The Bogo Times

by Jojo C. Ugdol ( Banat ) CEBU, Philippines - Gitabangan og kulata sa unom ka mga tawo, gibundakan og bato ang nawong, giluba ang liog hangtud namatay ang usa ka lalaki  diha sa Barangay Luyang, San Remigio , niadtong Domingo sa alas 3:30 sa hapon. Ang biktima nailhan nga si Saturnino Cualbar, 45, samtang nakasibat ug nakatug-an sa kapulisan ang kauban niini nga si Dominador Collamat, 21, pulos taga Sitio Aningan, Luyang, San Remigio. Sa unom ka mga suspek,  upat palang ang mga nailhan nga sila si Reneboy Good Noynay, 40, Jerry Yurag, Macky Ecarma, ug Michael Yurag, pulos nagpuyo sa maong barangay. Matud pa ni SPO1 Joe Johnnesky Ynot ang imbestigador sa San Remegio Police nga nahinabi sa Banat News kini mitug-an nga miadto sa maong lugar ang biktima kauban ang iyang anak-anak aron unta maningil og utang. Ilang nalabyan sa kilid sa dalan ang mga suspek nga nag-inom ug nahitabo ang tinubagay. Atol sa pagpanguli na unta sa biktima, gigukod ug gibabagan kin...

Two inmates of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Medellin escaped early Thursday morning. The fugitives were identified as Berly Tudtud of Bungtod, Bogo City and Roger Lagahit of Talisay, Daanbantayan. Berly Tudtud and Roger Lagahit mugshots source:  Mayor Ricky Rodriguez Ramirez Facebook account Tudtud is a former security guard who is a suspect in killing accounting clerk Jennelyn Migabon, 26; security guard Dean Deserto, 26; and Deserto’s girlfriend Cecilia Torres, 30, on New Year’s Eve after robbing a bank in Daanbantayan, Cebu. He was charged with robbery with homicide. Lagahit was charged with attempted murder. Sun.Star Cebu reported that the inmates bolted the jail at 6:30 a.m. with the help of a coconut lumber that they propped up against the 4-meter perimeter fence.Residents nearby saw what happened and reported it to the jail personnel. Read more about the escape: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2014/05/02/2-inmates-bolt-medelli...

The LBC outlet located along P. Rodriguez Street in Barangay Libertad, Bogo City got robbed two days ago. It was the third LBC robbery this month following Barangay Tabok, Mandaue City and  Barangay San Nicolas, Cebu City.  Two robbers entered the establishment shortly before 9 a.m. and reportedly  took away cash worth Php 70,000, a mobile phone worth Php7,000, and a pocket WiFi of one of the employees. SunStar reported that one of the robbery suspects, clad in sweatshirt, cargo short pants and a blue cap, pulled out a .38 revolver and held the three employees(manager Melecio Maitom and customer associates Angel Mary Estrera and Camelo Damos) at gunpoint. Hermano Mallari, Bogo City police chief, interviewed by The Freeman thought there might be a backup waiting outside. The robbers fled on board separate motorcycles without plate numbers. Mallari also told The Freeman that it is likely that the robbers were not from the City of B...

News and updates of the Montesclaros shooting  incident. (News clippings sorted by published dates) COP ALLEGEDLY SHOOTS, KILLS DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND Saturday, April 6, 2013  By  Davinci S. Maru , SUN.STAR NEWS A POLICE official in Bogo City, Cebu yesterday afternoon allegedly shot to death the 17-year-old boyfriend of his daughter. Chief Insp. Ceferino Tabay Jr. , deputy chief of the Bogo City Police Station, surrendered shortly after he allegedly shot Vincent Paul Montesclaros in Barangay Guadalupe at 3 p.m. He was also divested of his 9mm service pistol, the same weapon used in the shooting. Supt. Anthony Bagarinao, Bogo City police chief, said Montesclaros died from gunshot wounds in his head and chest. Tabay brought Montesclaros, who was a first year college student, to the hospital but the minor died before receiving treatment. Bagarinao told Sun.Star Cebu Tabay, who was on duty, went home to eat.   Read more:  http://www....

With 44 policemen in the City of Bogo , Mayor Martinez asked for military reinforcement to battle crime. The mayor sent his request through the army's 8th Infantry Division in Samar following the gun-slaying of three men which is believed to be related to illegal drug trade. Martinez earlier asked for more policemen from the Cebu Provincial Police office but was told there was none to spare. The military directed its 6th Company of the Special Forces (SF) assigned in Sogod, Cebu to assess the threat in the area first. - Read more: Cebu Daily News

If Bogo City wants to curb the rise of teenage drug users and violent youth gangs, it should pass an ordinance regulating membership in these groups. This was the suggestion of Senior Supt. Patrocinio Comendador, Cebu provincial police chief, who said ...click -> [ full story ]