Police in the region intensify security after Quiapo blast

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/29/2017

Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), has ordered all city and provincial directors to beef up security following the blast on Quezon Boulevard near Quiapo Church in Manila that…

BJMP guards to include minors’ jail in security watch

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/28/2017

DESPITE pulling out from the Operation Second Chance Center (OSCC), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has assured that they will include the facility in their security watch in order to prevent the smuggling of…

Tourism, biz chiefs upbeat about sectors’ prospects despite recent clashes

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/27/2017

The tourism and business sectors in the region remain upbeat even after the events in Bohol as well as travel advisories issued against visiting Central Visayas. Glenn Soco, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) president, said…

Saulog street dancing to push through amid tight security

Intern 04/26/2017

NOTHING will stop the celebration of Saulog Tagbilaran in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, but security will be tight. The 2017 Grand Street Dancing Competition will push through on May 1 and will kick off the monthlong fiesta in…

ARMED MEN SPOTTED ON OLANGO?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic, Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/20/2017

Government troops have surrounded a coastal village on Olango Island, 6.4 kilometers from Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan Island, after a resident claimed to have seen two armed men in the area past 2 p.m. on Thursday. When…

“Suspicious-looking” men held by police in Oslob

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/20/2017

CEBU CITY–Police have held for questioning six “suspicious-looking” men on board a van in Barangay Tan-awan, Oslob town, 121 kilometers south of Cebu City. Five of them are Muslims from Lanao del Norte while one is a…

MAO BA?

Editorial 04/20/2017

TYPO ERRORS A reporter called up a police director to ask about the document being circulated on social media. The document contained a directive to police precincts to check on the coastal areas in their jurisdiction. While…

Security troops sent to Bohol for ASEAN Summit meetings

Nestle L. Semilla 04/19/2017

Over 3,200 security forces from different government agencies mostly from Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were sent to Bohol on Wednesday morning for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit…

DOT: Security in place; CV tourists have no reason to fear

Benjie Talisic, Leo Udtohan, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/18/2017

  Amid several recent travel advisories warning tourists of the dangers in traveling to Central Visayas, the Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed confidence that the region’s security situation was in good hands. In a statement, the DOT…

DOST prioritizes food security programs

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/18/2017

FOOD security tops the community empowerment projects lined up by the regional Department of Science and Technology (DOST-7) for Central Visayas, the agency’s regional chief said yesterday. In yesterday’s 888 News Forum, DOST regional director Edilberto Paradela…

AUGMENTATION FORCE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/17/2017

Security beefed up for Asean meetings in Bohol as Korean Consulate issues travel advisory As the meetings of the trade ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) started in Bohol yesterday and in the face…

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…

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