Police battle gun-for-hire group believed to be behind the Reluya ambush but suspects escape

Benjie Talisic 01/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Policemen from Cebu province engaged in a firefight a gun-for-hire group believed to be behind the ambush that wounded San Fernando Mayor Lakambini Reluya and killed her husband and two others. READ: Mayor…

Toledo shootout: 10-year-old boy found in home of killed drug suspect

Benjie B. Talisic, Doris Mae C. Mondragon, Paul Lauro 01/11/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – A 10-year-old kid was found alive inside the house of a man who was killed in an alleged shootout with police in Sitio Canapnapan, Campo 8, Toledo City on Friday morning, January 11,…

Police: Suspects killed in Poro shootout are members of notorious drug group

Delta Dyrecka Letigio and Benjie Talisic 01/04/2019

CAMOTES ISLAND, Cebu, Philippines—The alleged drug pusher and his driver who were killed in Thursday’s shootout with the police in Poro town, Camotes Island, are members of the Marissa Obrero Drug Group, the police said. The Marissa…

Attempted murder suspect slain in a shootout with Cebu police

Benjie Talisic 12/30/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines- An attempted murder suspect was killed in a shootout with the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit of Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) and Guadalupe Police Precinct of Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) in Barangay Guadalupe,…

Tisa drug suspect killed in shootout with police

Benjie Talisic 12/26/2018

A drug suspect from Barangay Tisa, Cebu City was killed on Tuesday night (December 25) after he engaged in a shootout with policemen who were doing surveillance operation against him. The fatality was identified as Layme Anubling,…

Drug peddler, 18, killed in a police shootout in Cebu City

Benjie B. Talisic, Nestle L. Semilla 12/01/2018

An 18-year-old suspected drug peddler was killed in a buy hust operation past 8 p.m. on Saturday along F. Cabahug, Cebu City. The fatality was identified as Rafael Arcipe from Barangay Tipolo, Mandaue City. Arcipe sustained a…

Families of fatalities belie shootout claim

Nestle L. Semilla and Benjie B. Talisic 11/25/2018

The families of the three suspected drug personalities killed in Barangay Maghaway, Talisay City strongly denied police claims that there was a buy bust operation conducted on Saturday afternoon. Lydia Labrador, the wife of Susano Labrador; one…

Two ‘guns-for-hire’ killed in shootout with Dalaguete police

Benjie Talisic 10/19/2018

Two men believed to be guns-for-hire were killed in a shootout with Dalaguete police at past 3 p.m. today (October 19). The fatalities were identified as Rafael “Raffy” Belia, 45, and a certain Berting who are both…

Participants for this year’s Cesafi 3-point shootout bared

Brian J. Ochoa 10/11/2018

The Cesafi released on Thursday the names of the players who will be parcitipating in the 3-point shootout of this year’s All-Star Games slated this Sunday at the Cebu Coliseum. The 3-point shootout, which will start at…

Suspected member of Ozamis robbery group killed in police shootout

Norman Mendoza 10/04/2018

A still unidentified man was killed in a police shootout near Deca Homes 4, Barangay Bankal, Lapu-Lapu City at around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday (October 3). The victim was believed to be 40 years old, with a…

More cops deployed in shootout site

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio USJ-R Journalism Intern, Norman V. Mendoza 09/27/2018

MORE police will be deployed in Sitio St. Michael, Barangay Pajac, Lapu-Lapu City, site of last Wednesday’s bloody shootout which claimed the lives of seven armed men believed to be involved in the illegal drugs trade. Two…

Accused killed in police shootout in Mandaue City

Benjie B. Talisic, Norman V. Mendoza 09/16/2018

A 41-year-old man subject of an arrest warrant for murder was killed in a police shootout at past 6 p.m. on Saturday in Barangay Labogon, Mandaue City, Cebu The accused was identified as Alejandro Briones, a resident…

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