Cebu local news (daily update)

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Lalaki nagbuy-od patay sa payag

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, Philippines - Usa ka lalaki napalgang wala nay kinabuhi sa usa ka barong-barong sa Sitio Paglaum, Barangay Bulacao, ning dakbayan sa Sugbo sa miaging udto kinsa gituohang namatay gumikan sa iyang balatian sa lawas.
Ang patay’ng lawas giila nga si Gregorio Dicdican, 57, ulitawo, ug usa ka panday nga kasamtangang nagpuyo sa maong dapit, apan lumad nga taga Dalaguete ug walay kauban sa balay.
Nasayran nga usa ka drayber sa traysikad nga si Efipanio Bautista Masangkay, 35, nga nagpuyo sa maong lugar maoy nakakita kang Dicdican nga nagbuy-od sa sawog sa iyang payag nga wala nay kinabuhi.
Si Dicdican giingong daan nang nag-antos sa iyang sakit nga kidney. Gituohan nga namatay si Dicdican gumikan sa iyang sakit.

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Gipokpok sa bato ulo sa panday nabuslot

CEBU, [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Philippines[/COLOR][/COLOR] - Nabuslot ang bagolbagol sa usa ka panday human kini pusposi og bato sa iyang kauban sa trabaho nga iya usab nga kainom didto sa sitio Sudlon, barangay Lahug ning dakbayan sa Sugbo sa miaging gabii. Ang biktima mao si Gandy Magtanao Villacrusis, 33, minyo ug usa ka construction worker nga taga Lahug.
Samtang ang suspetsado mao usab si Juan Paulo Acaw, kauban niya sa pamanday ug silingan usab.
Nasayran nga ang biktima ug ang suspetsado may gitambungan nga salo-salo sa ilang silingan ug nagkasabot silang mag-inom.
Apan dihang nangalasbag na, giingong nagsugod na ang panaglalis sa duha nga misangpot sa ilang pagsinumbagay.
Ang suspetsado kinsa giingong gilupig sa sinumbagay, mipunit og dakong bato ug maoy gipokpok sa ulo sa biktima.
Gumikan sa kakusog sa pagkapuspos, mibuhagay ang daghang dugo gikan sa bagolbagol sa biktima gumikan sa giingong pagkalungag niini agi sa bato.
Nadala sa tambalanan ang biktima samtang ang suspetsado gipangita pa sa kapolisan human kini mosibat.

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Lolo giluba sa iyang silingan naangol

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- Samdan sa kilid nga bahin sa lawas ang usa ka lolo human kini lubaa sa iyang silingang ginganlan niya og kawatan didto sa Sunshine Valley, barangay Quiot, ning dakbayan sa Sugbo sa miaging gabii.
Ang biktima mao si Dominador Caponpon, 61, nga taga Quiot, samtang ang suspetsado mao usab si Judie Balanga, 21, nga silingan sa biktima.
Ang biktima miasoy ngadto sa kapolisan nga nagtindog siya duol sa ilang balay dihang mikalit lang pagduol kaniya ang suspetsado ug walay daghang langas, gidunggab ang iyang tuong kilid.
Matud pa sa biktima nga nagtuo siya nga gikayugot sa suspetsado ang iyang pagkasaba niini sa miaging adlaw gumikan sa bisyo nga pagpangawat.
Ang biktima didto mobutyag sa kapolisan sa [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Cebu[/COLOR][/COLOR] City Medical Center diin siya dad-a human siya lubaa sa suspetsado
Samtang padayon pang gipangita sa kapolisan ang suspetsado kinsa nakasibat human sa hitabo.

