New Cebu City Jail warden assumes post

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/16/2016

The Cebu City Jail has a new warden as Supt. Jessie Calumpang assumed office on Tuesday, replacing Supt. Johnson Calub. Calub was relieved in the wake of last Sunday’s raid which uncovered 105.4 grams of shabu (methamphetamine)…

‘Barok’ to groove at CPDRC

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/27/2016

From squealing on the country’s illegal drug protectors to strutting down the jail grounds to join the latest dance craze, Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro, the alleged number one drug lord in Cebu province, might soon be the star…

Prov jail inmates offer P30K reward for escapee’s return

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/27/2016

HE CASUALLY walked out of the gated facility early Monday morning with his own visitor’s ID and joined the flow of visitors who stayed overnight at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) as they were…

CPDRC detainee slips past guard, escapes

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/26/2016

TWENTY-seven-year-old Arnel Mait just looked like other usual visitors when he slipped past the security guard of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) last Monday morning. He had a stamp similar to that being marked…

Lapu inmate caught with packs of shabu, repacking materials

Norman V. Mendoza 07/08/2016

A 48-year old inmate of Lapu-Lapu city Jail was arrested for possession of packs of suspected shabu, drug paraphernalia and repacking materials during a Greyhound Operation Thursday evening. Harney Cinco, a resident of Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu city,…

Barok has Aussie suspect as cellmate

06/30/2016

Suspected drug dealer Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro has a new cellmate at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC). Australian Peter James Robinson, who faces qualified trafficking charges for allegedly molesting school girls and boys, was transferred…

‘HIGH RISK INMATE’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jhunnex Napallacan 06/23/2016

As Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro began spilling the beans on what the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) now described as a major drug syndicate operating in and out of Cebu, security around him has likewise tightened, even while…

Police escort in hot water for escape of inmate

Carmel Loise Matus, Rene F. Alima 06/03/2016

A POLICE escort of Minglanilla police station is facing an investigation after the inmate he was escorting managed to escape while at the Palace of Justice in Talisay City around 3 p.m. last Thursday. SPO2 Romeo Barde…

Davide vows to build another jail if reelected

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/05/2016

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III promised to build another jail facility if reelected to a second three-year term in next year’s elections. Davide and Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale visited the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC)…

Two female inmates go berserk inside jail

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/08/2015

Two female inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) reportedly went berserk inside their cell at past 3 a.m. today. Fellow inmates like Renante Barbero, a trustee, believed that they were “possessed.” He said…

Prodigal father returns to serve

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/17/2015

Journey behind bars Jail was his second home for seven years. The last thing  Marco Toral expected was to end up as a consultant on jail matters for the Cebu provincial government, and the top supervisor of…

Legal aid needed for overstaying inmates ‘to give them hope’

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/14/2015

More paralegal officers, not psychologists, are needed by inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to resolve their pending cases and keep their hope alive  for an early release. “Para nako, kining mga inmates…

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