Suspect in rape-slay of two-year-old girl in Negros Oriental arrested

Florence Baesa 10/18/2019

Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental—The suspect  in the rape and brutal killing of a two-year-old girl was arrested by authorities on Friday morning, October 18, 2019, in Sitio Pinangemnan, Barangay Obat, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental. Police Colonel Rizalito…

2 more convicts in Chiong sisters’ rape-slay surrender

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 09/18/2019

  MANILA, Philippines – The two other convicts in the Chiong sisters rape-slay case prematurely released because of good conduct time allowance have surrendered, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said Wednesday. Based on initial information provided to the…

Thelma Chiong to DOJ: Show us complete list of convicts released through GCTA

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Unhappy with the release of four of the seven convicts in the rape-slay of her daughters Marijoy and Jacqueline, Thelma Chiong has called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to already release to…

Panelo denies hand in early release of former mayor in rape-slay case

Nestor Corrales - INQUIRER.net 09/03/2019

MANILA, Philippines —  Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Wednesday denied having a hand in the impending release of former Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez who was convicted for rape and murder. Panelo served as one of the lawyers…

Chiong sisters rape-slay convicts already released – Lacson

08/30/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Those convicted for the abduction, rape and murder of siblings Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong in Cebu in 1997 have already been released from prison under the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Law, Senator Panfilo…

Public outrage stopped Aug. 20 Sanchez release, his family says

08/28/2019

  CALAUAN, Laguna, Philippines — His bags were packed and he had taken a bath. The night before, he was fingerprinted as part of the release procedures. Antonio Sanchez, a former mayor of Calauan, Laguna province, was…

Dela Rosa: Mayor convicted of rape, murder ‘deserves second chance’

08/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Former Mayor Antonio Sanchez of Calauan town in Laguna “deserves a second chance,” Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, a former chief of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), said on Wednesday. Dela Rosa said this…

Early Sanchez release sparks fear, anguish

08/22/2019

  Fear, disbelief and painful emotions gripped the family of murder victim Allan Gomez when media reports came out that the man responsible for his death and the rape-slay of his college sweetheart 26 years ago might…

Filipino gets life sentence for rape-slay of Japanese student

Inquirer.net 07/27/2018

A 36-year-old former factory worker has been slapped with life imprisonment for the gang-rape and murder of a sophomore student from Ibaraki University in Japan back in 2004. The Mito District Court sentenced Jerico Miro Lampano in…

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