Perjury case against Lapu-Lapu Mayor Chan junked

Futch Anthony Inso 05/19/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed the perjury case that was filed by the seven barangay captains against Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan. The barangay captains, who filed the complaint, are…

Lapu-Lapu City prosecutor finds probable cause to charge motorcycle dealers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Prosecutor has found probable cause to formally charge motorcycle dealers accused of “falsifying” documents which they submitted to the Land Transportation Office in Central Visays (LTO-7). Assistant Prosecutor Antonio Aseniero…

Burglars hit Lapu-Lapu fiscal’s office, steal gun, cash

Futch Anthony Inso 10/17/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Burglars have hit another office at the Lapu-Lapu city hall compound. This time it was the Lapu-Lapu City Prosecutor’s Office — the 4th office to be burglarized in the compound in 23 days.…

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…

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: 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…

Boniel’s camp moves to inhibit Lapu-lapu City Prosecutor’s Office to handle case

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/23/2017

  The camp of Lobo Boniel and Brian Sayson filed a motion to inhibit against the Lapu-lapu City Prosecutor’s Office for allowing the arrest of Boniel and Sayson on Wednesday. Boniel and Sayson were suspected to be…

Filipina, 3 Koreans face trafficking raps

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/15/2017

Qualified trafficking charges were filed against three Korean nationals and a Filipina for allegedly recruiting local women to have sex with Korean tourists in Cebu. The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) on Wednesday sued…

US retiree nabbed at airport for bringing pistol

Norman V. Mendoza and Aileen Garcia-Yap 11/10/2015

Retired US Navy man, Timothy Lee Lindsey, 66, said he thought it was all right for him to bring a firearm to the airport. “It’s hard to say if I have violated a law because it’s different…

Prosecutor junks move to defer proceedings

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/04/2014

The Lapu-Lapu City Prosecutor denied the motion filed by the five Highway Patrol Group (HPG) policemen accused in the ambush-slay of lawyer Noel Archival asking for the deferment of the preliminary investigation while waiting for further orders…

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