Lanao del Norte triathlete leads PH cast in IRONMAN 70.3

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 06:57:49 +0000

Top age-group triathletes from around the world will test their mettle against the local aces in a race against time in the IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines which reels off Aug. 7 in an exciting but exacting new course in Mactan, Cebu. Singapore and Malaysia have 68 and 66 entries, respectively, the US is fielding in 58 […]

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DoH: Boy suspected of SARS-like disease in Cebu tests negative

Credit to Author: Jan Arcilla| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 14:20:07 +0000

A five-year-old boy in Cebu City suspected of being a carrier of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) tested negative for the disease, the Department of Health (DoH) confirmed on Friday night. “This is indeed very welcome news to ease the Filipinos’ growing concern. I assure everyone that your Department of Health will not stop here […]

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Sandiganbayan orders Cebu councilor suspended for graft

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 21:30:18 +0000

The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has ordered the suspension of Bogo City, Cebu Councilor Cresencio Verdida in relation to his pending graft charges involving the reported irregular disbursement of P20 million to the Bogo Municipal Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BMEMPC).

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This Week’s Festivals: July 21 – 27, 2019

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 21:05:19 +0000

This Week’s Festivals: July 21 - 27, 2019

Residents of the agricultural town of Barili in Cebu province give thanks for a bountiful harvest from its farmlands, locally called “kaumahan,” where the festival got its name.

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16 foreign divers, 4 Filipinos rescued from capsized boat off popular Cebu diving spot

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 12:26:05 +0000

Twenty people, mostly foreign tourists, were rescued from a motor boat that capsized off the coast of Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan town, Cebu province on Monday (July 8).

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Cebu drivers won’t join Metro Manila TVNS strike

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 11:10:39 +0000

Drivers in Cebu of cars enrolled in ride-hailing apps will not join their counterparts in Metro Manila in a strike on Monday (July 8).

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Former Medellin, Cebu mayor shot dead while under hospital arrest

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 22:53:20 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – A former mayor of Medellin, Cebu City was shot dead while under hospital arrest Tuesday night.

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NBI raids religious group’s office after Duterte order

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:50:42 +0000

NBI raids religious group’s office after Duterte order

CEBU CITY—The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday (June 10) raided the compound housing the offices of a religious group which President Duterte had tagged in a pyramid scam.

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