Cebu Daily Newscast: Doctor dies in road accident in Argao, Cebu

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Doctor dies in road accident in Argao, Cebu

Bystanders check the vehicle that Dr. Annie Irene Rufo was driving when it met an accident in Argao town, southern Cebu early Monday morning, September 4, 2023. | Contributed Photo via Paul Lauro

A road accident in Argao town, southern Cebu claimed the life of a doctor on Monday, September 4, 2023.

Authorities from Argao confirmed that Dr. Annie Irene Rufo, a community dentist, died shortly after the sports utility vehicle (SUV) she was driving rammed into the rear end of a truck parked along the highway in Brgy. Bulasa.

Dr. Rufo was a dentist of the Department of Health (DOH) deployed in Boljoon town, investigators from the Argao Police Station said. Boljoon is a town around 50 kilometers south of Argao.

Cebu officials mourns loss of community dentist

Local officials in southern Cebu province mourned the loss of Dr. Annie Irene Rufo, a dentist who dedicated her career to serving communities there before her life was cut tragically in a fatal road mishap on Monday, September 4.

Boljoon Mayor Jojie Derama said they were saddened by the untimely death of Dr. Annie Irene Rufo, who suffered a terrible fate in Argao while on her way to work on Monday.

Arrested husband in Mandaue on why he had an affair: I was underappreciated, nagged by my wife

He was allegedly underappreciated and he had had enough of his 48-year-old wife for allegedly always nagging him

These were the reasons given by the 47-year-old husband on why he had an affair and a mistress or a girlfriend.

The husband, who was arrested together with his 21-year-old mistress this morning in the mistress’s house, in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City, said that he had had enough of his wife not appreciating his sacrifices.

Rama offers witness protection program for new witness on Tocmo’s murder under one condition

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is willing to assist a certain Bianca Lee, who claims to have information that contradicts police findings in the murder of Reah Mae Tocmo, in enrolling in the state’s Witness Protection Program.

Rama, in an interview with lawyer Ruphil Bañoc’s Straight to the Point for dyHP, said the city government would like to help Bianca Lee under one condition. The newly surfaced witness must tell the truth.

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