TAKEN AND FREED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/04/2017

A scion of a prominent family in Ormoc City who has built a business empire in Cebu was found in a hilly portion of Barangay Poblacion I, Carcar City, nearly three hours after he was snatched by…

Duterte vows ‘maximum sentence’ for suspects behind Korean slay

01/26/2017

The suspects behind the grisly killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo will be punished to the fullest extent of the law, President Rodrigo Duterte assured Thursday. In a speech peppered with expletives during the inauguration of…

LURKING DANGER

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 01/23/2017

Unmonitored FB usage leads teens to risky liaisons Police incidents involving the use of social media by young people have prompted the Philippine National Police and local government authorities to issue this warning: Watch your kids and…

Exec says Miss U activities prove Cebu safe

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/11/2016

THE fact that Miss Universe organizers pushed through with its activities in southern Cebu despite a travel advisory issued last month shows how safe the area really is, a tourism official said. “US advisory or no advisory,…

Strict enforcement of law, not death penalty, deters crime — Del Mar

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/09/2016

Cebu City North District Representative Raul del Mar believes that the best way to deter crime is strict enforcement of the law and not the reimposition of death penalty. “Our laws and justice system are there. Nobody…

Mayor Luigi going after person who posted hoax kidnapping on FB

Norman V. Mendoza 11/14/2016

THE Mandaue City government is going after the person who posted a fake kidnapping incident in Mandaue City on Facebook which went viral. Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisumbing said he referred the fake kidnapping post on…

The Espinosa network

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/07/2016

Hours after it was reported that Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa was killed in a shootout inside his cell in the Baybay City sub-provincial jail, netizens raised a howl — how could a prisoner fight off 15 policemen…

Noble warns against false FB reports on kidnappings in southern Cebu

Dominic D. Yasay 11/06/2016

The Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) denied reports currently circulating on social media that there were kidnapping incidents in two towns in the south. CPPO director Senior Insp. Eric Noble, speaking to reporters during his visit to…

TERROR THREATS IN THE SOUTH?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/03/2016

US Embassy alerts Americans of kidnap threats in southern Cebu Cebu officials were caught by surprise by the advisory of the United States Embassy in Manila to its citizens to avoid going to southern Cebu to avoid…

Avoid going to southern Cebu, Americans urged

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac 11/03/2016

CEBU CITY–The US Embassy in Manila has advised its citizens to avoid going to southern Cebu and avoid the risk of being kidnapped. The advisory, titled “Security message for U.S. Citizens: Risk of Kidnapping in Southern Cebu”…

Abu Sayyaf earned $7.3 M from kidnappings — report

10/28/2016

Abu Sayyaf pocketed at least P353 million ($7.3 million) from ransom kidnappings in the first six months of the year and have turned to abductions of foreign tugboat crewmen as military offensives restricted the militants’ mobility, a…

Bato brings home fugitive ex-cop from Thailand trip

10/17/2016

“A very productive hunting trip” was how Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa described his visit to Thailand as he brought home with him a former police officer charged with the abduction and…

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