Fighting the drug war: Cleaning the ranks

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/30/2018

DUTERTE YEAR 2 If he could only turn back the hands of time, Wilfredo Hortezuela would not have allowed his eldest son to become a policeman. “Risgo kaayo trabahoa. (It’s a very risky job),” he said. Persistence…

Woman power: The new Cebu City police director, Royina Garma

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/29/2018

Standing at 5’2, she is not as imposing as the other members of the Philippine National Police (PNP). But make no mistake about it. Senior Supt. Royina Garma is no pushover in an organization dominated by men.…

FROM SUPER COP TO ‘NARCO-COP’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla and Paul Lauro 06/27/2018

  Dumpit killed in drug bust in Bohol; NBI claims policeman involved in delivery of drugs and coddled drug lords It was an unexpected twist that could only be seen in the movies. SPO1 Adonis Dumpit, a…

Palma calls on the public to pray for Duterte’s ‘enlightenment’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/26/2018

CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma on Tuesday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to reflect deeply on his rant about God and the Catholic Church, saying it won’t do him any good. If it were a song, the 68-year-old…

ANOTHER YOUNG MOTHER ARRESTED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/23/2018

CYBERPORNOGRAPHY TRADE IN CORDOVA It was just two years ago when Miriam (not her real name) gave birth to her second son. Without any means of income, the then 20-year-old mother decided to venture into a “home-based…

DOJ wants Boniel’s 2 co-accused to turn state witness

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/20/2018

GISELA SLAY THE Department of Justice’s Witness Protection Program (WPP) has asked the trial court to admit as state witnesses two of the nine suspects in the slay of Bien Unido, Bohol Mayor Gisela Boniel. Assistant Regional…

Two suspects in mayor’s murder eyed for witness protection program

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/20/2018

The Department of Justice asked the court to admit two of nine suspects in the murder of Mayor Gisela Boniel of Bien Unido town, Bohol province under the government’s witness protection program (WPP). Asst. Regional Prosecutor Llena…

Tumulak: Give cops more time to stamp out drugs trade

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/16/2018

GIVE law enforcers more time. Saying that eradicating illegal drugs is not an easy task to do, Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak appealed to the public to forego any conclusions and to instead trust the system being…

CEBU STILL A DRUG HOTSPOT

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/15/2018

PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde also finds it disturbing there are still ‘a lot of policemen’ involved in the drug trade Close to two years have passed since the government started its all-out war against illegal…

Albayalde says no to cop shaming

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/15/2018

While cleansing its ranks is a priority, shaming police scalawags is not an option. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde on Friday disagreed with proposals to implement a shame campaign against rogue policemen, saying…

Boniel refuses to enter plea to parricide

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/14/2018

Just-resigned Bohol Provincial Board Member Niño Rey Boniel and two other suspects on Thursday refused to enter a plea on the charge involving the alleged killing of his wife. As part of the procedure, the trial court…

AUSTRALIAN CHILD TRAFFICKER, PINAY GET LIFE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/13/2018

The cases against Liezyl Margallo, who was arrested in Cebu and described by authorities as ‘savage girl,’ are still pending. A notorious child trafficker who ran a gruesome international cyberpornography trade from the Philippines will spend the…

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