4 nabbed in Guimbal slander case

By Jennifer P. Rendon

An elderly man and his three female relatives accused of slander were arrested late afternoon April 21 in Guimbal, Iloilo.

Alias Leo, 67, and his relatives, ages 25, 58, and 59, all residents of Barangay Balantad Carlos Fruto, were brought to court by their neighbor following a conflict that arose over their right of way.

Members of the Guimbal Municipal Police Station arrested the suspects in Gerona-Gimeno village in Guimbal by virtue of an arrest warrant for grave oral defamation docketed under Criminal Case No. 3983.

Judge Kathryn Rose Hitalia-Baliatan of the 15th Municipal Trial Court in Guimbal, Iloilo, issued the warrant of arrest on April 16, 2026.

A PHP 18,000 bail bond was recommended for each suspect’s temporary liberty.

Capt. Alberto Manguilimotan Jr., Guimbal police chief, said the conflict, which started over the right of way, escalated into alleged statements that the male complainant deemed untrue.

The case was first brought to the barangay level but was not resolved.

The suspects were detained pending proper disposition of their case.