‘KOREAN MAFIA’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/10/2017

President’s speech leads to two surrenders; most Koreans law abiding — Consul Lee Yong-Sang OFFICIALS of the Korean Consulate in Cebu are appealing to Cebuanos not to “overreact” to the recent pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte about…

MAO BA?

Editorial 02/10/2017

CELEBRATED MOMENTS Funny quotes about relationships start to flood social media sites as Valentine’s Day draws near. One Facebook post read: “Ang mga taken excited sa ilang monthsary. Ang mga married excited sa ilang anniversary. Ang mga…

BOC warns sending waste materials back to S. Korea

Dominic D. Yasay, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/09/2017

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will be sending back the tons of shredded plastics that were found dumped in a private lot in Barangay Tingub, Mandaue City, once a warrant of seizure is issued against the vessel…

Police: No information of a Korean mafia in Mandaue City

Dominic D. Yasay 02/09/2017

AMID President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement on the presence of the Korean mafia in Cebu, the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) has backed up the report of the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) in negating such claims. MCPO deputy…

Korean ‘gangsters’

Editorial 02/09/2017

The existence of a Korean crime syndicate in Cebu and the rest of the country reminds us of those countless movies involving a large foreign community in a foreign land in which the host government takes pains…

KOREAN GANGSTERS, NOT MAFIA

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla 02/08/2017

There is no Korean mafia operating in Cebu, only gangsters fleeing from the law in their own country, diplomatic officials of South Korea said yesterday. Moreover, South Koreans living in Cebu are peace-loving people who are just…

TALIÑO AFFIRMS: KMAFIA EXISTS

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 02/07/2017

The recent pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte tagging Cebu as the seat of “Korean mafia” in the country got everyone talking about how something so big and serious had remained undetected for years. After initially saying there…

Cops told: Track down Korean mafia in Cebu

Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/06/2017

As local officials were caught by surprise by President Duterte’s pronouncement of the strong presence of a “Korean mafia” in Cebu, a Cebu City official is calling on law enforcement agencies to track down this foreign gang,…

DUTERTE’S REVELATION: KOREAN MAFIA ‘STRONGEST’ IN CEBU

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Marlon Ramos, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/05/2017

Members of a supposed “Korean mafia” have the “strongest” presence in Cebu province, selling illegal drugs and running a prostitution ring in the economic powerhouse of the Central Visayas region. The revelation came from President Rodrigo Duterte…

Second fiddle

Editorial 02/05/2017

No amount of push-ups nor public scolding from PNP Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa will do the work of cleansing the Philippine National Police (PNP) of scalawags who were responsible for the kidnapping and murder of…

Unfortunate, avoidable accident

Editorial 02/03/2017

The death of a Korean tourist who died after he went parasailing with his wife in the waters of barangay Punta Engano, Lapu-Lapu City last Jan. 24 reminded us of yet another death of a Korean tourist…

Tourist death leads to dive shop suspension

Norman V. Mendoza 01/26/2017

Acting Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Marcial Ycong is set to order the temporary closure of NTJ Water Sports Cebu based in Punta Engaño, Mactan, after the company figured in a parasailing accident which killed a tourist on Tuesday.…

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