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Fr. Diola on mother’s passing: She died a ‘holy death’
THE Oct. 21 canonization of Pedro Calungsod was bittersweet for visiting Cebu priest Fr. Carmelo Diola who was in Rome when word reached him that his mother had passed away. Elena Ouano Diola, 79, died of a heart attack an hour after the canonization ceremony in St. Peter’s Square started, he said, or about 7 […]
3-day vigil, city award, aerial salute for Capt. Bahinting
August 23, 2012
When the remains of Capt. Jessup Bahinting arrive today in Cebu, his family will grieve but will also find out what impact the pilot had made in many lives with his kind ways. Honors for the Siquijor-born pilot, who had flown several mercy missions to typhoon-stricken areas and made his home in Cebu, are […]
Body found inside sack
August 22, 2012
THE body of a man was found stuffed inside a sack in a grassy area not far from his house in barangay Tag-ubi, Compostela town, northern Cebu. Police are investigating the death of 32-year-oldNathaniel Batucan Lato. His body was riddled with bullets and his neck was slashed. A neighbor last saw Lato having dinner in […]
Autopsy shows Cebu Ironman biker died of sudden blood clots in the lungs
August 7, 2012
He loved to bike with the same passion as he ran marathons, said his wife, a physician. Based on an autopsy, the cause of the Cebuano participant’s death during the Ironman 70.3 last Sunday was not a bumpy road patch, gusty wind or miscalculated maneuvering of his road bike in Talisay City. The medical findings […]
Cebu cyclist dies, four hurt
August 6, 2012
One man didn’t make it back from the Cobra Ironaman 70.3 triathlon yesterday. Ramon Igaña, a relay team member, died minutes after he fell off his bicycle and hit his head on a concrete gutter in the South Coastal Road in Talisay City. The 44-year-old airline load controller of Cebu Pacfic and resident of barangay […]
Prosecution lawyers in Ecleo case bare death threats
April 24, 2012
by Ador Mayol, Reporter Private prosecutors in the parricide case of Rep. Ruben Ecleo said they received threatening text messages purportedly coming for the convicted lawmaker and cult leader. Lawyers Fritz Quiñanola and Kit Enriquez who represented the Bacolod family in the celebrated case admitted receiving a text message last Saturday that parricide convict […]
Heat stroke downs Bogo fisherfolk
April 23, 2012
A 50-year old fisherman believed to have suffered heat stroke was found floating in barangay Sambag, Bogo City last Saturday afternoon. Saturday’s temperature was recorded by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) to be highest so far this year in Cebu. The Pagasa Mactan station recorded 33.2 degrees Celsius around noon time […]
Probe set on death of PB dad’s uncle
April 23, 2012
MANDAUE police will invite the aunt of Provincial Board (PB) member Ian Zambo for questioning in the wake of the accidental shooting death of her husband last week. Ernesto Zambo, a 66-year-old resident of Barangay Alang-Alang, Mandaue City died of a gunshot wound in his stomach after his wife accidentally shot him with an air […]
Police investigating five persons in Santos slay
April 19, 2012
by Jhunnex Napallacan, Correspondent Cebu City Police Office Homicide Section will be inviting at least five persons who might be involved in the killing of a son of a resort owner, Antonio Favia Santos. Senior Inspector Jul Mohammad Jamiri chief of the Homicide section of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said two of the suspects could […]
October 29, 2012
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