‘Mah-jong’ barangay captain posts bail

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Gabriel C. Bonjoc 11/12/2014

Talisay City Councilor Raul Cabañero stepped out of jail past 10 a.m. yesterday after posting bail  on charges of illegal gambling and refusing to help law enforcers in a drug raid. Cabañero, barangay captain of Bulacao, Talisay…

Relatives of Lapu-Lapu jail inmates can soon visit them thru the Internet

Norman V. Mendoza 11/05/2014

INMATES of the Lapu-Lapu City Jail will soon enjoy virtual connection with their relatives who cannot visit them in jail personally. The jail management will soon launch the “e-Dalaw” program which will allow relatives who live far…

Cebu jails overcrowded

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/30/2014

All jails in Cebu are filled beyond capacity. Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez yesterday said congestion in jails in the province has reached a “staggering” 1,500 percent, with the Mandaue City Jail topping the list with 1,020…

Sandigan resets hearing on jail transfer bid for Estrada

08/22/2014

MANILA, Philippines–The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has rescheduled the hearing on the prosecution’s bid to transfer Senator Jinggoy Estrada to a regular Jail due to confusion on who among the wardens in Camp Bagong Diwa should appear in…

Jail guards foil shabu in ‘torta’

Carine M. Asutilla, Gabriel C. Bonjoc, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/14/2014

A 40-year-old inmate  of the Cebu provincial jail who was returning from a court date in Argao town was caught  trying to  smuggle in  shabu in a traditional pastry. Jail guards who frisked him found two small…

Davide promises to build jail infirmary

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/03/2014

The Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) will be getting a new infirmary, but not anytime soon. Gov. Hilario Davide III took the cue  from jail warden Romeo Manansala who pointed out that  the jail lacked…

Litterbugs beware, jails awaits you

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/19/2014

Spitting and urinating just anytime and anywhere may no longer be a common sight in Cebu City as the city government strictly implements the ordinance against this, warning of citation tickets or worse, court trial. The Cebu…

Legal aid sought for city jail inmates

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/29/2014

Cebu City’s Police Coordinating and Advisory Council (PCAC) will ask lawyers groups as well as law schools to provide free legal assistance to detainees of the Cebu City Jail whose cases are bailable and those whose maximum…

Handcuffs, hospital arrest for Jalosjos

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/26/2014

The lawyer of former Dapitan City mayor Dominador Jalosjos expressed disappointment  over the decision of jail officials to handcuff his client to his hospital bed since Friday evening. “My client won’t run away. He has a heart…

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