1 dead, 4 nabbed in Bohol drug operation; nearly P7M ‘shabu’ seized

Benjie Talisic 07/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police confiscated nearly P7 million worth of suspected shabu during a bloody July 11 morning anti-drug operation in Bohol Province. Ritchie Banquil, a drug suspect, died in the hospital after he was wounded…

Mary Ann Castro family certain her killer was a professional assassin

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – There may be no leads yet to solve the death of former Cebu City assistant prosecutor Mary Ann Castro but if there was one thing certain for Castro’s family, it would be that…

‘KILLED LIKE AN ANIMAL’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/28/2016

CHR 7 looks into possible EJK amid claims that the son of SPO4 Rondina was savagely killed while surrendering It has become regular news. That of drug suspects being killed in police operations for allegedly shooting it…

COP CRIES EJK

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/25/2016

Enraged over the death of his son in the hands of police operatives trying to serve a warrant on Friday, a retired police officer joins the voice of several others in crying extrajudicial killing (EJK). “Sobra ra…

‘ATROCIOUS’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/24/2016

The problem of illegal drugs in Cebu, in the words of police general Noli Taliño, has become atrocious. With five of the country’s top suspected drug lords tracing their roots in and operations to Cebu, Chief Supt.…

‘Shabu’ worth P6.8M seized in Cebu City, Naga drug busts

Dominic D. Yasay 11/19/2016

Police confiscated more than P6 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested a former construction worker, two women and the son of a councilwoman in three separate police operations in Cebu and Naga cities in two days.…

Talisay drug dens raided, Cordova drug target killed

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Norman V. Mendoza, Rene F. Alima 10/21/2016

AFTER conducting surveillance for two weeks on the ins and outs of a drug haven in Talisay City, operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) swooped down on two alleged drug dens in…

SAF teams arrive to assist SWAT, local police

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/19/2016

THREE teams from the Special Action Force (SAF) arrived in Cebu City over the weekend to train police units and assist them in going after “high-value” targets here. Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of the Police Regional…

TOM’S ‘TRUSTED AIDE’ TOOK DRUG MONEY

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/13/2016

The police colonel who allegedly received a payola of P200,000 per week from self-confessed drug lord Franz Sabalones is a “trusted aide” of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña. Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald “Bato” dela…

Five Cebu police officials off to rebel-infested spots in Mindanao

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/21/2016

CEBU CITY-Five police officials in Cebu were relieved from their respective posts and were sent to rebel-influenced areas in northern Luzon and Mindanao. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa ordered the immediate…

75 police chiefs face relief for failing to nab drug lords

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/20/2016

About 75 of 126 police precinct chiefs in Central Visayas face relief for failing to arrest half of the drug personalities in their watch list since February 2016. Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, deputy director for operations…

MORE HEADS ROLL

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 07/14/2016

Police directors of Cebu, Bohol, Cebu City, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu get the axe Following the mass relief of operatives of two special units, police directors from Cebu, Bohol, Cebu City, Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City came next.…

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