THE Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) has arrested 13 individuals since the first day of the implementation of the nationwide gun ban on Jan. 9, 2022.CPPO Deputy Director for Op…
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P260,000 worth of firecrackers confiscated
UP TO P260,000 worth of firecrackers was seized by personnel of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) before the new year began, police officials said on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.Lt. Col….
100K worth of firecrackers confiscated by Cebu City police
AROUND P100,000 worth of fireworks was confiscated by personnel of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) before and after Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2021.Police Lieutenant Colonel Clark…
2 dead, 1 hurt in road accident in Carmen, Cebu
A TRICYCLE driver and his passenger were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital they were brought to after being hit by a bus at around 6:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 in Brgy. Dauis Norte, Carmen, northern Cebu. Police Senior Master Sergeant Roy Cabahug of the Carmen Police Station identified the deceased as […]
CCPO: Only vaxxed persons should attend Misa de Gallo
AS CEBU police are preparing for the Misa de Gallo which will start on Dec. 16, 2021, they plan to suggest to the leaders of the Catholic Church and the city government that only vaccinated persons should be allowed to attend the masses in person. The upcoming Misa de Gallo still poses a huge challenge […]
Bonifacio Day greeted with observance, protests
CEBUANOS remembered Filipino revolutionary and hero Andres Bonifacio on his 158th birth anniversary on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 not just through a solemn celebration but also through protests. At 8 a.m., the Cebu City Government held a wreath-laying ceremony at the statue of the Filipino revolutionary at Plaza Independencia. The activity was spearheaded by the […]
2 men murder masseuse in Mambaling
A MASSEUSE with suspected drug connections died after she was shot by one of the two motorcycle-riding men in Sitio Alaska, Barangay Mambaling on Monday afternoon, Nov. 29, 2021. Police identified the victim as Pinky Sanchez, 46, a resident of Sitio Puntod, Mambaling. Witnesses told the police that Sanchez was just walking in Alaska when […]
6 men behind gruesome murder of German national, wife
LOCAL police are looking for six men who were allegedly responsible for murdering a German national and his Filipina wife and throwing them into the sea in Barangay Maño, San Remigio, northern Cebu. Police Major Ian Macatangay, San Remigio police chief, told SunStar Cebu that the six suspects were known robbers in the town. Of […]
Drunk policeman mauls, threatens driver, 2 minors
A POLICE officer assigned in Tabogon town, northern Cebu is set to face numerous criminal charges after he was accused of mauling and threatening a delivery driver and two of his assistants, both of whom are minors. Patrolman Viance Lord Rosello, 32, is currently detained at the Medellin Police Station after a complaint was filed […]
Caballes is Talisay’s new police chief
TALISAY City now has a new police chief. Police Lt. Col. Randy Caballes formally assumed as Talisay City’s new police chief on Monday afternoon, Nov. 22, 2021, replacing Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, who was able to complete his two-year assignment in the southern Cebu city. Caballes formally received his new command during a turnover […]
Politicians’ cop escorts recalled
THE Police Regional Office Central Visayas (PRO 7) has started recalling police officers who are serving as security detail to politicians and private individuals in Central Visayas. This follows the order of Philippine National Police Chief Dionardo Carlos to review the deployment of police officers working as close-in bodyguards of politicians. The Police Security Protection […]
Over 1K protocol violators arrested within 1 week
IN JUST one week, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) apprehended more than 1,000 people for violating the minimum health standards set by the government to control the spread of Covid-19. The police said this could be because people have become complacent after the decrease in Covid-19 cases in Cebu. From Nov. 8 to 14, […]
Minors caught on dashcam stealing phone from bus passenger in Cebu City
WITH the loosening of restrictions on mobility of minors, the police in Cebu City have recorded cases of cell phone theft carried out by teenagers . One phone-snatching incident involving two boys, aged 16 and 17, on Tuesday night, Nov. 9, 2021, went viral online after it was captured by the dashcam of a passing […]
Carlos named new police chief
POLICE Lt. Gen. Dionardo Bernardo Carlos has been appointed to be the new police chief by President Rodrigo R. Duterte. The appointment letter signed Wednesday takes effect on Nov. 13 as Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar steps down upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56. “Pursuant to the provisions of existing laws, you are hereby appointed Chief (Police General), Philippine National Police, vice Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar, effective 13 November 2021,” the letter […]
Cebu City police collar 3 ‘pushers,’ seize ‘shabu’ worth over P6 million
ANTI-NARCOTICS operatives of the Cebu City Police Office’s units seized illegal drugs worth P6.1 million and arrested three persons in separate operations on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. The police seized a total of 905 grams of white substance they described as methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as “shabu.” The first suspect, Leegine Caballes, was caught past […]
Police beef up security for Christmas season
WITH the Christmas season just a month away, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has started to deploy personnel in strategic areas of the city to prevent the occurrence of petty crimes. Police Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla, CCPO deputy city director for operation, said they have increased police visibility in areas where theft and robberies […]
4 wounded roosters ‘rescued’; 17 men nabbed for ‘tigbakay’
FOUR roosters were on the brink of death on All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1, 2021, when the police in Talisay City, Cebu arrested the people who entertained themselves by letting them fight in “tigbakay.” The fighting cocks were already wounded when the police found them. The police arrested 17 men present in illegal cockfight events […]
Editorial: Mere tip of the iceberg
WHEN a person suspected of trading narcotics is killed in a police operation, the team leader or the unit chief often holds a presser. The official’s answers to reporters’ questions about the nature surrounding the suspect’s death usually go like this: (a) The suspect tried to pull out his gun, so we have to shoot […]
Cebu, Talisay police to implement strict rules for cemetery visits
LOCAL police in two cities in Cebu are set to implement various measures in order to secure those visiting their dead loved ones during All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days in November. In Talisay City, police officials are recommending to Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. to do what they did in 2020, that is […]
Editorial: Solve cold cases
Death is a certainty; however, it arrives like a gust of wind, or a hard object that falls all of a sudden. The life of Chris Brainer Q. Ugsang was brief. It was cut short after a steel traffic barrier fell on the 11-year-old boy on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. The boy suffered severe injuries […]