CEBU CITY – The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday presented to the media a 43-year-old man who confessed to killing teenager Christine Lee Silawan in a “Momo…
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Palace ‘outraged’ by ex-Cebu fiscal’s murder
MANILA — Malacañang on Sunday expressed outrage on the murder of former Cebu City Assistant City Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro who was reportedly gunned down by motorcycle-riding assailants. “We are outraged…
6 die, over 60 missing as landslide buries houses in Cebu
CEBU CITY — At least six people, including a four-year-old child, were confirmed dead in a landslide early Thursday morning in the City of Naga, some 21 kilometers south of Cebu…
Cebu town mayor gunned down inside office
MANILA — Four unidentified gunmen shot dead Mayor Mariano Blanco III of Ronda town, Cebu province inside his office at the municipal hall early Wednesday. Reports from Ronda Police Station indicated the…
P1.8-M drugs seized from 2 female pushers in Cebu
CEBU CITY — Two big-time female pushers were arrested in separate drug bust operations here and in Talisay City on Tuesday morning. At 7:30 a.m., joint forces from the Cebu City…
Village dad, 3 inmates gunned down in Cebu
CEBU CITY — A barangay councilor and three inmates of the Talisay City Jail were killed on Friday in two separate ambush incidents in Talisay City. Barangay Lagtang councilor Art Stephen…
6 killed in Cebu ‘One Time, Big Time’ operation
CEBU CITY — Six drug suspects were killed when the Police Regional Office 7 (Central Visayas) conducted a simultaneous “One Time, Big Time” operation in the entire province of Cebu early…
Armed man shot dead inside Cebu Archbishop’s residence
MANILA — The Archdiocese of Cebu on Tuesday confirmed reports that a man was shot dead inside the compound after he refused to leave the premises. In a statement, Msgr. Joseph…
Bunkhouse collapse claims 5 in Cebu
CEBU CITY — Five construction workers died after their four-decker bunkhouse collapsed early Tuesday morning in Barangay Lahug this city. According to the security guard’s logbook, 158 workers of JE…
2 gun smugglers intercepted in Cebu port
CEBU CITY — Elements of the Cebu City Port Police arrested two suspected gun smugglers Sunday night at Pier 1, this city. Arrested in possession of 21 guns of different calibers…
PDEA 7 probes presence of shabu lab in Cebu after seizure of ‘yellow shabu’
CEBU CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 7 on Saturday said they are investigating the possible presence of a shabu laboratory in Cebu after the seized “yellow shabu”…
SC order Mactan airport to return lot expropriated 56 years ago
CEBU CITY — The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) to return a 6,343-square-meter lot it expropriated in Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City 56 years ago…
5,000 take oath as members of ‘Kilusang Pagbabago’ in Cebu on Oct. 1 to back President Duterte
CEBU CITY — Some 5,000 community leaders in Cebu and neighboring provinces on Saturday, Oct. 1, took their oaths as volunteer members of a people’s movement supporting President Rodrigo Duterte…