Ex-Cebu town mayor in Duterte ‘narcolist’ comes out of hiding

Ador Vincent Mayol, Nestle Semilla 07/09/2022

CEBU CITY—A former mayor of a Cebu town who was implicated in the illegal drugs trade by former President Duterte is back in government after close to four years in hiding. Vicente Loot, a retired police general…

Duterte to Loot: We have you monitored, don’t fool us

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot got another tongue-lashing from President Rodrigo Duterte when the latter delivered a speech during the campaign rally of PDP-Laban in Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Friday evening, March 8. “Si…

Daanbantayan reports 66 dengue cases since January; Loot orders cleanup drive

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/10/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot has directed the Municipal Health Office (MHO) and barangay officials to intensify community-based dengue prevention and control mechanisms after 66 cases of dengue have been reported in the northern…

CIDG, DOJ LAUNCH PROBE VS PETER LIM

Ador Vincent Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 07/30/2017

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) have started to go after Cebuano businessman Peter Lim, who was publicly identified by President Rodrigo Duterte as one of the…

Court dismisses election protest filed by Corro against Loot

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/04/2017

CEBU CITY–For failing to furnish a copy of the complaint to the other camp, the Regional Trial Court (RTC) dismissed the election protest filed by defeated mayoral candidate Augusto Corro against Mayor Vicente Loot of Daanbantayan town,…

BUILD UP CASE VS PETER LIM

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/05/2016

“They were misled,” said Cebu businessman Peter Lim about an hour after Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa disclosed before a Senate hearing that the President had ordered police to “build up” a…

Loot answers Kerwin’s claim during Senate investigation

Dominic D. Yasay, Rosemarie H. Borromeo 12/05/2016

Allegations that Daanbantayan Mayor, retired Chief Supt. Vicente Loot, received money from suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa surfaced again during yesterday’s Senate hearing into the death of Albuera, Leyte, Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. In answer to a…

Transcript of Mayor Vicente A. Loot’s speech at the Senate hearing

12/05/2016

The Honorable Chairman and Members of this Joint Committee: I am Retired PCsupt Vicente A Loot, now Mayor of the The Municipality of Daanbantayan, province of Cebu. I retired from the PNP after 33 years of Service,…

Complaint needed at PB to probe Loot

Nestle L. Semilla 11/24/2016

WITH no complaint filed, the Provincial Board could not investigate Daanbantayn Mayor Vicente Loot on his alleged links to the drug trade of alleged drug lord Roland “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr. Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said that the…

Loot denies illegal drug trade link, will file case against Kerwin

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/23/2016

CEBU CITY–Retired police general and now Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot is set to file charges against Eastern Visayas’ top drug personality Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr. and other persons who linked him in the illegal drugs trade. In…

Police official denies introducing Loot to Kerwin

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/10/2016

CEBU CITY–A ranking police official in Central Visayas has denied introducing a retired general to Eastern Visayas’ top drug lord Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr. Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, deputy director for operations of the Police Regional…

‘Kerwin will lie to protect his life’

Nestle L. Semilla 10/20/2016

It is no longer surprising if suspected drug lord Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa would mouth off names of police officers as his protectors and coddlers. This was the statement of Ret. Police General, now Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot…

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