Cebu City is a welcome refuge from Manila’s hectic environment. In Cebu, you sense the easy-breezy vibes right away. There’s already a calmness that flows within as soon as you land. Somehow, the island has found the right mix that can coax travelers into staying longer. During our visit...
CEBU CITY – Tension between outgoing Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and her successor Pamela Baricuatro continued to heat up with only a few days left before the turnover of power at the Capitol. The latest conflict between the two arose when Baricuatro announced that Garcia had ordered government...
CEBU CITY – A 41-year-old woman died after a 10-wheel truck ran over her on a highway in Toledo City, Cebu province on Wednesday morning, June 25. Police identified the fatality as Mitchelle Padwelan Paragoso, resident of Barangay Poog, Toledo. The woman was the back rider of a motorcycle driven...
CEBU CITY – It was a case of double whammy for this 37-year-old suspected robber. Rodaive Asintesta Belleza was accused of robbing a motorcycle delivery rider but only got P100. He was also arrested in only about three minutes after the robbery on Tuesday morning, June 24, in Barangay Talavera,...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) announced on Tuesday, June 24, that all its flights to and from Dubai will continue to operate as scheduled, assuring passengers that its flight routes do not traverse conflict-affected areas in the Middle East. Despite continuing operations, the Gokongwei-led airline stated that...
CEBU CITY – A 21-year-old man who was believed to be high on illegal drugs was arrested after he allegedly sexually harassed his female neighbor in Barangay Bacayan here. The incident happened around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, June 23. Police investigation showed that the complainant was sleeping in...
CEBU CITY – A 32-year-old man who had been in and out of jail was gunned down inside his house in Barangay Sambag 2 here on Monday, June 23. Police said the victim, Macgied Lavistre Villamala, was asleep when at least six persons broke into his house and repeatedly shot him. Police said the...
CEBU CITY – Plant lovers, or the so-called “plantitos” and “plantitos,” are in for a huge treat as the Horti Filipina International Plant Show finally unwrapped on Friday, June 20, at the sprawling SM Seaside City here. The show has brought in close to 50 foreign and local merchants to...
Transportation groups in Cebu welcomed the planned provisional P1 fare hike as they expressed alarm over the supposed big-time oil price hike next week. Ellen Maghanoy, chairperson of the 13-member Federation of Cebu Transport Cooperatives (FCTC), said the fare hike is badly needed for jeepney...
CEBU CITY -- An 18-year-old biker drew heavy backlash for performing a stunt that saw him nearly colliding with a truck on a highway in Barangay Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City. In a bid to identify the biker, an irate Lapu-Lapu Mayor Junard Ahong Chan posted the video of the incident on Facebook. The...
Aboitiz Construction has diversified into the business of providing maintenance services to the Aboitiz Group’s airport and property units, in order to expand its portfolio beyond construction to long-term operations and asset upkeep. In a statement, the firm announced that this new business...
Incoming Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro expressed displeasure over the move of outgoing Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to create trust funds for several programs in the province. “I am deeply disappointed and appalled by the recent actions of the outgoing governor,” Baricuatro said in a Facebook post....
