I was wondering a couple of weeks ago, whatever happened to the ex vice guv of Cebu, and sure enough my question got answered.
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Ex-senatorās son, 10 others told to answer drug raps
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a subpoena compelling the son of Genuine Opposition (GO) senatorial candidate John Henry āSonnyā OsmeƱa to appear during the preliminary investigation in Cebu to answer drug charges filed against him and 10 others.
Senior State Prosecutor Archimedes Manabat, head of the DOJ investigating panel, warned John Gregory āJohn-johnā OsmeƱa, former Cebu vice governor, and his co-accused that failure to appear in the preliminary investigation will be considered as waiver to present their counter-evidence.
The preliminary investigation will be held on April 19 at the Office of the Regional State Prosecutor in Cebu City.
John-john, three of his former staff and seven others were charged before the DOJ for violationof Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act in connection with the alleged smuggling of P3.6 billion worth of pseudoephedrine, a shabu ingredient, three years ago.
The elder OsmeƱa earlier claimed MalacaƱang had a hand in the filing of the complaint to embarrass him since he is running for senator under the opposition slate.
John-john was reportedly going to run for Congress in Cebuās first district. But after the case was filed, Sonny has said his son was advised by his (John-johnās) mother against returning to Cebu from the US. Sonnyās siblings, former governor Lito OsmeƱa and Annette OsmeƱa-Aboitiz, also told John-john not to run for public office.
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