Families of CPDRC inmates stay overnight on Valentine’s Day

Melissa Q. Cabahug 02/16/2015

JAILED and facing murder charges for his wife’s death, inmate Ulysses Angtud has found love even behind bars. Marko Toral, consultant of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), confirmed yesterday that Angtud will marry the…

Cebu inmates dedicate new dance to Pope

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/09/2015

About 2,180 of Cebu’s famed dancing inmates will perform a prayer dance today to honor Pope Francis. “Our new routine is intended to welcome the pope. At the same time, we want to change his mind and…

Cebu’s dancing inmates ready performance ahead of Pope Francis’s arrival

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/08/2015

Locked in by high walls and steel railings, Cebu’s world renowned dancing inmates are as hopeful as the millions of Filipino Catholics to meet Pope Francis when he arrives in the Philippines. Hundreds of men and women…

Dancing Christmas tree, ‘lechon’ and Miss Earth for inmates

Peter L. Romanillos 12/27/2014

Dancing to the classic carol “Jingle Bells,” around 2,100 inmates of the  Cebu provincial jail entertained visitors, including family members who  watched their  open house performance on Christmas eve. As a finale, the inmates rearranged themselves in…

Warden wants signal jammers in jail

Peter L. Romanillos 12/16/2014

Provincial Jail Warden Romeo Manansala lobbied for the installation of signal jammers in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to block incoming network signals of cellular phones inside the facility. This after Manansala and Capitol…

Cebu jail needs expert’s help

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/16/2014

A jail management expert should be hired to help run the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC). Provincial Board Member Grecilda “Gigi” Sanchez gave this suggestion after Romeo Manansala, warden of CPDRC, failed to present substantial…

Dancing inmates promote 4Ps

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/05/2014

Eight hundred inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) danced to the song ‘Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago (I can achieve change)’ for the Pantawid Pamilya Caravan last Sept. 28. The nationwide jingle sung by…

Davide still trusts warden, consultant despite drug issues

Peter L. Romanillos 10/03/2014

The management of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) expressed their support for Capitol jail consultant Marco Toral amid allegations linking him to drug smuggling in the facility. Six employees including Provincial Warden Romeo Manansala…

Governor still trusts jail consultant despite allegations of lax

09/06/2014

Despite allegations that the consultant on jail matters is involved in the illegal drug trade inside the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said he still trusts his “good friend.” “I…

Measles spread in Cebu jail now under control

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/04/2014

Cases of measles in Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) is already under control according to the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU-7). RESU 7 Chief Reynan Cimafranca said that for the past two days, the number…

Ailing inmates cramped in isolation room

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/02/2014

Inmate Rolly Recoylo had to walk sideways from his bed across the space left between the wall and a row of wooden beds for an interview with Cebu Daily News. “We were free to  roam around in…

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