GSIS to fund college studies of 200 children of members
LOW-salaried government workers need not worry about sending their children to college as the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will offer scholarships to low-income members.
The GSIS, though, will offer only 200 college scholarships for this school year.
The GSIS began...
Victim, 14, recounts Sunday shooting
THE 14-year-old boy who was shot by a playmate last Sunday in Barangay Pasil, Cebu City can talk, but his body is half-paralyzed.
Nico (real name withheld because he is a minor) told visiting media members he can’t forgive Marion, 11, for what happened.
Man, 45, accuses 6 policemen of illegal detention, threats
A 45-YEAR-OLD man from the town of Dumanjug, Cebu accused six policemen of illegal detention and grave threats.
Riel “Dondon” Gomez, 45, also accused them of failing to provide him with documents he needed in the filing of a case.
Five of the policemen were from the Dumanjug Police...
Cops to file obstruction case against gun owner
THE chief of the Homicide Section of the Cebu City Police Office said a case of obstruction of justice may be filed against the owner of the gun that was used to shoot a 13-year-old boy last Sunday afternoon.
However, Senior Insp. Jul Mohammad Jamiri said the family of the Nico wants to...
PH, entire Asia witness eclipse as moon’s shadow block sun
THOSE who failed to see the annular solar eclipse yesterday morning need not despair as there will be another eclipse this year and next year.
Dario dela Cruz of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Services Administration (Pagasa) astronomy department in Manila told Sun.Star Cebu in a...
Pagasa radar warned on day of hailstorm
THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) revealed that when the hailstorm and strong winds hit Barangay Lamac Pinamungahan last Friday, an exclamation point appeared on their radar over Toledo City, some parts of Bohol and Pinamungajan.
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‘Is Rama that poweful?’
“NAGTUO siya nga powerful na kaayo siya? Lord Almighty na siya? Siya na gyud ang hawod (He thinks he is that powerful? That he is that great)?”
These were the questions raised by former congressman Raul Del Mar to Mayor Michael Rama.
Joint management sought for reopened Guba hospital
THE Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) and the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) should manage the Guba Emergency Hospital (GEH) together.
Rep. Rachel Marguerite “Cutie” del Mar (Cebu City, north district) made the proposal to the Department of Health (DOH) 7, after it formally...
Pinamungajan rained with ‘ice’
SOME 86 houses were destroyed, trees fell and residents were hurt after whirling winds and ice-like particles, slightly bigger than marbles, hit Barangays Lamac and Punod, Pinamungajan town, midwest of Cebu Province yesterday noon.
One woman was rushed to a hospital in Cebu City after she...
Fire hits store, damages P80T
A FIRE broke out in Barangay Pit-os, Cebu City leaving almost P80,000 worth of structural damage.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) 7 received the alarm at 10:58 a.m.
The blaze damaged Mico’s Store, owned by Raquel Herrera.
The store is situated a few meters away from...
Street food blamed for 15 ‘hepa’ cases in Pahina-Central
FIFTEEN residents of Sitio Omega, Barangay Pahina-Central, Cebu City are suspected to have hepatitis.
The patients still have to undergo medical examinations to confirm if they have the condition, Barangay Councilor Mencho Burlasa said.
Burlasa, who is also the barangay’s vice...
Rainy season starts May: Pagasa
HERE comes the rainy season, says the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Boy Artiaga, Pagasa weather observer, said the rainy season will start in the last week of May.
Temperature may rise only up to 30 degrees Celsius,...
BOC prefers Palace
THE Bureau of Customs in Cebu City declined the offer of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and is firm about returning to the Malacañang sa Sugbo building.
Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon, in his visit in Cebu last week, asked that their old office be given back to them.
500 homeless after Cebu blaze
CEBU CITY (Updated) -- Firefighters fought for at least two hours the flames that spread to four sitios in Barangay Luz, Cebu City Friday afternoon.
Despite their efforts, more than 100 families or an estimated 500 persons were left homeless.
Rama renews relocation call
THE collapse of a riprap wall near a river in Sitio Cadauhan, Barangay Talamban, Cebu City that claimed two lives and injured five others has renewed the Cebu City Government’s effort to clear the danger zones of illegal structures and recover the three-meter easement zone along creeks and...
MGB: Relocate at-risk houses
CALLS to move houses away from a riverbank in Talamban, Cebu City were revived yesterday, after a riprap wall in the area collapsed, killing two men.
A Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau (MGB) 7 official recommended the relocation after he inspected yesterday afternoon the accident site near...
Claims of meat smuggling hogwash, says BOC official
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu assured the public that all imported meat in Cebu is legal, denying speculations that pork smuggling is rampant here.
Lawyer Lourdes Mangaoang, BOC XIP national head, said they did not receive any complaints from hog raisers in Cebu about pork...
8 cops who tested positive of drug use detailed at HQ
EIGHT policemen who failed a random drug examination conducted by the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) were relieved of their posts and assigned to CCPO headquarters.
The policemen, who were mostly hand ranks of PO1, PO2 and PO3, came from different police stations in the city.
Search for Model PNP Families launched
THE National Police Commission (Napolcom) launched this year’s search for Model Philippine National Police (PNP) Families.
Lawyer Zandro Oriol, Napolcom 7 information officer, said the award aims to emphasize the importance of strong ties of police officers to their families.
Women having sex at early age prone to cervical cancer: DOH
YOUNG girls who have sex in their teens are at high risk of cervical cancer, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
DOH 7 revealed that cervical cancer is the second leading type of cancer among women, next to breast cancer, with half of the patients aged 35 to 55 years old.
...Health office issues advisory to combat summer heat
THE public has been advised to avoid sun exposure between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., as these hours tend to have the highest temperature within the day.
Department of Health (DOH) 7 Assistant Director Lakshmi Legaspi said looking directly at the sun can also cause dehydration in the cornea,...
Cebu City cops nab murder suspect 22 years after crime was committed
AFTER 22 years of running away from the crime he allegedly committed, a murder suspect was arrested by the City Intelligence Branch (CIB) Wednesday night in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City.
Gerald Ursabia, 54, was accused of shooting a man in Barangay Guadalupe in 1990.
CPPO has most number of seized guns in CV
THE Cebu Provincial Police Office posted the highest number of confiscated loose firearms in Central Visayas, with 117, for the first quarter of this year.
Cebu City Police Office came in second, with total confiscated firearms of 75.
Vessel rescued from ‘danger’
A VESSEL nearly suspended its trip yesterday afternoon when one of the passengers noticed that the vessel slightly listed on its side.
MV Starcraft 5 bound for Getafe, Bohol departed from Pier 1, Cebu City at 3:30 p.m. yesterday.
At 4 p.m., Cebu Coast Guard Commander Rolando...
So far, residents satisfied with aid from developer
RESIDENTS affected by the collapsed retaining wall of Horizons 101 said they are satisfied with the assistance given to them by the Taft Property Ventures Development.
“We were treated well, so there are no complaints, for now,” said Roberto Pacheco, whose house was destroyed because of...
