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AFTER RESCUE, WHAT NEXT? Shanties used as hiding places for street children sniffing rugby under two bridges in Cebu City were dismantled yesterday. “The structures in Mabolo were demolished. Next to go is the one in Banilad,””…
There should be collaboration between the Cebu City government and non-government organizations in dealing with street children, Cebu City Councilor Margot Osmeña said yesterday. Osmeña, a child welfare advocate and member of Cebu City Hall’s Task Force…
Tatay Baste tries to be street kids’ dad This police officer has a soft spot for street children. He is their playmate, protector, coach, and a paternal figure. Street children in Mandaue city call him “Tatay Baste.”…
Authorities rescued 20 minors who were sniffing solvent in the old Mandaue City Public Market in barangay Centro on Tuesday afternoon. P01 Aisa Gocotano of said they received a report from the mayor’s office that children were…
Local chief executives and police chiefs of Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue and Cebu cities have promised not to round up street children to hide them from the delegates of the high-level APEC meetings later this month. “We will face…
A crowdfunding campaign has raised over P220,000 to help 9-year-old Daniel Cabrera achieve his dreams. Daniel, who was photographed by a passerby who saw the boy doing his homework under the light of a McDonald’s parking lot,…
A day after reporting back to work on Wednesday, Chief Supt. Wildemar Tiu was packing his things in the Fuente police station. He “voluntarily” asked for relief from his post ,said Senior Supt. Marciano Batiancela, OIC Cebu…
After a month-long vacation in the US, former Fuente police precinct chief Insp. Wildemar Tiu aired his side on the fatal mauling of 11-year-old street child Chastity Mirabiles to the media. In a press conference, Tiu said…
HIGH police visibility ensured that the first day of classes in public schools yesterday was peaceful and orderly in Cebu City, police officials said. Traffic was moderate, except in areas near public schools. Pre-class cleanup activities in…
A video that showed the former police chief of Carmona, Cavite province, Chief Insp. Jigger Noceda, hitting the arms and hands of robbery suspect Marlon Man-onan with a wooden plank resulted in Noceda’s relief and the filing…
Cebu City was awarded the 2014 Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance by a national council for the welfare of children headed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). It’s not hard to see why. The…
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