I’m one of those mortified by the approval of our government for Paco Larrañaga to serve time in a Spanish prison instead of our state penitentiary. To recall, Larrañaga was one of 7 men convicted of raping and killing two sisters, Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong. Their death sentence, which was affirmed by the Supreme Court, [...]

Kudos are already being sent to the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) for the solution or close to solution of three recent murders; one of a female call center agent, another of a female who was contacted by the suspect through a radio dating program, and the third of a male Iranian student. But let’s [...]

Just as the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) announced that 2008 had a comparatively low crime rate, the first week of 2009 opened with the daylight ambush of Cebu City Assistant Prosecutor Patrick Ian Osorio, who died hours later in the hospital. Obviously the killers were hired guns. What message does this convey to the [...]

In the latest shooting –there were several in the past 3 weeks– lawyer Richard Sison was gunned down in broad daylight by assailants who didn’t bother to cover their faces. Several witnesses, in fact, were able to give police artists clear descriptions of them. Why have these killers become bolder? There are 2 theories I [...]

A poignant scene unfolded yesterday during the graduation rites of the College of Nursing of Cebu Doctors’ University. Vicente Ruba marched onto the stage to posthumously receive the diploma of his daughter, Ruby Jade Ruba. Everyone in the auditorium, which included university president Potenciano Larrazabal, other officials, faculty and students, rose to give Ruba a [...]