Drugs and violence: 20 stories of crimes, tragedy in 2019

Dennis Singson 01/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the year 2019 drew to a close, CDN Digital looks back at the top 20 crimes and stories involving police in Cebu for the year. Cebuanos always open the year with revelry…

CCPO: Ashley Abad investigation almost done

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/21/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police in Cebu City said the recent comments made by President Rodrigo Duterte on the case of Ashley Abad will not affect the progress of their investigation. In a press interview Wednesday…

Cebu City Police now know who gave ecstasy to Ashley Abad    

Morexette Marie Erram 02/19/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Investigators from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) have identified the person responsible of giving the party drug ecstasy to Ashley Abad that led to her death last month. But Chief Superintendent Debold…

Sinas: Ashley Abad’s boyfriend appeared before police, denied allegations against him

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Chief Superintendent Debold Sinas, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), revealed that Ashley Abad’s boyfriend appeared before the police on February 13, 2019, to give his side on the…

STRAIGHT TO THE POINT: Questions on Ashley’s death cry loud for answers

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 02/15/2019

The beautiful and intelligent lady, the late Ashley Avila Abad, had joined the solemn procession for the feast of the Santo Nino on the afternoon of Saturday, January 19, 2019, before the tragic incident in the evening…

Police keeping eye on bars, clubs following release of ‘ecstasy ring’

Benjie B. Talisic and Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Law enforcers are now monitoring private establishments, particularly bars and clubs, where young adults frequent to party, following the revelation that a so-called ‘ecstasy ring’ operates in Cebu. In an interview with reporters,…

Police to monitor closely Valentine’s Day parties

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police will be monitoring concerts and other huge events on Valentine’s Day on Thursday, February 14, 2019, to prevent the entry of contraband items such as prohibited party drugs. Chief Superintendent Debold Sinas, director…

Ashley Abad died of ecstasy overdose, PNP confirms; Duterte orders filing of cases vs boyfriend

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/09/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Law enforcers will file charges against the boyfriend of Ashley Abad, whether or not he will be showing up this time for some questioning to shed light on the death of the…

PDEA plans to summon relatives, doctors of Ashley Abad

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The central office of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is planning to summon the doctors, and several relatives of Ashley Abad who were with her in the hospital after she collapsed during a…

PDEA-7: Arrested call center agent one of top ecstasy dealers in Cebu City

Benjie B. Talisic 02/08/2019

  CEBU CITY, Phillipines- The call center agent arrested  pre-dawn today, February 8, is believed to be one of the top dealers of ecstasy in Cebu City, the top official of the anti-narcotics agency here said. Wardley…

CCPO plans to subpoena Ashley Abad’s ‘uncooperative’ companions, boyfriend

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/07/2019

    CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO)  is now planning to subpoena the friends and boyfriend of Ashley Abad who were with her when she collapsed, and eventually died, while attending a…

Province to PDEA-7: Exert same effort in deterring party drugs as with shabu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Cebu provincial government has asked the Philippine Dug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) to exert equal effort in deterring the proliferation of party drugs as much as it is doing against ‘shabu.’…

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