More COVID-19 quarantine facilities eyed in Cebu City

Krissy Aguilar 06/29/2020

MANILA, Philippines— The government is planning to put up more quarantine facilities in Cebu City due to the rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday.…

DOJ chief: ‘Bato’ eyed BuCor authority to release convicts

Maila Ager - INQUIRER.net 09/09/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday bared that then-Bureau of Corrections chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa had requested that the authority to release persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) be delegated to the Bucor head.…

15 days paid paternity leave eyed after expanded maternity benefit

Inquirer.net 02/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — After the enactment of the 105-day paid maternity leave benefit for women workers, Congress is “expected to lengthen the paternity leave for fathers as well,” Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said Friday. Pimentel…

Drugs eyed in killing of San Fernando councilor

Benjie B. Talisic 01/11/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Police are looking into the angle of drugs in the killing of San Fernando Municipal Councilor Rene Boy Dacalos in Barangay Poblacion, San Fernando town in southern Cebu. The 51-year-old Dacalos was shot…

Heightening ports security eyed to deter entry of drugs

Rosalie O. Abatayo and Benjie B. Talisic 12/17/2018

Forwarding firms, port managers tapped to help deter entry of illegal drugs Believing that the volume of illegal drugs circulating in Cebu City may have originated elsewhere, anti-narcotics enforcers will start to enjoin cargo forwarding firms and…

‘Persons of interest’ eyed in girl’s slay

Benjie B. Talisic 10/30/2018

The Liloan police station has identified some ‘persons of interest’ in the killing of a 14-year-old girl inside the old Liloan public market on Sunday morning (October 28). Chief Insp. Angelo Acupinpin, station commander of Liloan, said…

More ‘startup entrepreneurs’ eyed in Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/24/2018

Government officials are encouraging more startups in Cebu. Frederick Amores, assistant regional director of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in Visayas, said they need to see more startup companies that are able to gain…

Jealousy eyed in Inayawan couple’s shooting death

Benjie B. Talisic, USJ-R Intern Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 09/29/2018

JEALOUSY could have caused a former Coast Guard member to kill his estranged wife and then shooting himself on Friday in a room in Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City. Police Officer 1 (PO1) Jaymos Tordios, Pardo Police Precinct…

Balili property eyed as new home for Naga landslide victims

Gerard Vincent Francisco and Zena Magto USJ-R Journalism Intern 09/24/2018

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III is considering giving the controversial Balili property to the Naga City government and converting it into a relocation site for thousands of families displaced following the massive landslide that killed more than…

Personal grudge eyed in killing of Kasambagan resident

Benjie B. Talisic 09/24/2018

Authorities are looking at personal grudge in the killing on Monday of a 20-year-old Kasambagan resident, Christian Paul Ocon. Senior Police Officer 1 (SPO1) Lydio Libres of the Abellana Police Station said that Ocon of Sitio Kangkungan,…

PRO-7 chief: Personal grudge eyed in Saturday’s IED attacks

Nestle L. Semilla 09/10/2018

POLICE are looking into personal grudge as the motive in last Saturday’s attacks on the Chuva Chuva massage parlor and Infinity KTV and Music Lounge. Chief Supt. Debold Sinas, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) director,…

Drugs, land dispute eyed in Oyao brod killing

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 08/31/2018

POLICE are looking at the drug and land dispute angles as possible motives in the killing of Paquito Oyao on Thursday, who is the third of the Oyao brothers to be murdered. Supt. Eloveo Marquez, Lapu-Lapu City…

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