Sto. Niño de Cebu image visits hospitals, jails

01/06/2024

CEBU CITY — The image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu was brought to some hospitals and jails in Cebu to give the sick and the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) the chance to venerate the Holy…

Container vans eyed to decongest Mandaue custodial facilities

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/24/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Container vans are being eyed by Mandaue City as a temporary extension of its custodial facilities to decongest swarmed detention cells in its police stations. City Councilor Oscar Del Castillo, chairman of the…

JCSupt Neil Avisado is new director of BJMP-7

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/05/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Jail Chief Superintendent Neil Avisado is the newly installed director of the Central Visayas office of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP-7). He assumed the post last November 3, according to…

CV composite team to focus on illegal drugs transport — Parilla

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In order to keep up with the growing complexities of illegal drugs transport, a composite team will soon be created to study the route that is now used for the shipment of illegal…

No more COVID-19 cases among PDLs in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There are no more Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases inside jails and police detention cells in Cebu City. This was revealed by the Cebu City Emergency Operation Center (EOC) in their recent presentation…

Increased COVID-19 cases in Cebu City affects health workers, PDLs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The increased Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Cebu City has significantly affected the health care industry and jails. As the city sees a rise in the cases since the start of the…

Tolentino bats for privately-owned jails

Katrina Hallare - Inquirer.net 10/03/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis Tolentino proposed the idea of having private companies build and operate new jail facilities, which will be used to detain non-heinous crimes convicts. Tolentino floated his idea during his interpellation on Senate…

Talisay police jails murder suspect

Benjie B. Talisic 11/01/2018

A murder suspect who went into hiding for at least three months was arrested by Talisay City policemen at around 6:30 p.m. today (November 1). Eugene Bacalso, 29, was arrested while hiding in a rented house he…

Cebu City Jail’s new policy: Strip before entry

Morexette Marie B. Erram and Nestle L. Semilla 07/25/2018

Male visitors will now be asked to strip naked before they will be allowed entry into the Cebu City Jail in Barangay Kalunasan to deter the possible entry of contraband into the jail facility. Jail Warden Supt.…

Official: Install x-ray machines to deter entry of contraband into jails

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 06/22/2018

TO PREVENT the smuggling of illegal drugs and other contraband into jails, a police official has suggested to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP-7) to put x-ray machines in all detention facilities especially those which…

Jails in Visayas region 800 percent congested

Benjie B. Talisic 06/09/2018

More and more people are locked behind bars as the government steps up its campaign against illegal drugs and other forms of criminality. Jail Chief Supt. Arnold Buenacosa, director of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology…

New CPDRC warden: Why not transfer some inmates to other jails to address congestion problems?

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/28/2018

To address the congestion at the CPDRC, new warden Reynaldo Valmoria suggested to the governor to transfer some inmates to other city jails. Gov. Hilario Davide III said the proposal is good but will have to study…

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.