Cases lodged vs restobar caught holding Sinulog live-band

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) on Thursday, January 21, announced that they had filed formal cases against three individuals for holding a Sinulog live-band in Cebu I.T. Park in Barangay Apas, and…

Cop assigned in Pilgrim Center tests positive for COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A police officer briefly assigned at the open Pilgrim Center of the Basilica Minore Del Sto. Niño de Cebu tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) confirmed.…

Non-Cebu City residents no longer allowed entry to Basilica

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has limited entry to the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño to Cebu City residents only. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, the deputy director for operations of the…

CCPO welcomes cancellation of physical Sinulog events

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) welcomed the decision of organizers of the Sinulog to cancel all physical events of the festival. “We haven’t received, personally, any official communication stating that physical activities…

No signal interruption for Fiesta Señor 2021

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For the first time in three years, there will be no signal interruption in Cebu City during the celebration of Fiesta Señor this year. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), in a press…

CCPO to Cebu City gov’t: Seek IATF approval on Sinulog 2021

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Police officials are urging the Cebu City government to seek the approval of the Interagency Task Force (IATF) before pushing through with the planned Sinulog street dancing and ritual showdown on January 17. Police…

Cebu City cops to greet New Year with Oplan Bulabog

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will greet 2021 with the Oplan Bulabog for establishments around the city. Police Colonel Josefino Ligan, CCPO director, said that they would be checking random establishments for…

Cebu City Police note 55% decrease in ‘focus crimes’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s police have recorded a double-digit decline in crimes this 2020 compared to the previous year. Data from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) showed that a total of 1,084 focus crimes…

Police to deploy Kaohsiung buses in churches

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City officials noted a decrease and the presence of a ‘more manageable’ crowd gathering outside churches this Sunday, the fifth day of Misa de Gallo (dawn Masses). But the presence of minors…

CHR to law enforcers: Be sensitive in doing pranks

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The distribution of Christmas gifts is something that is encouraged during the Christmas holidays. However, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is asking law enforcers to be more sensitive if they plan to…

Labella to Cebu City cops: No more ‘arresto’, only ‘aguinaldo’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) to stop playing pranks on beneficiaries for their Christmas gift giving.  Labella said that the Arresto Aguinaldo program might have…

Crowds continue to swell on 2nd day of dawn Masses, police eye road closures near churches

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – While the first two days of Misa de Gallo in Cebu City were generally peaceful, the crowd, particularly outside churches, did not seem to wane despite threats of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

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