Exempt ‘law-abiding’ gun owners from ban, Tom says

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inna Mejia 01/09/2017

If Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña had his way, he would allow licensed gun owners to carry their firearms outside their homes during the Sinulog celebration. That way, he said, those wishing to launch terror attacks will…

Davide asks police, other agencies to reconcile anti-drug campaign data

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/06/2017

Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III has called for communication and coordination among anti-drug agencies and law enforcers before any declaration is made to avoid releasing reports that will turn out to be inconsistent. This came after Chief…

Security agencies’ problems tackled

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/29/2016

CUTTHROAT competition, lack of adherence to laws, and lack of strict monitoring were among the identified problems hounding security agencies in Cebu City. These concerns were raised by representatives of around 60 security agencies and the Philippine…

The rising body count

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/29/2016

(A special CDN series on the Philippine National Police and the war on illegal drugs in Central Visayas) Forty-one-year-old Julian Ramos, a carpenter from Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City, admitted to using shabu (meth amphetamine hydrochloride) since he…

Cops on vacation recalled for New Year’s eve duties

Norman V. Mendoza 12/28/2016

POLICE on vacation will be required to spend a day of their vacation on duty at a police station on New Year’s eve as the police are on heightened alert. Senior Supt. Lyndon Lawas, Police Regional Office…

PNP cash gifts not from drugs money

12/20/2016

Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa evaded the question when he was asked from which government fund did President Duterte source his Christmas bonus, estimated to be worth millions of pesos, for top…

Police arrest fugitive Jaguar drug courier

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/19/2016

They’re falling one after the other. Four days after the Philippine National Police (PNP) cornered his alleged bodyguard, driver and courier, another cohort of slain drug lord Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz fell in the hands of police on…

CPDRC to install signal jammers

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/16/2016

NOT even solitary confinement in an isolation cell at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) could stop alleged big-time drug personality Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro from communicating with the world outside. There is always the cellular…

‘Picky’ cabbies to face sanctions

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/12/2016

Taxi drivers who are picky on passengers are the target of “Oplan Isnabero” to be launched by the regional Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) this week. “We have field enforcers and will apprehend drivers who…

CIDG-8 Chief Marvin Marcos is related to late former president Ferdinand Marcos

Joey Gabieta, Vicky Arnaiz 12/11/2016

Tacloban City — He got his mestizo looks from his paternal grandfather who was an American. But it was from his grandmother who gave him a more famous family name. Supt. Marvin Marcos, the controversial chief of…

Bato: Duterte only expresses support for accused cops

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Dominic D. Yasay, Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/08/2016

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will not interfere in the investigation and legal proceedings involving the policemen accused of killing Albuera, Leyte, Mayor Albuera, Leyte,Sr., but he will do everything to spare them from being put behind bars, Philippine…

NO STATE-SPONSORED KILLINGS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/08/2016

Human rights and church leaders in Cebu expressed dismay over the joint report by the Senate committees on justice and human rights, and public order and dangerous drugs that declared that the government has nothing to do,…

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