Two men, teenager accused of raping two girls in Liloan

Lesley Cara Delos Santos 01/03/2017

CEBU CITY—Two men and a teenager are facing charges for allegedly raping two minors aged 16 and 17 on Dec. 29 in Liloan town, northern Cebu. Benedict Longakit, 35 and Gajaymar Mariquit, 20, as well as a…

1K minors into drugs in Cebu

Nestle L. Semilla 11/17/2016

CPADAO working to stop increase in children ‘drug users’ in province With more than 1,000 minors or children being involved in illegal drugs in Cebu province, the provincial government’s anti-drug abuse office is implementing programs and projects…

Teen wounded in Guadalupe shooting

Dominic D. Yasay 10/09/2016

A 15-year-old sustained gunshot wounds during a joint operation by the Cebu City police’s Central Intelligence Branch and the Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group inside the Damiana compound in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City at 8:45 pm…

Man faces raps for hitting child with nail ridden wood

Izobelle T. Pulgo 09/22/2016

A 39-year-old man is now facing child abuse charges after allegedly hitting a 10-year-old boy with a nail ridden wood. Raymund Morales of Barangay Sambag 1, Cebu City has been charged with violating Republic Act 7610 or…

Man facing child abuse raps after he infected minor girlfriend with STD

Izobelle T. Pulgo 08/26/2016

A 26-year-old man is facing child abuse charges before the Regional Trial Court for allegedly having sexual intercourse with his girlfriend, who is a minor, and eventually infecting the child with a sexually transmitted disease. The Office…

Swede facing qualified trafficking raps

Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/27/2016

A Swedish national is facing qualified trafficking charges over allegations that he sexually exploited a minor by taking advantage of her economic vulnerability. Separate cases were filed last Tuesday before the Regional Trial Court against Lars Goran…

Tanod accused of molesting minor

Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/26/2016

A tanod of Barangay Ermita, Cebu City faces a child abuse case at the Regional Trial Court after he was caught with a minor in a downtown lodge. It was the victim’s own brother and uncle that…

Ten minors rounded up in Toledo City

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/13/2016

Ten minors were rounded up Tuesday night in Toledo City for violating the city’s curfew ordinance. Mae Tacandong, head of Toledo City Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS), said three of the kids were rounded in…

School nights

Editorial 06/14/2016

We hope that last week’s roundup of 55 minors by the Mandaue City police, while accomplished without a hitch, was not just for show because police officers in Manila had been doing the same thing and more…

CURFEW ROUND UP

Carmel Loise Matus, Julit C. Jainar, Nestle L. Semilla 06/10/2016

Bobby, 9, was collecting plastic bottles at the Mandaue City public market close to midnight when he was taken by the police. The boy, who comes from the Badjao community in Barangay Mambaling in Cebu City, was…

NBI arrests Japanese tourist inside motel room

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/10/2016

The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI 7) arrested a 69-year-old Japanese tourist who’s accused of trafficking and raping a minor. Yoshiyo Morino was with a 15-year-old girl and clad in only his boxer shorts…

Camotes minor, two others rescued from Laguna bar

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/11/2016

A 17-year-old girl left her hometown on Camotes Island, northeast of here, last month after an uncle told her that a job with bigger pay was waiting for her in Manila. But Carla (not her real name)…

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