News Briefs: January 25, 2019

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:00:08 +0000

Bounty offer ‘not needed’ to solve ambush on Cebu mayor Philippine National Police Director General Oscar Albayalde on Thursday said a bounty was not needed to resolve the killing of the husband of Mayor Lakambini Reluya of San Fernando, Cebu province, and two others. Albayalde said that even without the P50-million reward offered for information […]

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Albayalde: Reward not needed to solve Cebu mayor’s ambush

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 05:36:09 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde is confident that investigators can solve the ambush of San Fernando, Cebu Mayor Lakambini Reluya even without the need to reward witnesses.

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Politics could be behind ambush of Cebu town mayor — Albayalde

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 08:49:51 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Investigators are eyeing politics as the motive behind the ambush of San Fernando, Cebu Mayor Lakambini Reluya, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde said on Wednesday.

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Cebu bettor bags P239M Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:03:32 +0000

Cebu bettor bags P239M Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot

MANILA, Philippines — A lucky bettor from Cebu will take home over P239 million after getting the winning combination for the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Grand Lotto 6/55 on Monday. In a post on its official Facebook page on Tuesday, the PCSO said the winning combination for the 6/55 jackpot was 17-07-38-08-05-10 on the […]

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‘Amang’ moving faster towards Caraga

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 04:29:11 +0000

‘Amang’ moving faster towards Caraga

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Depression “Amang” slightly accelerated on Sunday as it moved towards the Caraga Region, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. In its 11 a.m. weather report, Pagasa said Amang was moving 30 kilometers per hour (kph) in a west-northwest direction. It was still packing maximum sustained winds of […]

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Sto. Niño hope for Filipinos – Cebu archbishop

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 02:15:17 +0000

Sto. Niño hope for Filipinos – Cebu archbishop

You are not alone. This was the message of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma as Cebuanos celebrated the feast of the Sto. Niño de Cebu on Sunday.

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Cebu attack adds to list of slain prosecutors

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 23:04:47 +0000

Cebu attack adds to list of slain prosecutors

The police have formed a special investigation task group to quickly resolve the killing of Masbate City Assistant Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro, who had also served Cebu for nearly two decades.

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