CEBU CITY – A taxi driver and “habal-habal” (motorcycle-for-hire) driver are facing possible penalties after they figured in a fistfight in the middle of the road in Barangay Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, on Monday, October 2. The incident was caught on video and has gone viral online. A...
Philippine Air Force Cessna 208B EX Grand Caravan (File photo by PAF) A Philippine Air Force (PAF) surveillance aircraft made an emergency landing in Cebu on Wednesday, Oct. 4, after encountering an engine problem. A PAF Cessna 208B EX Grand Caravan experienced an engine fire shortly after take off...
CEBU CITY – More than 100 policemen in Cebu with relatives running in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30 have been transferred to another assignment. Police Major Nolan Tagsip, spokesperson of the Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO), said moving the 104 police officers...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) has arrested more than 200 persons as part of the strict enforcement of the election gun ban. Police Major Nolan Tagsip, spokesperson of CPPO, said the operations against loose firearms have been relentless as part of their preparation for the...
Twelve flights were affected by a bomb threat at the Bicol International Airport (BIA) on Monday, October 2, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported. Cebu Pacific (CEB) flight 5J 326, with 130 passengers, failed to take off at 10:45 a.m. after it requested security...
Despite the global supply chain and operational challenges facing the industry, the Philippines’ leading carrier Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) remains optimistic that the local aviation sector will continue its post-pandemic growth. During the inaugural Philippine Aviation Summit last Sept. 27 to 28,...
CEBU CITY – A taxi and jeepney operator was found dead in his house in Barangay Labangon here on Saturday morning, September 30. A POLICEMAN examines the body of a 60-year-old widower who was killed in his house in Barangay Labangon, Cebu City on Saturday, September 3. (Photo courtesy of XFM 88.3...
CEBU CITY – A popular tourist destination in southern Cebu is set to reopen in October more than a year after it was closed for rehabilitation. Gov. Gwen Garcia announced that the world-renowned Kawasan Falls in Badian will reopen this month after she saw positive developments in the...
CEBU CITY – Twenty-three houses were razed in a fire in Barangay Tejero here on Thursday afternoon, September 28. It was the third fire that hit Barangay Tejero this month. The last was September 10 when two fires broke out just hours apart and at least 30 houses were affected. Eighteen...
CEBU CITY – Police are investigating the death of a 63-year-old man who was found dead in a makeshift toilet inside a compound in Barangay Mohon, Talisay City, Cebu on Thursday morning, September 28. Lawmen said relatives of George Mayol suspect that he was attacked by the five dogs that he was...
CEBU CITY – An operator of modern jeepneys in Metro Cebu will suspend its operations for six months due to several “severe problems.” In a memorandum sent to its drivers and public assistance officers (PAOs) or conductors, Beep Cebu informed them that it will suspend operations starting...
Cebu Pacific Air, the Philippines’ leading airline, underscored its commitment to shaping a brighter future for Filipino children and communities which is at the heart of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies. This was highlighted by Cebu Pacific's Chief Marketing and Customer...
