Inmates dismantle private rooms; Tomas cuts off allowances to BJMP

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores, Nestle L. Semilla 08/17/2016

USING hammers and crowbars, inmates of the Cebu City Jail dismantled all 36 kubols or private rooms inside the facility and vowed to get rid of illegal drugs. Supt. Jessie Calumpang, the new jail warden, said the…

New Cebu City warden vows changes to stop drug trade

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/16/2016

THE Cebu City Jail has a new warden as Supt. Jessie Calumpang assumed the post in turnover rites at the regional Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP-7) office yesterday. His predecessor Supt. John Calub was relieved…

City, provincial jails compete for drug customers — PDEA

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus 08/16/2016

Are the jails competing for drug customers? It would seem so, according to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Director Yogi Filemon Ruiz, who said they are now investigating the source of drugs in the two jails. “Parehas…

JAGUAR’S GROUP BEHIND JAIL DRUGS

Carmel Loise Matus 08/14/2016

The illegal drug operation inside the Cebu City Jail did not sprout overnight. It had been going on for years, with the supply coming from Central Visayas’ top drug lord Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz and the men who…

Tumulak suggests cutting off allowance for city jail guards

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/14/2016

NOT only is the Cebu City Jail facing a major shake up after Saturday’s Greyhound raid yielded illegal drugs, millions of pesos in cash and other contraband, jail guards are in danger of losing the monthly allowance…

TOMAS STRIPPED OF CONTROL OVER POLICE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 08/11/2016

The authority over the police was taken away from Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña in response to the mayor’s decision to withdraw support from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO). The National Police Commission (Napolcom), in an…

Lapu kicks off cleanup drive

Norman V. Mendoza 07/30/2016

THE Lapu-Lapu City government kicked off a series of cleanup activities yesterday in Barangay Basak. This yearly tradition of Mayor Paz Radaza will be held all throughout the city until the year’s end. The activity was joined…

Mandaue City Jail launches anti-drug campaign

Norman V. Mendoza 06/24/2016

The Mandaue City Jail launched yesterday an anti-drug campaign. Chief Insp. Gil Inopia, jail warden, said they initiated this activity after receiving a memorandum from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Central Office to conduct…

New building eyed for Cebu City jail

Apple Ta-as 02/13/2016

TO ADDRESS the perennial problem of congestion in the Cebu City jail in Barangay Kalunasan, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology  (BJMP) will build a high rise building for the inmates. The Cebu City jail, which…

Four Medellin jail escapees still at large

Jhunnex Napallacan 10/22/2015

THE four escapees from the Medellin District Jail in northern Cebu remained at large after another manhunt operation yesterday failed. Personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Medellin Police Station conducted a…

Council backs random drug test

Nestle L. Semilla 08/18/2015

The Cebu City Council approved an  ordinance that will enable random drug testing of city government employees. The random tests also cover personnel and officials of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), Bureau of Jail Management and…

IBP seeks to decongest Mandaue jail

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/27/2015

Ambrosio Heyrosa had been detained at the Mandaue City Jail for nine years and three months after being caught  with 0.01 grams of shabu in his possession. He could have been released pending resolution of his case,…

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