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2 men drown after drinking bout
October 22, 2012 By Joy Cherry S. Quito, Correspondent TWO friends drowned while they were swimming with friends in the waters off barangay Luray 2, Toledo City, Cebu. One of the victims remained missing, said police. The two victims Goddie Macapobre and Remy Russel came from a drinking session with their friends when they […]
Other Papua New Guinea students may leave Cebu, says agent
September 12, 2012
Mauling victim posts bail; other Papua New Guinea students may leave Cebu, says agent It was Benedict Penini’s turn to file a complaint against local policemen who mauled him after responding to a trouble alarm. The 29-year-old Papua New Guinea student, whose violent arrest after a drinking spree on Sunday in Cebu City was captured […]
Two officers relieved, face probe for mauling foreigner
September 11, 2012
It was so inhuman.” This was the initial assessment of the Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas after viewing TV footage of the Sunday mauling of an unruly and intoxicated Papua New Guinea student by two police officers of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT). The case, now under investigation on orders of Camp […]
Korean nabbed for punching driver
August 2, 2012
A 33-year-old Korean National was detained in the Subangdaku police station after he allegedly punched the taxi driver’s face and broke a motorcycle’s side mirror. The suspect identified as Bang Kyoung Sock, a stay-in student of Cebu International Academy in A.S. Fortuna St., Bakilid Mandaue City, was brought by SWAT team to Subangdaku Police station, […]
Drunk pa kills self
July 30, 2012
A man was found dead hanging by the neck on the beam of their house at 4 a.m. today. Leonidez Tabura Padigos, a 52-year-old resident of sitio Cabangkalan 1, Barangay Bulacao in Cebu City was found dead by his son John Loyd hanging with a nylon rope tied around his neck to the wooden beam […]
Two drunk men survive fall from 30-foot high bridge
July 28, 2012
A DRUNK man who tried to stop his drunk companion from jumping off a 30-foot-high bridge in Escario Street, Cebu City ended up falling off the bridge with his friend. Ricky Espinosa of barangay Pasil, Cebu City suffered at least a broken leg and had several body bruises, said Kamputhaw barangay administrator Welmane Gangaran. Gangaran […]
‘Drunkard’ hostage mother
April 12, 2012
(BREAKING NEWS) by Norman V. Mendoza, Correspondent A deranged man hostaged his own mother in their home in Lilo-an town, Cebu. Dondon Trasmonte, 40 years old used an improvised spear to keep her mother inside their house in sitio Capas, barangay Tayud.It took the police more than two hours to settle the conflict between […]
Pinay nurse killed in ambulance crash
April 10, 2012
Driver of speeding pickup tests positive for alcohol A Singapore-based Filipina nurse was killed when an ambulance she was riding was hit by a speeding pickup in Cebu City past midnight Tuesday. Trecie Abaño, 44, a native of Bislig, Surigao del Sur was thrown out of the ambulance where she was seated near […]
Court to decide if students will be allowed to attend rites
March 29, 2012
Will she or won’t she be able to make it? A judge will decide today on the fate of the 16-year-old high school student of St. Theresa’s College who was barred from attending the graduation rites. The student isn’t alone in her misery. Four other female students executed an affidavit against the school officials […]
October 22, 2012
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