Rat causes power outage in Bohol towns

Inquirer.net 06/12/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — At least six towns in Bohol province had a power outage on Sunday evening, June 11, due to a rat. In a statement posted Monday on Facebook, power utility distributor Bohol Il Electric Cooperative…

Key witness to testify in Gisela Boniel parricide case

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The prosecution camp in the parricide case for the death of former Bien Unido Bohol Mayor Gisela Boniel will present one of its key witnesses in this Tuesday afternoon’s proceedings at Branch 70…

HOMEWARD BOUND: 200 Cebu City LSIs en route to Bohol

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The sweeper trips of over 200 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) in Cebu City bound for Bien Unido, Bohol were facilitated by the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the Philippine Coast Guard in coordination…

Bohol logs 13 new cases on Aug. 21

Doris C. Bongcac 08/22/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Bohol province logged 13 new cases of the coronavirus disease on Friday, August 21. All of the province’s new cases are cases of community transmission affecting residents of island barangays in the municipalities…

Kin marks Gisela’s 3rd death anniversary with appeal to suspect to confess

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three years after the disappearance of former Bien Unido, Bohol Mayor Gisela Bendong-Boniel, who is also presumed dead, her family continues to fight for justice. As the family marked her third death anniversary…

Gisela Boniel murder suspects arrested in Lapu-Lapu City after hiding for 2 years

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A patrolman based in Lapu-Lapu City hid the two suspects who are allegedly involved in the killing of former Bien Unido mayor Gisela Boniel on June 7, 2017. This was the revelation of…

No more hiding for two suspects of Gisela Boniel’s case

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 09/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — They hid from authorities for more than a year. But on Thursday, September 12, at 1:45 p.m., Lobo Boniel and Allan Delos Reyes, Jr. entered the premises of Camp Sergio Osmeña, the headquarters…

Court allows two accused in Boniel slay to serve as state witnesses

Jessa Sotto 10/24/2018

The court has granted the plea to discharge as state witness two of the accused in the murder of Bien Unido Mayor Gisela Boniel. Judge Andal found sufficient grounds to let Riolito Boniel and Randel Lupas testify…

Six men nabbed in Bien Unido for illegal fishing

Benjie B. Talisic 02/06/2018

Six fishermen in Bien Unido town in Bohol province were arrested on Monday for illegal fishing in two separate police operations. Julius Furog, 27; Alfie Gandecela, 32; and Rey Evalarosa, 29; were arrested in Barangay Pinamgu where…

Two suspects in Bohol town mayor’s case cleared

Morexette B. Erram 08/30/2017

THE TAGBILARAN City Prosecutors Office dropped the charges of illegal detention and kidnapping filed against two suspects in the murder of Bien Unido mayor Gisela Bendong-Boniel at 8 am Wednesday, August 30. Brian Sayson and Wilson Hoylar…

Two suspects of Gisela Boniel slay released

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/17/2017

Two of the suspects in the slay of Mayor Gisela Boniel of Bien Unido town in Bohol were released from police custody on Thursday afternoon, about 20 hours after they were “illegally” arrested by the police. Lawyer…

GISELA BONIEL CASE: Lawyer says clients were “handcuffed and detained without warrant”

Intern 08/17/2017

THE CAMP of the two owners of the motor banca allegedly used to dump the body of Bien Unido Mayor Gisela Boniel cries foul over their arrest on Wednesday. Lobo Boniel and Bryan Sayson were arrested on…

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