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IN PHOTOS: Balik Cebu 2024
Summary: The Balik Cebu 2024 event, hosted at the Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu, has been a prominent part of the Sinulog festival for 22 years. In collaboration with the Cebu City Government, Mactan International Airport Association, and other tourism stakeholders, it aims to welcome back balikbayans (returning Filipinos) for the grand Sinulog festival. The Balik Cebu Dinner Show offers balikbayans the complete Sinulog experience, featuring Filipino cuisine, performances by Cebuano artists, the Sinulog Mardi Gras, the presentation of Miss Cebu winners and her court, Tribu Basakanaon, and a band performance. Tickets priced at P500 can be purchased at the Balik Cebu Turista Desk by presenting a passport or proof of residence outside the Philippines. Balikbayans can also buy up to three additional tickets for non-balikbayans accompanying them. The event will take place at Ayala Center Cebu on January 18 at 6 PM. (SPONSORED CONTENT).....»»
College instructor sacked over triggering remarks about self-harm
A faculty member from a university in Cebu has been dismissed after an audio recording of him encouraging students to engage in self-harm went viral on social media......»»
Lapu-Lapu shooting: Drug surrenderee killed Sunday night
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A drug surrenderee died after he was shot four times by a still unidentified gunman while he was transporting a passenger inside a subdivision in Lapu-Lapu City. The shooting incident happened Sunday night at the Mactan Country Homes Subdivision in Barangay Babag, according to Police Lieutenant Colonel Christian Torres, spokesperson of the.....»»
Girl from Batangas shoots father dead over sexual abuse
LUCENA CITY — A 13-year-old girl in Cuenca town in Batangas province shot and killed her father on Friday, over alleged repeated sexual abuse, police said on Saturday, Feb. 10. The Region 4A police said in an initial report that “Abby,” shot her father, “Nonilo,” 48, on his head with a caliber .45 pistol, killing.....»»
Missing man found dead in Barangay Bonbon
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 50-year-old man who had been missing for two weeks was found dead in Sitio Golivas, Barangay Bonbon, Cebu City. The victim was identified as Adriano Fuentes Durano, a resident of Kiniasan, Barangay Bonbon, Cebu City. Police Major Philip John Libres, chief of Malubog Police Community Precinct, stated that on Tuesday.....»»
Fetus dumped in dumpsite in Labangon, Cebu City
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities here are now identifying the individual responsible for abandoning a fetus in Brgy. Labangon, Cebu City. The dead fetus, believed to be nine months already, was found in a dumpsite along Tres De Abril Street on Sunday dawn, March 3. READ: Dead fetus found in septic pumper truck in Mandaue.....»»
Tagacanao earns WBA regional title shot in “Kumong Bol-Anon XIV” slugfest
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Unbeaten Cebuano boxing prospect Reymart ‘Cebuano Assassin’ Tagacanao gets a big break in his budding career after earning a regional title shot in the co-main event of ‘Kumong Bol-Anon XIV’ on March 8, 2024, in Bohol. The 24-year-old Tagacanao of Carcar City, south Cebu is set to face Indonesian Hamson Lamandau for.....»»
CLOSAP welcomes passage of ordinance for drug-free workplace
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- The City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP) welcomed the recent passage of an ordinance that institutionalizes the implementation of a drug-free workplace here. The ordinance authored by Councilor Emilio Galaroza Jr., the Chairman of the Committee on Health, mandates the conduct of authorized drug testing in all offices of.....»»
Tagbilaran drug den: Couple, drug den visitor arrested
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Authorities arrested on Thursday a couple for allegedly running a suspected drug den inside their house in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. The live-in partners were nabbed during a buy–bust operation inside their house in Purok 2, Barangay Cogon, Tagbilaran City, Bohol. The suspects were identified as Sarah Jane Espejo, 29, a sidewalk.....»»
Around P10M in illegal drugs seized in two-day anti-drug ops in Central Visayas
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Close to 150 suspected drug personalities, and illegal drugs worth around P10 million were seized following a two-day anti-drug operation in Central Visayas. Police in the region conducted another round of Simultaneous Anti-Criminality and Law Enforcement Operations (Sacleo) over the weekend, Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of the Police.....»»
Lapu-Lapu: 2 members of city’s clearing team fail drug test
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Two individuals were found positive of using illegal drugs during the drug test initiated by the City of Lapu-Lapu Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP) on Wednesday afternoon, January 24, 2024. Twenty six personnel from the City’s Clearing Team underwent the drug test, after Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan called.....»»
Drug test: 3 Lapu CTMS employees fail random testing
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- Three Lapu-Lapu City employees tested positive in the random drug test initiated by the city’s anti-drug agency. On Monday, January 22, 115 job order employees from the city hall and traffic enforcers from the City Traffic Management System (CTMS) underwent random testing. Garry Lao, executive director of the City of Lapu-Lapu Office.....»»
Mason caught with ‘shabu’ in Cebu City drug bust
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 40-year-old mason who was reportedly on the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA 7) regional target list was caught with P136,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Sitio NGA, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City on Thursday afternoon, March 14, 2024. The arrested person was identified as Ricky J. Palanas,.....»»
14-year-old girl killed in Talisay: Mom appeals to suspect-son to give up
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The mother of the man, who accidentally shot dead his 14-year-old sister, is appealing to him to surrender. “Pakita na tawon dong … kay magtagotago ka, mosamot lang hinuon ang problema nimo,” said the mother during an interview on April 30 at the wake of her dead daughter in the basketball.....»»
Minor shoots dead cop-dad
A police officer was allegedly shot dead by his seven-year-old son at their home in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday......»»
6 dead in Sydney shopping center attack
SYDNEY, Australia — Six people were killed and several others injured — including a small child — when a knife-wielding attacker rampaged through a busy Sydney shopping center on Saturday, Australian police said. Multiple people were stabbed by the unidentified assailant, who was shot dead by a policewoman at the scene. The incident occurred at.....»»
Woman dead, father wounded in Maguindanao del Sur robbery
Robbers shot dead a helpless 28-year-old woman and wounded her father in a highway heist in Barangay Libutan in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday......»»
Cebu Daily Newscast: Yogi Filemon Ruiz looks to make Cebu City the ‘best city’
Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Friday, March 1. Mayoral candidate Yogi Filemon Ruiz aims to make Cebu City the ‘best city’ Former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) regional director Yogi Filemon Ruiz, the first to announce his interest.....»»
Know thyself
Inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi are the famous words “Know Thyself.” It is often associated with the titan of Greek philosophy, Socrates, who emphasized the importance of self-awareness and self-examination......»»
‘Ad industry’s self-regulation to remain despite Cha-cha’
A lawmaker yesterday allayed fears of some sectors that the proposed economic provisions in the Constitution will remove self-regulation and editorial independence in the advertising industry......»»