CEBU CITY – It only took less than an hour of heavy rain to flood Metro Cebu that forced hundreds of families to flee their homes on Friday night, Aug. 15. In Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City, a 24-year-old man died after he was swept away by floodwater. Authorities said Jeremy Bolingket and two...
CEBU CITY – A lotto outlet in Mandaue City was found to have been used as a front to sell illegal drugs. The operator of the lotto outlet, a 39-year-old woman, was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Paknaan on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 14. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth P17 million was seized from a 35-year-old drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Mandaue City on Saturday night, Aug. 9. Police described Ian Mark Rosales Velasquez as a high-value individual. The suspect, a resident of Barangay Pit-os, Cebu City, was cornered...
CEBU CITY – Sacks of rice that could have fed thousands were left to rot in a warehouse in Mandaue City. Authorities confirmed that the 397 sacks of National Food Authority (NFA) rice valued at over P1 million are already spoiled and unfit for human consumption. Sacks of rice stored in a...
CEBU CITY – Police seized computers and cellphones from a house allegedly used as a scamming hub in Barangay Alang-Alang, Mandaue City. These gadgets were confiscated on Thursday night, July 24, based on a Warrant to Search, Seize, and Examine Computer Data issued by Presiding Judge Lucila...
CEBU CITY – An owner of a security agency has applied for probation after a court recently found her guilty of estafa for failing to remit the Social Security System (SSS) contributions of one of her former employees. In her application filed before Branch 2 of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities...
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...
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...
CEBU CITY – An e-bike driver yielded suspected shabu worth P5.4 million when he was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Mandaue City on Tuesday afternoon, June 17. The 41-year-old suspect, a certain Amel, was cornered by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) on...
CEBU CITY – Three persons were arrested when anti-narcotics agents raided a suspected drug den in a barangay in Mandaue City that was previously declared as drug-cleared. The raid conducted over the weekend led to the arrest of 37-year-old Jay-r, the alleged maintainer of the drug den in Barangay...
CEBU CITY – At least P100,000 cash was stolen when a pharmacy in Barangay Jagobiao, Mandaue City was burglarized early Tuesday morning, June 3. A huge hole on the concrete wall of the pharmacy was discovered. The burglars may have been able to enter the establishment by making a hole on the...
CEBU CITY — The nephew of former Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes was accused of mauling a barangay official past midnight on Tuesday, June 3. Noel Quemque Flores, a barangay councilor in Alang-Alang, Mandaue, reported the incident to the Station 1 of the Mandaue City Police Office on Tuesday...
