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                    [Title] => Guard in LBP-Bogo robbery wants to be a state witness
                    [Summary] => 

The security guard who is among those charged for the robbery at the Land Bank of the Philippines Bogo branch reaffirmed his intention to help the government in the prosecution of the case.


In yesterday's pre-trial conference, Henry Cuerda, through his lawyer, told the court that he is not presenting any witness for his defense and is admitting that he was part of the planning of the robbery.

Cuerda said he is applying to be the state witness against the other accused, Joel Somabong, Joseph Ancajas, Dindo Ancero. Efren Beladas and Isagani Chiko.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 388677 [Title] => Suspected robbery gang leader gets new counsel [Summary] => Suspected robbery gang leader Joel Somabong yesterday engaged the services of a new counsel appointed by the court for him following the withdrawal of his lawyer.

Regional Trial Court Judge Estella Alma Singco appointed lawyer Salvador Solima to be Somabong's new legal counsel because Somabong does not have a lawyer anymore.

Somabong's previous lawyer, Rameses Villagonzalo, earlier withdrew his services, claiming that his client had lost trust and confidence in him.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 320060 [Title] => Bank rob suspect lays blame on Tining anew [Summary] => One of the 11 men allegedly involved in the Land Bank robbery in Bogo town last August 2 has come out to again insist that it was Bogo Mayor Celestino "Tining" Martinez who masterminded the robbery.

Joel Somabong who claimed to be a member of the "Mayor's Squad" of Tining yesterday granted an interview to an ABS-CBN reporter in one of the mountain barangays here in Cebu City.

His companion, Dindo Ancero, another suspect in the robbery, was the one who guided Ramil Ayuman of ABS-CBN to his location.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 318807 [Title] => Kompisal sa hitman [Summary] => Ang kahiubos ug hadlok sa nangangkong Joel Somabong ngadto sa iyang kanhi agawon nga politiko maoy hinungdan sa iyang pagpakatap og mga VCD ngadto sa nagkadaiyang media outlets aron ibulgar ang giingong mga tinaguan sa maong politiko.

Si Somabong, basi sa VCD nga iyang gipadala dinhi nako iyang gitug-an nga nahiubos siya sa maong politiko tungod kay wa siyang angkuna nga ilang tawo. Gawas niini matud niya nga nabalaka sab siya nga mapatay siya sa mga sinugo sa kanhi niya amo nga di masayran sa publiko ang dautang mga binuhatan niini.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134660 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1462489 [AuthorName] => LINTUNGANAY Ni Fred Languido [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 318610 [Title] => Junnie junks allegations in the "Somabong" VCD [Summary] => Celestino "Junnie" Martinez, Jr. yesterday laughed off insinuations that it was his family being referred to as the boss, in a video compact disc, allegedly by robbery suspect Joel Somabong that ordered the bank robberies and the assassination plot against two officials in the province.

Junnie, in an interview over station dyLA, rejected as trash the existence of a VCD showing a man who introduced himself as Somabong and tagged a family of politicians as behind his life of illegal activities. He said he would get a copy but would throw it into the trash bin.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 298520 [Title] => Gwen to Tining: Take polygraph [Summary] => Governor Gwen Garcia yesterday said she is challenging Bogo Mayor Celestino "Tining" Martinez to take a polygraph, along with the arrested suspects, to determine if he is innocent to the allegations linking him to the P9.4-million Land Bank heist in his town last August 2. [DatePublished] => 2005-09-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1321282 [AuthorName] => Flor Z. Perolina [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 291630 [Title] => Cebu bank guard wants to turn state witness in P9.4-M robbery [Summary] => CEBU — The security guard of the Bogo branch of the Land Bank of the Philippines, already charged with robbery in band together with 11 other suspects in the P9.4-million heist in the bank last Aug. 2, now wants to become a government witness in the case.

Medardo Delemos, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regional director, said his office has recommended Henry Cuerda as state witness against the other suspects.

Delemos said the process, however, is not outright because it is up to the court to determine if Cuerda qualifies as a state witness.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096948 [AuthorName] => Fred Languido [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 291568 [Title] => BOGO HEIST: Bank guard wants to turn state witness [Summary] => The security guard of Land Bank-Bogo branch, already charged with robbery in band together with 11 other suspects in the P9.4-million bank heist last August 2, is now applying to become a government witness on the case.

National Bureau of Investigation regional director Medardo Delemos said his office has recommended Henry Cuerda to be a state witness against the other suspects.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 291207 [Title] => NBI claims to have solved bank robbery [Summary] => The National Bureau of Investigation has claimed to have solved the August 2 robbery of the Bogo branch of Land Bank of the Philippines after it filed yesterday before the Cebu Provincial Prosecutor's Office charges for robbery in band against 12 people, including one of the bank's security guards.

