Barok’s brother slain in drug bust

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus 08/13/2016

The Philippine National Police in Cebu went on alert yesterday after a dawn gun attack on the police station in Danao City, four hours after Medz Alvaro, the younger brother of suspected drug lord Alvaro Alvaro alias “Barok,” was…

‘I’ll give them war’ — Danao City’s police chief to criminals

Carmel Loise Matus 08/13/2016

HE eats death threats for breakfast. And he’s not about to back down now with even with bigger threats to his life for scoring big against syndicated crime. Senior Insp. Alejandro Batobalonos, the police chief of Danao…

CPDRC to stop accepting inmates

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 08/12/2016

Starting next week, the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) will temporarily stop accepting additional new inmates. In a letter addressed to Senior Supt. Jose Macanas, Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) director, CPDRC Jail Warden Romeo…

Barok under scrutiny

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Rene Alima 08/12/2016

IS Alvaro Alvaro alias “Barok” still on top of the illegal drug trade in Cebu, using a mobile phone inside the provincial jail to contact his members? This was the question that Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director…

Davide is ‘acting’ CPDRC warden

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/11/2016

Gov nixes Toral comeback; jail personnel to be probed; visits continue to be suspended Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III will be the jail warden of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) while the investigation against…

Cebu jail has in-house doctor

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/10/2016

THE Cebu Provincial government has now assigned an in-house doctor for the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC). Acting Provincial Health Officer Dr. Rene Catan also said that there will be additional health and medical improvements…

CPDRC inmates worry over Toral’s resignation

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/09/2016

INMATES of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) have expressed worry over the resignation of Capitol consultant on jail matters Marco Toral. Lito Granada, the designated “mayor” of the close to 3,000 inmates at the…

Toral quits as gov vows CPDRC purge

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/08/2016

The Capitol consultant on jail matters resigned yesterday after Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III promised a “purging” at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) amid the recent string of incidents that hit the Cebu jail.…

Ang balaod alang ra sa mga tarong

Lloyd Suarez 08/07/2016

Insakto kaayo ang pamahayag ni Presidente Duterte nga ang “rule of law” angay lang ipatuman niadtong mga law-abiding citizens ug mahadlokon sa Diyos. Ang mga drug lord, terorista ug kriminal way respeto sa balaod ug way kahadlok…

Two CPDRC officials to be asked to explain jail incidents at PB

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/06/2016

TOP officials of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) will be asked to explain to the Provincial Board the recent spate of incidents that hit the Cebu provincial jail in the last few months. Capitol…

Davide: How do phones, laptops slip past guards?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/04/2016

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III wants both an investigation and an explanation from officials of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) on the continued acquisition of inmates of contraband items like cellphones and laptops. Davide’s…

CPDRC cyberporn reports spark raid

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/03/2016

Years of detention inside the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) appear to not have slowed down the operations of Cebu’s “Queen of Cyberpornography” nor weakened her boldness to commit crime. The same goes for the…

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