P6.4B SHABU SHIPMENT THE chief of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) was left dumbfounded when he was mentioned by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV during the hearing on the P6.4-billion shabu shipment…
CPPO RESHUFFLE The Talisay City police has a new officer in charge (OIC) after Supt. Jason Villamater, former head of the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit of the Police Regional Office (PRO-7), took over the post of Supt.…
LUGO Barangay Captain Jinnefer Mercader was indicted yesterday for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, and for drug possession. He was brought to the Cebu Provincial Prosecutor’s Office for inquest proceedings. PO3 Roberto Rondina of the Provincial…
He may be in President Rodrigo Duterte’s drugs list, but retired police general Vicente Loot, incumbent mayor of Daanbantayan town, is not afraid of Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido. In fact, Loot invited Espenido to accept a position…
The assignment of controversial police official Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido to Iloilo City has been canceled, the Western Visayas police office announced on Saturday. Espenido will remain under the Northern Mindanao police office, Chief Supt. Cesar Hawthorne…
Another village chief linked to illegal drugs was arrested by police operatives in Borbon Town, 77 kilometers north of Cebu City, early today, September 2. Police operatives swooped down on the house of Jinnefer Mercader, 42,…
Maybe the country’s most talked about or revered policeman is a pro-life advocate, but not the placard-bearing type. Although it is understandable that many eyebrows were raised when Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido claimed that he is pro-life…
Cop chief warned on unlawful killings; Loot believes Espenido can clear his name He may have dreamed of being assigned in Cebu, but Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido’s commander in chief has other ideas. In a speech to…
WHILE most brick-and-mortar businesses in the Philippines have yet to recognize the importance of tech start-ups and still shy away from investing in these kinds of ventures, a local business leader said Cebu is already on the…
MAYOR DIAMANTE BELIES LINKS TO ‘TARA’ CARTEL IN BOC BOC Cebu chief has ‘no comment’ while others opt to stay mum Except for Tuburan Mayor Democrito Diamante who flatly denied involvement with an alleged corrupt group operating…
Lacson claims Faeldon leads pack of officials, employees involved in ‘systematic’ corruption in BOC The Customs collector in Cebu is allegedly included in the long list of Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel who received bribes from smugglers.…
ABOUT 80 moro and lumad people from Mindanao gathered in front of the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) headquarters in Camp Sergio Osmeña Sr. in Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City, to air their grievances to Philippine National Police chief…
