A CLOSURE order was served against the owner of a beach resort for allegedly conducting illegal reclamation and other violations at a cove in Barangay Agus, Lapu-Lapu City. On Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan issued the closure order against the resort, which is owned by Jeanny Luz Kim, in relation to the […]
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Gin Kings eye 3-1 advantage in Commissioner’s Cup finals
Game Today (MOA Arena) 5:45 p.m. — Bay Area vs Barangay Ginebra * Ginebra leads series, 2-1 THIS is probably the best time for Barangay Ginebra to get its uber-tough PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals rival Bay Area in a 3-1 chokehold. The Gin Kings are on a high after pulling off that 89-82 go-ahead victory […]
Tell it to SunStar: Party-list lawmaker to craft Magna Carta bills for daycare workers, barangay nutrition scholars
Following up on successfully sending to the Senate the proposed Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers, Barangay Health and Wellness (BHW) Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co said she is now focused on having the House of Representatives approve two more magna cartas. “Next in line are the proposed Magna Carta for Day Care Workers and […]
2 hurt in Lahug road accident
TWO people were hurt, one of them in critical condition, in a road accident on Salinas Drive, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City on Saturday, December 24, 2022. Police Senior Master Sergeant Edgardo Becoy of Mabolo Police Station 4 identified the victims as Razan Balodo, 42, from Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City, and Karen May Napala, 34, who […]
‘Good Samaritan’ killed in blaze that razed 20 houses in Talisay
A MAN was electrocuted while trying to help firefighters put out a blaze that struck Sitio Cruzan, Barangay Bulacao, Talisay City around noon on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. The victim was identified as 21-year-old Jonard Requilme, a resident of the sitio. According to SFO3 Guiller Pegarido, deputy fire marshal of the Talisay City Fire Station, […]
Tanod dies, several injured in multiple vehicle collision in Sogod
A BARANGAY tanod died while several others got injured in a multiple vehicle collision in Barangay Liki, Sogod town, northern Cebu on Wednesday at 11:10 a.m., November 30. The 66-year-old barangay tanod of Liki, Garlito Dela Cerna, was standing along the roadside when he was hit by a Ceres Bus driven by Dindo Dizon, 47, […]
Multiple-vehicle mashup in Sogod kills 1 man, hurts 6 others
A MAN was killed and six others were injured in a multiple-vehicle mashup on the national highway in Barangay Liki in the northern town of Sogod, Cebu on Wednesday morning, Nov. 30, 2022. The lone fatality was identified as Carlito dela Cerna, a 66-year-old tanod in the barangay. He died in one of the town’s […]
Minor discogoer stabbed in Bohol
A minor boy was stabbed after attending a disco party in Barangay San Pedro, Duero town, Bohol. Police Senior Master Sergeant Clark Tubera of Duero Police Station said the victim was walking towards home after the disco that was held as one of the activities for the fiesta celebration of Sitio Mahayag of the said […]
Police launch manhunt against gunman in Hipodromo shooting last Sunday night
A MAN was shot dead in Sitio San Roque Rail Site II, Barangay Hipodromo, Cebu City around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, November 20, 2022. The victim was identified as 32-year-old Argie Jervacio Isidto. Major Eraño Regidor, chief of the Mabolo Police Station, said they already know who killed him, but they are withholding the gunman’s […]
Stray dog with knife lodged in head rescued through netizens, animal rescuer’s help
A STRAY Aspin or Asong Pinoy from Barangay Bonbon, Cebu City which was found to have a knife lodged in its head, was finally saved from the brink of death after netizens and pet lovers assisted to get the animal treated. The dog, affectionately named “Bonbon,” was initially found by residents of Sitio Bandila, Barangay […]
18 fires struck Cebu City in October; damage estimated at P5M
THE Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) recorded 18 fires in October 2022. The biggest took place in Sitio Lucimba in Barangay Pardo where P3 million worth of properties went up in flames. This was followed by the fire in Barangay Capitol Site where damage estimates were placed at P630,000, followed by the fire in Barangay […]
Barangay Capitol Site to expand 2-story building for birthing center
CAPITOL Site, Cebu City barangay captain Manuel Guanzon said they would expand the village’s two-story building to also offer maternity services to their constituents. Guanzon said during the “Kumusta Kap” program hosted by SunStar Cebu reporter Benjie Talisic on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, that the two-story building is occupied by the barangay’s health center. He […]
Gwen: Only 1,000 households affected by Viscom land return; settlers seek Cebu City’s help
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said Wednesday she will assert what has been agreed between the Provincial Government, Department of National Defense, and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Visayas Command (Viscom) regarding the province-owned lots occupied by Camp Lapu-Lapu in Barangay Apas, Cebu City, and that only some 1,000 households would be affected by the […]
Senate OK’s bicam report postponing village, youth council elections to Oct. 2023
THE SENATE has ratified the bicameral conference committee report postponing village and youth council elections to October 2023 from December this year. During the plenary session on Wednesday, Senator Joseph Victor “JV” G. Ejercito said the consolidated version of Senate Bill No. 1306 and House Bill No. 4673 used the Senate version as working draft. […]
House approves on final reading BSKE postponement
THE House of Representatives approved on third and final reading on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, a measure seeking the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE).With 264 affirmative, six negative and three abstention votes, the House approved House Bill (HB) 4637, or the act postponing the synchronized BSKE from Dec. 5, 2022 to […]
Capitol orders hospital, rehab center, barangay hall to vacate property
THE Cebu Provincial Government has demanded that two health facilities and a barangay hall vacate a 25-hectare property in Barangay Jagobiao, Mandaue City within 15 days starting Sept. 8, 2022.This as the Capitol claims ownership of the land where the Eversley Childs Sanitarium and General Hospital (ECSGH), the Department of Health-Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (DOH-TRC) […]
‘Known drug pusher’ in Tisa nabbed in raid, yields P340K worth of shabu
OPERATIVES of the Police Drug Enforcement Group in Central Visayas (PDEG 7) seized illegal drugs worth P340,000 during a raid in Sitio Chicos in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City on Friday night, September 16, 2022.The amount was based on the standard drug price.The operation, which took place around 9:45 p.m., was led by Lieutenant Samuel Evalle, […]
Editorial: Sparking learning hubs in barangays
“It takes a village to educate our children.”So lies the core of timeless wisdom in “The Barangay Learning Hubs Ordinance” filed by Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon during the regular session of the Cebu City Council on Oct. 6, 2021.As reported by former reporter Wenilyn B. Sabalo in SunStar Cebu on Oct. 10, 2021, the […]
Ongoing road construction blamed for Badian flooding
AN OFFICIAL of the Badian Municipal Government blamed the ongoing road construction in Barangay Matutinao for the flooding that occurred in two barangays on Wednesday night, Aug. 31, 2022.Clayde Baratbate, Badian Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (BMDRRMO) chief, told SunStar Cebu that the debris brought about by the ongoing construction in Barangay Matutinao […]
Briones: A game of cat and mouse
Minors on J. Urgello St. in Sambag 1, Cebu City, are making a mockery of the Philippine National Police’s drive to keep them off the streets after 10 p.m.Yes, they were quiet on the second night the Cebu City Police Office implemented Oplan Bulabog, but that was only because barangay officials were on hand to […]