CEBU CITY — A lawyer was arrested for bringing marijuana at the Mactan Cebu International Airport on Friday. ADVERTISEMENTThe dried marijuana leaves were placed inside a crumpled cigarette box. “Accordingly, it (dried marijuana leaves) was owned by his client and he (Tabotabo) allegedly forgot to return it,” Alcantara told the Inquirer. Meanwhile, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines’ (IBP) Cebu City Chapter was surprised about Tabotabo’s arrest. “We are saddened of this current incident that a member of the legal profession was implicated in this case,” said lawyer Regal Oliva, IBP Cebu City Chapter president.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 16, 2019 09:22 UTC