BOGO City, Cebu Mayor Celestino Martinez Jr., Vice Mayor Santiago Sevilla and the mayor’s son Jose Carlo are facing grave coercion charges before the Sandiganbayan in connection with a standoff during the 2010 national elections.
The Office of the Ombudsman alleged that Martinez and Sevilla, in conspiracy with Jose Carlo, “wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously prevented Benhur L. Salimbangon and his companions who were on board their respective vehicles from leaving Polambato Elementary School and/or Polambato Road...” in May 2010.
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