Sinas to police chiefs: No gambling, no golf

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Don’t engage in gambling or even play golf.” Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas director, reminded 52 police chiefs as he emphasized the importance of maintaining their credibility.…

Abrugena leaves for NCRPO, cherishes time in Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Colonel Manuel Abrugena will already return to the National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO), his mother unit, starting on Monday to prepare for his reassignment to another police unit. He will be…

Abrugena to cops in drug ops: Wear protective gear

Benjie Talisic 06/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Wear vests. Police Colonel Manuel Abrugena, Cebu Provincial Police Office director, gave this advice to police officers conducting anti-illegal drug operations amid the wounding of an undercover police officer during a buy-bust operation…

Pa from Badian turns to Magpale, NBI for help on 9-year-old son’s death

Benjie Talisic 06/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The father of the nine-year-old boy, who was found unconscious with the rope of a makeshift hammock tied to his neck and who eventually died, has turned to Vice Governor Agnes Magpale and…

13 cops suspended in CPPO’s internal cleansing

Emmanuel Fort Nieto 06/14/2019

CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — The Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) suspended 13 police officers from different stations in the province for neglect of duty and for irregularities in the performance of their duty. In a statement released…

CPPO Chief Abrugena: More checkpoints in San Fernando as poll day nears

Zena V. Magto 05/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police will be holding more checkpoints in San Fernando town in southern Cebu, which is also part of the security measures for the upcoming election, and the shooting attack of the town’s ambulance…

Police intensifies checkpoints following ambush of San Fernando ambulance

Zena V. Magto 05/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – While the police continue to investigate the motive behind the ambush of an ambulance owned by the municipality of San Fernando on May 6, police said that they will intensify the conduct of…

Sinas: Police unit’s operations halted as 18 cops in Sudlon ‘misencounter’ probed

Zena V. Magto 05/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Drug operations under the Provincial Intelligence Branch-Police Drug Enforcement Unit (PIB-PDEU) for the time being are halted amid the ongoing investigation of the 18 police officers involved in the death of Police Corporal…

Sinas: Corporal Yballe died in a misencounter with fellow police officers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It was a misencounter between fellow police officers. This was how Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) director, described the death of Police Corporal Feliciano Yballe, who…

Cops warned against doing ‘unsanctioned’ escort duties for gov’t officials

Zena V. Magto 04/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police who are found giving VIP services to government officials during the duration of the election period will be given administrative sanctions. Police Colonel Manuel Abrugena, Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) chief, gave…

CPPO chief on Arquillano raid: Police operation not politically motivated

Zena V. Magto 04/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police operation is clean and not politically motivated. Police Colonel Manuel Abrugena gave this assurance after the retired Judge Meinrado Paredes, lawyer of San Francisco Mayor Aly Arquillano and his brother, Vice…

Creation of Special Investigation Task Group in Ronda brgy councilor’s probe mulled

Zena V. Magto 04/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) is still considering if there will be a need to create a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to handle the investigation in the killing of  Barangay Ilaya…

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