Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday, June 20. Husband, mistress land in jail after wife catches them in the act inside…
MANILA, Philippines — While there was unanimous support for the amendment of current laws to ensure stiffer penalty for child abuse, lawmakers and resource persons issued concerns with proposals to provide prison terms as penalties for parents…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- The Lapu-Lapu City Jail was recently declared a drug-free workplace by the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC). CADAC has issued a certification to say that the male dormitory, that is under the care of…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Jail will be transferred to its new facility in Dungguan, Barangay Basak in the city this June. Jail Superintendent Atty. Jonathan Baltar said that they have already transferred over 700…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — At least 17 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) or inmates in the Mandaue City Jail were positive of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Lawyer Jonathan Baltar, jail superintendent, said that 15 of the…
MANILA, Philippines — An accountant allegedly involved in the P25.5 billion worth of tax cases filed against four ghost corporations selling fabricated invoices and receipts will face jail time and license revocation, the Bureau of Internal Revenue…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — There were no personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Central Visayas (BJMP-7), who were either found in connivance with detainees in the entry of illegal drugs inside the jail…
MANILA, Philippines — Loan sharks accepting cash cards pawned by Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries could end up in jail, Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo warned Wednesday. According to Tulfo, their office has been receiving reports…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte’s chief economic manager on Friday vowed to go after the cybercriminals that had victimized the state-run United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB), while ordering the government financial institutions (GFI) under his watch…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is again reminding Cebuanos that making prank calls could land the caller in jail. Labella issued the reminder after the Department of Education (DepEd) received an anonymous call…
As everyone is getting into the holiday spirit of giving, a man decided to give random people marijuana “because it was Christmas,” which landed him in jail in Florida, United States. Richard Ellis Spurrier, 67, was caught…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Lapu-Lapu City Jail gave reusable tumblers to the children of the Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) on Wednesday morning, December 18, 2019, as part of its advocacy against single use plastics. The tumblers were…
