Aumentado to cops: Enhance police visibility, intel gathering

Doris C. Bongcac 04/23/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Bohol Governor Erico Aris Aumentado has ordered enhanced police visibility and intelligence gathering following the at least five shootings that were reported in their province in the last two months. Aumentado gave his…

School district supervisor shot dead in Bohol town

Leo Udtohan - @inquirerdotnet 04/20/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — A school district supervisor was shot dead by still unknown assailants while driving his car in Inabanga town, Bohol province on Thursday. In a Facebook post, Inabanga Mayor Jose Jono Jumamoy identified the victim…

2 siblings jailed for returning home to Inabanga, Bohol despite travel restrictions

Doris C. Bongcac 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Policemen in Bohol province arrested two Inabanga town natives who returned home from Barangay Labangon in Cebu City despite travel restrictions. The arrested individuals were identified as siblings Maria Jonalie Bautista, 33, and…

Three men from Inabanga, Bohol jailed for illegal fishing

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police arrested three men for fishing with the use of very fine mesh net on the waters of Cordova town, Saturday night, May 18. Arrested were Joeboy Petallar, 20, Jandy Menguito, 18, and…

Peace at last

05/17/2017

BOHOL ASG AFTERMATH CALAPE, Bohol — Sleep has come easy for Alexander Cuabo and his family now that the two remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) are dead. “We can sleep well now because all…

Beyond doubt

Editorial, Inquirer 05/03/2017

There’s no doubt that Bohol province will recover from the aberration that is the aborted Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom spree even with some of them still in hiding as of this writing. The military said “only a few”…

Nobleza is no double agent

Stephen D. Capillas 04/27/2017

Just when one thought that the military is headed for a protracted game of cat and mouse with the Abu Sayyaf bandits, two major developments occurred that turned that game around and gave peace-loving Pinoys something to…

Three remaining members of Abu Sayyaf still in Bohol

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/27/2017

One of the three remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf in Bohol was reportedly spotted in a village in Tubigon town which is adjacent to Clarin where the April 22 gunfight between government troops and the bandits…

Cornered

Inquirer, Inquirer.net 04/23/2017

Leave it to a motorela driver to tip off government forces into the lair of the elusive Abu Sayyaf bandits who dropped by Inabanga town, Bohol province two days before Holy Week to victimize foreign tourists and…

4 ABU DOWN, 4 ON THE RUN

Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla 04/22/2017

  Abu Sayyaf Group remnants found CLARIN, Bohol — The smell gave them away. A habal-habal (motorcycle-taxi) driver yesterday became suspicious of his two smelly passengers and tipped off the police about the possible presence of the…

Duterte cancels visit to wake of cop slain in Bohol encounter

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Leo Udtohan 04/20/2017

MUDDY roads stopped President Duterte from attending the wake of the lone policeman killed during the encounter with Abu Sayyaf members in Inabanga town, Bohol, last week. Instead, Philippine National Police Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa…

Bato warns Abu Sayyaf their days are numbered

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/20/2017

“Bilang na ang mga araw nila. (Their days are numbered).” This was the message of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to the remaining Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members who had escaped…

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