Garcia: I’m back
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:43 a.m.CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia reported back for work yesterday after serving her 180-day suspension and immediately informed Capitol employees and the Provincial Board (PB) about her assumption of office.
She arrived at 3:55 p.m. after a team, led by her chief of staff Elizabeth Francia, prepared her office, which has been padlocked these past four months.
Ex-Swat cop named in kidnapping
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:42 a.m.A FORMER member of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) was charged along with his accomplices before the Talisay City Prosecutor’s Office yesterday morning for allegedly abducting an overseas worker.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 filed the kidnapping and car theft complaints against former police officer Lee Legaspi Colina of the CCPO Special Weapons and Tactics (Swat), Ronilo Roble, and two other cohorts who remain unidentified.
Private firm to supply water to upland villages
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:41 a.m.ABOUT 5,000 families living in three mountain villages in Cebu City will have access to safe and affordable water supply.
This, after the Metropolitan Cebu Water District entered into a joint venture with Abejo Waters Corp. (AWC) for the supply of 4,800 cubic meters of water a day to some portions in Barangays Talamban, Bacayan and Pit-os.
Lapu-Lapu awards artist, skateboarder
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:40 a.m.THE Lapu-Lapu City Government has awarded a mosaic artist and a professional skateboarder during its 52nd Charter Day celebration last Sunday night.
Mayor Paz Radaza gave a plaque of recognition to John Rex Tongco, 19, and Lhee Isabel Deiparine Taneo, 20, who are cousins.
Council backs Natuel
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:39 a.m.WHILE Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is questioning Snr. Supt. Mariano Natuel’s appointment, the Council welcomed his designation as the new Cebu City Police Office director.
During their regular session yesterday, the council passed Councilor Alvin Dizon’s resolution congratulating Natuel for getting CCPO’s top posts.
3 New Guinea nationals figure in police alarms
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:39 a.m.A PAPUA New Guinean national was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly caused a commotion inside a bar on A.S. Fortuna St., Barangay Bakilid, Mandaue City.
Jason Lokani, 24, was brought to the Casuntingan Police Station after allegedly smashing a bottle of beer and going wild.
Residents tell tornado tales
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:38 a.m.JOSETTA Ablanque never thought that her unusual urge to buy rice and wood would save her life.
Josetta, 53, told Sun.Star Cebu yesterday that while resting inside her house in Sitio Libo, Barangay Mohon, she felt the sudden urge to go out around 2 p.m. last Tuesday.
Cop points rifle at co-officers
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:37 a.m.A POLICE officer from the Oslob Police Station will be facing administrative charges for allegedly pointing an M16 rifle to his colleague inside their station last Saturday night.
SPO1 Joel Miñoza, who was then on duty, was reportedly drunk during the incident. He allegedly pointed a fully loaded M16 rifle to PO1 Rodel Montesa.
Woman who killed husband misses family
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:36 a.m.EDITHA Suliano wants to go home.
“Ganahan na ko muoli tungod sa mga bata. Gimingaw na ko nila (I want to go home for my children. I miss them),” said the teary-eyed 41-year-old mother who shot and killed her husband last Sunday night.
7 teen girls caught, charged for robbery
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:35 a.m.A PREGNANT teenager and six of her friends were charged with robbery before the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office.
Two of the suspects are aged 16, while the rest are 15, police said.
Some teachers gripe vs selection process in Talisay
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:30 a.m.A GROUP of teachers complained against Talisay City Schools Division Superintendent Woodrow Denuyo for allegedly prioritizing the hiring of teacher-aide volunteers (TAV) for national teaching positions.
The teachers, who refused to give their names, claimed they got the highest scores in the teachers’ ranking test in Talisay, but Denuyo reportedly prioritized TAVs even if they scored low in the examination.
Family spared from falling boulder
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 12:29 a.m.A HUGE boulder, about the size of a two-door cabinet, crashed into a house in Sitio Libo, Barangay Lagtang, Talisay City past 2 p.m. yesterday.
Luckily, no one was inside the house. Ronald Abatayo, 32, and his family were out of the house for some errands.
Capitol awaits Governor Garcia today
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 01:25 a.m.CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia’s 180-day suspension ended last Monday, but Capitol officials and employees are still waiting to find out if she’s reporting for work in the last 12 days of her term.
She was not seen within the Capitol building and the governor’s office remained locked yesterday.
Tornado strikes 2
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 01:23 a.m.A TORNADO damaged more than 70 homes in coastal barangays of Minglanilla town and Talisay City Tuesday afternoon, peeling the roofs off some houses and uprooting trees.
It struck Minglanilla past 2 p.m. and Talisay City around 3:45 p.m., according to reports that reached the Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC).
Over 70 homes damaged by tornado in Cebu
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 01:20 a.m.CEBU CITY (Updated) -- A tornado damaged more than 70 homes in coastal barangays of Minglanilla town and Talisay City Tuesday afternoon, peeling the roofs off some houses and uprooting trees.
