Tag: Cebu
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Santo Niño’s Sacred Image Brings Hope to Jails and Hospitals in Cebu Ahead of Fiesta Señor 2025
In anticipation of the upcoming Fiesta Señor 2025, the revered image of the Santo Niño embarked on a journey to bring solace and hope to the sick and incarcerated in Cebu. On January 3, 2025, Augustinian friars initiated this visitation, starting with the Cebu South Medical Center in Talisay City. The sacred image, encased in…
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Search Continues for Missing Crew Member of Sunken Cargo Ship in Northern Samar
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is still actively searching for Andres Bulanon, the missing chief engineer of the cargo vessel MV Jerlyn Khatness, which sank off the coast of Lavezares, Northern Samar on December 30. The vessel, carrying cement from Cebu, went down around 2:30 p.m. after being hit by large waves near Barangay Balicuatro.…
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Cebu Municipality and Environmentalists Urge Supreme Court to Reassess Commercial Fishing Ruling
In a significant move, the municipality of Sta. Fe on Bantayan Island, Cebu, together with environmental advocates, has petitioned the Supreme Court to reconsider its recent decision that supported a commercial fishing company’s right to operate in municipal waters designated for local fishermen. The petition, spanning 28 pages, was filed by Sta. Fe’s Mayor Ithamar…
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Cebu Municipality and Environmentalists Urge Supreme Court to Reassess Ruling on Commercial Fishing Rights
In a significant legal move, the municipality of Sta. Fe on Bantayan Island, Cebu, together with environmental advocates, has petitioned the Supreme Court to reconsider its recent decision that supported a commercial fishing company’s right to operate in waters designated for local fishermen. The appeal, lodged on Thursday, challenges the court’s affirmation of a Malabon…
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Cebu Municipality and Environmentalists Seek Supreme Court Reversal in Fishing Rights Case
In a significant legal move, the municipality of Sta. Fe on Bantayan Island, Cebu, together with environmental advocates, has petitioned the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that supported a commercial fishing company’s right to operate in waters designated for local fishermen. The appeal, lodged on Thursday, challenges a decision that upheld a lower court’s…
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Tragic Firecracker Incidents Claim Lives of Vlogger and Young Boy in Cebu
In a somber turn of events during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Cebu, a 23-year-old vlogger named Cyril John Remis and an 8-year-old boy tragically lost their lives due to firecracker-related accidents. Remis, from Barangay San Roque, Asturias, was fatally injured when a firework he was handling exploded near his chest. He was attempting to…
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Cebu Archbishop Urges Faithful to Enter 2025 with Renewed Faith and Hope
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has called upon the people of Cebu to welcome the New Year with a renewed sense of faith and hope, inspired by the journey of the Three Wise Men. In a video message released on New Year’s Eve, Palma spoke in Cebuano, emphasizing the importance of emulating the wise men’s determination…
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DSWD Plans to Enhance ‘Tara, Basa!’ Tutoring Program in 2025
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to revamp its ‘Tara, Basa!’ (Let’s Read!) tutoring initiative in 2025, aiming to improve the tutor-to-learner ratio for struggling Grade 2 students. Assistant Regional Director Tonyson Luther Lee announced that the program will introduce new guidelines to better cater to the needs of young readers…
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Authorities Seize PHP28.5 Million in Shabu During Pre-Christmas Raids in Cebu and Bohol
In a significant pre-Christmas crackdown on drug trafficking, law enforcement agencies in Cebu and Bohol successfully seized PHP28.5 million worth of suspected shabu in two separate operations on December 23, 2024. In Cebu City, a 38-year-old woman, known only as ‘Nesan,’ was apprehended during a buy-bust operation on F. Cabahug Street in Barangay Kasambagan. The…
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Four Arrested in Connection with Fatal Rape of Teen in Cebu
In a significant breakthrough, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) apprehended four individuals suspected of participating in the brutal rape of a 15-year-old girl in Oslob, Cebu, which occurred on December 9, 2024. The suspects, identified only as Luis, Cyrill, Tristan, and Kent, were taken into custody on December 22 in Brgy. Casay, Dalaguete,…
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