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SunStar + June 03, 2021 THE Office of the Cebu City Prosecutor has recommended the filing of murder charges against four suspects in the killing of lawyer Joey Luis Wee. They are John Raymond Cabantao Suarez, Randy Benito Palparan alias “Jake,” Manuelito Melia Camacho alias “Monching” and one John Doe. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 Director Rennan Augustus Oliva told reporters that they received a copy of the resolution on the murder complaint filed by Wee’s wi...

SunStar + February 02, 2021 THE Office of Cebu City Prosecutor upheld the recommendation of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 to file murder charges against Ret. Col. Edwin Layese for his alleged participation as the mastermind and/or contractor of the shooting incident that killed lawyer Joey Luis Wee. Lawyer Rennan Augustus Oliva, NBI 7 director, said they received a copy of the case information dated Jan. 29, 2021, on Monday afternoon, Feb. 1. He said this is a "very ...

February 02, 2021 RETIRED army official Edwin Layese will face trial for his alleged participation in the murder of lawyer Joey Luis Wee either as mastermind or contractor. This, after the Office of the Cebu City Prosecutor found enough evidence to charge Layese with murder, a non-bailable offense. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 Director Rennan Augustus Oliva, a lawyer, described Layese’s indictment as a “very good” development. Layese was arrested by NBI 7 agents i...

SunStar + January 20, 2021 FAUSTO Edgar Peralta, alleged triggerman of slain lawyer Joey Luis Wee, opted to be silent during the reading of the murder charge filed against him by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 during the virtual arraignment on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Lawyer Wenceslao Galendez, one of the NBI 7 agents who handled the Wee case, said Peralta did not enter a plea during the arraignment, which led the court to enter a plea of not guilty for Peralta. Galend...

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 19) — A former regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency was arrested for allegedly "supervising" the murder of a lawyer in Cebu City last November 2020. National Bureau of Investigation-7 Regional Director Renan Oliva said on Mondays briefing that they have arrested retired Army Col. Edwin Layese on January 12 over the death of lawyer Joey Luis Wee who was gunned down near his office, Oliva said Layese was not the mastermind...

SunStar ‘Triggerman’ wants to turn state witness EXTRAJUDICIAL CONFESSION. Fausto Edgar Peralta, the alleged gunman in the ambush of lawyer Joey Luis Wee in Cebu City last year, has applied as a state witness. (SunStar file) + January 19, 2021 THE alleged triggerman in the brutal murder of lawyer Joey Luis Wee is applying to become a state witness. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 Director Rennan Augustus Oliva told reporters on Tuesday, Jan....

Published January 18, 2021, 3:12 PM CEBU CITY—A retired army official, who once served as a regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), was arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a lawyer in November last year here. Retired Col. Edwin Layese was alleged to have acted as the supervisor in the murder of lawyer Joey Luis Wee, the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI 7) said. NBI 7 regional director Renan Oliva said Layese was also involved...

January 18, 2021 THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is now in possession of electronic evidence that will help identify the mastermind behind the murder of lawyer Joey Luis Wee. NBI 7 Director Renan Oliva said cellular phones were recovered from retired Colonel Edwin Layese, the alleged contractor hired to execute the murder of Wee last November. Layese was arrested by NBI 7 agents in Cebu City on Jan. 13, 2021. He was a former director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Ag...