Sinulog, bomb threat and the habal-habal

Nestor Ramirez 01/11/2017

The move by the police and the Cebu City government to tap habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) drivers to help monitor the movements of suspected terrorists during the Sinulog celebration is innovative and also commendable because safety and security is…

Police, military on holiday alert

Nestle L. Semilla 12/19/2016

THE Police Regional Office (PRO-7) said it will still be on alert this holiday season despite the government’s ongoing talks with the communist rebels. In a press conference yesterday, PRO-7 director Chief Supt. Noli Taliño said they…

Pasko sa Sugbo opens at Fuente

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/01/2016

Celebrate but remain cautious this Christmas season. This was the message of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña during the opening of the annual Pasko sa Sugbo at the Fuente Osmeña Circle yesterday evening. “Dili ko makatulog usahay…

Carcar cops mull filing case against 17-year-old IT student in Abu Sayyaf hoax FB post

Dominic D. Yasay 11/08/2016

The Carcar City Police are studying what action to take against a teenager, who posted on her Facebook page a false information about a supposed Abu Sayyaf group allegedly cornering a Ceres Bus in Ocaña, Carcar City.…

TERROR THREATS IN THE SOUTH?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/03/2016

US Embassy alerts Americans of kidnap threats in southern Cebu Cebu officials were caught by surprise by the advisory of the United States Embassy in Manila to its citizens to avoid going to southern Cebu to avoid…

Avoid going to southern Cebu, Americans urged

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac 11/03/2016

CEBU CITY–The US Embassy in Manila has advised its citizens to avoid going to southern Cebu and avoid the risk of being kidnapped. The advisory, titled “Security message for U.S. Citizens: Risk of Kidnapping in Southern Cebu”…

No Abu Sayyaf in Central Visayas – police

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/25/2016

CEBU CITY–The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has cleared the region of the presence of the bandit group Abu Sayyaf, a day after issuing an alert. “Upon validation, we found out that they are not…

BE VIGILANT

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/24/2016

Abu Sayyaf report should be taken seriously – Tomas Amid intelligence reports that six members of the Abu Sayyaf were in Cebu over the weekend, the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) on Monday appealed to…

Fifteen years later

Madrileña de la Cerna 09/10/2016

Today is the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attack, and there are certain lessons that will never be written down in history. One lesson is that there is no such thing as “faraway.” It was the…

3 Davao City schools get bomb threats

09/07/2016

DAVAO CITY — At least three schools here received bomb threats on Tuesday, sending a wave of panic among students, teachers and parents. The bomb threats came four days after a powerful blast ripped through the Roxas…

Authorities appeal to pranksters: Stop calling to disrupt operations

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/06/2016

The heightened police and military alert after the Davao City bombing last Friday had gotten many people vigilant; unfortunately, including eager pranksters actively jumping at every opportunity to play a joke. The pranks have caused undue alarm,…

PNP, AFP talk with Cebu’s Muslim community

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/05/2016

Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) director Chief Supt. Noli Taliño together with Armed Forces’ Central Command commander Major General Raul del Rosario met with Muslim leaders in Cebu Monday morning to strengthen ties with each…

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