Close to P600 million worth of drugs confiscated from Cebuanos in Samar

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/18/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Eastern Visayas (PDEA-8) arrested five men from Cebu after confiscating from them at least 80 kilos of suspected shabu in a checkpoint in Barangay Buñagan, Gandara, Samar at around…

Police seize P2M worth of drugs in Talisay City buy bust

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/14/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—The Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) seized at least P2 million worth of illegal drugs in a  buy-and-bust operation in Barangay Lawaan 2, Talisay City, Cebu at around 3…

SEC orders shutdown of 11 illegal lending apps

Doris Dumlao-Abadilla 09/23/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a cease and desist order against 11 more illegal mobile lending applications, heeding complaints of unreasonable and abusive lending and collection practices. The order, issued on…

Lapu’s Team Deretso throws illegal tapping of electricity rap at opposition’s Team Libre

Futch Anthony Inso 05/10/2019

LAPU-LAPU City, Philippines —Did Team Libre led by Lapu-Lapu City’s mayoral candidate Pajo Barangay Captain Junard Ahong Chan’s camp illegally tapped electricity for Chan’s billboard from the the billboard of the rival candidate former mayor Arturo “Boy”…

San Francisco town mayor, vice mayor freed after posting P750K bail

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Arrested San Francisco town Mayor Aly Arquillano and Vice Mayor Al Arquillano were granted temporary liberty after posting a bail of P750,000 on Thursday, May 2. Retired Judge Meinrado Paredes, legal counsel of…

Talisay police link fatal shooting attack in Tangke to illegal drugs

Benjie B. Talisic 04/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are focusing on the possible drug links of a Barangay Tangke, Talisay City resident who was killed in a shooting attack by motorcycle riding gunmen on Black Saturday, April 20. Police Major…

Lawyers accuse police of human rights violations in Arquillano brothers arrest

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The camp of the Arquillano brothers have accused the police of “irregularities” in implementing the search on their ancestral home in San Francisco town, Camotes Island on Thursday morning. Retired Judge Meinrado Paredes…

DOE to meet with Coast Guard and Marina to tackle issue on illegal transport of petroleum products

Benjie Talisic, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Energy in Central Visayas (DOE-7) will be meeting with maritime law enforcers to help them track down illegal traders of petroleum products in the region. This developed after a letter sent…

Two fall in drug bust in City of Naga 

Benjie B. Talisic, Morexette Marie Erram 02/19/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines – Two drug suspects were arrested in an early morning buy-bust operation in the City of Naga, Cebu on Tuesday morning, February 19, 2019. Operatives from the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU), led…

PRO-7 mass wedding: Sinas says cops with strong family foundation unlikely to do illegal activities

Rosalie Abatayo 02/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen loyal to their families are usually also loyal to their jobs. Chief Superintendent Debold Sinas, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), said that if policemen have close ties…

Garma pushes for more stringent screening of Badac members

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines  — Expressing alarm on the arrest of a member of the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Badac) in a buy-bust operation, Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) director, Senior Supt. Royina Garma, is pushing for a more stringent…

Pasil man nabbed with P612K of suspected shabu in San Nicolas bust

Benjie B. Talisic 02/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Barangay Pasil resident was caught with an estimated P612,000 worth of suspected shabu in an anti-illegal drug operation in Barangay Pahina San Nicolas in Cebu City on Thursday, January 31. Mark Clint…

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