Abellana police station understaffed after relief of eight officers

Alven Marie Timtim 11/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Abellana Police Station is currently understaffed after the relief of eight officers who are under probe in relation to the ambush-slay of Clarin mayor David Navarro. This was revealed to CDN Digital…

Japson calls for retraining of police force to combat ambush-style attack

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Leah Japson has called on the retraining of the police force to ensure that incidents such as the ambush-slay of Clarin mayor David Navarro will not happen again. Japson made…

Cebu City extends help to earthquake-stricken Mindanao; council approves P10-M initial aid

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has approved an initial financial aid worth P10 million for towns and cities in Mindanao affected by the series of earthquakes.  Cebu City Councilor Raymond Garcia delivered a privilege…

De Leon places Vinluan on ‘floating status’

Alven Marie Timtim 10/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Brigadier General Valeriano De Leon, director of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), has placed the chief of Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) under administrative relief to ensure a fair investigation…

NBI promises thorough, legal, impartial probe of Clarin mayor’s ambush

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has officially begun its investigation on the death of Clarin Mayor David Navarro today, October 30, as the official mandate of the Department of Justice has been…

MCWD employees’ warning: Water price may surge if privatization pushed

Rosalie Abatayo 10/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Employees of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) have maintained their position against the privatization of the water district in the midst of issues surrounding its leadership. In a press conference held on…

Police hands over Navarro case records, evidence to NBI

Alven Marie Timtim 10/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) of Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) turned over all police records pertinent to the case of slain Clarin Mayor David Navarro to the National Bureau of Investigation-Central…

NBI forms team to probe Clarin mayor slay

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas Regional Office (NBI-CEVRO) has formed their own team to investigate the death of of Clarin Mayor David Navarro. Lawyer Dominador Cimafranca, assistant regional director of NBI-CEVRO,…

Cebu police chief relieved to turn over Navarro case to NBI

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Colonel Gemma Vinluan, chief of Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said the police force’s morale is not affected after President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his suspicion of the cops’ involvement in the death…

J Centre Mall management speaks up, describes robbery incident ‘isolated’

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It is one of Mandaue City’s neighborhood malls.  It is huge enough to address the basic and most urgent needs of its patrons, and intimate enough to offer specialty stores which cater to…

Cebu City fire leaves 98 families homeless; survivors recount traumatic experience

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —While the rest of Cebu City was sound asleep at 2:35 a.m. of Saturday, October 19, residents of Sitio Amor, Barangay Sambag 1 were saving their family members and grabbing whatever they can salvage…

In the absence of a board, MCWD management to report to Labella

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 10/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) will not have a Board of Directors (BOD) for at least a week as Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is looking for a new set of leaders…

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