3 from Argao, 2 from Tuburan jailed for illegal gambling

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tips coming from concerned individuals led police to arrest five men for engaging in illegal gambling activities in the municipalities of Argao and Tuburan in Cebu province on Friday afternoon, August 28. Police…

Naga City Police arrest 8 mahjong players

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Eight men were caught playing mahjong in Barangay Inayagan, Naga City, Cebu, in a separate operation this Sunday afternoon, August 9, 2020. Police Staff Sergeant Dionisio Cabotaje of Naga City Police Station said…

Langtad barangay captain, 3 others arrested for playing mahjong in Argao

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Argao policemen arrested 51-year-old, Langtad Barangay Captain Joel Saragena and three other friends for playing mahjong out on a public area in Barangay Poblacion, Argao town in southern Cebu at around 11:30 a.m.…

2 senior citizens, 2 others nabbed for playing mahjong

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two senior citizens of Compostela town are among those arrested for illegal gambling after they were caught together with two others playing mahjong outside their homes in the town’s Barangay Cabadiangan at past…

‘Nahigugma si hepe or lust ra gyud ni’ng iya?’

Lloyd Suarez 03/07/2020

Kung  nahigugma  gyud si Police Major  Ildefonso Miranda, hepe sa Argao Police  Station, ngadto sa usa ka detainee nga si Jean Villanueva taga Barangay Casay sa lungsod sa Dalaguete, iyang ipatigbabaw ang ilang relasyon taliwa sa mga…

CCPO Chief wants to prohibit gambling in wakes

Alven Marie A. Timtim 02/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –If he were to have his way, Police Colonel Engelbert Soriano, director of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said that he will discourage all forms of gambling in the city including those that are…

Ferro warns public: Only one gambling table allowed in wakes or else

Alven Marie A. Timtim 02/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are now targeting wakes in their illegal gambling drive in Central Visayas. This developed after Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas director, warned the public that…

Hard lessons for Kapitan

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/11/2014

Talisay city village captain caught playing mah-jong faces trial for  refusal to aid NBI raiding team The Talisay city  barangay captain who allegedly refused to cooperate with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for a drug raid…

Mah-jong lands Talisay village chief in hot water

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/09/2014

For allegedly refusing to assist authorities in an anti-illegal drug operation, a barangay captain in Talisay City, southern Cebu was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) yesterday afternoon. NBI Assistant Director Dominador…

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