Manpower firm in Lapu raided; 3 workers nabbed

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 02/14/2017

A manpower agency with office at Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City, was raided yesterday morning by a joint operation of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) 7 and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 7 for operating…

Passengers stranded as vessels cancel trips

Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/14/2017

About 400 passengers were stranded at the ports of Cebu after twenty-nine vessels cancelled their trips starting Tuesday morning due to unfavorable sea conditions. John Manuel Alip, deputy station commander of PCG Cebu City, said that trips…

BABY RAPE: ‘DRUG LINK’ SLAIN

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 02/13/2017

The rape of a four-month-old baby in Carcar City, southern Cebu last Wednesday led authorities to uncover not just the dastardly act of the drug-crazed suspect but also the operations of a high-value drug target believed to…

DRUG SUSPECT YIELDS AFTER HOURS OF SEARCH

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla 02/13/2017

  A drug suspect who fled during a buy bust operation on Sunday, surrendered hours later to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Central Visayas, fearing for his life. Rex Sebumit was the subject of the…

Fire damages four houses in Banilad

Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/13/2017

Four houses were damaged after a fire broke out at 3:55 p.m. on Monday in Sitio Marover, Barangay Banilad, Mandaue City. The fire allegedly started at the house of Evelyn Magallano. SFO3 Arnold Lao, chief of operations…

Prayers for justice, P10K from Digong for baby rape victim

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/11/2017

CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma asked for prayers for justice to be served on the culprit in the rape of a four-month-old baby girl while President Rodrigo Duterte gave P10,000 to the victim’s family. “Karumaldumal na krimen. (It…

Citrasco files petition for P1.50 jeepney fare surge

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/10/2017

The Cebu Integrated Transport Service Cooperative (Citrasco) filed fare surge petition for jeepneys at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) on Friday afternoon. Ryan Yu, president of Citrasco, asked for P1.50 increase…

‘One time, big time’ nets 70

Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/09/2017

AT least 70 individuals were arrested by the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) in a “one time, big time” operation on Thursday. All eleven police stations in the city participated in the operation dubbed as “Oplan Pokemon.”…

KOREAN GANGSTERS, NOT MAFIA

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla 02/08/2017

There is no Korean mafia operating in Cebu, only gangsters fleeing from the law in their own country, diplomatic officials of South Korea said yesterday. Moreover, South Koreans living in Cebu are peace-loving people who are just…

‘TOKHANG FOR RANSOM’ IN CEBU?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Inquirer.net 02/01/2017

Senator Panfilo Lacson has asked the top police officials in Cebu to validate reports that there are “Tokhang for ransom” incidents in Cebu City. Lacson, on Wednesday, said he sent a text message to Chief Supt. Noli…

SUSPENDED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/19/2017

The Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas has ordered a six-month preventive suspension of all the village officials of Barangay Ermita in Cebu City pending an investigation on their alleged failure to cooperate in a drug…

Ombuds suspends Ermita officials

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc 01/19/2017

The Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas has ordered the preventive suspension of all the barangay officials of Barangay Ermita in Cebu City pending an investigation on their alleged failure to cooperate in a drug raid…

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