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…

Lapu police hope manhunt operation on primary suspect won’t be compromised 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/15/2019

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu — Investigators from the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LLCPO) remained hopeful that their ongoing manhunt operation against the primary suspect in the killing of Christine Lee Silawan will not be foiled. Senior Superintendent Limuel…

Lapu teen’s mom not convinced Jonas Bueno is behind daughter’s murder

Morexette Marie Erram 03/15/2019

  Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu — The mother of Christine Lee Silawan said she is not convinced that the suspect behind the killing of her daughter is Jonas Buenos. “Dili (siya ang suspect para nako),” said Lourdes. “Ganahan…

A netizen’s compassion: ‘I want to buy a birthday cake for Christine’

Gresheen Gift Libby 03/14/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – The brutal murder of Christine Lee Silawan in Lapu-Lapu City sent shockwaves around the country. Netizens were outraged with the way the 16-year-old Silawan was murdered – stabbed multiple times, face skinned to…

Lapu police chief emphasizes importance of CCTVs in schools

Rosalie Abatayo 03/14/2019

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu — Lapu-Lapu City Police Office director Police Senior Superintendent Limuel Obon emphasized the importance of closed-circuit television (CCTV) in schools.  In a talk with teachers of the Soong Elementary School in the wake of…

Lapu police tag primary suspect in Christine Lee Silawan’s murder

Rosalie Abatayo 03/13/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The police has tagged a man whom Christine Lee Silawan has exchanged communication with as the primary suspect for the teen’s gruesome murder. Senior Superintendent Limuel Obon, director of the Lapu-lapu City Police…

Possibility that Lapu teen’s missing organs were taken by animals slim, says crime lab  

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/13/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — Superintendent Benjamin Lara, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory in Central Visayas, said the possibility that some of Christine Lee Silawan’s internal organs may have been eaten by animals that…

Crime Lab: Lapu teen’s body is missing some internal organs

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/13/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — Christine Lee Silawan died due to multiple stab wounds but investigators are still baffled as to how the heinous crime was committed.  Read more: Lapu teen wasn’t the first murder victim in Cebu…

CHR-7: In pursuit of Lapu teen slay suspects, human rights must still be upheld

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid the public outrage on the brutal murder of a Lapu-Lapu teen, the Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) said that law enforcement agencies must still work within the boundaries of…

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