Cebu not in DOH list of areas to build new rehab centers

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/26/2016

DESPITE the thousands of drug users and surrenderers in Cebu, the Department of Health will not build a new rehabilitation and treatment center in Cebu for next year. This developed despite the bigger budget that the DOH…

Police nab man who claims to be Tommy’s son; drug raps to be filed

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/15/2016

CEBU CITY—Police arrested a suspected drug pusher who claimed to be an illegitimate son of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña in a drug bust in Barangay Suba, Cebu City past 8 a.m. on Monday. Charges for violation…

Suspected No. 1 pusher in Consolacion killed in shootout with cops

Norman V. Mendoza 10/28/2016

A man, whom police described as the number 1 drug pusher, in Consolacion town died after he allegedly engaged police officers in a shootout at past 6 a.m. on Friday in East Binabag, Barangay Tayud, Consolacion in…

Rehabilitation of surrenderers in rehab centers takes priority

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/23/2016

The bulk of the P50- million budget proposal for Cebu City’s campaign against illegal drugs will go to the rehabilitation of the drug surrenderers in the different barangays of the city, who can now be sent to…

Communities leading drug rehab programs

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 10/17/2016

His hardline stance on drug addicts and his belief that they’re beyond redemption notwithstanding, it’s good to hear President Rodrigo Duterte changing his tune after a Chinese trader and philanthropist provided funding for the construction of a…

THOSE MYSTERIOUS ‘NUBAIN’

Dominic D. Yasay 10/16/2016

WHERE DID THEY COME FROM? Were those really Nubain, the restricted injectable painkiller that was reported to have replaced shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) as a drug of choice among junkies? There were 799 ampules containing yellow-colored liquid chemical…

Finding light and new life through running

Glendale G. Rosal 09/28/2016

Last September 25, close to 18,000 runners – young and old, rich and poor, students and professionals, hardcore and leisure racers, health buffs and wellness starters – joined the Cebu leg of the 40th National Milo Marathon.…

Planned rehab center in Cebu similar to Masbate

Carmel Loise Matus 08/30/2016

THE Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) plans to set up a drug rehabilitation center similar to a Catholic-run facility in the province of Masbate called Fazenda da Esperanca. During the Association of Government…

THERE IS HOPE FOR DRUG ADDICTS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/30/2016

Cebu Archdiocese initiates barangay-based rehab program for drug users Drug addicts are humans after all. But in the fight against illegal drugs, there can be no shortcuts. With this in mind, the Archdiocese of Cebu, through the…

Police add hearse and ‘Pokemon’ strategies to stop illegal drugs

Dominic Yasay 08/29/2016

To ramp up their campaign against illegal drugs, police authorities are now exploring new strategies to convince drug personalities to quit their illegal activities and submit to authorities. The Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 has ordered all…

Drug suspect shot dead by cohort in Talisay

Rene F. Alima 08/29/2016

A SUSPECTED drug pusher was shot dead by his accomplice in Barangay Maghaway, Talisay City at 6 p.m last Sunday. Wilfredo Parame, a 54-year-old resident of the area, argued with 33-year-old Jackson Segubdino who lost his temper…

Drug suspect shoots dead alleged cohort

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 08/26/2016

A teenage drug suspect gunned down an alleged cohort in Barangay Pasil, Cebu City Thursday evening on suspicion that the latter informed the police about his involvement in illegal drugs. Nineteen-year-old Ronald Udto told police investigators after…

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