PCSO: Authorized STL agents in Cebu City, Bohol in July

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 06/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) plans to deploy two authorized Small Town Lottery (STL) agents in July this year as they hope to regain their losses in Cebu City and Bohol province.…

Crackdown on illegal STLs in Cebu City: 64 structures taken down, more to be demolished

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The sheer number of Cebu City’s illegal small-town lottery (STL) surprised the Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification, and Enhancement (PROBE) team as they continue to tear down STL stalls in barangays (villages). As of…

Drugs and violence: 20 stories of crimes, tragedy in 2019

Dennis Singson 01/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the year 2019 drew to a close, CDN Digital looks back at the top 20 crimes and stories involving police in Cebu for the year. Cebuanos always open the year with revelry…

Lapu-Lapu fire victims get PCSO aid

Norman V. Mendoza 09/19/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general manager Royina Garma handed over financial assistance to the fire victims of Barangay Ibo, Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday, September 19. The cash assistance, amounting to P570,000, was…

Garma’s first move in PCSO: Internal cleansing

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Implementing an internal cleansing at the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will be the top priority of the agency’s new general manager, retired Police Colonel Royina Garma. Garma said that she had been…

Garma stays as CCPO director until order to be top PCSO honcho arrives

Benjie Talisic 07/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Colonel Royima Garma remains the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) chief. That is until Garma receives the order for her to sit as the general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office…

Three Metro Cebu cities to have new police chiefs on July 1

Benjie Talisic 06/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Come July 1 and Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu cities will have new police directors. Police Colonel Gemma Cruz Vinluan will take over as the new Cebu City Police Office director on that day.…

Labella’s choice not in PNP’s Cebu city police chief candidates’ shortlist

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City incoming Mayor Edgardo Labella revealed that his personal choice for the next Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) director was not among the three shortlisted applicants of the Philippine National Police (PNP)…

Garma ready for ‘softer side of public service’ after being appointed PCSO general manager  

Benjie B. Talisic 06/24/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—After 24 years of service with the police force, outgoing Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Director Police Colonel Royina Garma said she is ready to embrace a different role in public service, one she describes…

CDEU chiefs to be relieved as Garma eyes police unit’s ‘complete overhaul’

Gerard Vincent Francisco 06/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —After the arrest of Police Corporal Rogelio Atillo during a buy-bust operation on Friday, June 7,  Cebu City’s Drug Enforcement Unit will undergo a major overhaul after one of its police officers was caught…

Cops linked to drug suspect’s mauling cleared, sent back to their posts

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – It’s now back to work for the police officers reassigned to the Cebu City Police Office while they were investigated for their alleged role in the mauling of drug suspect Eddie Basillote. Cebu…

Garma: Brown shabu seized in Mabolo bust is more potent than white shabu

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It is of high quality and more potent drug than the white shabu. Police Colonel Royina Garma, Cebu City Police Office chief, gave this description to the 10 packs of suspected brown shabu…

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