Lapu-Lapu police: 59 drug surrenderers get livelihood kits and jobs

Futch Anthony Inso 06/02/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY — Fifty nine drug surrenderers or anti-illegal drug advocates (AIDA) are given a chance to earn a decent living after the city government and the city police provided them with livelihood kits and jobs. “Kini…

Lapu drug surrenderers now ‘drug advocates’

Futch Anthony Inso 01/20/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- Former drug surrenderers in Lapu-Lapu City are now called “Drug Advocates.” Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) director Police Colonel Elmer Lim said that they continue the rehabilitation of drug surrenderers by enrolling them to…

Talisay cops play Santa to Tapul drug surrenderers

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 12/05/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Their dedication to change is priceless and as the police’s simple yet sweet gesture of appreciation, Talisay City’s Santa Cops visit Barangay Tapul and its drug surrenderers. All dressed with Santa hats, a…

Basketball game between Talisay cops and drug surrenderers: More than just a friendly game

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — This is not just a friendly basketball game between Talisay City policemen and 25 drug surrenderers in Barangay Lawaan 3, Talisay City, but this is much more than that because this game is…

Calamba: 43 drug surrenderers, who fail drug tests, to undergo rehab program

Mae Fhel Gom-os 07/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Forty three out of 65 drug surrenderers in Barangay Calamba, Cebu City will have to undergo a drug rehabilitation program after they failed a drug test on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Two of…

130 Subangdaku drug surrenderers undergo healing praise, worship seminar

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/23/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Some 130 drug surrenderers in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City have undergone a healing praise and worship seminar at the Subangdaku gym on July 23. Nonito “Tatay Dodong” Limchua, head servant and founder of…

Seven drug surrenderers of Mandaue barangay graduate from rehab program

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/07/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Seven drug surrenderers in Barangay Ibabao-Estancia in Mandaue City have graduated from the city’s community-based rehabilitation program on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Barangay Captain Romulo Echavez Jr. said it was the first batch…

Consolacion barangay eyes wholistic drug recovery project

Irene R. Sino Cruz 06/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A barangay in Consolacion, a municipality at least 22 kilometers north of Cebu City,  is planning to implement a wholistic drug recovery project. Barangay Captain Arnulfo Abinales of Poblacion Oriental said that the…

Three men suspected for drug involvement surrendered to Cordova police

Raul Constantine Tabanao 03/29/2018

Three identified drug personalities voluntarily surrendered at Cordova police precinct on Wednesday morning. The surrenderers were Reynaldo Baguio, 44; Romulo Bala, 54; and Zacaras Canton, 55. They were residents of Barangay Pilipog, Cordova, Cebu. Senior Insp. Janus…

Hope and life emerge amid drug war deaths

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/17/2017

They surrendered and lived to tell their stories. And to these men and women who, only months ago, could not even imagine giving up a life of drugs, it was a day like no other. Wearing green…

Province to tap barangay health workers in drug rehab work

Nestle L. Semilla 09/29/2016

DESPITE being understaffed, the Provincial Health Office said it can service all drug surrenderers by tapping barangay health workers to augment their medical personnel in the field. “After their seminars and trainings, PHO is aiming we can…

Drug suspect shot dead during buy-bust operation in Cordova

Dominic D. Yasay 09/23/2016

A man in his forties was shot dead by police officers during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bangbang, Cordova at 1:29 a.m. on Friday. Edward “Pyanga” Tarroza died after police officers shot him twice in the chest…

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