CEBU CITY, Philippines — The “smuggling” of contraband at the male dormitory of the Cebu City Jail is something that they continue to work on, says Jail Superintendent Jose Abueva. Abueva, who admitted that they do not…
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he is not in favor with Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol’s proposal to legalize all transactions related to rice, including smuggling, in order to address the developing rice crisis in the Zamboanga…
After a month since they were placed under preventive suspension for their alleged connivance with those involved in smuggling contraband into the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), the 10 jail guards and two jail employees…
FREEPORTS A PROPOSAL by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña for freeports across the country that would exempt payment for customs duties drew mixed reactions from netizens. Rey-Renee De Dios said, “This proposal from Mayor Tom is good…
Two ex-convicts were arrested by police after they were caught smuggling shabu inserted between reams of cigarettes that they threw to inmates at the Cebu City Jail yesterday morning. Police found two small packs of shabu inserted…
THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) Cebu office clarified yesterday that there was no shipment of smuggled rice at the Cebu port even as it reiterated that Cebu is “rice smuggling” free. BoC District Collector Elvira Cruz said…
The Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) is now equipped with a new computerized jail management system to get inmates’ profile as well as biometrics data and database of jail visitors. The system aims to curtail…
Even exotic and native birds are being smuggled. Six white Umbrella Cockatoos, which make their home in the forests of Indonesia, were part of a batch of ten wild birds seized in Talisay City where two men…
By the end of the year, all port entry transactions should be posted online in the website of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to promote transparency. In his first visit at the Port of Cebu yesterday, newly…
Newly installed Customs Commissioner John Sevilla checked the 1,630 unclaimed container vans at the Cebu International Port during his first Cebu visit since his appointment, this Monday morning. Dismantled cars, used tires, used clothing and water purification…
