STAY VIGILANT

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/15/2017

Police and military officials on Saturday assured that Cebu is safe but urged the public to remain vigilant in the wake of the firefight that claimed nine lives in Bohol this week as well as several unverified…

Penitent nailed to cross in front of tourists in Tuburan

Norman V. Mendoza 04/15/2017

Tuburan town – Gilbert Bargayo had himself nailed on the cross on Good Friday for the fifth time in Tuburan town and in front of local and foreign tourists. Bargayo’s act impressed foreign tourists, who offered to…

Asean meeting in Bohol to proceed as scheduled

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/12/2017

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit meetings in the resort town of Panglao in Bohol next week will not be cancelled despite the bloody clash between government troopers and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in…

Nine killed in firefight between govt forces and suspected members of Abu Sayyaf

Doris C. Bongcac 04/11/2017

CEBU CITY—Five suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), three soldiers and one policeman were reported to have been killed in the ongoing firefight in the mountain village of Napo, Inabanga town, Bohol province. This was…

Dino calls on US Embassy to clarify advisory

Doris C. Bongcac 04/10/2017

Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino is asking the US Embassy to clarify an advisory, which they issued against travels to Cebu and Bohol, to prevent ill effects especially on local tourism. Dino said that the…

Three police officials shipped to Mindanao

Benjie Talisic 04/04/2017

THE Police Regional Office had yet to verify whether the transfer of the three top officials in Central Visayas was part of Camp Crame’s rotation of assignments or came as penalty for various offenses. Chief Supt. Noli…

Police told to verify drug inventory

Benjie Talisic 04/04/2017

THE Police Regional Office (PRO-7) asked the PNP’s crime laboratory to conduct an inventory of all illegal drugs stored in their facility. Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, PRO-7 chief, said he was ordered by PNP Director General Ronald…

Agustin replaces Lawas as PRO-7 deputy director

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/27/2017

CEBU CITY–The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has a new deputy director for operations. Senior Supt. Dennis Agustin, chief of the directorial staff of the PRO-7, assumed the second top position in the regional police,…

CHANGED LIVES

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 03/22/2017

Road rage shooting victim fears for his safety; suspect still stays in jail The life of the scion of one of the wealthiest families in Cebu is not the only one changed by Sunday’s road rage shooting.…

Drug dealers now braver, more daring — PR0-7

Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 03/15/2017

Illegal drug personalities in Central Visayas have become more dangerous and heavily armed. According to the head of the Police Regional Office (PRO), Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, drug dealers now have high-powered firearms in some areas of…

PRO-7: No priests, no problem

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inna Mejia 03/15/2017

The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) won’t require priests to join their Oplan Tokhang visits or any anti-drug field operations in the region. “I have no problem with that. Anyway, asking priests to accompany us…

Cebu leads the way in drug rehab

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 02/27/2017

While President Rodrigo Duterte continues to criticize Catholic bishops and priests for taking a different view on the extrajudicial killings that characterize his anti-drugs war, a top ranking police official in Central Visayas has emphasized the need…

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