Fake heiress’ life of luxury left others footing big bills

AP 03/28/2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Anna Sorokin traveled in celebrity circles and tossed $100 tips — all the more reason to believe she was the German heiress she said she was. But behind the jet-set lifestyle and pricey…

Disqualification case: Comelec says Arcilla can still campaign in Cebu City’s North District

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —There is no reason for Cebu City Councilor Alvin Arcilla to already cease from campaigning. Lawyer Marchel Sarno, election officer for Cebu City’s North District, told Cebu Daily News Digital that Arcilla will continue…

CA denies Trillanes plea to temporarily stop rebellion case trial

Inquirer.net 03/20/2019

MANILA, Philippines–The Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the plea of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to temporarily stop the trial of the reopened rebellion case against him before the Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 150. “We…

Cebu City Police now know who gave ecstasy to Ashley Abad    

Morexette Marie Erram 02/19/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Investigators from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) have identified the person responsible of giving the party drug ecstasy to Ashley Abad that led to her death last month. But Chief Superintendent Debold…

NHCP: Capitol is taking great risk in proceeding with resource center project

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu provincial government is taking a great risk in pursuing with the construction of the 20-story resource center without any clearance from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). Dr. Rene Escalante,…

Sunglasses case causes bomb alarm in Sto. Niño basilica

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Paul Lauro 01/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A sunglasses case left unattended along the P. Burgos street entrance of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño, caused an alarm among the security personnel of the church.  According to Chief Inspector Joemar…

Penro mulls filing case vs lot owner of collapsed tunnel 

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/03/2019

SIBULAN, NEGROS ORIENTAL–The Negros Oriental Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) is mulling to file charges against the owner of the property where a tunnel collapsed and buried three miners at Barangay Booc-booc in Sibulan town,…

Faeldon’s son now a free man after prosecutor’s office junks his drug case

Inquirer.net 12/23/2018

MANILA, Philippines — The son and namesake of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Director General Nicanor Faeldon has been released from police custody after the Prosecutor’s Office dismissed the case against Faeldon Jr. Police Regional Office 5…

DOJ wants state witness discharged from Espinosa drug case

Inquirer 12/11/2018

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked the Manila Regional Trial Court to discharge Marcelo Adorco, former security escort and driver of self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa as state witness. In a motion submitted on Monday to…

Nalzaro to bring his libel case to RSP, DOJ’s attention

Morexette B. Erram 12/11/2018

Tri-media personality Pablito “Bobby” Nalzaro is not yet giving up on the libel case filed against him by Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s son Miguel. Nalzaro said he plans to either bring his case to the Regional State Prosecutor…

Jinggoy says he and Revilla were ‘victims of selective justice’

Inquirer.net 12/08/2018

MANILA, Philippines—“We are really victims of selective justice.” Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Saturday said this when asked if he and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. could return in the Senate in 2019. In 2014, Estrada and Revilla…

Jinggoy Estrada hopes for acquittal on pending plunder case

Inquirer.net 12/07/2018

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday said he hopes his fate would be the same as that of former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. who was acquitted of plunder charges by the Sandiganbayan in…

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