Cebu City plans to revive ‘Operation Decongestion’ for City Jail

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is considering reviving the “Operation Decongestion” of the Cebu City Jail by helping the inmates apply for probation and help them in their cases. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella…

USC, BJMP ink MoU to address congestion in Cebu City Jail 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 10/11/2019

CEBU CITY—The Cebu City Justice Zone marked its first anniversary with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the University of San Carlos (USC) that aims to…

‘Foul smell’ reports prompt Labella visit to Cebu City Jail

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella will visit the Cebu City Jail facility in Barangay Kalunasan on Friday, August 23, 2019, following the reports of intolerable foul smell coming from the facility’s septic wastes.…

Cebu City Council forms task group to solve Kalunasan ‘foul smell’ problems

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will be forming a task force composed of nine members to tackle the foul smell bothering the residents of Barangay Kalunasan here.  The council has taken upon themselves to…

Tumulak calls on new admin to fast track waste water treatment facility in Kalunasan

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 07/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak calls on the new administration to review the plans to construct a waste water treatment facility in Barangay Kalunasan where residents suffer from foul smell during heavy rain. This is…

Contraband found in Cebu City Jail during early morning greyhound

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several prohibited items were confiscated by agents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA – 7) during a greyhound operation at Cebu City Jail’s Male Dormitory on Saturday morning of March…

Arrested drug peddler claims his ‘boss’ is a Cebu City Jail prisoner

Benjie B. Talisic 12/09/2018

  CEBU CITY — Police tonight arrested an alleged drug peddler who claimed that his boss is an inmate of the Cebu City Jail. Chief Inspector Kith Alen Andaya, precinct commander of the Punta Princesa Police Station,…

Osmeña OKs transfer of Naga inmates to Cebu City jail

Delta Dyrecka Letigio and Rosalie Abatayo 11/25/2018

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña approved the request for the temporary transfer of the Naga City Jail inmates to the Cebu City Jail (CCJ) but imposed certain conditions on the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).…

More septic tanks needed at Cebu City Jail

USJ-R Intern 09/04/2018

The Cebu City government will be installing more septic tanks at the Cebu City Jail following complaints of foul smell from nearby residents. Supt. Reynante Rubio, city jail warden, said that although the septic tanks are regularly…

Source of P6.4M drugs is Cebu City Jail inmate—police

Benjie B. Talisic 08/28/2018

Police investigators are validating reports that the person who supplied the P6.4 million worth of shabu seized in an operation on Monday evening (August 27) came is an inmate of the Cebu City Jail. Chief Insp. Jackyll…

When inmates exchange wedding vows at Cebu City Jail

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/25/2018

Despite the sweltering heat, Mary Rose Rodriguez was all smiles as officers of the Cebu City Jail placed a veil over her head and tightly secured it with a plastic tiara. “I’m so excited to get married…

Cebu City Jail requires male visitors to strip naked

Nestle L. Semilla 07/25/2018

Male visitors of the Cebu City Jail will now be asked to strip naked before they will be allowed entry into the jail facility. Jail Warden Supt. Renante Rubio said they had to require male visitors to…

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