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Sitoy: Separate CR for third ***

CEBU, Philippines – Should homosexuals have their own separate comfort rooms?
For Provincial Board Member Arleigh Sitoy the answer is yes. He believes that it is high time to end the confusion of what public restroom should a member of the third *** enter given the present set up wherein there are only male and female comfort rooms available.
Sitoy has proposed an ordinance requiring owners and operators of business establishments in the Province of Cebu to designate a separate restroom exclusively for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders or LGBT.
Sitoy said that as human beings LGBTs should be accorded the same rights, dignity and respect due them for them to feel safe, comfortable and convenient in using public restrooms.
The members of the third *** however have different opinions on the proposed ordinance. There are those who welcomed it but are opposed.
Nikka, a gay, told The FREEMAN that he feels insulted when people are laughing at his back every time he goes to a male restroom.
"Okay ra nga naa jud untay para amo kay kung muadto mi sa male restroom, lainan sila kay sa babaye kuno mi. Unya kung muadto mi sa female comfort room ang tan-aw nila namo laki jud biologically," he said.
But for Ana Lee, who admitted being a lesbian, it is not anymore necessary to have a restroom for the third *** because ever since LGBTs are free to choose between male and female restrooms.


"Dili ko okay because mao man jud nay naandan nato nga CR from the start, male and female ra jud. You know maski papart ko wala ko mangita ug laing CR. Okay nako sa female nga CR kay if paundayunan nang third *** nga CR for sure mismo taga simbahan labi na mga pari masuko jud," Lee said.
Sitoy wants the provincial government to denounce any form of discrimination committed against anybody based on their sexual orientations and gender identities.
In his proposed ordinance, Sitoy states that the "society has slowly come to realize that the traditional but shackled conception of strictly two gender-societies often re-sults in patterns of abusive behavior and discriminatory treatment against its members whose genders appear to resist normative standards."
To cure this defect, Sitoy believes that business establishments should be required to put up a separate facility for the LGBTs. Once the ordinance is approved, business establishments should comply it or face revocation of their business permits.

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CCMC, 18 schools to get laboratory, science equipment from Japanese firm

CEBU, Philippines – The Cebu City Medical Center and 18 high schools in Cebu City will be receiving P100,000 worth of laboratory and science equipment each from Toyoflex Foundation.
The donation is part of the company's corporate social responsibility to its host community. Toyoflex is owned by Japanese national Takashi Tanaka.
Aside from laboratory equipment, Toyoflex will also provide a high precision microscope to CCMC. The laboratory equipment will both benefit the hospital and nurs-ing [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]students[/COLOR][/COLOR] of CCMC.
The other schools, meanwhile, will get science equipment such as basic laboratory apparatuses and skeleton models, among others. They will also benefit from the company's [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]language[/COLOR][/COLOR] education service should they get the chance to work as nurses in Japan.
Toyoflex already made donations to eight high schools in the province and decided to expand its reach to the city after talks with Mayor Michael Rama.
The company is currently financing the schooling of some 60 students enrolled in one of the [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]colleges[/COLOR][/COLOR] in the city. Tanaka said they might expand to other colleges.
"I hope that (the) Cebu City government and the Cebu City Medical Center will take advantage of the foundations and develop nurses as many as possible to commu-nicate with Japanese," Tanaka said.
Toyoflex Cebu Corporation is a world-leading manufacturer of miniature wire ropes. Its production arm was established at the Mactan Export Processing Zone in Lapu-Lapu City in 1996.

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City markets hurt by lack of access for jeepneys


CEBU, Philippines – The lack of accessibility for public jeepneys plying the route is affecting the viability of some of the public markets operated by the Cebu City government.
Rene Senapo, assistant city administrator for economic and enterprise management, said many of the stall holders in some public markets have given up their rights saying that business is not good in their location because of the lack of accessibility for public transportation.
Senapo cited the Ramos Public Market as an example where many stall holders have already given up their stalls despite the improvement of the building.
Ramos market has the newest buildings and facilities among the 10 markets constructed by the city but apparently the infrastructure did not help increase the traffic in the area.
"We have to address this issue. How can we make these markets more responsive to the needs of the people. We are looking at improving the traffic patterns," Senapo said.
There is no Public Utility Jeepney that will take one direct to the market. Senapo said that to get to the area, one may ride a PUJ that will take her to the nearest jeepney stop and from there she has to walk to the area.
"Kung manaog ka sa jeepney, mulabang pa ka'g dalan and these jeepneys also pass at carbon market, so where's the incentive there?" Senapo said.
He said that unlike the old Ramos Market where an office that releases police clearance was established, the new market no longer has appeal to consumers.


