City Treasurer defers bid: No extra funds for tanod cash aid hike

Pia Piquero 10/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The City Treasurer’s Office of Cebu City has deferred a proposal to provide additional cash assistance to barangay tanod traffic enforcers, citing insufficient revenue sources to cover the increased financial obligations. In a…

Candulawan, Talisay tanod chief escapes near death experience

Futch Anthony Inso 08/10/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- The chief of tanod of Brgy. Candulawan in Talisay City was lucky to have survived an attempt on his life. Fidel Torin only sustained a bullet graze wound on his left chest after an…

Talisay tanod claims he killed his friend in self-defense

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 08/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A barangay tanod from Talisay City, Cebu will be spending some time in jail after he allegedly shot to death his friend on Sunday, August 4. Jeomar Castañares Alloso, 31, appeared at the…

Tanod killed in his own house in Cebu City on Sunday afternoon

Paul Lauro 07/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Still unidentified perpetrators killed a barangay tanod (village watchman in English) while inside his house here on Sunday, July 28. The victim was identified as Reynaldo Saavedra, 50, who worked as a barangay…

Borbon buy-bust: P612 shabu sends barangay tanod to jail

Paul Lauro 09/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 52-year-old barangay tanod landed in jail after he was caught with P612 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tagnucan in Borbon town in northeast Cebu. Police Captain Roel…

Barangay tanod cited for urinating in public

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Environmental Sanitation and Enforcement Team (CESET) has cited or issued a citation ticket to a barangay tanod in Tejero for urinating in public, specifically beside a parked government vehicle in…

2 boys accused of killing tanod in Naga, Cebu using ‘tari sa manok’ 

Paul Lauro 10/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A fistfight among groups of minors in Naga City, southern Cebu ended in tragedy last Sunday, October 30. The Naga City Police Station confirmed that they detained two boys, both age 17-years-old, for…

Dead tanod, who was shot in stomach, found floating off Samboan seawaters

Paul Lauro, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 06/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police continue to investigate the possible cause of death of a barangay tanod, who had a gunshot wound in the stomach and whose body was found floating off the seawaters of Barangay San…

Police focus on CCTV footage to identify shooter of Lorega tanod

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/16/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines —Police are banking on a copy of a video footage of a security camera to help them identify the gunman, who shot dead a barangay tanod in Barangay Zapatera, Cebu City on May…

Barrio Luz councilor to recommend termination of barangay tanod who tested positive for drugs

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Barrio Luz councilor will recommend terminating the village watcher who tested positive after personnel of the Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) conducted a surprise drug test among 165 barangay…

Hot pursuit vs. suspects behind killing of former tanod in Inayawan

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 01/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Hot pursuit is being conducted by cops from the Pardo Police Station following a shooting incident in Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City on Saturday afternoon, January 2, that resulted in the death of a…

Tanod caught for burglary in Basak barangay hall 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Law enforcers in Cebu City have advised barangay officials to regularly conduct background checks on their employees. This after a barangay tanod (village watchman) was arrested on Monday afternoon, December 14, for burglary. …

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