New police deputy director appointed

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic, Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/27/2017

The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has a new deputy director for operations. Senior Supt. Dennis Agustin, chief of the directorial staff of the PRO-7, has taken over the second top position in the regional…

Agustin replaces Lawas as PRO-7 deputy director

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/27/2017

CEBU CITY–The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has a new deputy director for operations. Senior Supt. Dennis Agustin, chief of the directorial staff of the PRO-7, assumed the second top position in the regional police,…

CHR-7 to tackle media rules on covering greyhound ops

Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/24/2017

  THE Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) is planning to invite representatives from media outfits in Cebu to discuss certain protocols during greyhound operations, especially in the publication of pictures or videos. Leo Villarino,…

DOH puts hospitals in Region 7 on Code White alert

Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/24/2017

MEDICAL staff in all hospitals in Region 7 will be put on Code White alert, which will require doctors and nurses to be ready for any emergencies starting March 28 until April 25. This is part of…

Vidal: They will work for the common good

Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/17/2017

Cardinal Vidal marks his 61st year as priest, prays for Duterte, gov’t execs Former Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal is praying for government officials especially President Rodrigo Duterte to work always for the common good. Vidal said…

Impeach move won’t prosper — Davide, Magpale

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/17/2017

THE impeachment complaint filed against President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday does not seem to be ruffling any feathers as more officials point out how it is unlikely to prosper in the light of the fact that a…

Japanese held for molesting a 15-year-old girl

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Rene Alima 03/16/2017

A Japanese manager of a hotel based on Mactan Island was arrested yesterday for the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl last February. Takeshi Kon, 50, who has been living in Cebu for over 15 years, was…

CIDG arrest Japanese national accused of molesting minor

Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/16/2017

A Japanese national who was accused of sexually abusing a 15-yr-old girl from Lapu-Lapu City was arrested in an entrapment operation in a mall in Mandaue City on Thursday afternoon. Takeshi Kon, 50, who’s been staying in…

Oplan Pokemon nets 106; P375k worth of shabu seized

Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/15/2017

A total of 106 persons were rounded up by Cebu City policemen during a “one-time-big-time” operation dubbed as “Oplan Pokemon” on Wednesday afternoon. Of the number, 53 are allegedly involved in illegal drugs, said Supt. Ryan Devaras,…

MINORS IN TROUBLE

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 03/12/2017

As the police and other law enforcement authorities recalibrated their offensive against illegal drugs, they find themselves facing a troubling aspect of the drug war — dealing with minors caught alongside the adult offenders. Over the weekend,…

CPADAO endorses 128 barangays in Cebu Province as drug free

Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/08/2017

  At least 120 barangays out of the 1,066 barangays in Cebu Province will move a step closer to being declared as drug free barangays. This developed after the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) endorsed 128…

Container vans seized in Cebu, Tacloban

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Joey Gabieta, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/07/2017

Cartons filled with the local cigarette brand Mighty Cigarettes that bore fake tax stamps have reached the port of Cebu and Tacloban cities. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized 400 cartons of Mighty Cigarettes with alleged fake…

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