Ecuador authorities confiscate pigs, fighting cocks from prison

Reuters 06/17/2023

Ecuadorean security forces have confiscated pigs, fighting cocks and more than two dozen bladed weapons, among other items, from a high-security wing of Bellavista prison in the city of Santo Domingo, the country’s military said on Friday.…

British man detained climbing South Korean skyscraper

Reuters 06/12/2023

SEOUL — A British man attempted to scale the world’s fifth tallest building without ropes on Monday until South Korean authorities forced him to abandon his climb more than half way up the 123-story Lotte World Tower…

Brew Authoriteas get come-from-behind win against Archangels

Glendale G. Rosal 07/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The MisOr Brew Authoritea clinched a come-from-behind victory against the Iligan City Archangels,69-64, in the ongoing Mindanao leg of the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup at the Ipil provincial gymnasium in Ipil, Zamboanga…

Public urged: Report to authorities instead of posting on Facebook about suspected COVID-19 patients

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines– Instead of posting on Facebook and other social media accounts about persons who are suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, the public of Talisay City, were encouraged to report to the authorities instead. This…

APPA forum eyes partnerships, best practices to strengthen data protection in AsPac region

Irene R. Sino Cruz 12/03/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Amid the emerging technology trends and threats that impact privacy, the 52nd Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum aims to to focus on ways to ensure stronger data protection. Delegations from 19 jurisdiction…

Thai authorities recover bodies of Korean tourists

AP 12/27/2018

BANGKOK — Authorities in northern Thailand recovered on Thursday the second of two South Korean tourists who died after the golf cart they were riding fell into a river on Tuesday. Phitsanulok province Governor Pipat Ekpapan announced…

Authorities confiscate more drugs

Benjie B. Talisic 12/09/2018

THREE separate drug operations in Talisay City and Cebu City netted shabu valued at P10.9 million. In Talisay City, a joint operation by the Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) and the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit last Saturday led…

Authorities now looking for missing SK chairperson in Badian

DORIS BONGCAC 11/09/2018

  The Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson of Barangay Tigbao in Badian town, Cebu was reported missing by his family. A Facebook post of the Badian police station stated that Reynell Cantilla, 18, was last seen Thursday night (November…

Cebu City authorities continue to monitor effects of Typhoon Ompong

Morexette B. Erram, Nestle L. Semilla 09/14/2018

The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CCDRMO) continues to monitor the effects of super typhoon Ompong. As of noontime on Friday (September 14), CCDRMO chief Nagiel Banacia said no untoward incidents have been reported to…

Let other authorities investigate agent’s death, new PDEA-7 director says

USJ-R Intern 08/09/2018

Wardley Getalla, new director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7), expressed that he will leave the investigation of the killing of their agent to other law enforcement authorities such as the National Bureau…

CADUNGOG ATTEMPTED AMBUSH: Gunman assigned in drug enforcement unit of Parian Police

Futch Anthony Inso 07/30/2018

The gunman in the attempted ambush of Former Tejero Barangay Captain and now councilman Jessielou Cadungog was identified as PO3 Eugene Alcain Calumba, who was assigned in the drug enforcement unit of Parian police station, Cebu City.…

Police nab suspected gunrunner

Benjie Talisic 05/31/2018

An alleged gunrunner was arrested while his cohort managed to escape arrest in a buy-bust operation at Sitio Canamucan 2 in Barangay Camunacan, Compostela town, northern Cebu at past 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Chief Insp. Junafe…

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