JAIL RAID YIELDS DRUGS, PHONES

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/28/2017

Inmates were sound asleep when shouts and banging at the iron gates woke them up at around 1 a.m. Tuesday. Clad in full battle gear, agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) raided…

Slow wheels of justice add to jail congestion

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/14/2017

VICE President Leni Robredo vowed to address jail congestion and to come up with a holistic way to address the rehabilitation needs of female inmates and children in conflict with the law (CICL) in Cebu City. Compared…

Mandaue jail warden: Only immediate family members are allowed

Dominic D. Yasay 12/22/2016

ONLY the immediate family members are allowed to visit the inmates of the Mandaue City Jail during the upcoming holidays. Mandaue City Jail warden Supt. Renante Rubio imposed this rule in a bid to prevent the large…

City Hall vows to act on severe jail congestion

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/15/2016

THE head of the Cebu City Council committee on public order and safety is checking on reports that all 11 police precincts in the city are now severely overcrowded with the police crackdown on illegal drugs resulting…

Female visitor attempts to smuggle shabu inside Talisay City Jail

Dominic D. Yasay 11/15/2016

A female jail visitor in her teens was arrested by the jail guards of the Talisay City Jail in Barangay Maghaway after allegedly trying to sneak in packs of suspected shabu inside the jail facility at past…

‘GIVE ME FIVE!’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/14/2016

Cebu City Police Chief Joel Doria wants all 11 stations to arrest 5 drug suspects daily The growing number of drug suspects arrested every day in Cebu City has filled all of the city’s 11 police station…

Two escapees surrender in Carcar City

Rene F. Alima 09/06/2016

TWO of three persons who escaped from the Trinidad police precinct in Bohol province surrendered at the Carcar City police precinct at 11 p.m. Monday. SPO2 Randy Chavez of the Carcar police precinct identified the suspects as…

Two CPDRC officials to be asked to explain jail incidents at PB

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/06/2016

TOP officials of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) will be asked to explain to the Provincial Board the recent spate of incidents that hit the Cebu provincial jail in the last few months. Capitol…

Police escort in hot water for escape of inmate

Carmel Loise Matus, Rene F. Alima 06/03/2016

A POLICE escort of Minglanilla police station is facing an investigation after the inmate he was escorting managed to escape while at the Palace of Justice in Talisay City around 3 p.m. last Thursday. SPO2 Romeo Barde…

Prisoner takes own life inside cell

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 05/13/2016

A prisoner facing theft charges was found dead early this morning in his cell at Parian police precinct. Reynaldo Yumson, who was arrested yesterday after he was served a warrant, used the garter of his underwear to hang…

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