Crime rate in Philippines declines by 7.8% from January to September

Jerome Aning 09/18/2023

The country’s overall crime rate decreased by 7.8 percent in nearly nine months, and more than 54,000 crime suspects were arrested, thanks to “aggressive and honest law enforcement operations,” the Philippine National Police said on Saturday. In…

Delos Santos to law enforcers: ‘Step up’ efforts in capturing killers of public servants

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Cebu City councilor is urging law enforcemers to “step up” their efforts to apprehend those responsible for crimes involving the murder of public servants. Cebu City Councilor Mary Ann delos Santos vented…

80 CCPO cops, personnel undergo surprise drug test

Morexette Marie Erram 12/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—At least 80 police officers and personnel from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) underwent a surprise drug test on Monday, December 14, 2020. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director for operations of CCPO,…

Talisay City gets 53 additional police officers 

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Talisay City got a boost after 53 police officers were added to augment its police force with its growing number of establishments and residents.  Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas said that the additional…

Labella: Cebu City will be relentless in going after sex offenders

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is calling on the police and other law enforcement agencies to be more aggressive in tracking down sex offenders and putting a stop to this global crime. Labella…

A stupid proposition

Editorial 11/17/2016

The Cebu City police’s order to its personnel to arrest five drug suspects a day isn’t news when considering President Rodrigo Duterte’s standing order for the police to be relentless in its war on drugs to the…

PROBE LAUNCHED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/11/2016

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has constituted a panel to investigate the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., on the heels of a Senate investigation that called the killing a premeditated act of the police. “We, in…

ALERT UP FOR KALAG-KALAG

Dominic D. Yasay, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/30/2016

As the exodus of thousands departing for their hometowns peaked today, local officials and law enforcement agencies are on high alert to watch over those heading out of Cebu as well as those who have started to…

AFP to assist PNP for better visibility

Margarette Managaytay 08/11/2016

SOON, soldiers will be roaming the streets of Cebu City to help the police in providing visibility of law enforcement in public places. After the approval by the Cebu City Council of the resolution asking the Armed…

New NBI regional chief assumes today

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/17/2014

A native of Ilocos del Sur is the new head of the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas. Lawyer Max Salvador, who served as the regional director of the NBI Bicol for over a year, was…

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