Ombudsman puts Gwen under preventive suspension

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has been placed under preventive suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman. The state’s anti-graft investigating body meted Garcia a six-month preventive suspension for grave abuse of authority, gross…

VP Sara Duterte endorses Duranos

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/25/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Durano clan of northern Cebu got the backing of Vice President Sara Duterte for the upcoming midterm elections. Danao City Mayor Thomas ‘Mix’ Durano announced on Friday, April 25 that Duterte formally…

President Marcos visits Cebu, meets with Gwen, 2 other governors

Emmariel Ares 04/23/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. visited Cebu province on Wednesday, April 23.   Marcos met with Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and other governors of Region 6 and 8 at the Provincial Capitol on Wednesday…

Pope Francis has died, Vatican says

Agence France Presse 04/21/2025

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement. “Dearest brothers and sisters, it is…

Gwen sues netizens for cyberlibel over viral ‘corruption’ claims

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/21/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The camp of Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has filed no less than 10 counts of cyberlibel against two netizens for accusing her and some of her family members of being “corrupt, extortionists, and abusive.”…

506 passengers rescued after ferry runs aground in Bohol

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/20/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around 500 passengers were rescued when a roll-on-roll-off ferry ran aground near the Port or Jagna in Bohol, authorities confirmed. The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) responded to a distress call…

Kerwin Espinosa shot while campaigning

Emmariel Ares, Futch Anthony Inso 04/10/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Albuera, Leyte mayoral candidate Rolan ‘Kerwin’ Espinosa, once tagged as the ‘biggest drug lord in Eastern Visayas’, was shot by still unidentified assailants while campaigning on Thursday, April 10. Espinosa’s party mate, Carl…

Hardware store owner killed in broad daylight in Tabogon, Cebu

Paul Lauro 03/31/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An owner of a hardware store died after he was ambushed while cruising on his car along the highway in broad daylight in Tabogon town, northern Cebu on Monday, March 31. The attack…

Bomb joke disrupts operations at Bohol airport

CDN Digital 03/22/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has confirmed that two persons were held by the police for making a bomb joke upon their arrival at the Bohol-Panglao International Airport on Saturday,…

LIST: Class suspensions in Cebu due to bad weather

Emmariel Ares, Morexette Marie Erram 03/20/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 12 areas in Cebu on Thursday, March 20, 2025, cancelled face-to-face classes due to inclement weather. These are the towns of Santa Fe, Pilar, Madridejos, Bantayan, San Remigio, Poro, Tabuelan, Tuburan,…

Pagasa-Mactan: Summer 2025 may begin this week

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/18/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The hot dry season of 2025, colloquially known as summer, may start this week, the state weather bureau has announced. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in Mactan (Pagasa-Mactan) on Tuesday,…

Rodrigo Duterte, former president, is now under police custody

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 03/11/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Rodrigo Duterte, former president, is now under police custody. This was confirmed by Senator Bong Go to reporters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Tuesday morning. “Nasa PNP na po,” Go told reporters…

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