Marijuana plants uprooted in mountain barangay of Cebu
The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) personnel uprooted 1,100 fully grown marijuana plants on Tuesday, October 9, in the secluded portion of Sitio Mit-ol, Brgy. Tagbao, Cebu City. The marijuana plants have a Dangerous Drugs Board value of P440,000. No cultivator was caught during the operation. Personnel of City Mobile Force Company led by Chief […]
Road projects top list of Apura’s ‘achievements’
CARCAR City Mayor Nicepuro Apura cited road projects as some of his contributions to the city’s development in his State of the City Address (Soca) last Saturday evening in front of Carcar City Hall. Apura also enumerated his administration’s contribution to the development of different sectors of the city. These are the sectors of tourism, […]
Buenavista town mayor shot dead
BUENAVISTA, Bohol – The town mayor of Buenavista in the province of Bohol was shot dead by gunmen inside a cockpit arena in Barangay Asinan, Buenavista, Bohol Sunday afternoon, May 27. Police Chief Inspector Rolly Lauron, the town's chief of police, said that the gunmen went inside the cockpit area and shot Mayor Ronald Lowell […]
Prosecutors: Pilot filmed underage girls in Philippines
PLUMSTED, New Jersey — A New Jersey pilot created child pornography images and videos of two underage girls engaging in sex acts while he was in the Philippines, according to federal prosecutors. Frank Maile, 62, of Plumsted, was ordered held without bail after his initial court appearance Wednesday, a day after his arrest on charges […]
Kuwait arrests 2 Filipinos accused of helping runaway maids
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwaiti police arrested two Filipinos for allegedly convincing housemaids to run away from their employers' homes as the Philippines' ambassador faced questions for comments about his embassy's work in aiding abused workers, authorities said Sunday. The arrests, reported by the state-run KUNA news agency, come as relations are tense between Kuwait and […]