Cebu City cops seize 23 more loose firearms, grenade

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen in Cebu City have confiscated another 23 loose firearms in three days of conducting patrols in the mountain barangays of the city. Police Lieutenant Randy Korret, City Mobile Force Company (CFMC) chief,…

Police identify suspect in Initao College grenade blast

Consuelo Marquez 11/28/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Police have identified the suspect who threw a grenade that exploded at the Initao College in Misamis Oriental on Thursday morning, killing a police officer and injuring 11 other people. A report from the…

Amid Jolo, Zambo attacks, faithful urged to remain firm in their faith, pray

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Keep the faith and pray that the groups behind the attacks will ‘cease their evil deeds.’” Fe Barino, chairperson of the Archdiocese of Cebu’s Commission on the Laity, in a Facebook post, made…

Grenade lobbed at Bacong mayor’s home

Benjie B. Talisic 05/30/2018

Mayor Alviola and her husband Vice Mayor Alviola were unharmed Cebu City – One was injured after a grenade exploded in front of the residence of Bacong town Mayor Jocelyn Alviola and her husband Vice Mayor Lenin…

Army backs probe on blast

Nestle L. Semilla 02/15/2017

The military is willing to cooperate with the police’s investigation into the death of a tricycle driver who discovered a rifle grenade at a vacant lot near his home in Sitio Tambisan, Barangay Tisa in Cebu City…

Let the police handle grenades, public told

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/14/2017

ANYONE who found a grenade or a rifle with a grenade launcher should report the discovery to the nearest police precinct, the Cebu City police said yesterday. “Pabayaan na ninyo ang pulis na mag-secure ng mga ganyan…

Grenade blast kills habal-habal driver

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jheysel Tangaro, Jose Ma. Montelibano 02/13/2017

EXPLOSIVE FOUND IN PRIVATE LOT A 32-year-old “habal-habal” (motorcycle-for-hire) driver was killed after a rifle grenade he found on a vacant lot exploded past 9 a.m. in Sitio Tambisan, Barangay Tisa in Cebu City. Ruben Genterone, the…

30 grams of shabu, 2 grenades found in police officer’s locker in Bogo

Nestle L. Semilla 12/19/2016

Bogo City Police Station confiscated six sachets of shabu and 2 fragmentation hand grenades in one of the lockers of a police officer now assigned in Bohol Province. In an interview with Cebu Daily News, Sen. Insp.…

Live grenade found in Dalaguete town

Nestle L. Semilla 12/12/2016

A LIVE grenade was found at the boundary of barangays Consolacion and Balud in Dalaguete town Monday afternoon. P01 Christopher Amadar of the Dalaguete police precinct a resident of Barangay Consolacion in Dalaguete reported to them about…

Hand grenade abandoned in chapel

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/29/2016

AN explosive device that was left outside a chapel in Barangay San Nicolas, Cebu City caused a stir late yesterday afternoon. Police officers and barangay tanods immediately responded to a report that a hand grenade was placed…

Grenade found outside chapel

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/29/2016

A HAND grenade was found outside near a chapel in Tabada St., Barangay Basak San Nicolas in Cebu City at past 6 pm Monday. The grenade was placed inside a plastic container and left beside the chapel,…

Toledo shootout: Police kills drug suspect holding grenade

Rene F. Alima 08/28/2016

A DRUG suspect was killed during a shootout with Toledo police officers last Saturday at Sitio Casoy, Barangay Cantabaco, Toledo City in western Cebu. Viviano Pantaleon, 50, died after he was shot several times by police officers…

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