Cebu Informer

Barely a week after Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia’s suspension, several big bills have arrived at the Capitol for payment. Provincial Treasurer Roy Salubre told acting Gov. Agnes Magpale the provincial government is short of cash to settle all of them immediately, obligations worth P200 million. He presented a cash report showing P90 million available in [...]

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AS Catholics celebrate today the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe— patroness of the Cebu archdiocese and the unborn—the country’s congressmen will vote on whether to pass the Reproductive Health (RH) bill into law. Several bishops, priests, nuns, and pro-life advocates are expected to flock to the Lower House today to monitor the proceedings. Cebu [...]

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Cebu City pawnshop robbery suspect falls Police arrested one of the suspects in a 2008 pawnshop robbery in Cebu City where P13 million worth of jewelry was lost. Dionisio Sagang Dumanjug, 47, was arrested in Ozamis City last Wednesday based on a warrant issued by Regional Trial Court Judge … Full News here – Read [...]

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An alleged illegal recruiter who promised six women job placements at the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) in Lapu-Lapu City was arrested in an entrapment operation Wednesday evening at a fastfood outlet along the M.C. Briones national highway in barangay Bakilid, Mandaue City. Full News here – philstar.com – Metro Cebu

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Man foils suicide try but falls into river instead Ricky Espinosa, 31, saw a certain “Johnny” trying to jump off the bridge in Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City, so he approached him. Espinosa tried to stop Johnny but he reportedly got wild and accidentally pushed Espinosa, who fell into the river. Full News here – Read [...]

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Reclaiming Memories: From the leaping Kan-irag Falls to Mt. Kan-irag It was Lex, the leader of Zets—another mountaineering group in Cebu. They warned it was quite muddy ahead and asked if I brought a pair of trekking shoes. My feet, darkened from random walks (yes, very unwomanly), were accustomed to the terrain of the … [...]

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Another person, who was also allegedly involved in a botched heist of a roving bank teller at a mall near Fuente Osmeña last year, fell to the hands of the authorities yesterday. Full News here – philstar.com – Cebu News

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With the arrest of the alleged mastermind of last year’s Robinson’s robbery, more suspects are falling into the police’s hands.  At 11:30 am today, they arrested in Minglanilla Rolien Castro, 29, a “close friend” of Dionisio Cabatingan, alias “Junjun Cabando”, the supposed mastermind of the botched robbery of a money changer at Robinson’s Place Cebu [...]

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The water is back, but not yet the tourists. Full News here – philstar.com – Cebu News

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        Residents of Barili are stunned that the Mantayupan Falls, a popular tourist attraction in the southwestern Cebu town, has dried up. Since yesterday, there has not been a drop of water from the falls, as seen in the top photo taken by a cellphone this morning. Residents say that even during [...]

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The police today finally caught up with Dionisio Cabatingan, alias Junjun Cabando, the alleged mastermind of the botched robbery of a money changer at the Robinson’s Place Cebu in September 2011. Intelligence operatives of the police in Central Visayas and Western Mindanao arrested Cabatingan in Sindangan town, Zamboanga del Norte at around 8:30 am today. [...]

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Run with Donna in 21k at 2hrs 15mins  this coming Kawasan Falls Marathon 2012 happening on May 20, 2012 at the Old Badian Chapel in Matutinao, Badian, Cebu.  And wear your  limited Purple Singlet (50 slots only for  females only). Registration fees are as follows: 21k – Php 800 (450 slots only) 42k Php 1000 (500 [...]

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