Aumentado to cops: Enhance police visibility, intel gathering

Doris C. Bongcac 04/23/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Bohol Governor Erico Aris Aumentado has ordered enhanced police visibility and intelligence gathering following the at least five shootings that were reported in their province in the last two months. Aumentado gave his…

Shooting incidents in Cebu City leave 2 men dead, another one wounded

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 08/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three separate shooting incidents left two men dead and another one wounded in a span of eight hours this weekend in Cebu City. Police have identified persons of interest in these shootings, but…

44 shooting incidents recorded in Cebu City—CCPO

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 06/20/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 44 shooting incidents were recorded in Cebu City from January 1 to June 19, 2022. According to Police Lieutenant Colonel Maria Theresa Macatangay, CCPO information officer, of the 44 shooting…

CIDG-7 still finding leads on Cortes, Fernandez cases

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The top official of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) said that they are still continuing to investigate the cases of radio broadcaster Rey Cortes and Lawyer Rex Fernandez…

Inayawan shooting: Police probe 3 victims’ links to drug, gun-for-hire groups

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 12/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Pardo police are investigating the alleged involvement of the three victims, who were shot dead on the early morning of Sunday, December 5, 2021, in Barangay Inayawan Cebu City, to a drug group…

Cebu City remains a safe place despite 5 shootings in 2 days– CCPO exec

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City police assure the public that the city remains safe despite five shooting incidents reported in two days from November 15 to 16, which they described as isolated incidents.  Police Lieutenant Colonel…

Danao City police chief appeals to residents to report gunsmiths

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  The chief of the Danao City Police Station has once again appealed to the city’s residents to report gunsmiths in their areas to minimize gun-related incidents in the city. Police Lieutenant Colonel Ardioleto…

Police: Cebu City jail detainee could be behind Brgy Mambaling shootings

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are looking at the possibility that a Cebu City Jail detainee could be the mastermind behind the series of shooting incidents in Barangay Mambaling after he was allegedly tagged as one of…

CCPO to employ new strategy to address killings in Cebu City

Pegeeen Maisie Sararaña 07/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office will employ a new strategy to lessen if not eliminate the shooting incidents in the city. This after the CCPO recorded 10 people gunned down in Cebu City…

Police adjusting crime responses to address shootings in Cebu

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen in Cebu City and Cebu Province are adjusting their responses to crimes after 13 people were killed in 11 shooting incidents in the island in June. For Cebu City, where 5 shooting…

CCPO exec: Expect more cops in Cebu City’s streets

Pegeeen Maisie Sararaña 06/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Expect more policemen to be seen in Cebu City’s streets in the coming days. This after the Cebu City Police Office or CCPO realigned deployment of policemen in areas in the city starting…

Discipline zones, checkpoints to deter shootings – PRO-7 chief 

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More police presence in the streets through discipline zones and random checkpoints. Police Brigadier General Ronnie Montejo, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas director, said these were among the actions taken to deter…

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