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 […]
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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 […]
Philippine crime rate fell by 63% under Duterte, police say
THE CRIME rate in the Philippines fell by 63% to 170,168 under the government of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, police said on Wednesday. Police also solved 49% of murder, physical injury, rape, robbery and theft cases from July 2016 to June 2021, compared with 26% from July 2010 to June 2015 under the previous government, […]
Boy, 13, accused of sexually abusing neighbor, 9
A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl has accused her 13-year-old neighbor in Barangay Baye, Asturias town, northwestern Cebu on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 of sexually abusing her. The boy has since been turned over to municipal social workers following his arrest by the Asturias police. SunStar is withholding the identities of the children for being minors and for […]
PNP suspends permit to carry firearms during 9-day COC filing
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has suspended the use of permits to carry firearms outside residence (PTCFOR) during the start and end of the filing of the certificate of candidacy (COC) for local and national officials. The suspension of the PTCFOR started on Sept. 30, 2021, and will last until 12 noon of Oct. 9, […]
No personnel revamp in CV as new PRO 7 chief assumes post
THE newly installed director of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7) won’t implement personnel revamps as he wants to familiarize first his new assignment before making any policy changes. Police Brigadier General Roque Eduardo Vega made the statement after assuming the post during a change of command ceremony at the PRO 7 headquarters in […]
Vega to serve as new PRO 7 chief; Montejo to retire
THE Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO 7) has a new director. Starting Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, Police Brigadier General Roque Eduardo Dela Peña Vega will serve as PRO 7’s new director, replacing PBGen. Ronnie Montejo who will be retiring from the police service. Before becoming PRO 7 director, Vega served as deputy comptroller […]
Coast Guard says waters safe after Japan terrorist warning
THE PHILIPPINE Coast Guard on Wednesday said the country’s waters were secure, after an intelligence report about a possible terror attack in the country and other Southeast Asian nations. In a statement, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it saw no reason to be alarmed by the Japanese government’s warning to its citizens of potential […]
CCPO to provide security for Bar Exams, COC filing
THE Cebu City police are preparing to provide security for the upcoming bar examinations in November 2021. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) met with the representatives of the Supreme Court on Sept. 15 to come up with a security planning guide as three universities in Cebu have been chosen as venues for the bar […]
Nearly 90% of Cebu cops jabbed against Covid-19
THE Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) has inoculated 89.9 percent of its personnel against the novel coronavirus. The police officers who refused to be vaccinated have signed waivers and these were sent to Camp Crame, the Philippine National Police headquarters in Metro Manila. Of the CPPO’s 2,232 personnel, 2,008 officers have been vaccinated against Covid-19. […]
Barangay captain arrested
THE village chief of Barangay Argawanon, San Remigio, Cebu was arrested on Saturday morning, Sept. 11, 2021 following the issuance of a warrant for his arrest for falsification of importation documents. Barangay Captain Denes Camay, 36, married, was apprehended over a case of falsification by private individual and use of falsified documents. Police Staff Sgt. […]
Bantayan barangay officials in hot water over ‘tigbakay’
THE barangay officials of Lipayran, an island barangay in Bantayan, northern Cebu, face the risk of being charged with administrative complaints for their alleged failure to stop an illegal cockfighting event, locally known as “tigbakay,” on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 28, 2021. Seven people, mostly fishermen, were arrested by the police during the raid, which happened […]
CCPO chief: Few arrests made in brgys with high Covid-19 cases
THE police stations in Cebu City barangays with a high number of Covid-19 cases reportedly made only a few apprehensions of individuals who had violated minimum health protocols. This prompted Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Director Col. Josefino Ligan to order all the 11 station commanders not to loosen up on their round-the-clock patrols, Oplan […]
No Covid-19 transmission at MCPO headquarters, says official
Of the 16 police officers that got Covid-19, two were unvaccinated, Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) spokesperson Lt. Col. Mercy Villaro says Villaro clarifies that the two officers were already scheduled for vaccination but didn’t push through after they showed symptoms of Covid-19 OFFICIALS of the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) denied that Covid-19 transmission […]
Guv conducts random inspection of PUVs at border checkpoints
OVERLOADING and no proper ventilation were the most common violations by public utility vehicles (PUVs) plying Cebu Province, as reported by the chiefs of police in the towns and cities, said Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia. Garcia also made the assessment after she conducted a random inspection of the Province’s border checkpoints on Wednesday, Aug. 18, […]
CCPO set to investigate Mabolo personnel for failure to stop murder suspect from escaping
THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will push through with its investigation on the personnel of the Mabolo Police Station who failed to stop murder suspect Noeh Niez from escaping on Thursday morning, Aug. 12, 2021. The inquiry will happen despite the death of Niez, who was killed by the Mabolo Police Station personnel inside […]
2 Cebu model cops among 2021 outstanding Filipinos
TWO police officers in Cebu were named as part of the 2021 batch of Metrobank Foundation’s outstanding Filipinos Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. Senior Master Sergeant Mary Joy B. Ylanan, community relations officer of the Bogo City Police Station, and Lt. Col. Gerard Ace J. Pelare, chief of the Talisay City Police Station, were named the […]
CCPO awarded as best police office in CV
THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) received numerous awards, including best city police office in the entire Central Visayas, during the culmination of Police Community Relations (PCR) Month on Saturday, July 31, 2021. The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO 7) organized the awarding ceremony during PCR Month to recognize the efforts of its […]
Police to deploy 200 personnel to secure streets during Sona
TWO platoons consisting of 120 police officers from the Regional Mobile Force Battalion and 80 police officers from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will be deployed in different areas in Cebu City where protesters are expected to gather during the final State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July […]
13 cops, 14 detainees test positive for coronavirus in Samboan
A TOTAL of 13 police personnel and 14 detainees of the local police station in the southern town of Samboan, Cebu were found to be positive of Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). They were found positive a day after the Municipal Government implemented a hard lockdown on seven barangays after […]