23 ‘low-performing’ cops undergo refresher courses

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/15/2016

AT least 23 “low-performing” policemen, including 18 from Camotes Islands, east of Cebu, are currently undergoing refresher courses to reorient themselves with the basics of police work. The two-week Balik Eskwela program started yesterday at the Cebu…

2 suspects in killing teacher arrested

Dominic D. Yasay 11/15/2016

POLICE arrested yesterday the two suspects allegedly involved in the killing of a high school teacher in Barangay Cansaga, Consolacion town, northern Cebu. According to PO1 Socrates Borinaga of the Consolacion Police Station, Joshua Ybañez, 20, killed…

Vessel towed back to Cebu City

Jhunnex Napallacan 11/15/2016

CEBU CITY–An Oceanjet vessel was towed on Tuesday by its sister vessel after it experienced engine trouble while sailing from Poro town on Camotes Island to Cebu City. Cebu Coast Guard Station Commander Agapito Bibat said OceanJet…

Polish national rescued off Camotes Island

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/15/2016

A 42-year old Polish national was rescued by civilian and military personnel after he figured in a motorcycle accident in San Francisco, Camotes Island Monday evening. Baltazar Tribunalo, chief of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office…

Poor performance in anti-drugs campaign triggers police reshuffling in Camotes

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/10/2016

CEBU CITY–The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has ordered the relief of the police station chiefs in all four towns on Camotes Island, Cebu due to poor performance in the campaign against illegal drugs. Relieved…

New equipment, more responders prepare Cebu for disasters

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 10/14/2016

EVEN though they had already moved on with their lives, some residents of Cebu City still remember the fear they felt during the powerful earthquake which jolted Cebu and the rest of the Visayas three years ago.…

CPSC grassroots program goes to Camotes

Glendale G. Rosal 10/07/2016

THE grassroots development program of the Cebu Provincial Sports Commission (CPSC) is now in full swing with the holding of simultaneous sports clinics yesterday in Camotes Island. Futsal and athletics clinics were held simultaneously in three municipalities…

Ombud orders suspension of Tudela mayor

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/07/2016

THE Ombudsman-Visayas ordered the one-month suspension of Mayor Erwin Yu of Tudela town in Camotes Island for simple misconduct. Portia Pacquiao-Suson, Graft Investigation and Prosecution Officer II, said Yu defied an order by the Civil Service Commission…

Former Poro councilor charged for bullet in bag

Norman V. Mendoza 05/17/2016

A former councilor of Barangay Poblacion in Poro, Camotes Islands was charged before the Lapu-Lapu City Prosecutor’s office last Monday for carrying a live bullet at the Mactan Cebu International Airport. Edwin Bacoy, 41, was charged with…

Captivating Camotes

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/30/2016

IT WAS an emotional experience for some. Others thought of it as the perfect time for family bonding. A couple appreciated the relaxed pace of the tour. And there are many who were in it for pure…

Suroy tour in Camotes Island

04/08/2016

The Cebu provincial government will hold a Suroy-Suroy Sugbo tour from April 22 to 24 to promote tourism destinations located in Poro, San Francisco and Tudela towns in Camotes Island. Provincial Tourism Officer Grace Paulino said they…

Poro gets new Police chief

Jhunnex Napallacan 04/07/2016

CEBU CITY—A new chief of police takes over in Poro town on Camotes Island, Cebu on Thursday, three days after its head was killed in an ambush by two unidentified men who were reportedly linked to drug…

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