CEBU CITY – As part of the intensified campaign against tuberculosis (TB), the Department of Health (DOH) spearheaded the holding of the Nationwide Simultaneous Active Case Finding (ACF) on Friday, Aug. 29. Among the 29 areas that hosted the activity was Cebu City where close to 1,000 residents...
CEBU CITY – Strict security measures will be enforced to ensure the smooth conduct of the Bar examinations here next month. In an Executive Order (EO) issued by Mayor Nestor Archival Sr., a liquor ban will be implemented around the 100-meter zone of the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R)...
CEBU CITY – The primary runway of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) was reopened after it was closed on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) confirmed that the primary runway was opened at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The primary runway was...
Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific is expanding the domestic connectivity of its Cebu hub, with the launch of direct flights to El Nido, Palawan, beginning in October. Starting Oct. 26, the Gokongwei-led airline said it will operate daily flights between Cebu and El Nido. These flights will be operated...
CEBU CITY – Flight schedules at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) were affected due to runway condition checks. In an 6:20 p.m. advisory on Tuesday, Aug. 26, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) said “teams are conducting inspections and necessary repairs as...
CEBU CITY – The town of Dumangjug, Cebu was shocked by the discovery of a cyberpornography involving two live-in partners. The couple has been arrested but the case took another twist when Dumanjug Mayor Gungun Gica became a subject of an investigation by the Commission on Human Rights-Central...
CEBU CITY – Top government officials on Friday, Aug. 22, spearheaded the launching of the second route of the Love Bus Libreng Sakay program in Cebu. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco, and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman graced the launching at...
Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific will mount Airbus A330neo flights to three high-demand destinations in the Philippines during the fourth quarter to meet the strong demand over the holiday season. The Gokongwei-led airline said it plans to roll out its 459-seater widebody aircraft to more routes ahead...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested a suspected gunrunner in a raid in Barangay Flores, Catmon town, Cebu province on Tuesday morning, Aug. 19. Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Cebu City Field Unit recovered unlicensed firearms when they arrested Giovani Poro Cinco, 47. Police...
CEBU CITY – A man admitted stealing bottles of liquor to sustain his illegal drug addiction. Niño Rey Maglinis Cosido, a 21-year-old resident of Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City, was arrested after taking two bottles of Johnnie Walker whisky from a supermarket on Tuesday morning, Aug. 19....
CEBU CITY – Five Koreans wanted in their country were arrested here on Monday afternoon, Aug. 18. The Regional Special Operations Unit, Regional Intelligence Division, and Bureau of Immigration cornered them in a hotel. Police said they are facing charges for violating their country’s National...
CEBU CITY – Two men were arrested for allegedly robbing a jeepney passenger in Barangay Lorega here on Sunday morning, Aug. 17. Police identified the suspects as Vinz Niel Rayna Canucat, 23, and Arjohn Pobadora Boles, 18. The suspects’ alleged cohort, Michael Villanueva Jr., remain at large....
