CEBU CITY – An Indian national was arrested for allegedly selling a substance used as an ingredient to make illegal drugs. Lalith Chellaram Sangwani, 42, was arrested after 24 bottles believed to contain opium were found in his mini-mart during a raid conducted by the Drug Enforcement Group of...
CEBU CITY – Police here are gearing up for the start of Misa de Gallo on Dec. 16. Police Col. George Ylanan, chief of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said a security plan has been laid out to ensure that the conduct of dawn Masses will be peaceful. Ylanan said the CCPO has coordinated with...
CEBU CITY – Thousands showed up for the anti-corruption rally here on Sunday, Nov. 30. The prayer rally was held peacefully with zero reported incidents during the event. “We had zero incidents. No untoward incident, not even a single case of theft and eight focus crimes happened within the...
CEBU CITY – Police will be on heightened alert for a prayer-march rally that will be participated by various groups here on Sunday, Nov. 30. The event, called the Sugboanong Pakigbisog Kontra Korapsyon (SuPaKK), is anticipated to attract at least 5,000 participants, who will gather at Fuente...
CEBU CITY – Avoid wading through flooded areas. Health authorities here issued this warning amid the steady increase in leptospirosis, a bacterial infection transmitted through water contaminated by the urine of infected animals, most commonly rats, dogs, and livestock. Dr. Daisy Villa, head of...
CEBU CITY – Complete chaos. That was how Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. described the situation at pier area due to reports of illegal activities involving dispatchers and taxi drivers. Archival ordered the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) to address reports of the presence of aggressive...
CEBU CITY – An ex-convict was killed in a shootout with police in Barangay Carreta here on Monday afternoon, Nov. 17. Angelito Mendoza, 51, suffered bullet wounds in the body. The Mabolo Police Station received a report past noon that an armed man was spotted in Carreta. Police rushed to the area...
CEBU CITY – The Archdiocese of Cebu on Friday mourned the death of a 68-year-old priest on Wednesday. Archbishop Alberto Uy said the archdiocese “is deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Rev. Fr. Decoroso ‘Cocoi’ Olmilla.” Uy said an in-depth investigation showed that Olmilla’s...
CEBU CITY – Police are investigating the death of a priest who was found dead in a condominium here on Wednesday morning, Nov. 12. Police said Fr. Decoroso Jurban Olmilla, 68, bore external wounds when he was discovered in a condominium unit in Barangay Mabolo at 10:40 a.m. Police Major Eric...
CEBU CITY – A state of calamity was declared here on Wednesday, Nov. 5, due to the devastation caused by typhoon "Tino." The Cebu City Council approved a resolution seeking the declaration of a state of calamity during a special session. The declaration was also made after the recommendation of...
CEBU CITY – A 44-year-old fisherman died while two others were wounded when they were shot while aboard a motor banca in Barangay Pasil here on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 2. Police identified the fatality as Efren Tancos, a native of Inabanga, Bohol province. Wounded were Marvin Duallo Moreno, 27,...
CEBU CITY – Police Capt. Joel Hernan Deiparine had promised to give his wife a belated birth anniversary treat. The agreed day came and went. No celebration. No party. What ensued was a tragedy that the policeman’s wife still couldn’t accept. Deiparine’s wife, who asked not be named, said...
