Ex-Cordova mayor Sitoy-Cho’s bench warrant lifted due to court error

Futch Anthony Inso 05/16/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu —  Former Cordova Mayor Therese Sitoy-Cho clarified that the bench warrant issued by Mandaue City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 55 against her on April 23, 2024, was immediately lifted by Judge Ferdinand Tapado…

Mandaue RTC orders issuance of bench warrant against Sitoy-Cho

Futch Anthony Inso 04/24/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 55 has ordered the issuance of a bench warrant against former Cordova Mayor Therese Sitoy-Cho. This decision came after the former mayor failed to appear…

Teves already a fugitive, says Remulla

Zacarian Sarao 03/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the absence of an arrest warrant, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday said that Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. is already considered a fugitive for being suspected of committing a crime. This…

FACTBOX: What is the International Criminal Court?

Reuters/INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau 03/18/2023

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of responsibility for the war crime of illegal deportation of children from Ukraine. In its first warrant for Ukraine, the ICC called…

Kremlin: ICC warrants outrageous and unacceptable, but null and void for us

Reuters 03/18/2023

The Kremlin said Friday that an arrest warrant for war crimes issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague against Russian President Vladimir Putin was outrageous but meaningless with respect to Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

Barangay officials, workers of Cebu town detained

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/21/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—The village chief of Barangay Tubod in Barili town southwestern Cebu together with seven of his council members and six other barangay employees voluntarily surrendered to the police serving a warrant of arrest for graft…

Good Cup Coffee shooting: Suspect identified; murder complaint filed

Gerard Vincent Francisco 06/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police may have found the killer of the Good Cup Coffee employees. Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO – 7) director, said they would be filing…

Mambaling resident, who used 4 boys as drug couriers, nabbed

Benjie B. Talisic 05/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 39-year-old man, who allegedly employed four boys as drug couriers, was arrested on May 8 at Sitio Puntod, Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City. Read more: Police rescues four minors in Mambaling drug bust…

Arrest warrant out against gunman accused of killing Mandaue bar bouncer

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are looking for the man identified as the gunman of the bouncer, who was killed outside a bar in Mandaue City last November 2018. This developed after Judge Joe Noel C. Lawas,…

CPPO chief on Arquillano raid: Police operation not politically motivated

Zena V. Magto 04/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police operation is clean and not politically motivated. Police Colonel Manuel Abrugena gave this assurance after the retired Judge Meinrado Paredes, lawyer of San Francisco Mayor Aly Arquillano and his brother, Vice…

Retired Judge Paredes to ask court to quash search warrant vs Arquillano brothers

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The camp of San Francisco Mayor Aly Arquillano and his younger brother, Al, will be asking the court to invalidate the search warrant that lead to their arrest and the confiscation of firearms…

Man, who claimed to be late former Brgy Lagtang chief’s cousin, nabbed for drugs

Benjie B. Talisic 03/30/2019

TALISAY CITY, Cebu, Philippines — A 52-year-old Barangay Lagtang resident, who claimed to be the cousin of late former Barangay Captain of Lagtang in Talisay City, Ferdinand “Dindin” Bas, was arrested on Saturday, March 30, after police…

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