Lanao del Sur: Authorities shift fight from terrorism to COVID-19

Froilan Gallardo 03/29/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines —With four COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) positive cases and hundreds more Persons under Monitoring(PUM), authorities in Lanao del Sur have shifted their fight from terrorism to COVID-19. Colonel Jose Maria Cuerpo, Army…

Navy sends team to help man checkpoints in Lapu-Lapu City

Immae Lachica 03/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—  The Naval Forces Central of the Philippine Navy is helping the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office man the checkpoint operations in Lapu-Lapu City. This is to follow the national directive of Lieutenant General Roberto Ancan,…

150 Army reservists deployed to Negros Occ.

Florence Baesa 03/21/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — One hundred and fifty Army reservists from the 605th Community Defense Center of Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM) were deployed in different quarantine control points in Negros Occidental to help contain the spread…

Number of curfew violators in Cebu City down on second day

By: Immae Lachica 03/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— From a chaotic first day, the second day of the implementation of curfew around the Cebu City was much smoother and slowly gaining the cooperation of the Cebuanos, the city’s chief of police said.…

Soriano: CCPO to intensify checkpoints vs criminality, spread of COVID-19

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen, who are out on Cebu City streets at night to man checkpoints, are not only after violators of the curfew ordinance. Police Colonel Engelbert Soriano, chief of the Cebu City Police Office…

IN PHOTOS: Day 2 of community quarantine in Cebu City

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu remains free from any confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as it wrapped up its second day since it was placed under community quarantine. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, Department of Health…

Thermal scan checkpoints in Cebu City starts

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has implemented the thermal scanning checkpoints to check the temperatures of all the persons who will be entering the city. Following the guidelines of Mayor Edgardo Labella, who placed…

30 PRO-7 cops deployed to help Talisay policemen clear Tangke of drugs in three months

Alven Marie A. Timtim 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thirty policemen from the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) have been deployed to augment the Talisay City policemen manning the Police Community Precincts in Barangay Tangke, drug-infested barangay in Talisay City.…

China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed

AP 02/01/2020

BEIJING — Carrying permits demanding “fast passage,” truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to Wuhan, the locked-down city of 11 million people at the center of a vast effort to contain a…

CCPO chief tackles Christmas parties, checkpoints and roving patrols

Alven Marie A. Timtim 12/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With several parties to be held this holiday season, the public is encouraged to drink in moderation and to avoid drinking any liquor if  one will be driving. Police Colonel Giovanie Maines, Cebu…

MCPO chief: More police checkpoints, roving patrols in Mandaue City

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police officers in Mandaue City will conduct more checkpoints and more “Oplan Bakal Sita” operations to address the recent killings and dumping of bodies in certain areas around the city. Police Colonel Jonathan…

Osmeña: Violence against allies will worsen leading to election day

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña warns that violence and threats that he claims to be allegedly perpetrated by the police will worsen as the May 13 election draws nearer. Osmeña gave the warning…

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