P2.6M worth of illegal drugs confiscated in Cebu busts

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Officers from the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit (RDEU) and Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) confiscated a total of P2.6 million worth of suspected shabu in two separate buy-bust operations here on Tuesday, July…

3 houses razed, 1 damaged in Barangay Apas Fire

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three houses were burned down while one was partially damaged in a fire that hit a residential area in Sitio Mahayahay in Barangay Apas, Cebu City on Tuesday afternoon, July 21, 2020. Fire…

PRO-7 to look for wider lockup cells for health protocol violators

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) is planning to look for wider lockup cells that would be able to cater to individuals who will be arrested for violating health protocols here.…

Minglanilla bust yields P1.8M worth of suspected illegal drugs

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three men caught with P1.8-million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation are now facing charges for violating Republic Act 9165, or the comprehensive dangerous drugs act. Ejing Dignos Garciano, 26; Dax…

‘Chismosas’ helpful in contact tracing, says PRO-7 chief

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Being a “chismosa” or “chismoso” may help during these trying times. It may sound funny, but Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), believes gossipers…

HVT killed in Talisay City buy-bust, common-law wife arrested

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Welmer Mahilum was asked by the police to surrender and undergo rehabilitation during the implementation of the government’s “Oplan Tokhang” campaign in 2018, but he never did. Instead, he continued to sell illegal…

Cebu City cops, who ask PUJ drivers to remove jeepney placard, slammed

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) Cebu is condemning the act of some Cebu City policemen, who asked two jeepney drivers to remove their placards related to the “silent protest” of the…

Badian tigbakay raid: 3 SAP beneficiaries among 14 arrested

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three beneficiaries of the government’s social amelioration program (SAP) were among the 14 illegal gamblers arrested on Sunday, July 19 during a raid on a tigbakay or illegal cockfighting activity on in Purok…

Lapu-Lapu Station 2 cops give relief packs to 120 Mactan families

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Blessings are usually the good things that come to you or the people you love whether prayed for or unexpectedly. But for the policemen of Station 2 Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LLCPO), there…

COVID-19 security measures help bring down Cordova crimes

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cordova police have partly attributed the significant decrease in crime rate in the first and second quarters of 2020 to the strict security measures implemented to stop the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.…

Labangon residents urged: Stop illegal gambling

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen of the Labangon Police Station or Police Station 5 are appealing to residents of Barangay Tisa to avoid engaging in illegal gambling especially illegal cockfighting or “tigbakay”. Police Captain Jonathan dela Cerna,…

19 PRO-7 policemen recover from COVID-19

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nineteen more policemen of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and will report back to work next week. With the 19  more policemen released from…

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