Danao shooting: 4 gunmen kill suspected drug lord’s wife, turn V-day celebration into tragic one 

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Valentine’s Day celebration turned into a tragic one for the family of suspected drug lord Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro when four unidentified assailants barged into their home in Danao City and shot dead…

Inmates’ welfare

Editorial 03/14/2017

We don’t know when the regional Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) will disclose the results of their inspection of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) and their recommendation to Interior Secretary Ismael Sueno.…

POLICE SENT TO GUARD CPDRC

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus, Nestle L. Semilla 08/30/2016

Elite policemen have been called on to augment security at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) amid reports that a group is poised to spring out confessed drug lord Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro and that contraband…

Barok ordered back in isolation

Carmel Loise Matus 08/15/2016

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III ordered Asst. Warden Romeo Manansala of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to return Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro back in isolation. Davide issued the order amid reports that Alvaro, the region’s…

One of strafing suspects identified, now under surveillance

Carmel Loise Matus 08/12/2016

One of the two men who strafed the police station in Danao City, northern Cebu on Friday morning, worked for alleged drug lord, Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro, the police said. Senior Insp. Alejandro Batobalonos, Danao police chief, said…

‘Barok’ to groove at CPDRC

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/27/2016

From squealing on the country’s illegal drug protectors to strutting down the jail grounds to join the latest dance craze, Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro, the alleged number one drug lord in Cebu province, might soon be the star…

Barok out of isolation, moves in with inmates

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/26/2016

Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro, one of Cebu’s alleged top drug lords, is now staying in a regular cell with other inmates in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC). Marco Toral, Capitol consultant on jail matters, said…

Jailed suspected drug lord Barok sick

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/14/2016

CEBU province’s top drug personality Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro is down with a fever inside the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC). But Dr. Henry Calledo of the Cebu Provincial Health Office found no compelling reason to…

Barok has Aussie suspect as cellmate

06/30/2016

Suspected drug dealer Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro has a new cellmate at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC). Australian Peter James Robinson, who faces qualified trafficking charges for allegedly molesting school girls and boys, was transferred…

Danao City Hall awards P200,000 to NBI for suspected drug lord’s surrender

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/28/2016

AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) received a P200,000 cash reward from Danao City Mayor Ramon “Nito” Durano III for the June 21 surrender of suspected drug lord Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro. NBI Bohol director Rennan…

Police not keen on getting copy of Barok’s list

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo 06/27/2016

The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO 7) isn’t keen on securing a copy of the reported list of “protectors” disclosed by suspected drug lord Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). “Unless…

Barok to eat jail food

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Edison Delos Angeles 06/24/2016

HE had wanted something else for dinner, preferably better food than the one given to ordinary prisoners. But this extraordinary prisoner wasn’t about to get any special treatment from his jailers. Last Thursday, hours after he was…

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