Seoul police chief indicted over Halloween crush

Reuters 01/21/2024

SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors have indicted the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency , charging him with contributing through negligence to the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul in 2022 that killed nearly 160 people, according…

Tabuelan police official denies links to Rep. Arnie Teves

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The acting chief of the Tabuelan Police Station has denied allegations that he was involved in illegal activities during his assignment in Negros Oriental. “Nganong mahimo man tawn ko nila nga bagman nga…

Negros Occidental town police chief in stable condition after being stabbed

Carla Gomez 03/21/2023

BACOLOD CITY — The police chief of Ilog town, Negros Occidental is now in stable condition after he was stabbed by alleged illegal gambling suspects at Kilometer 110, Barangay Dancalan at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 18.…

Carmen, Bohol police chief negative of COVID-19

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police chief of Carmen, Bohol, who died last July 3, 2020, was negative of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus. Police Colonel Joselito Clarito, Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO) chief, confirmed this Sunday,…

Police: Man nabbed with P31M drugs is not a Grab driver

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 42-year-old man who yielded P31 million worth of illegal drugs on Wednesday afternoon, April 8, 2020, is not affiliated with the Transport Network Vehicle Service company Grab. Police Major Gerard Ace Pelare,…

New Talisay police chief assumes office, vows to continue war against drugs in the city 

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The new police chief of the Talisay City police has vowed to continue the war against drugs in the city. Police Major Gerard Pelare, who is the head of the Provincial Investigation and Detective…

Four nabbed in separate drug operations in Minglanilla, Toledo City

Rene F. Alima 07/16/2017

Three men and a woman were arrested in separate anti-illegal drug operations in Minglanilla town and Toledo City on Saturday. Police also confiscated 37 sachets, 3 medium-size packs and a large pack of suspected shabu from the…

Minglanilla police chief relieved

Nestle L. Semilla 12/29/2016

Police Regional Office in Central Visays (PRO 7) Director Noli Taliño ordered the relief of Minglanilla Police Chief Insp. Florendo Fajardo after Minglanilla police forced persons, who were arrested due to illegal cockfighting, to sign documents that…

Doria is Cebu City Police chief

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/22/2016

From an acting capacity, the Philippine National Police has designated Senior Supt. Joel Doria as the director of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO). The Dec. 21 order implemented by Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of the…

Relieved Guadalupe police chief stands by his drug campaign record

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/10/2016

One of the two police station chiefs in Cebu City who were recently relieved from their posts expressed dismay over the decision of their superiors. In an interview yesterday, Chief Insp. Jose Gesto of the Guadalupe Police…

Gullas anxious over cop chief’s transfer

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/02/2016

Talisay City Mayor Eduardo Gullas is worried that the relief of his police chief may be used by his political enemies against him. “Because of the politics here in Cebu, that (to be impleaded in the illegal…

3 drug suspects killed

Norman V. Mendoza, Rene F. Alima 10/29/2016

Operations were led by Danao, Compostela, Consolacion police chiefs Within 12 hours, beginning Thursday night, three drug suspects were killed in separate buy-bust operations in northern Cebu conducted by the police chiefs of Danao City and the…

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