Police investigators in Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu are looking for leads that will identify the assailant who raped and killed a first year accountancy student inside their house on Tuesday. Karen Kaye Montebon, 17, was found dead…
Jose: Benefits of hosting APEC outweigh costs, inconvenience By hosting Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, Cebu has solidified its reputation as a prime hub for trade and conventions. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Charles C. Jose, spokesman of…
More APEC delegates are expected to arrive in Cebu this week, which means more security personnel will be fielded to ensure zero crime. Police Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, Site Task Group Cebu spokesman, said the bulk…
Some policemen on special APEC security duty sleep on hammocks and cardboard sheets in spartan accommodations in Cebu City. They are part of the 3,000-member force from different police units in the region, including Negros Oriental and…
ANTI-CRIME WATCHDOG The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) has called on authorities to solve the killings of lawyers in Cebu and secure justice for their families. “VACC condemns, in the strongest terms possible, the killings of…
Local measures proposing a ban on two men riding together on a motorcycle could minimize, but will not deter, crimes, a police official said. Senior Supt. Mariano Natu-el Jr., chief of the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO),…
An American national sought the help of Naga City police after his bank in Texas informed him that someone tried to draw cash from his account. Hans Alfred Koch, 24, from California, USA, reported that last Thursday,…
APEC preps face test: hotel venues, traffic, tours, security Preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Cebu switched to high gear yesterday with the arrival of initial batches of delegates. Cebuano commuters and…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
