Nearly 3,000 cops deployed for APEC

Chito O. Aragon 08/20/2015

Almost 3,000 policemen were sent off  yesterday to secure APEC meetings. Chief Supt. Prudencio “Tom” Bañas, police regional director, instructed the police personnel gathered at  Camp Sergio Osmeña Sr. early morning yesterday to do their job diligently.…

Back to basics

07/23/2015

We appreciate the common sense and simplicity of  PNP Director General Ricardo Marquez’s order for police to focus on street patrols to deter crime. If law enforcement is invisible, who would bother following rules? The July 14…

Police, malls tackle rising theft cases

Apple Ta-as 07/23/2015

Beefing up security measures was the topic of a meeting between  police  and  security officers of various malls in Cebu City to address the spate of thefts in commercial establishments. For the months of June and July,…

‘Police foot patrols have to be sustained’

Apple Ta-as 07/22/2015

10 hours a week per cop, says Central Visayas police chief A week after a businessman was gunned down on Colon Street, Chief Supt. Prudencio “Tom” Bañas led police officials on a foot patrol in downtown Cebu…

Additional personnel sought to beef up APEC security

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/22/2015

The Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Unit-7 wants to beef up security for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Cebu after receiving unverified terrorism threats. Chief Insp. Marvin de Paz, PNP Maritime Unit-7 chief said…

Murder suspect, three cohorts killed in Barili town shootout

Apple Ta-as 05/18/2015

Four men were killed in a shootout with police officers in Barili town, southern Cebu. The police’s Regional Intelligence Division team was about to serve an arrest warrant on murder suspect John Labrador when their presence was…

‘CLEAR ROADS FOR APEC’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/14/2015

DPWH to suspend excavations along APEC route starting June Cebu is 80% ready for APEC meetings, organizers claim Excavations and road projects between APEC meeting venues in Cebu, Mandaue and Mactan will be suspended starting June. This…

PNP on heightened alert in Luzon, Visayas, full alert in Mindanao for Labor Day

04/30/2015

MANILA — The Philippine National Police is on heightened alert in Luzon and Visayas as it gears for protest rallies across the country for the Labor Day celebration on Friday (May 1).  In Mindanao, police units there will be…

3 armed men enter jewelry store on Colon Street, clean out vault

Chito O. Aragon, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/26/2015

5-MINUTE HEIST   Employees of MyGoldStore, a pawnshop in Colon Street, were getting ready to fill  glass display cases with jewelry at 8:30  a.m. yesterday when three armed men entered and wiped out the store. The robbery…

Transport terminals beef up security

Apple Ta-as 03/31/2015

Senior Supt. Mariano Batiancela, acting police chief of Cebu City Police Office led the inspection of terminals and ports  yesterday. He said he is deploying more police personnel as travellers continue to flock to transportation terminals for…

Police: CCTV footage can show e-bingo robbers

Apple Ta-as, Norman V. Mendoza 03/25/2015

The Mandaue City Police Office is still processing the footage of security cameras inside the electronic bingo outlet at the City Times Square in Mandaue City that lost P1.9 million in cash to armed robbers last Monday.…

Security cameras sought for provincial jail, police precincts

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/24/2015

An inmate’s jump off the viewing deck of the quadrangle of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) highlighted the necessity to install security cameras in the area. Cebu Provincial Jail Warden Romeo Manansala said they…

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