Alice Guo says she’s ‘receiving death threats’: ‘I am afraid’

Faith Argosino - Reporter / @FArgosinoINQ 07/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Receiving death threats is one of the reasons why suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo opted to skip the Senate’s July 10 hearing on the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos). She was afraid that these…

‘Habal-habal’ driver shot dead in Brgy. Basak Pardo, Cebu City

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 10/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 27-year-old ‘habal-habal’ driver was shot dead while on board his motorcycle at the back of Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School in Barangay Basak Pardo around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October…

BOPK unbothered by threats — Margot O

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s opposition, the Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK), remains unfazed by the threats some of its members have received in the past days. Councilor Eugenio Gabuya, Jr., who is in his last…

San Fernando cops looking into “warnings” received by slain couple

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — San Fernando police are now verifying reports that the Baringui-an couple had earlier been warned by some acquaintances “to always be careful” before they were killed on Sunday. Police Senior Master Sergeant Herbert…

Two Lapu-Lapu dads cry foul over death threats, point to administration as possible culprit

Futch Anthony Inso 01/24/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Two Lapu-Lapu City councilors have claimed to have received death threats and have suspected the administration to have allegedly something to do with them. Councilor Michael Dignos said that their threats that they…

Zafra urges lawyers to report any threats amid killings

Dyrecka Letigio 08/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra, the committee chairperson for peace and order, is urging law practitioners to report any threat to their lives. This amid the killing of human rights lawyer, Rex Fernandez,…

Inayawan shooting: Police looking at drugs, love triangle as possible motives

Mae Fhel Gom-os 08/26/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Police are looking into drugs and love triangle as possible motives behind the shooting to death of a 31-year old man in Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City on Wednesday afternoon, August 25, 2021. This…

Police eye ex-convict husband’s links to drugs as possible motive for lawyer’s killing

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Danao City Police are now looking into the possible connection of the death of Lawyer Baby Maria Concepcion Landero-Ole on December 17, 2020, to that of her husband, Wanito, a former…

Lapu mayor reveals receiving death threats

Futch Anthony Inso 12/17/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan admitted that he too has been receiving death threats. “Naay nag-ingon nako nga mga reliable sources nga naa ko’y death threats,” Chan revealed. The mayor, however, did…

Slain Los Baños mayor got death threats after narcolist inclusion – town exec

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 12/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Los Baños, Laguna town Mayor Caesar Perez received death threats after being included in the Duterte administration’s “narcolist” or the list of public officials allegedly involved in the drug trade, a municipal official said…

A year after ambush, Reluya says threats continue

Rosalie Abatayo 01/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A year after the fatal ambush against their camp, San Fernando Mayor Lakambini Reluya revealed that threats continue to loom over the family. Reluya, in an interview with CDN Digital, said they have…

Police say lawyer shot in Dumaguete received death threats

Florence Baesa 01/03/2020

Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental—Police Colonel Julian Entoma, director of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO), confirmed that the lawyer who was shot at his home’s premises on Friday morning, January 3, 2020, received death threats prior…

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