CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Justice remains elusive to the family of Mayor Gisela Bendong Boniel of Bien Unido town in Bohol province, who was believed to have been killed by her husband. ParricideFormer Board Member Niño Boniel is charged with parricide over the disappearance of his wife on June 7, 2017. Also charged with murder were Niño’s cousin Riolito Boniel, driver Randel Lupas and Wilfredo Hoylar, Restituto Magoncia Jr., Allan delos Reyes Jr. and Lobo Boniel. For three weeks, divers scoured the seas near Caubian Island in Lapu-Lapu City but they failed to find Gisela’s body. A separate case for kidnapping and serious illegal detention is pending before the sala of Judge Jose Andal of the Cebu City RTC.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 11, 2019 21:33 UTC