No coffins, just Bibles in Tokhang

Nestle L. Semilla 03/11/2017

After using coffins to warn drug dealers on their eventual fate if they don’t surrender, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will now try a different track to persuade them to reform. In keeping with the change…

DEATH PENALTY debate

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/19/2017

Pro-lifer expects wide support, says miracles can still happen PRO-life advocates in Cebu, who have not given up just yet on the uphill battle against the reinstatement of the death penalty in the Philippines, expect a much…

‘TOKHANG FOR RANSOM’ IN CEBU?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Inquirer.net 02/01/2017

Senator Panfilo Lacson has asked the top police officials in Cebu to validate reports that there are “Tokhang for ransom” incidents in Cebu City. Lacson, on Wednesday, said he sent a text message to Chief Supt. Noli…

Outgunned, outnumbered

Editorial 01/25/2017

His family and friends may believe and proclaim his innocence, but there’s no turning back the clock for Niño Rodel Taboada who died at the hands of agents of the regional Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in…

PDEA 7 recognized for significant anti-drugs accomplishments

01/24/2017

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) on Tuesday was lauded for its accomplishments in the nationwide campaign against illegal drugs. PDEA Director General Isidro Lapeña said the Cebu-based anti-narcotics agency had confiscated five kilos…

11 arrested in Lapu-Lapu drug bust

Norman V. Mendoza 01/19/2017

Eleven people were arrested around 10 pm on Wednesday, January 18, at around 10 pm, in Barangay Maribago in Lapu-Lapu City. The anti-drug operation was led by the Mactan Police Station and Police Senior Inspector Felix Cleopas.…

Three arrested in Mandaue City drug bust

Norman V. Mendoza 01/19/2017

Three people were arrested at around 12:00 midnight last night in Looc, Mandaue City, after suspects were caught with P118,000 worth of shabu. Kristel Ermac, 29, of Sitio Superior Barangay Looc, who is the principle subject of…

Female CIDG chief: Don’t mess with me

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/17/2017

Davao cop pushes war against drugs, wants to arrest Ecleo The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) has its first female director who assumed her post last Jan. 4. President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Supt.…

Suspected drug dealer shot dead, four others nabbed in Consolacion

Lesley Cara Delos Santos, Norman V. Mendoza 01/09/2017

A suspected drug peddler was shot dead by unknown assailants while four suspected drug pushers, including two alleged notorious personalities, were nabbed by the police in separate incidents just hours apart in Consolacion, 13 kilometers north of…

Unintended victims

Editorial 01/07/2017

Sen. Panfilo Lacson’s proposal to the Duterte administration to pay damages to the unintended victims of the war on illegal drugs should give another perspective as well as a timely gut check on law enforcers cracking down…

Taliño: Declaration of 81 barangays as drug-free still for validation

Nestle L. Semilla 01/03/2017

Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO 7) director Chief Supt. Noli Taliño clarified that the barangays in Cebu Province which were declared by their respective police stations as drug-free, are still subject for validation. According to…

Palma worried over rising number of drug-related killings

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/06/2016

CEBU CITY–Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has expressed concern over the rising death toll on the administration’s war on prohibited drugs. He said killing suspected criminals is not the right antidote to the country’s problem on illegal drugs…

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