A view of the destruction. Cause of the dawn fire that hit the Immaculate Concepcion Parish in Oslob, Cebu and amount of the damage still have to be determined. (Sun.Star Cebu photo/Allan Defensor)
CEBU CITY -- A dawn fire destroyed one of the oldest churches in Cebu in the most destructive blaze to hit the province this Fire Prevention Month. It took firefighters nearly eight hours to put the flames out.
The fire that razed the Immaculate Conception Parish and its convent in the southern town of Oslob also highlighted the need for the government to pay attention to upgrading firefighting equipment.
MANILA -- Saying that his movements are being monitored and his phone conversations being wiretapped, businessman Joey de Venecia III on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to order the military and police to stop harassing him.
DAVAO CITY -- Scientific study shows that Metro Manila is sinking due to a phenomenon that is called "ground subsidence" brought about by the drying up of underground water.
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A top police official announced Wednesday that Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militants and Abu Sayyaf bandits have freed the teacher they seized after killing a priest in the province of Tawi-Tawi province.
