PDEA-7 warns public against person who claims to be fiscal, extorts money for dropping cases

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) warns the public against individuals, who introduce themselves as fiscals and extort money in exchange for the withdrawal of illegal drug cases. Leia Alcantara,…

Prosecutor: File raps against motorcycle dealers’ officers, employees

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Prosecutor’s Office is recommending the filing of nine counts of charges for Falsification of Commercial Documents by a Private Individual against several officers and employees of five motorcycle dealers that…

Arrested 7 protesters and 1 bystander’s case forwarded to prosecutor’s office

Alven Marie Timtim and Morexette Marie Erram 06/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The case of the seven protesters and one bystander who were arrested in the University of the Philippines Cebu on Friday, June 5, 2020, were already forwarded to the City Prosecutor’s office. In…

Gigi Sanchez ‘saddened’ by Prosecutor Castro’s death

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Despite their differences and disagreements in the past, Grecilda “Gigi” Sanchez , the older sister of Fiscal Mary Ann Castro’s estranged husband, Leodegreco Sanchez, has expressed her condolences to the family of former Cebu…

CHR-7 to create team to probe Castro killing

Morexette Marie B. Erram and Delta Derycka Letigio 01/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR – 7) will conduct their own investigation on the ambush-slay of former Cebu City Assistant Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro. In a statement sent to…

Police: Fiscal Castro killed by expert shooter

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—It is very likely that former Cebu City Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro was shot by an expert gun shooter. This was revealed by Chief Inspector Eduard Sanchez, the commander of the Abellana Police Station, as…

Garma to form special investigation team to probe Fiscal Castro’s killing

Benjie B. Talisic 01/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) will be formed 48 hours after the killing of former Cebu City Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro. Fiscal Castro was shot dead last night (January 17) as she…

Slain supporter’s family can pursue case at DOJ: fiscal

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/21/2017

  CEBU Provincial Prosecutor Pepita Jane Petralba said her office has nothing against the family of a slain political supporter in Sta. Fe town, north Cebu who recently requested a review of their findings. “That is part…

‘Shabu’ pa, son, girlfriend charged before fiscal

Benjie Talisic 05/07/2017

  POLICE in Bohol are now verifying the information provided by Teofilo Tampus, who was arrested over the weekend with three kilos of shabu valued at P48 million in his house. His son Jonathan and Jonathan’s live-in…

Talisay fiscal faces rap for comments during inquest

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic 04/19/2017

ONION-SKINNED PNP? For uttering comments which they found as “unbecoming of a public official”, Talisay City Fiscal Benjo Lurher Macion is now the subject of a complaint from the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO). CPPO Director Senior…

Four of six suspects released by fiscal for lack of evidence

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/20/2017

  Four of the six suspects initially charged for attempting to lure four Minglanilla Central School pupils into a van last Thursday have been released from detention after the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor did not find…

Cleansing of judiciary a must in anti-drug campaign

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/29/2016

GOVERNMENT should clean the judiciary in order to effectively wage war against illegal drugs. “It’s always the police that are being accused of receiving drug money. But there are fiscals, lawyers and judges who receive money which…

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