IN PHOTOS: Cebu City rescues 170 more street dwellers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government continued at dawn on Tuesday, October 20, its rescue of street dwellers to send them back to their hometowns. Cebu City policemen and members of the city’s Prevention Restoration…

Made in Cebu tactical vessels turned over to police

Alven Marie Timtim 10/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines– Twenty-two units of High Speed Tactical Watercraft, made by Cebuanos, were recently turned over to the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7). The tactical vessels were built by a shipbuilding company called Dynacast…

A street dweller’s plea: ‘Let us stay’

Alven Marie Timtim 10/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—As police started rounding up street dwellers here, 72-year-old Serlita Ejolin couldn’t help but worry about her future. Ejolin was one of 100 street dwellers who were ‘rescued’ by personnel of the Cebu City Police…

Police appeal to witnesses in lawyer’s shooting attack: Help us identify shooters

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are again calling for witnesses in the shooting attack of a lawyer on Saturday, October 10, in Barangay Pajac, Lapu-Lapu City to come forward and help in identifying the culprits in the…

Ferro: Bohol still insurgency-free

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Bohol is still insurgency-free despite having indicators of the presence of the New People’s Army (NPA) after a series of alleged surrender of its members lately. This was what Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro…

Cebu City mayor orders police to increase night patrol

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella ordered the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) to increase the night patrols now that the curfew in the city would start at 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. daily.…

Retired cop killed in shootout; P1.4M shabu seized

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A retired police officer was killed in a shootout with law enforcers who visited his home in Sitio Hoyong-Hoyong, Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City on Friday, October 2, 2020, to serve a search warrant.…

Police prepares for resumption of STL operations on Oct. 1

Immae Lachica 09/30/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— With the resumption of the Small Town Lottery (STL) nationwide on Thursday, October 1, 2020, police will be on full alert in checking if outlets in the region are legal and can supply…

Lapu-Lapu cop chief to witnesses: Help us identify Councilor Augusto’s killers

Futch Anthony Inso 09/28/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu police continue to appeal to the public especially those who have witnessed the killing of Barangay Mactan Councilor Zandro Augusto to step forward and help them identify his killers. “Ako sab giawhag…

‘Coordinated inauthentic behavior’

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 09/27/2020

Last Sept. 22, the head of Facebook’s Security Policy — Nathaniel Gleicher — announced that, following a thorough investigation, Facebook took down two separate networks for violating FB’s policy on “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” One of them is…

Ferro: No PRO-7-affiliated accounts removed by FB

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The top honcho of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas has assured that there are no accounts affiliated with PRO-7 that has been taken down by Facebook, which it considers as fake…

Mandaue City cops: Measures in place for ‘ber’ months

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) is now ready for the upcoming activities this “ber” months and have laid out security plans to counter possible crimes such as robbery. Police Colonel Jonathan Abella,…

Previous           Next
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.