Parents, volunteers help teachers clean, repair facilities of children’s schools
EDWIN Mayol dipped a brush into a can of white paint and applied it on the wall of a classroom.
Mayol is one of those who volunteered to clean and improve the Mandaue City Comprehensive National High School’s classrooms and facilities as several parents and volunteers flocked to public...
‘Spoiled’ snacks down woman, 11 grandchildren in Carcar City
A WOMAN and her 11 grandchildren were rushed to a hospital in Carcar City after complaining of stomach pains and vomiting after eating “binangkal,” a snack made of deep-fried dough balls coated with sesame seeds.
In a TV Patrol Central Visayas report yesterday, Cristita Bernabe and 11 of...
3 men shoot, abduct ‘thief’ in Talisay City
A 16-YEAR-OLD theft suspect was abducted then shot by three men in Talisay City last Tuesday dawn.
Selmar (real name withheld for being a minor) survived a gunshot wound in his back. He is recuperating at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC).
The three men allegedly...
3 Talisay councilors consider inviting TCC heads to Council
THREE opposition councilors of Talisay City are planning to invite officials of the Talisay City College (TCC) to shed light on allegations that they did not allow six students to enroll for allegedly engaging in vandalism.
Councilors Romeo Villarante, Danny Caballero and Valeriano...
Mayor eyes chance to run for House
SAN Fernando Mayor Antonio Canoy has announced his bid to run for congressman of the first district of Cebu during the 2013 elections.
While Talisay City’s “little mayor” is declining offers to run for the city councillorship on next year’s elections.
Talisay halts Innoland works
THE Talisay City Government issued a cease-and-desist order against a land developer after it was found that they were fencing and building in a proposed subdivision in one of the city’s barangays without the needed permits.
In a letter last Tuesday, Talisay City Mayor Socrates Fernandez...
Ex-mayor to sue rival, town police for allies’ arrest
FORMER San Fernando Mayor Neneth Reluya plans to file cases against the town’s mayor and local police for their alleged involvement in detaining her allies.
Reluya said Mayor Abe Canoy and the local police are liable for various violations for jailing Balud Barangay Captain Reliso Enad,...
Barangay officials set free; case against them was dismissed on April 27 yet
EIGHT officials of Barangay Balud in San Fernando, Cebu, including the barangay captain and his wife, were released from jail a day after police arrested them while conducting a free medical mission in their area last Sunday.
Balud Barangay Captain Reliso Enad, his wife Barangay Councilor...
Only 10 of 600 persons with disabilities join special poll registration
OF THE 600 members of Talisay City’s PWD sector, only ten availed themselves of the special registration for next year’s elections, an official said yesterday.
But persons with disabilities (PWD) representatives in the city said some of their members and unregistered PWDs may have...
Firm to hire 10,000 Talisay women
OFFICIALS from Talisay City announced they will be hiring more than 10,000 women to work and train for a Japan-based semiconductor company in Danao City.
The Talisay City Government is coordinating with the Cebu Mitsumi Inc. to tap the city’s jobless women who are willing to be trained...
Gullas grandson: What dynasty?
THE 27-year-old grandson of a politician denied his family is forming a political dynasty in Talisay City and the rest of the first district of Cebu by fielding relatives to key posts.
According to Gerard Anthony “Samsam” Gullas, his grandfather Rep. Eduardo Gullas (Cebu, first district...
Fire hits 3 houses in mountain village
A TWO-STOREY house was destroyed while two others were damaged in an early afternoon blaze in one of Minglanilla town’s mountain barangays last Thursday.
Fire investigators suspect that the fire that hit the three houses in Barangay Vito was caused by children playing with matches inside...
Number of voters in Cebu has fallen since last polls
AS OF last month, the total number of voters in Cebu Province, including Cebu City and the other cities, is 2,274,131.
The number of voters in the province has been falling since the May elections in 2010. That year, the number of voters was 2,430,267. In October the following year, the...
Offers loom over Tabunok market
NINE months since the old market in Talisay City has been closed, a popular shopping chain and a mall magnate have offered to develop the market.
While refusing to name the two popular shopping chains, Talisay City Administrator Richel Bacaltos said that while they are accepting offers to...
School sued parents ‘to remind them of responsibility’
CEBU CITY -- School officials of St. Theresa’s College said the filing of criminal charges against the parents of its erring students was meant to instill parental responsibility on the respondents.
In a...
Cebu college strikes back
CEBU -- The parents of three St. Theresa’s College (STC) students who were not allowed to attend their graduation are being sued for allegedly neglecting their children and tolerating their vices.
They were charged with child abuse by STC officials led by Sister Celeste Maria Purisima Pe...
‘Asthma attack’ forces transfer of hearing date
THE hearing on the Ellah Joy Pique abduction-slay case was suspended yesterday after one of the prosecution’s witnesses suffered an asthma attack.
The sixth witness for the prosecution, whose name cannot be revealed due to the sensitivity of the case, was in the middle of his testimony...
‘Ecleo’s new lawyers can’t help much’
A PROSECUTION lawyer yesterday said they are not worried about the entry of three new lawyers to defend convicted murderer and Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) master Ruben Ecleo Jr.
Lawyer and former police general Fritz Quiñanola said they are confident that the...
Robbers stab victim with screw driver
A COLLEGE student lost his iPhone to two unidentified men, one of whom stabbed him in the neck and stomach with a screw driver when he refused to give the gadget.
Mario Chan, an 18-year-old student at a university in Cebu City, was walking to his apartment at 11:30 a.m. last Friday when a...
Gullas grandson ‘ready’ to jump into political arena
THE grandson of Rep. Eduardo Gullas (Cebu, fist district) is now ready to take on the political scene, whether as his grandfather’s successor in Congress or as mayor of Talisay City.
In an interview with reporters yesterday, 27-year-old Gerard Anthony “Samsam” Gullas said that while he is...
UV student overcomes hardships to top teaching board exams
FOR education graduate Ana Mae Villamor, topping the recent Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) was not without hardships.
Villamor, who finished her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education at the University of the Visayas (UV), placed fifth in the LET board last March.
Topnotcher’s folks recall hard times
REACHING success often involves lots of sacrifices and hard work.
For the parents of 20-year-old Diana Rose Zamoras, their hard work and sacrifices paid off when their daughter became one of the topnotchers in the recent teacher’s board exams last March.
‘Small school’ hits big in licensure
FOR the first time in its eight-year history, the Talisay City College earned the top spot in the recently-concluded Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) with one of its passers landing in the top 10.
Diana Rose Zamoras, 20, a graduate of Bachelor of Elementary Education majoring in...
Bird shooting ends in accidental shooting of husband by wife in Mandaue
ERNESTO Zambo and his wife were shooting birds inside their compound last Friday afternoon when she accidentally shot him with an air rifle.
The 66-year-old uncle of Cebu Provincial Board (PB) Member Ian Zambo died at the Chong Hua Hospital in Cebu City last Saturday afternoon.
Consultant wants abattoir off-limits to impounded dogs
THE modern abattoir in Talisay City is reportedly used as a place to kill impounded dogs near the area where livestock are slaughtered.
This was revealed by former Talisay City councilor Aaron “Ronnie” Capala, the City Government’s consultant on slaughterhouse operations.
Capala is...
