Vigil for murdered longboarder held in Fuente Osmeña

Members of the local longboarding and frisbee community gather at the Fuente Osmeña Circle for a prayer vigil for fellow longboarder Loreen Ramirez, who was murdered in Siquijor province last Sunday. (CDN PHOTO/ GLENDALE ROSAL)

Members of the local longboarding and frisbee community gather at the Fuente Osmeña Circle for a prayer vigil for fellow longboarder Loreen Ramirez, who was murdered in Siquijor province last Sunday.
(CDN PHOTO/ GLENDALE ROSAL)

The local longboarding and frisbee community in Cebu staged a prayer vigil at the Fuente Osmeña Circle on Friday as they seek justice for Loreen Ramirez and Nikki Piñero, who were stabbed to death in a beach resort in Barangay Solangon, San Juan town in Siquijor province last Sunday.

Ramirez, 17, was a participant of a longboarding competition dubbed the Visayan Longboard Trilogy. Piñero was in Siquijor for a short vacation.

The suspect, Michael Manayon of Lapu-Lapu City, was caught by the police after a hot pursuit operation. The 34-year-old Manayon was attending the longboarding competition.

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