But only five of the 12 suspects have been so far identified and only security guard Henry Cuerda and ex-Army soldier Joseph "Jojo" Ancajas have been arrested. The rest of the suspects remain at large.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Guard in LBP-Bogo robbery wants to be a state witness
                    [Summary] => 

The security guard who is among those charged for the robbery at the Land Bank of the Philippines Bogo branch reaffirmed his intention to help the government in the prosecution of the case.


In yesterday's pre-trial conference, Henry Cuerda, through his lawyer, told the court that he is not presenting any witness for his defense and is admitting that he was part of the planning of the robbery.

Cuerda said he is applying to be the state witness against the other accused, Joel Somabong, Joseph Ancajas, Dindo Ancero. Efren Beladas and Isagani Chiko.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 388677 [Title] => Suspected robbery gang leader gets new counsel [Summary] => Suspected robbery gang leader Joel Somabong yesterday engaged the services of a new counsel appointed by the court for him following the withdrawal of his lawyer.

Regional Trial Court Judge Estella Alma Singco appointed lawyer Salvador Solima to be Somabong's new legal counsel because Somabong does not have a lawyer anymore.

Somabong's previous lawyer, Rameses Villagonzalo, earlier withdrew his services, claiming that his client had lost trust and confidence in him.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 320060 [Title] => Bank rob suspect lays blame on Tining anew [Summary] => One of the 11 men allegedly involved in the Land Bank robbery in Bogo town last August 2 has come out to again insist that it was Bogo Mayor Celestino "Tining" Martinez who masterminded the robbery.

Joel Somabong who claimed to be a member of the "Mayor's Squad" of Tining yesterday granted an interview to an ABS-CBN reporter in one of the mountain barangays here in Cebu City.

His companion, Dindo Ancero, another suspect in the robbery, was the one who guided Ramil Ayuman of ABS-CBN to his location.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 318807 [Title] => Kompisal sa hitman [Summary] => Ang kahiubos ug hadlok sa nangangkong Joel Somabong ngadto sa iyang kanhi agawon nga politiko maoy hinungdan sa iyang pagpakatap og mga VCD ngadto sa nagkadaiyang media outlets aron ibulgar ang giingong mga tinaguan sa maong politiko.

Si Somabong, basi sa VCD nga iyang gipadala dinhi nako iyang gitug-an nga nahiubos siya sa maong politiko tungod kay wa siyang angkuna nga ilang tawo. Gawas niini matud niya nga nabalaka sab siya nga mapatay siya sa mga sinugo sa kanhi niya amo nga di masayran sa publiko ang dautang mga binuhatan niini.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134660 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1462489 [AuthorName] => LINTUNGANAY Ni Fred Languido [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 318610 [Title] => Junnie junks allegations in the "Somabong" VCD [Summary] => Celestino "Junnie" Martinez, Jr. yesterday laughed off insinuations that it was his family being referred to as the boss, in a video compact disc, allegedly by robbery suspect Joel Somabong that ordered the bank robberies and the assassination plot against two officials in the province.

Junnie, in an interview over station dyLA, rejected as trash the existence of a VCD showing a man who introduced himself as Somabong and tagged a family of politicians as behind his life of illegal activities. He said he would get a copy but would throw it into the trash bin.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 298520 [Title] => Gwen to Tining: Take polygraph [Summary] => Governor Gwen Garcia yesterday said she is challenging Bogo Mayor Celestino "Tining" Martinez to take a polygraph, along with the arrested suspects, to determine if he is innocent to the allegations linking him to the P9.4-million Land Bank heist in his town last August 2. [DatePublished] => 2005-09-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1321282 [AuthorName] => Flor Z. Perolina [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 291630 [Title] => Cebu bank guard wants to turn state witness in P9.4-M robbery [Summary] => CEBU — The security guard of the Bogo branch of the Land Bank of the Philippines, already charged with robbery in band together with 11 other suspects in the P9.4-million heist in the bank last Aug. 2, now wants to become a government witness in the case.

Medardo Delemos, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regional director, said his office has recommended Henry Cuerda as state witness against the other suspects.

Delemos said the process, however, is not outright because it is up to the court to determine if Cuerda qualifies as a state witness.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096948 [AuthorName] => Fred Languido [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 291568 [Title] => BOGO HEIST: Bank guard wants to turn state witness [Summary] => The security guard of Land Bank-Bogo branch, already charged with robbery in band together with 11 other suspects in the P9.4-million bank heist last August 2, is now applying to become a government witness on the case.

National Bureau of Investigation regional director Medardo Delemos said his office has recommended Henry Cuerda to be a state witness against the other suspects.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 291207 [Title] => NBI claims to have solved bank robbery [Summary] => The National Bureau of Investigation has claimed to have solved the August 2 robbery of the Bogo branch of Land Bank of the Philippines after it filed yesterday before the Cebu Provincial Prosecutor's Office charges for robbery in band against 12 people, including one of the bank's security guards.

But only five of the 12 suspects have been so far identified and only security guard Henry Cuerda and ex-Army soldier Joseph "Jojo" Ancajas have been arrested. The rest of the suspects remain at large.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
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