’s infrastructure projects. Police Capt. Charisma Gonzales, information officer of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said close to...
CEBU CITY – A coalition of various groups will hold another round of indignation rally here in time for the 53rd anniversary of the declaration of martial law on Sunday, Sept. 21. The Panaghiusa sa Yanong Sugbuanon Batok Korapsyon (Payong) said the rally that will be held at Fuente Circle will be...
CEBU CITY – More than 40 houses were razed in an early morning fire in Barangay Tejero here on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The fire broke out past 3 a.m. and it took two hours before it was contained, said SFO3 Wendell Villanueva, information officer of the Cebu City Fire Office. The fire reached third...
CEBU CITY – Police here are gearing up for the rally on Sunday, Sept. 21. Police Capt. Charisma Gonzales, information officer of the Cebu City Police Office, assured that protesters ' rights will be respected. Gonzales advised organizers of the rally to secure permits from the city...
CEBU CITY – Various civil society groups, people’s organizations, and concerned citizens are mounting a rally on Sunday, Sept. 14, to demand accountability amid the current flood control projects scandal. The Panaghiusa sa Yanong Sugbuanon Batok sa Korapsyon (Payong) coalition said the rally at...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is 100 percent ready for the Bar examinations here. Police Col. Enrico Figueroa, chief of the CCPO, said security preparations are in place for the exams that will be held at the University of San Jose Recoletos Basak Campus on Sept. 7, 10, and 14....
CEBU CITY – Angry protesters stormed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Cebu City District Engineering Office in the pier area here on Friday morning, Sept. 5. Members of youth and multi-sectoral groups showed their frustration by pelting the office with tomatoes as they denounced...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) defended the arrest of a son of barangay captain in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Leia Alcantara, information officer of PDEA-7, said the arrest of the son of Barangay Carreta Captain Marciano Ando was...
