Independent DPWH district sought for Lapu-Lapu

CEBU – Mayor Junard Chan of Lapu-Lapu City has sought the support of provincial and national lawmakers in their bid to host an independent DPWH engineering district in order to speed up various public works on the island.

Independent DPWH district sought for Lapu-Lapu

CEBU – Mayor Junard Chan of Lapu-Lapu City has sought the support of provincial and national lawmakers in their bid to host an independent DPWH engineering district in order to speed up various public works on the island.

Lapu-Lapu City mulls mass transport system

CEBU CITY – The local government of Lapu-Lapu City said it will adopt a monorail or Light Rail Transit (LRT) in an effort to boost its mass transport system as economic activities driven by more tourist arrivals continue to grow.

Police run after operators of online cockfighting

CEBU – Police have asked public support to report online cockfighting as it crack down on the illegal game nationwide.

Retrenched workers receive cash aid

CEBU – Over 3,700 workers who lost their jobs at the Mactan Economic Zone in Lapu-Lapu City received financial aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Governor thumbs down proposal to split Cebu

CEBU - Governor Gwen Garcia has thumbed down a proposal to divide Cebu into two provinces and Cebuanos are also strongly opposing it.

Police investigate kidnapping of Chinese man

CEBU – Police are investigating the kidnapping of a Chinese national following a daring and dramatic rescue mission that left four Chinese gunmen dead in Lapu-Lapu City.

SMC to build power plant on Mactan Island

CEBU CITY – Mactan Island will soon become home to Cebu’s biggest power plant after the SMC Global Power Holdings signified its intention to invest in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant in Lapu-Lapu City to provide base load power to the grid.

2 women convicted of online sexual exploitation of children

LAPU-LAPU CITY – Two women, arrested in Mar 2019 for human trafficking and online sexual exploitation of innocent children, were convicted by a local court, according to Police Women and Children Protection Center-Visayas Field Unit.

Robinsons opens pharmacy outlet in Lapu-Lapu

CEBU CITY – The pharmaceutical retail business in the country is still poised for further growth and is expected to open more employment opportunities in Cebu, according to the projection made by Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI) as it announced the opening of its 870th drugstore - Rose Pharmacy outlet - in Lapu-Lapu City.

Vax card to serve as pass in markets

LAPU-LAPU Mayor Junard Chan has issued an executive order requiring local residents to present their vaccination card upon entering public and private markets, and other establishments.

Tourism workers undergo Covid tests

LAPU-LAPU CITY - The local government said it tested nearly 400 boatmen, boat operators and dive shop owners for coronavirus disease in preparation for the reopening of the tourism business here.

Mactan Island hospitality sector ready for ‘new normal'

CEBU – The Tourism, Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (TCHAC) in Lapu-Lapu City said it is now prepared for the reopening the hospitality industry in Cebu’s resort island once its community quarantine status is downgraded.

Lapu-Lapu City mayor recovers from coronavirus

LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard Chan has recovered from the deadly coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after undergoing two weeks of quarantine.

Lapu-Lapu City eyes cash-for-work for boatmen

CEBU CITY – The city government of Lapu-Lapu is set to implement a cash-for-work program to cushion the impact of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on boatmen affected by the downtrend in the tourism industry on Mactan Island.

Cebuana, among those in Italy asking for repatriation

CEBU CITY – A Cebuana living in Brescia City in the Italian industrial region of Lombardy - which is now affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) - has appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte not to forget them if the government orders repatriation of Filipinos there.

PEZA pushes for expansion of Mactan Economic Zone

THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) wants to expand the Mactan Economic Zone (MEZ) in Cebu province as many existing locators expressed their plans to grow their businesses. 

NBI ready to assist in probe of Cebu teen's gruesome murder

THE NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation is ready to assist in resolving the gruesome murder of a teenager, who was found dead - her face skinned to the bone and some organs missing - in Cebu province.

"We'll let the local police take the lead. If they have difficulties (solving the case) I'll ask the NBI (to come in," Justice Secretary Menardo Guevara said.

The 16-year old victim was found without her under garments, raising suspicion that she was raped and then murdered, and skinned to hide her identity. Authorities identified the victim as Christine Silawan, a high school student at the Maribago National High School who was also a volunteer at the local parish.

Silawan was first reported missing after attending a mass and had been found murdered in the village of Bangkal in Lapu-Lapu City. Her brutal killing renewed calls for the re-imposition of the death penalty after it had been abolished many years ago.

Police were still investigating the killing which was condemned by many civil groups, including the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. "The brutal killing of the teenage girl in Lapu-Lapu is an act of pure evil and we call upon our authorities to catch the monsters responsible. We also call upon witnesses to come out and speak for the early resolution of this dastardly act," the IBP-Cebu chapter said.

If given the chance, the lawyers' group said it will provide legal service to "aid in the prosecution of the culprits to this vicious crime when caught". (Benjamin Pulta)

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