American arrested for molesting minors

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/04/2015

A 69-YEAR-OLD American was arrested for allegedly exploiting four minors inside a rented house in Solid Homes Subdivision, barangay Taytayan, Bogo City at 7 p.m. last Wednesday. Harold Glover is the fourth foreigner arrested in Bogo City…

Veteran smarts tow Soquino to victory vs Seno

Jade S. Violeta 05/27/2015

Bogo City—Janjie Soquino was the  perfect picture of poise under pressure yesterday as he snatched the title in the 3rd Mayor Celestino Martinez Men’s Open tennis tournament here. The 29-year-old Soquino, a former hotshot in Cebu City’s…

Jail officer gunned down in Bogo City

Rene Alima 05/16/2015

A JAIL officer was shot to death by two motorcycle-riding assailants in barangay Nailon, Bogo City, northern Cebu early morning yesterday. Junrey Malait, who was an intelligence officer of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in…

Dragonboat race in Bogo on May 23

Jade S. Violeta 04/24/2015

In line with its goal of adopting dragonboat racing as an alternative sports development program, the Cebu Provincial Sports Commission (CPSC) will be staging the first-ever Dragonboat Racing in the island of Cebu this May 23 in…

Lawyer: Don’t judge Canadian in trafficking case

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/19/2015

THE lawyer of the 73-year-old Canadian tourist arrested in Bogo city for bringing four minor girls to his motel room appealed to the public not to prejudge the man. “There is big difference between public opinion and…

Not so innocent

04/14/2015

Last week’s arrest of a Canadian retiree who was found in the company of four underage girls in his motel room in Bogo City, showed the need for more vigilance in the tourism industry, the local government…

Tourism office to meet Bogo resort owners

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/13/2015

Bogo City’s Tourism Office will schedule a meeting with resort and hotel operators to  intensify its campaign against human trafficking in the city. “We want to meet and inform them about our campaign on human trafficking. The…

4 girls rescued in Bogo motel to be turned over

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/13/2015

The four girls whom local police said they rescued from a motel in Bogo City will be turned over to the Provincial Council for the Welfare of Children, said Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale. The girls, aged nine…

Arrest in Bogo city a ‘positive response’, says NGO

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/12/2015

The arrest  last week of a 73-year-old Canadian retiree, along with a  mother and grandmother in Bogo City in a case of alleged child sex abuse is a “positive response” in the fight against human trafficking, said…

Bogo forms anti-trafficking group after child sex cases

Apple Ta-as, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/09/2015

More vigilance is needed to protect children in Bogo City, Mayor Celestino “Junie” Martinez Jr. said yesterday. He said an anti-trafficking help desk was recently put up at the terminal of the Polambato Wharf in Bogo City,…

Foreign retiree caught with four girls in motel room

Apple Ta-as 04/09/2015

What’s a 73-year-old foreigner doing with four little girls in a motel room? Bogo city police arrested a Canadian national after entering the Gabrielle’s Court motel in Bogo City on Tuesday afternoon following a distress call from…

American retiree in trafficking, child abuse charges

Apple Ta-as 03/31/2015

Charges of human trafficking and child abuse were filed in court yesterday against the 73-year-old American national arrested in Bogo city for allegedly molesting a 17-year-old boy inside his car. Jonathan Anderson Buck, a retired special education…

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