CEBU CITY – Driven by her strong desire to help fulfill the dreams of aspiring scientists, a science teacher from Minglanilla town, southern Cebu who is currently teaching in the United States donated laboratory equipment to a school in the town. The equipment that Lecar Marie Maghanoy donated...
CEBU CITY – The arrest of a mother in Pinamungajan town, Cebu province should serve as a warning to those involved in online sexual exploitation, the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) said. NBI-7 Regional Director Renan Augustus Oliva and agent-on-case Maria Contessa...
CEBU CITY – Nine persons were arrested when authorities raided two drug dens in a town in Camotes Island, Cebu that was declared as a drug-cleared area last year. THREE persons were arrested in a drug den raid in San Francisco town, Camotes Island, Cebu on Friday, February 2. (PDEA-7) On...
CEBU CITY – A 69-year-old chief tanod was arrested after police found unlicensed firearms in his home in Barangay Maslog, Danao City, northern Cebu. POLICE examine firearms and ammunition found in the house of a chief tanod during a raid in Danao City, northern Cebu. (Contributed photo) Allan...
CEBU CITY – Police advised the people to refrain from spreading false information amid sightings of king cobras locally known as “banakon” in various areas in Cebu. KING cobra (Pixabay) Police Major Windel Abellana, information officer of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CCPO), said...
CEBU CITY – The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression arrived in Cebu on Monday, January 29, and had a dialog with some members of the media here. IRENE Khan (fourth from right), United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, poses...
CEBU CITY – Eighty houses were destroyed in an early morning fire in a residential area in Barangay Poblacion, Talisay City, southern Cebu on Wednesday, January 24. The fire started at 8:10 a.m. and was raised to third alarm at 8:23 a.m. as the flames spread quickly since most of the houses...
CEBU CITY – Sen. Risa Hontiveros and other opposition leaders vowed to block moves to amend the Constitution. FORMER Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, Atty. Chel Diokno, and Sen. Risa Hontiveros answer questions from reporters during their recent visit to Cebu City. (Calvin D. Cordova) Hontiveros said they...
CEBU CITY – The provincial governments of Bohol and Cebu have expressed willingness to enter into a sisterhood agreement. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (second from left) is welcomed by Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia (second from right) during his visit to the Cebu Capitol on Tuesday, January 16. With...
CEBU CITY – Police will continue to investigate the killing of a known voice coach even after a man admitted that he was behind the crime. THE case of voice coach Joel Unchuan remains open, police said, even as a man has admitted to killing him. Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare,...
CEBU CITY – An 18-year-old man raped and killed his 21-year-old cousin in Pinamungajan town, Cebu. SAMILLON (FB) The suspect, Jimboy Pasacan, admitted the heinous crime and the grieving family of the victim, Jocelyn Samillon, said they could not forgive him for the gruesome incident....
CEBU CITY – A policeman was arrested for allegedly robbing a multi-purpose cooperative in Toledo City, Cebu on Friday afternoon, January 12. Police identified the suspect as Police Patrolman Jaymar Briones Exequiel, an operative of the Toledo City Police Station. POLICE Patrolman Jaymar Briones...
