Cebu City gov’t withdraws legal aid to slain witness’s family

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will be withdrawing its offered legal assistance to the family of slain Ritchie Nepomuceno, who was one of the major witnesses to the alleged extortion and rape of 11…

Multiple dastardly crimes—by cops

Philippine Daily Inquirer 04/23/2021

A woman cried rape and robbery against 11 members of the police force in Cebu City, and was gunned down by unknown assailants a month later. A few hours on, the officer who not only led the…

Policeman Colita’s medical check-up valid reason to leave camp – CCPO chief

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) insisted that Police Staff Sergeant Celso Colita did not violate camp restriction policies after records showed he went out on the day the 35-year-old woman, who accused…

CCPO eyes drugs, love triangle in Nepomuceno’s killing

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 04/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office is looking into illegal drugs and love triangle as possible motives in the ambush slay of Ritchie Nepomuceno on Monday night, April 19, 2021. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert…

Cebu City dad to victims of police abuse: Do not let ‘incident’ scare you to silence

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra is encouraging residents who have experienced police abuse to not let the killing of a major witness in the alleged rape and extortion case of 11 Barangay Sawang…

RPDEU chief: ‘No foul play’ in Colita’s death

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 04/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There is ‘definitely no foul play’ in Police Staff Sergeant Celso Colita’s death. Thus declared on Tuesday, April 20, Police Major Glenn Hife, the head of the internal investigation team investigating the 11…

CHR-7 probe into Sawang Calero controversy ‘on the rocks’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The fate of the Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) investigation on the controversy surrounding some cops in Sawang Calero Police Station is now in limbo. Leo Villarino, CHR-7 chief investigator,…

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