AKG-7, CCPO investigating use of ‘recycled’ photos of kidnapping on social media

Pegeeen Maisie Sararaña 08/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities here clarified that there were no verified kidnapping and attempted kidnapping  in the Visayas, particularly in Cebu City, to date. Police Lieutenant Zosimo Ravanes Jr., deputy officer of the Anti-Kidnapping Group Visayas…

Toledo City’s border control measures still in place – PIO

Doris C. Bongcac 06/14/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Toledo City government will continue to implement border control measures until such time that the city transitions from general community quarantine (GCQ) to modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). The clarification that was posted…

BO-PK denies spread of false info, points finger at OSCA

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s opposition party, the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) has denied the allegations of the City Administrator Floro Casas Jr., that they sabotaged the distribution of the financial assistance for senior citizens. Casas…

Labella orders probe on false info on senior citizens’ aid distribution

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered the investigation of the persons who allegedly spread false information on social media that the deadline of the distribution of the financial assistance for senior citizens…

Villa bares ‘truth’ in emotion-packed Cebu City Council special session

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Doctor Daisy Villa, the Cebu City Health Officer, could not hide her emotions during the Cebu City Council special session on May 8, 2020, as she attempted to clarify some false information spreading…

DOH deploys chatbot against false information on COVID-19

Daphne Galvez 04/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) launched Thursday an automated chatbot that would answer the public’s queries regarding the novel coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2, which causes the highly contagious respiratory illness COVID-19. The chatbot named “KIRA”…

Anti Cybercrime Unit: Stop sharing and posting unverified COVID-19 news 

Alven Marie Timtim 03/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Regional Anti Cybercrime Unit in Central Visayas (RACU-7) is again reminding the public not to share and post unverified information about the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This developed after a Facebook post went viral…

Labella to parents: Monitor your children’s activities

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is asking parents to always watch over their children to especially monitor their activities. He said that the recent death of an 18-year from Barangay Kalunasan, who was…

CPPO chief warns netizens: Don’t spread false information

Dominic D. Yasay, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/06/2016

NETIZENS and online trollers are warned to stop posting false information that can cause panic to the public. Senior Supt. Eric Noble, Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) director, gave this warning after he learned yesterday about a…

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