Government anti-narcotics operatives seized some P3.4 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a former professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter on Saturday, Dec. 3, in Cebu City. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Slotty Avila, 34, was served with the search warrant n...
CEBU CITY – A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) and her cousin were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tisa here on Thursday night, Dec. 1. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA 7) identified the suspects as Maria Corazon Caburnay and Teodulo Canoy, a...
CEBU CITY – The Association of Barangay Councils (ABC)-Cebu City vowed a more efficient delivery of service to the public and its members after it moved to a new office here in Thursday, Dec. 1. CEBU City officials led by Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president Franklyn Ong (third from...
CEBU CITY -- A 44-year-old British national was arrested after yielding about 50 grams of shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Apas here on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 29. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) information officer Leia Alcantara said the suspect was...
CEBU CITY – Various cause-oriented groups urged the government to protect human rights and find solutions to problems currently besetting the country during the commemoration of the 159th birth anniversary of revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio on Wednesday, Nov. 30. MEMBERS of cause-oriented...
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Borongan, Eastern Samar and Philippine Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Agreement for flights between Cebu City and Borongan. PHILIPPINE Airlines executives present an airplane model as token of appreciation to Borongan City officials following the...
CEBU CITY – Visitation at the Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory in Barangay Kalunasan here is set to resume. To ensure a smooth flow of the visitation’s return, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-run facility will hold a dry run from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3. Jail Officer 3 Blanche Aliño, the...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth P7.5 million was seized in two separate buy-bust operations here on Thursday night, Nov. 24. In Barangay Buhisan, the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit seized 700 grams of shabu with an estimated amount of P4.7 million from four suspected drug pushers...
CEBU CITY – Police seized shabu worth over P12 million stuffed in Chinese tea packs from two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Inayawan here on Tuesday, Nov. 22. ALBA (FB) Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba, director of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7),...
TACLOBAN CITY – Maasin City, Southern Leyte Mayor Nacional Mercado on Friday, Nov. 18, cited Kho Shipping Lines Inc. for launching trips from Maasin City to Cebu City. MV Masbate City (Photo from Mayor Nacional Mercado FB) Mercado said the roll-on, roll-off (RORO) vessel MV Masbate City is a...
CEBU CITY—An Indian national wanted for illegal recruitment was arrested here on Monday night, Nov. 14. Operatives of the Inayawan Police Station arrested the suspect Harjot Singh in Sitio Ciwac, Barangay Bulacao. Singh had a pending warrant of arrest issued by Branch 5 of the Regional Trial...
CEBU CITY — Some personnel of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) are facing indirect contempt charges after they allegedly interfered in the demolition of houses in a controversial 4.6-hectare property in Barangay Apas here. FORMER Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice, spokesperson of Mazy’s Capital...
