CPPO chief: Cop shooting man in Tuburan was ‘self defense’

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 08/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “It was self-defense.” Police Colonel Engelbert Soriano, Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) chief, said this about the action of the policeman who shot dead an armed, angry and agitated 40-year-old man last Saturday,…

Balamban shooting: Jealous man kills live-in partner, shoots self

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 08/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Jealousy is likely what pushed a 45-year-old man to shoot his 45-year-old common-law wife or live-in partner in the head and then shoot himself in the chest in Balamban town in western Cebu,…

CCPO priorities: Solving killings, measures to stop shootings

Pegeeen Maisie Sararaña 07/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Solving the killings in Cebu City and trying to prevent more shootings from happening are the priorities of the Cebu City Police Office this month. Police Lieutenant Wilbert Parilla, CCPO deputy director for…

Man shot, wounded by cousin in Brgy Lorega San Miguel

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 23-year-old man was shot by his 21-year-old cousin as he was about to meet a friend in Sitio Acacia, Barangay Lorega San Miguel, Cebu City, past noon today, July 24, 2021. Police…

Rama to CCPO: Solve death of mediaman

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Acting Mayor Michael Rama ordered the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) to solve the death of radio commentator, Rey Cortes, who was shot dead in broad daylight on July 21, 2021,…

Compostela police: Victim’s dash cam functional but SD card missing

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are now looking for more witnesses to help them solve the shooting to death of a taxi driver on Monday morning, July 19 in Barangay Canamucan II in Compostela town. This was…

Drug surrenderee survives shot to the head; reveals identity of his attacker

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 07/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 37-year-old drug-surrenderee from Barangay Lusaran in Cebu City survived a shot to his head on Monday evening, July 19, and told police the name of his attacker. Police identified the victim as…

Lapu-Lapu taxi driver gunned down in Compostela

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A taxi driver was gunned down in Barangay Canamucan II in the town of Compostela, northern Cebu on Monday morning, July 19, 2021.  Police Lieutenant Samuel Negro, chief of the Compostela Police Station,…

e-bike pedicab driver shot dead in Talisay

Paul Lauro and Pegeen Maisie Sararaña 07/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 51-year-old e-bike pedicab driver was shot dead by an unidentified assailant as he was driving his vehicle at past 7 p.m. today, July 18, along Rabaya Street in Sitio Kimba, Barangay San…

Police identify persons of interest in killing of senior citizen in Carcar City

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen in Carcar City said they already have “persons of interest” in the July 12 murder of a senior citizen in Barangay Poblacion 1. They are also looking at personal grudge as motive…

Boss of drug group may have targeted woman killed in Mambaling – cop chief

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 07/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mambaling police believe that the 32-year-old woman, who was shot dead last Friday (July 16) in Sitio Huyong-Huyong, Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City, may have been targeted by the boss or the leader of…

Cebu City cops told: Ensure safety of police assets

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 07/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City policemen are told to secure and ensure the safety of police assets. This after two women, one of whom was a police asset and the other one mistaken as a police…

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