It struck Minglanilla past 2 p.m. and Talisay City around 3:45 p.m., according to reports that reached the Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC).
Regional growth in 2012 lower than 2011
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 01:06 a.m.THE economy of Central Visayas in 2012 did not grow as much as in 2011 but it still surpassed the national economic growth rate.
The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) 7 Director Buenaventura Go-Soco Jr. said the region’s economy grew 7.9 percent in 2012, lower than 2011’s 12.5 percent.
Ex-stowaway gets probation as courts hold Judgment Day
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 01:05 a.m.WHEN he was still eight years old, Nicleo Verdida woke up inside a life raft on the uppermost deck of a boat that was bound for Cebu City.
He recalled he was stunned when a member of the crew discovered him.
Kidnap ‘leader’ works in gov’t
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 01:04 a.m.THE alleged mastermind in the kidnapping of an overseas worker in Talisay City is a government employee in Cebu City.
This was the information released by National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 Director Antonio Pagatpat to the media yesterday.
Fugitive shows up at police station
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 01:03 a.m.A FUGITIVE landed in jail after seeking the help of police in Cordova, Cebu last, complaining she was allegedly mauled by her common-law husband.
Police arrested Marilou Tabada, 33, when she showed up at the police station past 5 p.m.
‘Burglar’ killed in shootout with cop
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 01:02 a.m.A SUSPECTED Akyat Bahay gang member was shot dead in a gunfight with policemen at a checkpoint in Talisay City last Monday night.
Jaime Telmoso, a resident of Sitio Lemonville, Barangay Cansojong, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Talisay District Hospital last Monday night.
‘Carnappers’ charged with estafa
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 01:00 a.m.POLICE filed an estafa complaint against two women who were allegedly behind the series of car thefts in Metro Cebu.
Gionna Marie Geolina, 36, and Maria Roselyn Olid, 40, were charged before the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office yesterday afternoon.
Public urged to get their kidneys checked
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 01:00 a.m.TWO kidney experts yesterday urged the people to undergo examination so they may know if their kidneys are damaged and if these can function normally again.
Speaking before the 888 News Forum, Drs. Cesar Quiza and Vivina Chiu, president and past president of the Society of Nephrology-Central and Eastern Visayas Chapter, respectively, said the Department of Health declared June as National Kidney Month.
60 cops join seminar on disaster response
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 12:59 a.m.THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is conducting a three-day seminar with the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CCDRRMC) to improve police skills in search and rescue.
The seminar started yesterday and will end on June 20.
Panel to look into trader’s allegations
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 12:58 a.m.THE Ombudsman-Visayas has formed a panel three graft prosecutors to look into the allegations of a businessman that the ombudsman sat on cases he filed against some Lapu-Lapu City officials.
Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio Apostol created the three-man panel to investigate the claims of Efrain Pelaez, who lost his mayoralty bid in the last elections.
Castillano returns to his post as election supervisor of Cebu
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 12:58 a.m.PROVINCIAL Election Supervisor Eddie Aba turned over all his duties and responsibilities to “returning” election supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano yesterday, as the Commission on Elections prepares for the barangay elections this October.
Castillano hopes that problems in logistics in the past barangay elections will not recur, such as the lack of official ballots and the late arrival of election paraphernalia.
Jealousy provokes woman to kill husband, pa of 9
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 12:54 a.m.ON FATHER’S Day, Samuel Suliano went home to a dark house and an allegedly drunk wife.
He told her he came from a fiesta, but Editha, seething with anger, believed he had gone to see his mistress.
CPA asserts rights over Maritima lot, offers it to private property developers
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 12:53 a.m.THE Cebu Port Authority (CPA) wants to offer the lot that is occupied by the old Compania Maritima building to private developers who will build a business center in the area.
CPA is asserting its right over the lot, which it hopes to become the site of a commercial complex that will house shipping- and tourism-related businesses.
‘I won’t stop them from leaving’
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 12:52 a.m.CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday said he would welcome the resignation of City Hall department heads who did not support him in the May 13 elections.
“Kung moingon sila mo-resign sila, ganahan kaayo ko (If they will resign, I’ll gladly accept it),” said Rama, whose second term will begin on July 1.
Canadian ‘hired minor for sex’
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 12:39 a.m.MORE than 100 foreigners are monitored in Cebu for alleged sexual exploitation of young women, as the place continues to be one of the top sex tourist destinations in the country, a child protection advocate said.
“They come here for business and pleasure. It’s like a one-stop shop,” said lawyer Noemi Truya-Abarientos of Children’s Legal Bureau.
Bogus recruiter hires 2 women for Dubai job
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 12:38 a.m.FOR allegedly recruiting two women for a non-existent job in Dubai through Facebook and Skype, a woman was charged with illegal recruitment by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 before the Cebu Provincial Prosecutor’s Office.
Jocelyn Bitoon Cabanero was charged for allegedly violating section 6 of Republic Act (RA) 8042, or the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipino Act of 1995.
