New MCPO director promises to pursue creation of all-female SWAT team

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/25/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Making sure that Mandaue City remains peaceful and orderly tops the priority of Police Colonel Maribel Getigan, who assumed as the new director of the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) on Friday, August…

No bomb exploded in Toledo City say police

Paul Lauro 04/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Toledo City police denied reports that a bomb went off on Wednesday, April 5 amid unverified information now circulating on social media. Enforcers confirmed receiving information about a suspicious-looking, abandoned package around…

Mandaue policewomen get more skills from SWAT to help them to continue to be at par with male cops

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/02/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Eight new policewomen from Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) will be more equipped and skilled so that they can continue to be at par with their male counterparts especially during police operations.  Police…

PRO-7 chief to cops: Be diligent in handling firearms 

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 11/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The top official of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) reminds his men anew to be more diligent and to observe safety and security when handling firearms. The reminder came after…

Game-changing Corporate Commuter Service Now Available

PR 10/27/2022

25 October 2022 – Conquering the commute to and from work has been a constant struggle for employees throughout the country. From the heavy traffic to the lack of transportation options and more, commuting struggles mean that…

Bomb threat at Lapu-Lapu resort hotel just a hoax

Futch Anthony Inso 10/26/2022

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — An alleged bomb threat jolted the staff of a hotel in Lapu-Lapu City on Wednesday afternoon, October 26, 2022. In a press release from Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO), it said they…

Chan: Lapu remains safe amid kidnapping cases

Futch Anthony Inso 05/31/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — (UPDATED) Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan assured residents and foreign visitors that his city is still safe despite the two recent kidnapping cases in the island city. The most recent one happened…

SWAT of Mandaue gets bomb suits, night vision googles, helmets

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/02/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City government has turned over protective equipment to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) of the Mandaue City Police Office on Monday, May 2, 2022. The protective gears given include bomb…

Lapu-Lapu City SWAT, MPU headquarters locked down

Futch Anthony Inso 01/28/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) chief Police Colonel Arnel Banzon has ordered the lockdown of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and Mobile Patrol Unit (MPU) offices, after two of their personnel tested…

Lapu mayor reveals receiving death threats

Futch Anthony Inso 12/17/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan admitted that he too has been receiving death threats. “Naay nag-ingon nako nga mga reliable sources nga naa ko’y death threats,” Chan revealed. The mayor, however, did…

Security guard caught with P70K shabu nabbed in Pajo

Norman V. Mendoza 02/20/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A security guard, who allegedly moonlights as an illegal drugs peddler, was arrested and was caught with 10 grams of suspected shabu in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City on February 20, 2020. Roy Tojeno,…

CDEU chiefs to be relieved as Garma eyes police unit’s ‘complete overhaul’

Gerard Vincent Francisco 06/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —After the arrest of Police Corporal Rogelio Atillo during a buy-bust operation on Friday, June 7,  Cebu City’s Drug Enforcement Unit will undergo a major overhaul after one of its police officers was caught…

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