Lawyer insists dismissed Mandaue mayor violated election law

Futch Anthony Inso 12/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Lawyer Ervin Estandarte insisted that dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes’ failure to disclose his pending dismissal case on his certificate of candidacy (COC) for his reelection was a violation of the election law.…

Lawyer files COC for Bohol 1st district representative

CDN Digital 10/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A veteran lawyer has decided to bring his advocacies to another level. Atty. Jordan Pizarras filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the representation of the 1st district of Bohol in Congress on…

Police probes death of lawyer who fell from building in Cebu City

Paul Lauro and Futch Anthony Inso 09/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are now investigating the death of a lawyer who died after allegedly falling from a high-rise commercial building along Bohol Street, Cebu City on Friday, Sept. 20. Police Major Romeo Caacoy, chief…

Supreme Court disbars previously suspended lawyer

Jane Baustista 05/25/2024

The Supreme Court has disbarred a previously suspended lawyer and slapped her with a P35,000 fine for issuing bouncing checks and failing to pay her debt. In a decision promulgated on Tuesday, the high court en banc found lawyer Elerizza Libiran-Meteoro…

Torture claims in deaths of 5 NPA rebels in Bohol dismissed by police

Frances Mangosing - Reporter / @FMangosingINQ 02/27/2024

Police would be open for investigation into an encounter in Bilar town in Bohol Province last week amid questions on the circumstances surrounding the deaths of five suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels. This was the assurance…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Who was Hannah Jay Cesista, the Bar Passer killed in Bohol clash?

CDN Digital 02/26/2024

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, February 26, 2024. Who was Hannah Jay Cesista, the Bar Passer killed in Bohol clash?…

Police continue to verify identity of ‘lawyer’ killed in Bohol encounter

Emmariel Ares 02/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police are validating the identity of a woman who was one of the fatalities of an encounter that happened in Bilar town in Bohol province on Friday morning. In a phone interview on…

PMI’s Floriezyl Echavez-Podot now a lawyer

Glendale G. Rosal 12/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — PMI Bohol Boxing Promotions’ top honcho Floriezyl Echavez-Podot isn’t just reaping success in the ring, but also in the world of lawyering. Podot was one of the 3,812 examinees who passed the grueling…

‘Mastermind’ of pawnshop heist passes Bar exams, a step closer to being a lawyer

Emmariel Ares 12/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Among the 3,812 examinees who passed the recent Bar Examinations, one name on the list belongs to the man who was accused of being the mastermind of a daring pawnshop robbery in Cebu…

To teach law in the grand manner

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 11/22/2023

“Kung hindi tayo kikibo, sino ang kikibo? Kung hindi tayo kikilos, sino ang kikilos? Kung hindi ngayon, kailan pa?” A slogan lifted from the  editorial column by  Abraham “Ditto” Sarmiento, Jr.  who was the Philippine Collegian editor-in-chief…

FACES OF CEBU: Vhal Roncesballes, 28, New York Bar Exam passer

Jessa Ngojo - CDN Social Media Specialist 10/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As Filipinos, we may have been in situations where we find ourselves putting our dreams on hold to prioritize something else, especially if it is for the sake of our family’s future. It’s…

Name mixup, ‘mistakenly’ arrested man: Lawyer to file habeas corpus petition to free jailed lolo

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 09/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A lawyer has said that they will be filing a petition for habeas corpus to free the 68-year-old man who was allegedly mistakenly arrested instead of his son who is a Jr. for…

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