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…

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…

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-7 confident of case against 17-year-old suspect in Christine Lee Silawan’s murder

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/19/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — Investigators remain confident that they have strong evidence against one of the suspects behind the gruesome killing of Christine Lee Silawan. This despite claims from the family of the 17-year-old alleged killer that…

NBI-7 needs witnesses who could help pinpoint exact location where Christine was killed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/19/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — One of the suspects behind the gruesome killing of Christine Lee Silawan is already under the custody of the authorities.  But investigators are still baffled where exactly did the killers end the life…

SITG Christine Lee deactivated; NBI-7 is now lead agency in handling Silawan case

Rosalie Abatayo 03/19/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Following the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas’ (NBI-7) arrest of the 17-year-old suspect in the gruesome killing of Christine Lee Silawan, Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) Christine Lee is now deactivated.…

Bueno may be cleared as person of interest in Silawan case, says Sinas

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Chief Superintendent Debold Sinas said that Jonas Bueno, the suspect for the slay of a farmer in the hinterland barangays of Carmen and Danao City, Cebu, may be cleared from being a person-of-interest in the…

Christine Lee’s mom relieved suspect is arrested but still wished killing didn’t happen

Rosalie Abatayo 03/18/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Though she feels slightly relieved that one of the suspects in the brutal murder of her daughter has been arrested, Lourdes Silawan hopes that the two other suspects would also fall soon. Lourdes…

Transfer talks of Jonas Bueno from Davao City to Cebu ongoing — police

Rosalie Abatayo 03/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the regional offices of Central Visayas (PRO-7) and Davao Region (PRO-11) are now in talks for the transfer of the custody of Jonas Bueno, who…

Palma urges suspect in teen’s slay to surrender

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged the faithful to pray for the surrender of the killer of 16-year-old Christine Lee Silawan, whose mutilated body found in Lapu-lapu City on Monday, March 11. “Akong pag-ampo nga unta…

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