The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has recently conducted a drug bust operation in Iloilo City, resulting in the arrest of three suspects and the confiscation of suspected Methamphetamine Hydrochloride or "shabu" worth Php 136,000. The operation was successfully carried out by the PDEA VI-Regional Special Enforcement Team-Alpha and the PDEA Iloilo Provincial
ILOILO CITY - Iloilo City Mayor Jerry TreƱas has reinstated the mandatory use of face masks inside the City Hall premises. The move comes amid rising COVID-19 cases in the area, although hospital utilization rates have remained steady as most cases are mild.
ILOILO CITY - In an early morning operation today, April 12, 2023, a drug personality was arrested and 17 grams of shabu worth Php 115,600 were seized in Brgy. San Isidro, Jaro, Iloilo City.
ILOILO CITY - Rommel John Celestre, the suspect in the murder of Christine Gabayeron, has been charged today, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. In a press conference with Police Lieutenant Colonel Albert Sy, the chief of the Mandurriao PNP, Sy confirmed that Celestre's gender was one of the circumstances leading to their filing of the murder case.
In the early morning of April 11, Tropical Depression "Amang" was located at 495 km East of Virac, Catanduanes with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h and gustiness of up to 55 km/h. Moving at a speed of 20 km/h to the West Northwestward, the tropical depression has brought rains and gusty winds to Northern and Eastern Samar.
After four days of hot pursuit operation, Rommel John Celestre, the suspect in the murder of Christine Gabayeron, a 38-year-old masseuse, was finally caught on Wednesday night, April 5, 2023, in Valladolid, Negros Occidental. According to the Mandurriao PNP, Celestre immediately fled to Guimaras Island and then transferred to Bacolod City after committing the crime.
A suspect in the Gabayeron case, John Rommel Celestre, has voluntarily surrendered to authorities after his family contacted them. With the help of local officials, the suspect was retrieved from Valladolid, Negros Occidental, and is now in custody. He will face due process in court, and the authorities have commended his family for their cooperation.
The Iloilo City Police conducted a successful buy-bust operation in Brgy. San Jose, Arevalo, resulting in the arrest of a notorious drug dealer known as "Joey" who violated R.A 9165 section 5 and 11. The 31-year-old suspect from Brgy. Boulevard, Molo, Iloilo City was found in possession of 13 sachets of shabu, a Mentos steel canister, buy-bust money, and an Android
ILOILO CITY - Lieutenant Joebert Amado, the Deputy Station for Operation of Mandurriao PNP, has released the image of the suspect who allegedly murdered masseuse Christine Gabayeron in a lodging house in Barangay Bolilao, Mandurriao, last Saturday, April 1, 2023.
An elderly resident of East Baluarte, Barangay Boulevard, Molo, tragically drowned in a nearby river on Saturday afternoon. Salvacion De Mesa, 68 years old, fell from a bridge and was unable to be resuscitated despite the efforts of community members. Investigations revealed that Salvacion had been suffering from a nervous breakdown due to financial stress, and had