LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — (UPDATED) Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan assured residents and foreign visitors that his city is still safe despite the two recent kidnapping cases in the island city. The most recent one happened…
KYIV — A Ukraine mayor was abducted by invading Russian forces on Sunday, the second such kidnapping in days, bringing strong condemnation from the European Union. “The army of the Russian Federation captured the mayor of the…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Justice has been served. This was the statement of Julius Bendong, the brother of slain Bien Unido, Bohol Mayor Gisela Boniel, on February 8, 2022, almost five years since she was shot…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) is investigating reports of suspicious groups or individuals, claiming to be PDEA-7 agents Director Levi Ortiz of PDEA-7 told CDN Digital on Thursday, October…
If Tokhang was already a sensational word in the 1990s, I could have been considered a tokhang survivor. Tokhang is a term that blends the Visayan words “toktok (knock)” and “hangyo” (persuade) – government forces knocking on the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Seven individuals, including three indigenous people who were arrested during the ‘rescue’ operation involving Lumads last Monday, February 15 in Brgy. Talamban, Cebu City are now facing charges. This after the Police Regional…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Police in Central Visayas arrested two Chinese nationals accused of kidnapping three fellow Chinese men in Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday dawn, March 5, 2020. The suspects were identified as A Gui and Xiao Fan, based…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A suspected member of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf was arrested in M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Cebu City, past 11 this morning, February 4, 2020. Police Brigadier General Valeriano De Leon, director of Police…
MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese woman who was abducted along Paseo de Roxas Avenue in Makati City has already returned her residence, police said Monday, quoting the victim’s partner. Maj. Gideon Ines Jr., chief of the investigation…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Heard of the recent fake abduction story that went viral recently? Read: Netizen who posted kidnapping hoax may face charges In that viral post, a netizen alleged that there was a white van roaming the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid reports about a white van abducting children that turned out to be hoax abductions and have proliferated in social media, the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is encouraging school heads…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is asking parents to always watch over their children to especially monitor their activities. He said that the recent death of an 18-year from Barangay Kalunasan, who was…