"We should treat the design and location sa market that fits to the needs of consumers. Not only in Ramos but we are also having problems with Taboan Market where there are actually people living in their stalls," Senapo said.
Dwelling in stalls prevents the maintenance of cleanliness and orderliness in the area. Because these vendors who dwell in their stores bring their children with them, which compounds the problem because these minors are often the cause of petty crimes in the market area.
"Daghan kaayo mga minors na snatchers but because of special laws, we cannot touch them. That is why we are asking the police to activate their women's and chil-dren's desk closed to the markets," Senapo said.
Senapo said they are currently looking for ways and alternatives to increase the viability of the markets in the city.
Mayor Michael Rama has ordered the market authority to extend its jurisdiction over other operating informal markets in the barangays since they are currently limited to the 10 markets constructed by the city.
Senapo said that the market authority must extend its jurisdiction over these informal markets not to the extent of taking over its operation but only by setting stan-dards.
"I think it is more of a policy issue. Markets are operated by the barangays which we should give to the barangays. Maybe what the city can do to just set the standards," he said.

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Cebu City prepares for national clean-up month


CEBU, Philippines – A series of river and coastal clean up activities will highlight the Cebu City Government's observance of the "National Clean-up Month" on September.
Councilor Nida Cabrera, chairman of the committee on environment in the city council, said that the activities will promote awareness to the public on the importance of living a clean and healthy environment.
The clean up activities on the river banks which will be dubbed as "Cebu Great River Clean-up" will be participated in by the Cebu City Rivers Management Council (CRMC), Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB)and Cebu City Coastal Management Board (CCCMB)in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Re-sources-Region 7, non-governmental organizations and people's organizations.
"The active participation and cooperation from all sectors is necessary in achieving a successful activity," Cabrera said.
The observance of the clean up month is in accordance with the Presidential Proclamation No. 244, which declared the month of September as the "National Clean-Up Month

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8 towns to get new police chiefs

CEBU, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Police Office has submitted to the personnel division of the Police Regional Office-7 the list of names of police officials who will sit as chiefs of police of eight towns in the province.
This after the National Police Commission (Napolcom) called the attention of acting Cebu Provincial Police Office Director, Sr. Supt. Erson Digal, to immediately submit the names of the nominees.
The demand came as the one-month stint of officers-in-charge in eight respective police stations appointed by Digal has already ended last Friday.
On August 3, the Napolcom, through lawyers Maximo Lasaca and Zandro Ronnie Oriol directed Digal to explain why the designation of eight chiefs of police in dif-ferent police stations of Cebu was carried out without Napolcom's confirmation.
In his explanation letter, dated August 10, Digal assured Napolcom that its provisions will always be strictly adhered and observed.
"(I) most respectfully request the kind indulgence of this honorable office to consider the inadvertent failure of CPPO to immediately inform you of the relief," Digal stated.
Digal explained that the chiefs of police reported to be relieved from their respective police stations have served more than two years already.
The Napolcom lawyers cited that under memorandum circular 2008-004, Section 6, the maximum tour of duty of chiefs of police in a municipal station shall be for a maximum of three years. They emphasized though that the "intent of the law is to vest upon the local chief executives to choose his or her chief of police from the list of the five nominees already reviewed and confirmed by the Napolcom."


The Napolcom also highlighted memorandum circular 94-009 (Additional Guidelines regarding Designation of PNP Provincial Directors and Chiefs of Police) as re-gards to Digal's designation of the chiefs of police as "only officers-in-charge."
"The practice of allowing an officer-in-charge to discharge the functions of provincial director/chief of police in such capacity indefinitely or of placing an OIC with another OIC, may be construed as a circumvention of the law which vests upon the governors/mayors the prerogative to choose their respective provincial directors/chiefs of [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]police[/COLOR][/COLOR], hence, the same is hereby prohibited," Napolcom said.
"As such, designating regular replacement of provincial director/chief of police should be effected immediately and, in no case, shall it be done beyond 30 days from date the incumbent was removed, transferred or re-assigned."
The lawyers then demanded from Digal to submit immediately the list of the eight nominees as chief of police for the municipalities of Barili, Boljoon, Asturias and Moalboal among others as regular replacement to designated OICs for Napolcom's review and confirmation and for immediate transmittal to and selection by to the concerned local chief executive as provided for by law.
Digal said he has already complied with the order of Napolcom by submitting already the list of the names before the August 27 deadline to the personnel division of the PRO-7, which will be the one to forward it to the Napolcom.

