Habal-habal driver caught with illegal firearm after avoiding checkpoint in Cebu City

Emmariel Ares 04/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A man, who tried to evade a police checkpoint in Brgy. T. Padilla, Cebu City, was caught in possession of an unlicensed firearm on Monday evening, April 1, 2024. The arrested person was…

Mandaue City: Man nabbed for carrying firearm, illegal drugs

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/11/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Mandaue City police arrested on Sunday morning, March 10, a man who was allegedly carrying a firearm and illegal drugs. Police Lieutenant Colonel Mercy Villaro, spokesperson of the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO),…

Tigbakay in Carcar: 3 men jailed

Futch Anthony Inso 12/10/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Three men were arrested by the police for their alleged participation in illegal cockfighting or tigbakay in Barangay Buenavista in Carcar City, southern Cebu on Friday afternoon, December 8. In a report, the…

Cop dies in ‘accidental’ gun discharge in Batangas

Delfin Mallari Jr. 04/24/2023

LUCENA CITY — A 46-year-old policeman died after his service firearm accidentally went off while he was cleaning it on Sunday, April 23, in Lipa City, Batangas. Staff Sergeant Ronald Silva was found dead around 5 a.m. by…

Suspect caught snatching on video is nabbed in Cebu City buy-bust

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 08/05/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The man, who was caught on camera last month as he tried to snatch the cellphone of a nurse along Jones Avenue, Cebu City, was arrested today, August 5, in a buy-bust operation…

Man nabbed after brandishing firearm to people attending vigil in Carmen

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 07/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 43-year-old man was nabbed after he allegedly brandished his firearm toward those who were attending a vigil past 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Sitio Kamuning, Barangay Poblacion, Carmen town,…

Checkpoints in Mandaue net 41 violators – police

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 01/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police arrested 41 individuals in Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoints in Mandaue City from the period of January 9 to January 29, 2022. Of the 41 arrests, 39 were caught for possession of…

Consolacion arrest: Man nabbed with .357 revolver

Paul Lauro 04/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 49-year-old man landed in jail after police found this afternoon, April 1, 2021, an unlicensed gun and ammunition inside his house in Purok 2, Barangay Nangka,  Consolacion town in northern Cebu. Benjie…

Capitol offers P30K for every firearm surrendered

Rosalie Abatayo 03/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has offered to give P30,000 for every surrendered firearm from a member of an insurgent group. Garcia made the offer as she declared anew an “all-out war” against insurgency…

Police: Anger prompted fellow inmate to kill drug suspect Romy Ramas

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –He wanted revenge. Jade Saladaga, 35, had told jail officials that his anger for Romy Ramas, 33, prompted him to kill his fellow inmate at the Mandaue City Jail while the latter was playing…

Sambag 2 resident nabbed for possession of drugs, unlicensed gun

Emmanuel Fort Nieto 06/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A street level target was arrested by police for the possession of 30 small sachets of suspects shabu and an unlicensed .38 caliber revolver. Suspect Wendell Baunsit, 38, was arrested in his residence…

Man arrested for illegal possession of firearms

Benjie B. Talisic 11/16/2018

A man was arrested for illegal possession of firearms in Danao City. Police served an arrest warrant to Roy Enriquez, 36, from Barangay Langlang on November 16, issued by Judge Samson Layese of RTC Branch 24 in…

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.