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Cebu City’s Singapore-like goal is about instilling discipline and respect, city administrator says
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Discipline and respect are what will make Cebu City a Singapore-like city. According to Cebu City Administrator and Lawyer Collin Rosell, speaking on Friday, March 1, during the “League of Lupong Tagapamayapa – Cebu City Chapter General Assembly and Board of Directors Election,” held near a pier in Cebu City, Mayor.....»»
Man nabbed for alleged possession of unlicensed firearm
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 39-year-old man from Compostela town, northern Cebu, was arrested on Tuesday morning, February 6, 2024, for allegedly possessing an unlicensed firearm and haphazardly test-firing it while intoxicated. The arrested person was identified as Dennis Pareja Yonco, 39, married, and a resident of Purok Kawayan, Barangay Basak in Compostela, Cebu. Yonco.....»»
Minglanilla fire: Probe set to unravel cause of P2.2M blaze
CEBU CITY, Philippines – An investigation is being conducted to determine what caused the Minglanilla fire on Thursday that incurred a damage of P2.2 million. As of this writing, fire officials are looking into the possible cause of the fire in Purok Mangga, Sitio Fatima Lipata, Barangay Linao past 3 a.m. on Thursday. According to.....»»
Sambag 2 fire: P7.5M and counting
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The massive fire that hit a densely populated area in Brgy. Sambag 2 here on Monday afternoon, April 8, has not yet been extinguished. But the blaze has already gobbled up at least P7.5 million in properties. According to the latest report from the Cebu City Fire Station, firefighters have yet.....»»
Recto backs MUP pension for new entrants only
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto is pushing for changes in the pension scheme of military and uniformed personnel (MUP), but only for new entrants, in yet another deviation from his predecessor......»»
Mother nabbed for ‘sexually exploiting’ 8-year-old daughter online
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 31-year-old mother from Cebu City will be spending some time in jail after she was nabbed for allegedly peddling her 8-year-old daughter by offering the child’s explicit photos and videos to foreign customers online. The suspect (name withheld) was tagged as a high-volume producer and seller of child pornography. The.....»»
14-year-old girl claims she was sexually assaulted at SRP
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 14-year-old girl claimed that she was sexually assaulted by a man she met somewhere beneath the South Road Properties (SRP) viaduct. She reported the incident to the Carbon Police Station on Thursday, March 14, 2024, around 7 p.m. The victim claimed that the man offered her a soft drink. After.....»»
Jihadists
For his own purposes, Vladimir Putin has been trying to link the deadly terrorist attack on a concert hall in Moscow to Ukraine. The casualty figure for that attack has now risen t.....»»
4 dead, 1 hurt in fire in Philippines
MANILA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A fire gutted at least 15 houses in a residential area in Lucena City in Quezon province, southeast of Manila, early Friday, killing four people and injuring one, police said. In a spot report, Lucena city police identified the four fatalities, including one 72-year-old and one 65-year-old, and two others aged 18 and 8, who were all living together in one of the burned houses......»»
4 dead, 1 hurt in fire in Philippines
MANILA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A fire gutted at least 15 houses in a residential area in Lucena City in Quezon province, southeast of Manila, early Friday, killing four people and injuring one, police said. In a spot report, Lucena city police identified the four fatalities, including one 72-year-old and one 65-year-old, and two others aged 18 and 8, who were all living together in one of the burned houses......»»
Recto wants pension funds to buy government stake in SCTEX
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto wants the two pension funds to buy the government’s share in toll roads to ensure that the state will not be at a loss......»»
House panel considering monthly pension for retired Olympians
The House youth and sports committee on Wednesday considered a legislation that would provide retired Filipino olympians with a lifetime monthly pension of at least P15,000 — an amount that a lawmaker said would honor the athletes’ lifetime of “perseverance and sacrifice.”.....»»
House panel OKs P89 billion for seniors’ universal social pension
A universal social pension measure has gained a foothold after a House of Representatives committee yesterday approved the budget allocation for the benefit......»»
FACT CHECK: P20K automatic monthly pension for senior citizens false
A YouTube channel, Tita Kitkat TV claims that the government will now provide an automatic P20,000 monthly social pension for all senior citizens......»»
DBM releases P49.8 billion social pension for indigent seniors
The Department of Budget and Management has released nearly P50 billion in social pension for more than four million senior citizens in the country......»»
Indigent seniors’ monthly social pension now P1,000
The long wait is over for indigent senior citizens as they can receive a monthly social pension of P1,000 starting February, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said yesterday......»»
Father shoots son dead for disrespecting mom in Cebu City
CEBU CITY, Philippines – He was only requested to turn off the lights of his hut, but his disrespectful response to his mother’s order ultimately led to his death. The fatal shooting of a 28-year-old jobless man by his own father in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City on Monday night allegedly stemmed from months of constant.....»»
Cebu City buy-bust: 3 nabbed in Calamba drug den
CEBU CITY, Philippines –Law enforcers arrested a 51-year-old man, who was believed to the maintaining a suspected drug den, and two of his alleged visitors during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Calamba, Cebu City Monday night. Reports coming from concerned citizens led authorities to the drug den in Sitio Mangga that is allegedly being operated.....»»
Man, 58, dies of ‘heat stroke’ in Brgy. Kamputhaw, Cebu City
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The body of a 58-year-old man was found on the sidewalk of Escario Street in Barangay Kamputhaw on Tuesday afternoon. The victim was identified as William Go, a resident of the said place. Police Senior Master Sergeant Alejandro Tirado, investigator of Abellana Police Station, said that Go may have died of.....»»
Man breaks into Quezon City house, stabs couple
Police have launched a manhunt for a 37-year-old man who reportedly broke into a couple’s home and stabbed them in Quezon City before dawn yesterday......»»