Village chief, wife gunned down in Asturias, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 03/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Still unidentified assailants gunned down a village chief and his wife in broad daylight in Asturias town in northwestern Cebu on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Police Alden Zambrano, chief of the Asturias Police…

5th suspect in murder of Negros Oriental governor nabbed

Alex Pal @Inquirer.net 03/05/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY — A fifth suspect in the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and eight other persons was arrested by joint forces of the police and the Philippine Army in Bayawan City on Sunday, March…

Central Visayas govs condemn killing of Degamo, 8 others

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The local chief executives in Central Visayas condemned the killing of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo. Governors in the region said they were shocked and saddened by the ruthless killing of Degamo and…

Suspect in the killing of a public school teacher in Naga City nabbed

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 10/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The suspect in the killing last Sunday, Oct. 16, of a public school teacher in Barangay Inoburan in Naga City in southern Cebu, was arrested on Monday evening, Oct.  17, in San Carlos…

‘Speaking the truth is dangerous’ in PH: Percy Lapid killing sparks condemnation

John Eric Mendoza 10/04/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The killing of Percy Lapid, a broadcaster known for his hard-hitting criticism of government officials, sparked a torrent of condemnation from a union of journalists and other personalities. The National Union of Journalists of…

Man wanted for robbery with homicide since 2009 is nabbed in Minglanilla, Cebu

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 09/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After 14 years in hiding, a 40-year-old man, who was wanted for robbing and killing a teacher in 2009 in Leyte, was arrested in Minglanilla town, southern Cebu, on Thursday afternoon, September 22,…

UP Alumni Association in Cebu condemns ambush of lawyer

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of the Philippines Alumni Association-Cebu Chapter has condemned the ambush of lawyer Karen Quiñanola-Gonzales in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City late Thursday evening, September 1, 2022. In a statement issued on Friday,…

‘Hantak’ loser may be shooter in Carreta killing – CCPO exec

Pegeeen Maisie Sararaña 05/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A disgruntled man, who lost in “hantak” or an illegal toss-coin game of heads and tails, could have been the one who shot dead a 30-year-old man in the early morning of May…

CPPO chief to witnesses of Sanchez couple’s murder: Help us catch killers

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) chief or CPPO chief is calling on witnesses or those who have knowledge of the crime to help them give justice to the death of the murdered…

NBI nabs suspect in lawyer’s murder, IBP Cebu City to extend help to ensure swift justice

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Paul Lauro 12/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) has reported the arrest of one of the suspects in the killing of Lawyer Joey Louise Wee on November 23, 2020. Barely two weeks…

Police pursuing POI in killing of man in Punta Princesa

Alven Marie Timtim, Paul Lauro 10/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Personnel of the Labangon Police Station are now pursuing a person of interest (POI) possibly involved in the killing of a man who was just sitting outside his house past 6 p.m. in…

Cops have person of interest in Compostela killing 

Alven Marie Timtim 10/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Police in Compostela town in northern Cebu have a person of interest (POI) related to the killing of one of the four bodies found buried in a vacant lot in the town on Tuesday, October 6,…

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