DEL MAR CRIES FOUL

Carmel Loise Matus, Doris C. Bongcac 08/16/2016

Lawmaker asks for Napolcom’s legal basis for suspending Tommy’s supervisory power over the Cebu City police force A staunch ally of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has taken up the cudgels for the mayor, asking Congress to…

City, provincial jails compete for drug customers — PDEA

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus 08/16/2016

Are the jails competing for drug customers? It would seem so, according to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Director Yogi Filemon Ruiz, who said they are now investigating the source of drugs in the two jails. “Parehas…

Barok’s mother seeks help from CHR

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus 08/16/2016

THE Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) is now looking into at least 132 cases of deaths of drug suspects in the region that bore marks of extrajudicial killings. The multiple deaths occurred in just…

Barok ordered back in isolation

Carmel Loise Matus 08/15/2016

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III ordered Asst. Warden Romeo Manansala of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to return Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro back in isolation. Davide issued the order amid reports that Alvaro, the region’s…

JAGUAR’S GROUP BEHIND JAIL DRUGS

Carmel Loise Matus 08/14/2016

The illegal drug operation inside the Cebu City Jail did not sprout overnight. It had been going on for years, with the supply coming from Central Visayas’ top drug lord Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz and the men who…

Cebu City Jail implements stricter visitation rules

Carmel Loise Matus 08/14/2016

If you want to visit the Cebu City Jail, be ready to bring a requirement that is a requisite when transacting business with a government agency or even with a bank: a valid and authenticated ID. Two…

Danao cops on guard amid threats

Carmel Loise Matus 08/14/2016

Danao City policemen have become extra cautious four days after an operation that resulted in the death of Medz Alvaro, younger brother of suspected drug lord Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro. Senior Insp. Alejandro Batobalonos, Danao City police chief,…

Drug suspect killed in Minglanilla

Carmel Loise Matus 08/14/2016

A self-confessed drug pusher who surrendered to the Minglanilla police precinct last week was shot dead along the national highway in Barangay Tungkop, Minglanilla town at 12:50 a.m. Sunday. SPO2 Oliver Dacua of the Minglanilla police identified…

Barok’s wife now ‘heads’ drug trade, under close watch

Carmel Loise Matus 08/13/2016

POLICE are keeping a watchful eye on the wife of Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro, who has allegedly taken over the reins of his illegal drug business. Three days ago, Barok’s younger brother, Medz Alvaro, and his alleged cohort,…

‘Barok’ keeping in touch with family

Carmel Loise Matus 08/13/2016

SIM card found in his bed; police say he may have ordered hit on Danao City precinct A SIM (subscriber identity module) card was found under the pillow of the bed of suspected drug lord Alvaro “Barok”…

P138K shabu seized from Duljo Fatima pusher

Carmel Loise Matus 08/13/2016

ABOUT P138,600 worth of shabu were seized from a barangay Duljo Fatima resident who rented an apartment in Sitio Cruzan, Barangay Bulacao, Talisay City Friday evening. John Mar Jaymen Abelgas alias “Opao” was arrested by Talisay City…

Barok’s brother slain in drug bust

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus 08/13/2016

The Philippine National Police in Cebu went on alert yesterday after a dawn gun attack on the police station in Danao City, four hours after Medz Alvaro, the younger brother of suspected drug lord Alvaro Alvaro alias “Barok,” was…

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