Surprise drug test done on Pinamungajan cops

Apple Ta-as 05/02/2016

Most of the police officers in Pinamungajan town in western Cebu underwent a surprise drug test yesterday after the recent arrest of PO1 Ian Patrick Carvellida who was allegedly caught sniffing shabu in the house of a…

When cops do drugs

05/02/2016

The shooting and arrest of PO1 Ian Patrick Nillas Carvellida at a drug den in Pinamungajan town over the weekend simply underscored one of the reasons why Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has been leading the surveys…

Pinamungajan police chief also under investigation

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan 05/01/2016

The policeman caught in a shabu session in Pinamungajan town in southwest Cebu will be criminally charged today for using illegal drugs and visiting a drug den. PO1 Ian Patrick Nillas Carvellida, 29, would then be placed…

Nephew shoots dead uncle in Pinamungajan

James Nicole Franz R. Savellon 04/18/2016

A man shot to death last Sunday evening his 36-year-old uncle in Barangay Camugao, Pinamungajan town in southwestern Cebu. Jerry Villarama, 36, shot his uncle, Charlie Cabilino, in the head three times killing Cabilino instantly in Cabilino’s…

Cebu mayors unfazed by Kanlaon activity

Inquirer, Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/30/2016

MAYORS of Midwest Cebu were not alarmed by the haze caused by the Mount Kanlaon ash eruption on Tuesday. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), however, called on officials and residents of Tabuelan, Tuburan,…

Woman claims remains inside burnt vehicle was her husband

Jhunnex Napallacan 03/18/2016

Cebu City police are verifying a woman’s claim that it was her husband whose remains were found inside a burnt Toyota RAV 4 in Busay Cebu City. P03 Alberto Diamante, investigator of the Cebu City Police Office…

US Navy turns over school building in Pinamungajan

Julit C. Jainar 02/12/2016

A TWO-CLASSROOM building was turned over to Lamac Elementary School in Pinamungajan town, southwest Cebu by the United States Navy Seebees last Wednesday afternoon. Lamac is among the recipients of the US Navy’s projects in Cebu. Poog…

Hospital ransacked

Apple Ta-as 12/06/2015

THE office of the chief physician of Pinamungajan District Hospital in southwest Cebu was burglarized last Friday morning. Police said the burglars entered the office of Dr. Feleus Bascon by destroying the window inside the restroom. The…

Drunk man stabbed in Pinamungajan

Apple Ta-as 09/08/2015

A drunk 36-year-old man who turned violent  was stabbed and seriously wounded  by his neighbor in Pinamungajan, midwest Cebu, on Sunday afternoon. Police said Redentor Juros Bocago became unruly and threw stones  at the house of his…

Ex-barangay chair charged for failing to return firearm

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/07/2015

THE former barangay chairman of  Anopog in Pinamungajan town, midwest Cebu is facing trial for allegedly failing to return a government-owned firearm. The Ombudsman-Visayas said it found sufficient basis to indict Elmerito Panlaan on charges of malversation…

Jobs in countryside seen to address mendicancy problem

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/06/2015

If there were more jobs in  the countryside, this would wipe out the problem of mendicants in urban areas for good, especially in Cebu City. “Not only mendicants but also migrants,” said Roselyn Zosa, head of the…

Councilor demands apology from police for false report

Apple Ta-as, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/26/2015

Suspended Pinamungajan Councilor Jeffrey Anthony Yapha demanded an apology from the Toledo City police for “spreading wrong information” by saying that he was arrested at his home last Thursday. In an earlier report, police claimed that Yapha…

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