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…

TAPE Inc. lawyer dismisses speculations ‘Eat Bulaga’ will transfer to another network

Anne Pasajol 08/18/2023

TAPE Inc. lawyer Maggie Abraham-Garduque belied speculations that “Eat Bulaga” will transfer from GMA to another TV network, stressing that there’s “no need and reason” for the noontime show to make such a move. Speculations of “Eat…

Widower, who attacked lawyer, 2 others in Compostela town, charged with frustrated murder

CDN Digital 08/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 75-year-old widower, who was responsible for the attack in Compostela town of a lawyer, his live-in partner, and their caretaker allegedly due to land dispute, has been charged with frustrated murder. Patrolman…

75-year-old man arrested for attacking three people, including a lawyer, in Compostela

by Paul Lauro 08/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Three people, including a lawyer, were rushed to a hospital after a 75-year-old man attacked them in Compostela town, northern Cebu on Monday, August 7. The suspect, whom police identified as Fortunato Rosales,…

Jessa Mae Aviso: Cum laude and a student-athlete

07/23/2023

CEBU City, Philippines — Jessa Mae Aviso graduated cum laude in her AB Political Science course at the University of Cebu last June 30, 2023. She made it through her college years by being a student-athlete, who…

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