Comelec probes claims of police involvement in Cebu City’s politics

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) has heeded the request of Senator Panfilo Lacson to investigate the alleged involvement of police officers in the political scene of Cebu City. Lawyer Veronico…

Petalcorin on Tom’s Comelec control request: Time is our enemy

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Putting Cebu City under the control of the Comelec will not be an easy task. Lawyer Veronico Petalcorin, acting Commission on Election officer in Central Visayas, said this in a press briefing on…

700,000 ballots arrive in Cebu City; final poll preparations on track

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The final leg of preparations are definitely underway for the May 13, 2019 elections as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) delivered a total of 700,000 ballots to the Cebu City Treasurer’s Office (CCTO)…

Jessie Kevin Lagapa: The pilot who will be looking down from the skies forever

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/06/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines–As a child, Jessie Kevin Lagapa often asked his parents to buy him a toy airplane. It was a manifestation of Kevin’s love for the sky and the first sign of his desire to become…

Greek widower, 80; Pinay cohort, 60, facing trafficking, child abuse complaint

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An 80-year-old Greek national and a 60-year-old woman from Dumaguete City are facing a human trafficking and child abuse complaint at the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office. Stefanos Karakatsanis, who is also a Greek…

South bus terminal exec to tap LGUs to help transport 40K voters to hometowns

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/03/2019

    CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) management is again tapping the local government units (LGUs) in southern Cebu to help provide transport to the expected 30,000 to 40,000 commuters going home…

Two minors killed in Tejero road accident, another sustained broken leg

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A group of minors coming from an urban poor community located close to the ports of Cebu were playing in the Wednesday morning rain. Two of them died while another sustained a broken…

Sinas says maximum tolerance will be observed on Labor Day

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) is giving May 1 protesters a free rein to conduct rallies and express themselves as long they do not cause chaos or disrupt any activity. Brigadier…

PRO-7 to obtain fingerprint record of Sabalones from Comelec

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) is a step closer to determine whether the man who was shot dead in Quezon City is indeed self-confessed drug lord, Franz Sabalones. Director Brigadier…

Sinas sends tracker teams to go after Toledo City cop killers

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two tracking teams from the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO – 7)  were deployed this afternoon to go after the killers of Police Executive Master Sergeant Junard Cinco, who was shot…

PRO-7 has persons of interest in coffee shop shooting

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/30/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Brigadier General Debold Sinas, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), confirmed on Tuesday morning, April 30, 2019, that they now have persons of interest in the killing of John Michael Hermoso and…

Mauling incident: Torture, robbery complaint filed against 8 ‘Talamban cops’

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Eight police officers allegedly from the Talamban Police Station or Police Station 8 are facing a complaint of torture, robbery, grave threats, child abuse and serious physical injuries at the Cebu City Prosecutor’s…

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