CIDG mulls filing charges against Osmeña for ‘carnapping’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) is considering cases against Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña because of the alleged carnapping of a motorcycle owned by a patrolman at the Cebu City Police…

CCPO drowns Sangguniang Kabataan prayer rally with loud music

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Loud music blared through the prayer rally of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Cebu City Federation outside the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) headquarters in Camp Sotero Cabahug on the afternoon of May 12,…

Masked police officers outside Mayor Tom’s house alarm his supporters

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A group of policemen inside a patrol car parking outside the house of Mayor Tomas Osmeña in Barangay Guadalupe, alarmed the supporters of the mayor prompting them to stand guard at the chapel…

Police arrest one of three butane vendors ‘freed’ by Mayor Osmeña last August

Benjie B. Talisic 05/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philipppines — One of the three butane vendors that Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña helped get out of police detention last August 2018 is back in police custody. This developed after Romeo Appareci, 41, was…

Osmeña: Violence against allies will worsen leading to election day

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña warns that violence and threats that he claims to be allegedly perpetrated by the police will worsen as the May 13 election draws nearer. Osmeña gave the warning…

Comelec exec waits for Tom’s request; Garma seeks probe on checkpoint incident

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is aware of the political situation in the city as both the police and the administration have manifested to the Comelec their concerns against…

Garma on Tom’s allegations: He can do whatever he wants, he’s the mayor

Zena V. Magto 05/07/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Colonel Royina Garma shrugged off allegations on multiple issues thrown at her by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña on May 7. Garma, Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) director, said in a…

Mayor Osmeña wants Garma out, Doria as PRO-7 chief

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s tirades against Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Director, Colonel Royina Garma, is far from over. Osmeña said that he would like Garma to be replaced as the city…

Comelec control possible for Cebu City, but careful evaluation needed

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Declaring Cebu City under ‘Comelec Control’ amid allegations that local police are meddling with the city’s political affairs will need careful evaluation. Lawyer Veronico Petalcorin, acting regional director of the Commission on Elections…

De los Santos challenges credibility of video on checkpoint altercation with police

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor and vice mayoral candidate Mary Ann de los Santos has challenged the credibility of the video presented by the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) on the supposed altercation between their…

Tomas tells Garma: We will not back down

Doris C. Bongcac 04/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is not taking the alleged harassment by the police sitting down. Osmeña posted on his Facebook page at around 1 p.m. today, April 29, 2019, that his lawyers are…

Garma threatens charge vs Tomas, Mary Ann for disregard of a police checkpoint

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —For their disregard of a police checkpoint, Cebu City Police Director Royina Garma said they are now studying the possibility of filing appropriate charges against Mayor Tomas Osmeña and his vice mayoral candidate and…

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