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Gang war sa carreta usa patay

CEBU, [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Philippines[/COLOR][/COLOR] - Patay diha-diha ang usa ka menor de edad kini human napusilan sa usa ka gituohang sakop sa Bloods Gang pasado alas-3 sa hapon kagahapon diha sa dalan MJ Cuenco sa barangay Carreta ning dakbayan. Ang biktima nga nagpangidaron og 17-anyos (pangalan gipugngan sa Banat News), residente sa Juan Luna Avenue sa maong barangay, usa ka trabahante sa usa ka carwash sa maong lugar nakaangkon og samad pinusilan sa iyang tuong bukton nga milapos sa iyang dughan nga maoy hinungdan sa iyang hinanaling kamatayon.
Samtang laing kauban sa biktima nga nagpangidaron og 16-anyos usab ang nakaangkon og mga bun-og sa lawas human gitabangan og kulata sa mga miyembro sa gang.
Base sa imbestigasyon sa Homicide Section, ang biktima uban sa iyang duha ka higalang nagpangidaron og 16-anyos gikan sa [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]usa[/COLOR][/COLOR] ka birthday party.
Ang tulo misakay sa 03L nga pasaheroan padulong sa Mabolo apan natanggong sa trapiko sa maong dapit ug diha-diha kalit nga miabot ang mga gikatahapan ug gibunlot ang duha sa walo ka batan-on paubos sa pasaheroan.
Diha-diha gitabangan sila og kulata apan ang usa sa mga gikatahapan nga ginganlan og ‘Marjun’ ang kalit lang nga mipusil sa 17-anyos ug human niini daling nangikyas palayo sa maong lugar.
Matud pa sa kapolisan nga naalaan lang ang biktima nga miyembro sa Crips Gang sanglit ang 16-anyos gyud nga nabun-og mao gyuy miyembro sa maong grupo.

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Gipatay sa Brgy. Sto. Niño nailhan na

CEBU, [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Philippines[/COLOR][/COLOR] - Nailhan na sa kapolisan ang usa ka lalaking gipusil diha sa iyang ulo sa wala mailhing mamumuo diha sa dalan D. Jakosalem sa barangay Sto. Niño ning dakbayan alas 2:30 sa miaging adlaw.
Ang biktima giila sa mga kabanay nga mao si Roberto “Cholo” Gimenez, 33, usa ka traysikad driver ug molupyo sa sitio Bugnay sa barangay Labangon ning siyudad.
Sa imbestigasyon sa kapulisan, ang biktima wala nay kinabuhi dihang ilang naabtan nga nagluhod ug may pinusilan sa tuong bahin sa ulo nga milapos sa ubos sa walang dunggan nga nakaingon sa hinanali niining kamatayon.
Sa imbestigasyon sa kapulisan, ang biktima naglingkod daplin sa aseras sa nahisgutang lugar dihang kalit nga giduol sa mamumuno ug sa walay igong hinungdan gipusil gamit ang kalibre .45 nga armas diha sa iyang ulo.
Human sa hitabo milakaw ang mamumuno sa sudlonong bahin sa sitio Lutaw-lutaw sa barangay Sto. Niño ug wala na igkita sa mga polis.
Si Raffy Dakay, 34, kawani sa General Service Office diha sa Cebu City Hall mibutyag sa kapolisan nga iyang gibayran ang biktima og P100 aron siya kuyogan sa maong dapit aron siya mangutang og kwarta sa usa ka lending firm.
Matud pa niini nga naniudto pa sila sa [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]usa[/COLOR][/COLOR] sa mga kan-anan sa maong dapit una siya milakaw ug gipapaabot ang biktima samtang siya misulod sa sitio Lutaw-lutaw aron unta mangutang. Apan sa iyang pagbalik patay na kini.