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My neighbor, my enemy

November 6, 2012

By Correspondent Norman Mendoza Korean mastermind, 2 bodyguards charged for Lapu ambush “I had a little squabble with him before because he wanted me to give and show respect to him.” That’s how Korean businessman Lee Dong Gun described the fellow Korean he accused of hiring a gunman to kill him and his assistant Habok […]

‘Korean crime cases won’t affect Cebu tourism’

November 4, 2012

WITH a foiled kidnapping and car ambush of Korean businessmen happening within a week, some Cebu tourism private stakeholders were still optimistic this would not affect the province’s appeal as a designation of leisure and investments. Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu president Hans Hauri and National Association of Independent Travel Agencies chairman emeritus […]

2 men waited for 2 hours before Korean ambush

November 3, 2012

IN the CCTV footage presented by police, both the gunman and his accomplice were seen lingering in the vicinity of the Pacific Villa subdivision gate for two hours before the Oct. 31 ambush. 6:30 AM – The accomplice arrives near the gate. He wears a black black ball cup, jeans and a gray t-shirt. At […]

Korean behind ambush

November 3, 2012

Lapu-Lapu police to file charges of frustrated murder vs Korean money lender and 2 cohorts By Jucell Marie P. Cuyos and Norman Mendoza, Correspondents A fellow Korean businessman involved in tourism and financing casino bettors in Cebu has been identified by police as the mastermind in the Oct. 31 shooting attack against two Korean […]

VIP sticker, 888 license plate

November 2, 2012

WHY does the van driven by Korean businessmen in Thursday’s ambush attempt have a windshield sticker bearing the seal of the Office of the President? The vehicle’s license plate is a special number combination “OSK 888”. Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, Lapu-Lapu city police chief, said he would advise the Koreans to remove the sticker because […]

Video footage aids police investigating ambush of Koreans

November 2, 2012

Security cameras recorded images of a second armed man at the scene of Wednesday’s foiled ambush of two Korean businessman in Lapu-Lapu City. Lapu-Lapu city police said the second shooter has been identified but that investigators are keeping a lid on his name and that of the alleged mastermind. Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, city […]

Gunshots fired at car of two traders outside Mactan home

November 1, 2012

Two Korean businessmen survived an ambush when their car was shot up by a motorcycle-riding assailant outside their subdivsion in Lapu-Lapu City past 8 a.m. yesterday. The victims identified as 46-year-old Lee Dong Gun and 40-year-old Jung Ha Bok suffered gunshot wounds in their arms. The Koreans were on board their white Durango Dodge and […]

Koreans ambushed outside of their home

October 31, 2012

TWO Koreans were ambushed outside the gate of their Pacific Villa 1 home in Pajac, Lapu-Lapu City, Wednesday morning. Lee Dong Gun and Jun Ha Bok both 40 years old were on board their vehicle ready to leave when a gunman appeared outside the gate and fired shots at them. Gun sustained a gunshot wound […]

Man killed in Lapu-Lapu ambush

May 3, 2012

A MAN was killed while his live-in partner was wounded in an ambush in barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City. Junrey Cabinte, 29, and Ivonne Miral were on board a motorcycle when they were attacked by two men on board another motorcycle. Police said the couple had just visited a friend in barangay Poblacion when they […]

WOMAN YIELDS CAR USED IN SHOOTINGS

March 8, 2012

THE Kia Rio sedan allegedly used by Crips gang members in illegal activities was surrendered to the police Tuesday afternoon. Consolacion Pacadar of sitio Taboada, Mambaling, and mother of one of the suspects arrested by the police brought her car with license plate YGD-234 to the City Intelligence Branch (CIB) of the Cebu City […]