
Police arrested a farmer from Leon, Iloilo accused of rape morning of Dec 11, 2020 in Negros Occidental province. Larren Cordova, 43, a resident of Barangay Biri Sur, Leon, was nabbed at his aunt’s house in Purok Gumamela, Barangay Talacagay, Hinoba-an town. Members of Leon Police Station, together with Hinoba-an
By Jennifer P. Rendon
By Jennifer P. Rendon
Police arrested a farmer from Leon, Iloilo accused of rape morning of Dec 11, 2020 in Negros Occidental province.
Larren Cordova, 43, a resident of Barangay Biri Sur, Leon, was nabbed at his aunt’s house in Purok Gumamela, Barangay Talacagay, Hinoba-an town.
Members of Leon Police Station, together with Hinoba-an Police Station, collared the suspect under warrant of arrest for eight counts of rape by carnal knowledge. The case was docketed as Criminal Case No. 19-84122.
Judge Marie Yvette Go of the Regional Trial Court 6 (RTC-6) Branch 32 in Iloilo City issued the arrest warrant on July 22, 2019.
No bail was set for Cordova’s temporary liberty.
Lieutenant Sammy Gasataya, Leon police chief, said the suspect’s wife reportedly filed the charges against him.
He did not elaborate on the victim’s identity.
Cordova is now detained and will be presented to the court for the proper disposition of his case.
No comments yet
Be the first to share your thoughts!

A regional consumer organization is urging the Iloilo 1 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 1) to pursue a joint venture agreement with MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) instead of competing for customers once a pending congressional bill takes effect. Bantay ng Bayan-101 (BNB-101), also known as the Movement of Iloilo

Farmers in parts of Calinog, Iloilo, have planted rice for a third cropping for the first time after the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) began delivering irrigation water to previously rain-fed farmlands, the National Irrigation Administration Region 6 (NIA-6) said. A total of 149 farmer-members of the AGBATO

Cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in Iloilo province declined by 40% in the first half of 2026, although several municipalities continued to report new infections, according to data from the Provincial Health Office (PHO). The PHO recorded 500 HFMD cases from Jan. 4 to June 27, down from