A lingering dispute in the neighborhood ended in violence Tuesday in a courtroom when a Canadian retiree charged with malicious mischief gunned down his accuser and a lawyer before killing himself, police said.
A physician and a lawyer were killed while a female prosecutor was wounded when a Canadian national went on a shooting rampage inside the Palace of Justice about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, the authorities said.
Around 3,000 pilgrims from Cebu will join the Philippine delegation to Rome for the canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod on Oct. 21.
Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal now wants the government to declare National Geographic writer Bryan Cristy persona non grata for maligning the name of the Catholic Church and a priest accused of involvement in smuggling ivory to produce religious icons.
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has ordered an inventory of all ivory pieces owned by Msgr. Cristobal Garcia, whom National Geographic linked to the illegal ivory trade, to determine if these were acquired before 1981, the year the Philippines became a signatory to an international ban on ivory trade.
The Cebu International School (CIS) is investigating the accident during a field trip in Morong, Bataan, that resulted in the death of two students, including the grandson of former Cebu Rep. Jose Gullas.
The three technical divers from Malapascua Island, a popular diving spot in northern Cebu, succeeded in locating the ill-fated Piper Seneca plane used by Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, because of their training and experience, according to their associate.
A Singapore-based Filipino nurse died while eight others were injured when a pickup truck, driven by a man who tested positive for alcohol, hit an ambulance taking a patient to the airport for a flight to Singapore early Tuesday, police said.
A 32-year-old Japanese woman was killed allegedly by her Filipino husband after she berated him for coming home drunk in the wee hours of Monday morning, the police said.
A female Korean tourist was killed while two others were wounded on Sunday noon when the banana boat they were riding was hit by a pumpboat in Barangay (village) Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City.
A 29-year-old British national was seriously injured after he was shot by one of two robbers who stole his laptop while he was inside a bar on Gorordo Street here past 4 a.m. on Friday.
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Four alleged illegal recruiters were arrested for duping 23 persons, including nurses at a military hospital, a school principal and the wife of a police officer, into paying a total of P1.2 million in fees for non-existent jobs in London, police said. Eve Condevillamar, 36; her sister Ivy De Dios, 38; their mother [...]
