Nine Chinese were arrested by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for their alleged involvement in human trafficking and illegal operation of a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in Mandaue City, Cebu. In a statement Friday, July 4, the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group...
The transition team of Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro was surprised over the 2025 annual budget of the province. Jose Esgana, the former mayor of Santa Fe, Cebu who headed Baricuatro’s transition team, said they learned that the province’s P25-billlion annual budget has some allocation that is not...
CEBU CITY – In a bid to bring down pork prices, Gov. Pamela Baricuatro has ordered the lifting of the ban on the entry of hogs and livestock into the province of Cebu. Baricuatro signed a series of executive orders that eased the movement of livestock and meat products. EO Nos. 16, 17, and 18...
With limited time remaining before its loan financing for the long-delayed Cebu bus rapid transit (BRT) expires, the World Bank has recommended downscaling the project under the watch of the newly elected provincial and city officials. “The pace of project implementation has slowed down...
Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro has appointed former Tourism Secretary Ace Durano as provincial administrator. Durano and eight other officials were sworn in on Tuesday, July 1, as provincial government officials and vowed to deliver effective public service to the people of Cebu. Other officials...
CEBU CITY – Cebu fifth district Rep. Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco recently inaugurated a P5-million day-care center and a P10-million one-story, three-classroom school building in Carmen in time for the new school year. “These are more than just buildings but safe, nurturing spaces that can...
CEBU CITY – An owner of a security agency was found guilty of estafa after failing to remit Social Security System (SSS) contributions deducted from her former employee’s salary. The Branch 2 of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities in Mandaue City sentenced Arne Aballe Sarsalejo to three months...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Cebu Pacific flight which took off for Tawi-Tawi province on Sunday, June 29, returned to the Zamboanga International Airport (ZIA) here seconds after takeoff due to unsettling mechanical sounds heard by passengers on board the aircraft. Passengers reported hearing loud banging...
CEBU CITY – Redemption and validation. That’s how three young artists described their accomplishments in the Cebu leg of the 14th Manila Bulletin Sketchfest on Saturday, June 28, at SM Seaside City Cebu. Niña Christei Villahermosa, April Lyka Pugoy, and Jean Deanne Batiancila shone the...
CEBU CITY – The disqualification case filed against incoming Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro is bound to fail. Veteran lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said this as he cited three reasons why the disqualification case will not prosper. In a press conference on Saturday, June 28, Topacio described the filing...
CEBU CITY – A barangay secretary was gunned down inside her house in Dumanjug town, southern Cebu province. Celsa Regidor Redondo, 62, was found dead in her room past midnight Friday, June 27. The victim, a widow, sustained bullet wounds in the head and body, police said. Initial investigation...
CEBU CITY – A policeman was fatally shot while responding to an armed person alarm in Danao City, northern Cebu province at noon Friday, June 27. Police Patrolman Mark Gomer Ornopia Sr., an operative of the Danao City Police Station, died due to a bullet wound in the head. The victim was...
