Probe begins on PDL jumping off jail building

Paul Lauro 05/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – An investigation is now being conducted to shed light as to why a person deprived of liberty (PDL) died after allegedly jumping off a building inside the Cebu City Jail on Tuesday, May…

Mambaling drug bust: Man caught with P1.3M shabu links inmate to his illegal drug trade

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An inmate is again allegedly linked to the illegal drug trade after the arrest of a Barangay Ermita, Cebu City resident, who was caught with P1.3 million worth of suspected shabu in Barangay…

Dalaw sa Pasko: At least 500 visit PDLs at Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 12/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Shortly after sunrise on Sunday, people started to line up outside of the male dormitory of the Cebu City Jail in Barangay Kalunsan, eager to finally spend Christmas Day with their jailed loved ones.…

Cebu City Jail Warden looks into possible connivance between personnel and PDLs in entry of contrabands

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 08/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The new jail warden of the Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory said they are not discounting the possibility that there is connivance between some of his personnel and the inmates in the entry…

Cebu City Jail male dormitory launches ‘Donate A Book Campaign’

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 06/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Do you have books that you no longer use at home? Share these with students of the Oprra National High School in Cebu City. Personnel at the male dormitory of the Cebu City…

Cops after group of wives selling illegal drugs

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 04/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen in the region are on the lookout for members of a newly created group that reportedly sells illegal drugs in Cebu City. And this group consist of wives of drug suspects who…

Massage therapist freed from jail last year is behind bars again for drugs

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A massage therapist is back in jail a year after she was freed from serving time there for illegal drugs. This was after Irish Neri, 30, was again caught with 150 grams of…

Inmates helping run drug business from inside city jail should be addressed – CCPO exec

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña and Jewil Anne Tabiolo 03/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City policemen are trying to find ways to cut the link between inmates inside the Cebu City Jail and those drug personalities outside the jail, who are running their illegal drug…

Bid to bring shabu inserted inside bananas to Cebu City Jail foiled, habal habal driver nabbed

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 44-year-old habal habal driver or motorcycle for hire driver was arrested after a bunch of ripe bananas he was about to hand over to an “ill inmate” inside the Cebu City Jail…

Cebu City Jail eyes ‘no contact visitation’ facility

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The jail warden of the Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory said that they look to establish a ‘no contact visitation’ facility after 99 percent of their inmates are already fully vaccinated. Jail Superintendent…

CCPO exec: Majority of those arrested for illegal drugs are new players

Mae Fhel Gom-os 11/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The majority of those arrested for illegal drugs in Cebu City are new players, the police said on Wednesday. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) deputy director for…

Over 7K PDLs at Cebu City Jail get 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Dyrecka Letigio 10/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Over 7, 000 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) who are now at the male and female dormitories of the Cebu City Jail already received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from the…

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