Security troops sent to Bohol for ASEAN Summit meetings

Nestle L. Semilla 04/19/2017

Over 3,200 security forces from different government agencies mostly from Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were sent to Bohol on Wednesday morning for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit…

Hunt for 7 armed men continues

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic 04/17/2017

CEBU CITY–Government troops continue to go after seven alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf Group and their local guide who were involved in the gunfight in Sitio Ilaya, Barangay Napo, Inabanga town, Bohol province last week. The…

ABU LEADER KILLED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla 04/12/2017

Inabanga, Bohol — A top military official yesterday declared that Bohol “is now the safest place on earth” after a successful government siege here that led to the death of six Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members, including…

Asean meeting in Bohol to proceed as scheduled

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/12/2017

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit meetings in the resort town of Panglao in Bohol next week will not be cancelled despite the bloody clash between government troopers and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in…

Davide asks netizens: Be extra careful with posts

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/12/2017

WHILE social media has been a helpful platform when it comes to real-time updates, it is undeniably a double-edged sword that cuts both ways. In light of the clashes between government troops and the Abu Sayyaf Group…

Watchful week ahead

Editorial 04/12/2017

It started as early as last Monday; but we can expect thousands of Metro Cebu residents to troop to bus terminals, seaports and airports for the annual Holy Week break. But this year’s observance would be different…

All set for Asean meetings

Nestle L. Semilla 04/02/2017

Police, military and other law enforcement units in Cebu have gone on full alert status and set in motion security measures as about 250 ranking delegates from member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) begin…

Naked prisoners in Cebu jail cause uproar

Inquirer.net, Nestle L. Semilla 03/02/2017

Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs. The inmates of the Cebu Provincial…

Ermita to house soldiers for anti-crime, drug drive

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Norman V. Mendoza 02/23/2017

Soldiers will be deployed to Barangay Ermita to help fight criminality and illegal drugs in tandem with the police. From now on, personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will be helping monitor the crime…

AFP to create ‘strike force’ vs drugs

Inquirer.net 02/19/2017

Baguio City—The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will create a battalion-size task force to support the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA) war on drugs. The task force is patterned after its existing anti-drug unit Task Force…

Military to monitor Cebu City streets again

Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/17/2017

Cebuanos will again be seeing military men patrol Cebu City streets starting next month. President Rodrigo Duterte has already given his approval to an earlier request by the Cebu City Council to tap the Armed Forces of…

7th edition of ‘Run for a Healthy Heart’ held

Glendale G. Rosal 02/12/2017

THE 7th “Run for a Healthy Heart” of the Maria Montessori International School (MMIS) with some 1,300 participants was held last Saturday afternoon at the grounds of the AFP Central Command in Barangay Apas, Cebu City. Students…

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