VISCOM says it is gaining ground against CPP-NPA

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas Command (VISCOM) said it continues to gain ground in its fight against the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) after it reported neutralizing four alleged rebels during…

PRO-7 conducts threat assessment on elected and appointed government officials

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The intelligence officers of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) are conducting threat assessment on elected and appointed government officials in the region. This is in line with the recent directive…

Criminology student drowns in Barili, Cebu

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 20-year-old criminology student died after drowning while swimming in a beach in Barangay Sayaw, Barili town, southwestern Cebu. Police Master Sergeant Gilbert Alegado, investigator of the Barili Municipal Police Station, confirmed that…

Police notes huge drop in crimes in Central Visayas

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A top official of police in the region said there was a huge drop in the number of crimes in Central Visayas last week compared to the same period last year. From 677…

President Marcos promises affordable monthly payments to beneficiaries of housing program

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Affordable monthly payment to own a house. This was what President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has said following the recently concluded groundbreaking of a housing project under his Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program…

Cebu City drug busts: P17.7-M ‘shabu’ seized in 20 minutes; 2 men nabbed

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In a span of 20 minutes, police in Cebu City were able to confiscate 2.6 kilos of suspected shabu worth P17.7 million in two separate buy-bust operations in Barangays Basak San Nicolas and…

1,000 cops to secure PBBM’s Cebu visit on Monday

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 1,000 uniformed policemen will be deployed as part of the security team during the presidential visit in Cebu on Monday, Feb. 27. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is making his first…

FACES OF CEBU: Carrie Martinez Bargayo, 37, cancer warrior

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The moment she found out she had cancer, Carrie Martinez Bargayo knew she had a tough battle ahead of her. But the 37-year-old teacher was not one to give up that easily. Bargayo, a…

Tigbakay raid: 14 men caught in Paril to spend weekend in jail 

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fourteen men, who were caught engaging in tigbakay or illegal cockfighting in Barangay Paril Proper, a mountain barangay in Cebu City, last Friday, Feb. 24, will have to spend the weekend or longer…

Fire Prevention Month: Cebu City Fire Station goes academe

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  In celebration of the Fire Prevention Month this March, fire responders in Cebu City will partner with the different schools here to disseminate information on how to prevent the occurrence of fire. Senior…

Cebu City police getting ready for PBBM’s visit

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are getting ready for the visit of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos (PBBM) for the inauguration of Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project on Monday, February 27, 2023, here. Not disclosing the details,…

Bayawan: Police continue probe on shooting which left cop, jail officer dead, woman wounded

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police continue to investigate the Feb. 18 killing of a policeman and a jail officer, and the wounding of a 53-year-old woman in Barangay Tinago in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. Police Lieutenant Colonel…

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