Osmeña: Killer Boys from Negros Oriental now in Cebu

08/13/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña disclosed that he has the names of the “killer boys” or alleged police-hitmen from Negros Oriental who are recently assigned in Cebu. The names, however, are withheld for verification. “I have no…

Demi Lovato released from hospital

AP 08/07/2018

NEW YORK—Demi Lovato has checked out of the hospital she was rushed to two weeks ago for a reported overdose. A person close to Lovato said she was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles over…

Revolvers seized from two men bound for Ormoc

Benjie B. Talisic 07/20/2018

About 14 revolvers were seized by Cebu City port police from two men on board a bus on Wednesday, July 19. Senior Insp.Joema Pamarejos, Waterfront Police Precinct chief, said the two men were reportedly bound for Ormoc…

Contraband seized from CPDRC destroyed

Intern 07/10/2018

A total of 1,634 contrabands were destroyed this morning, July 10 at the Cebu Provincial Drug Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) this morning. The contrabands were confiscated during a greyhound operation at CPDRC. Confiscated items include 1,519 packs of…

Davide’s running mate may come from north

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/04/2018

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III’s running mate in next year’s elections will come from the north, Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said yesterday. Magpale, who declined reelection and announced her retirement from politics after her second term…

Still no permit from the NHCP

Jobers R. Bersales 07/04/2018

I received word from someone who late last week wrote the chair of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) that the NHCP has not issued any permit to allow the Cebu provincial government to proceed…

Woman rides paddleboard from Cuba to Florida Keys

AP 06/28/2018

Key West, Florida — A Florida woman has completed a more than 100-mile (160-kilometer) voyage from Cuba to the Florida Keys on a standup paddleboard. Victoria Burgess arrived in Key West on Wednesday, paddling across the Florida…

FROM SUPER COP TO ‘NARCO-COP’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla and Paul Lauro 06/27/2018

  Dumpit killed in drug bust in Bohol; NBI claims policeman involved in delivery of drugs and coddled drug lords It was an unexpected twist that could only be seen in the movies. SPO1 Adonis Dumpit, a…

Treasure trove seized from ex-Malaysia PM

AFP 06/27/2018

A vast trove of valuables seized in raids on properties linked to Malaysia’s scandal-mired former leader, including cash, jewellery and luxury handbags, are worth up to $273 million, police said Wednesday. The searches, part of investigations into…

Family of cop slain in drug bust to seek help from CHR

Benjie B. Talisic, Nestle L. Semilla and Norman V. Mendoza 06/21/2018

THE family of the policeman slain during a buy bust operation is seeking the assistance of the Commission on Human Rights, believing that Senior Insp. Raymond Hortezuela was framed by fellow policemen. His father, Wilfredo said Hortezuela…

Family from Cordova wins search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya

06/20/2018

Provincial Level “PAG-ABOT sa Pantawid Pamilya, na pobreng arang-arang na mi!” declared the 55-year-old Ofelia Campugan. (When Pantawid Pamilya came, life became easier). The Campugan family from Cordova town on Mactan Island, Cebu, are this year’s winner…

Value-threads from the past

Madrileña de la Cerna 06/16/2018

More than a century ago, the Filipino freedom fighters of 1896-1898 beginning with the Katipuneros were, first and foremost men of honor driven by a moral code. Some historians observed that the Kartilya of the Katipunan scarcely…

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