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CEBU CITY, Philippines—Police officers here were reminded not to resort to violence and use their service firearms unless threats to their lives are present and imminent. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director for operations of the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A cop was temporarily relieved from his post as he is being investigated for alleged abuse for forcing a 15-year-old boy in Barangay Tisa to do push-ups for not wearing a face mask…
IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it’s concerned about how the technology can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. Ongoing protests responding to the death of George Floyd have sparked a broader reckoning…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — She may have taken a pause because of the busy midterm elections, but the cyberlibel case against the common-law wife of Eddie Basillote is far from being forgotten. In a press briefing on…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The video of drug suspect Eddie Basillote being allegedly mauled by police operatives during a drug operation in Barangay Talamban in Cebu City on April 18, 2019 can be considered as evidence of possible abuse…
THE two policemen who were accused of deliberately killing a 22-year-old drug suspect maintained their innocence even as they reacted differently to the murder complaint filed against them by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) before the…
Child witness identifies cops, but not Tiu; Why do Fuente police shave heads of girls? By next week, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will be ready to file murder charges against several policemen for the death…
WITH allegations of police brutality directed at the Fuente precinct, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he wants the personnel , including their chief, transferred. At least 15 police officers were on duty on Easter Sunday, when…
There are subtle intricacies in the design of old Philippine colonial houses. Whatever it was called, balay nga bato, balay nga tisa, or dakung balay, it was always a house of shadows and secret doorways. The posts…
Ugkaton karong adlawa ni Dr. Rene Cam, medico legal officer sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ang patay’ng lawas sa 11 anyos nga batang babaye nga giingong manglimosay sa Mango Avenue nga si Chastity Mirabiles. Kinsa man…
Four policemen assigned at the Carbon Police Station in Cebu City were accused of mauling a 30-year-old man during a commotion in a downtown videoke bar at Friday dawn. Von Rovi Alfeche and his parents showed up…
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