13 farmers in Cebu City’s hinterland barangays surrender 30 firearms to Navy, cops

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A sniper rifle, an AK-47 assault rifle, and an M16A1 Colt Assault rifle are among the 30 firearms that 13 farmers of Cebu City’s hinterland barangays in Cebu City turned over to the…

Vinluan: Nothing wrong with arming lawyers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two days since the attempt on his life, lawyer Inocencio Dela Cerna have not talked to the police to issue his official statement on the ambush. Police Colonel Gemma Vinluan, chief of the…

PNP won’t renew operating license of security agencies with high-powered guns

08/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) warned on Thursday that it will not allow the renewal of licenses of security agencies that will not surrender high-powered firearms being used by its security guards. Brig. Gen.…

Feliciano, Enriquez told to turn over firearms with expired licenses

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) Director, Senior Superintendent Manuel Abrugena, has asked San Fernando town mayoral candidate Ruben Feliciano and a certain Neil Enriquez to turn over their firearms with expired licenses. Feliciano…

Quisumbing recalls city-issued guns

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 12/13/2018

COUNCILORS and elected barangay officials in Mandaue City returned their city-issued firearms, in compliance with a recall order issued by Mayor Luigi Quisumbing. Quisumbing ordered the recall of the city-issued firearms following the city’s inclusion in the…

Two ‘guns-for-hire’ killed in shootout with Dalaguete police

Benjie Talisic 10/19/2018

Two men believed to be guns-for-hire were killed in a shootout with Dalaguete police at past 3 p.m. today (October 19). The fatalities were identified as Rafael “Raffy” Belia, 45, and a certain Berting who are both…

Garma wants to know who owns seized guns

Benjie B. Talisic 07/20/2018

CEBU City Police Office Director Senior Supt. Royina Garma said they are coordinating with the officials of the municipality of Marabut in Samar province to determine the owner, origin and destination of the 14 short firearms that…

Cebu Coast Guard seizes guns bound for Mindanao

Inquirer.net 07/16/2018

  Coast Guard units in Cebu intercepted over the weekend 46 automatic pistols that were bound for Mindanao. The Coast Guard said Monday that the .45-caliber pistols with magazines were seized by its men from two rolling…

Prayers versus guns

Editorial 07/15/2018

That Catholic bishops of the Philippines have invited their flock to a period of intense prayer, fasting, and almsgiving outside the season of Lent is extraordinary. But these are extraordinary times, when at least 5,000 people have…

Two men nabbed in Liloan drug bust

Benjie Talisic 07/04/2018

Two alleged drug personalities were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Purok Camote in Barangay Calero, Liloan town, Cebu at past 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 3. The suspect was identified as Amador Manatad Jr., 31, and Felix…

Paltik guns seized in Danao

Benjie Talisic 02/11/2018

Police believe it will be used by hired goons in the Barangay and Youth Elections on May Assorted homemade firearms valued at P1.5 million believed to be intended to be used in the barangay and youth polls…

Cebu City cops to arrest tanods with loose guns

Benjie B. Talisic 01/03/2018

The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has issued a warning against barangay tanods who continue to possess unlicensed firearms; the long arm of the law will catch them. CCPO Deputy Director for Administration, Supt. Artemio Ricabo, called…

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