Albayalde on Silawan case one month after victim was found dead: Solved but not yet closed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief,  General Oscar Albayalde said the murder case of 16-year-old would be considered ‘solved but not closed’. This after Albayalde led the presentation of another suspect behind the brutal…

Isles: Arrest of new suspect debunks NBI’s claims against Silawan’s ex-boyfriend

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The arrest of another suspect, a 42-year-old man, who reportedly “confessed” to killing Christine Lee Silawan may be a step closer to prove the innocence of the 18-year-old suspect. Lawyer Vincent Isles, the…

NBI – 7 to stick with PNP autopsy findings

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/05/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI – 7), the lead investigating team tasked to solve the killing of church collector Christine Lee Silawan, will stick to the autopsy findings…

Silawan family grateful for President Duterte’s order to rearrest 17-year-old suspect

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/28/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – The family of Christine Lee Silawan expressed gratitude to President Rodrigo Duterte for intervening and ordering the rearrest of the 17-year-old suspect. READ MORE: Duterte orders re-arrest of suspect in Christine Silawan killing But…

Lapu-Lapu prosecutors: Duterte’s order to detain anew Silawan’s murder suspect will not influence murder probe

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/28/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A phone call from President Rodrigo Duterte  will not influence the course of the preliminary investigation being conducted by the panel of prosecutors of the Lapu-lapu City Prosecutors Office on the murder case…

Law enforcers looking for other suspects in Silawan killing

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Law enforcers are now looking for other suspects whom they believed have a hand in the killing of Christine Lee Silawan, who was supposed to turn 17 today, Tuesday (March 26). Chief Superintendent Debold…

NBI-7 chief: No inconsistency in evidence against Silawan murder suspect

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/22/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI – 7) dismissed allegations by the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) that there were inconsistencies between the findings of their agency and that of the…

STRAIGHT TO THE POINT: Quest for justice for Christine Silawan is on

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 03/22/2019

  Can a minor afford to kill a fellow minor in a most brutal way? Can a 17-year-old inflict 30 stab wounds alone, skin to the skull and remove some organs of his 16-year-old ex lover? Does…

Christine Lee murder update: Teen suspect to be treated as an adult

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/21/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — The 17-year-old teenager tagged as the suspect in the killing of Christine Lee Silawan will be charged as an adult, and not as a minor.  Chief Superintendent Debold Sinas, director of the Police…

Christine Lee murder update: Camp of suspect says evidence against them is ‘little and weak’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The camp of the 17-year-old minor who was tagged as the suspect behind the gruesome killing of Christine Lee Silawan believes the evidence against their client isn’t strong. In a phone interview with…

NBI recovers porn materials, other contents from ‘destroyed’ phone of Silawan’s murder suspect

Paul Lauro and Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cybercrime Division of the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI -7) has recovered the contents of the cellphone belonging to the 17-year-old boy who was tagged as the primary suspect…

NBI-7 exploring theory Christine Silawan was killed near where her body was found

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One week since the death of Christine Lee Silawan shook not only Cebu but also the entire country, investigators are now looking into another possibility on where the 16-year-old tithe collector was killed.…

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