Gwen, daughter receive threats
A MAN claiming to be a police officer has warned Cebu 3rd district Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia and her daughter Christina Codilla-Frasco of a plot to kill them.
“Basta ingna lang si congresswoman Gwen ug Atty. Christina nga di mag kumpyansa sa mga taw nga nagpalibot nila. Konting ingat (Tell congresswoman Gwen and Atty. Christina not to be overconfident with the people surrounding them. Take some caution),” read the text message sent to Garcia’s staffer.
“Ipa-sure nga ilang guards loyal nila kay sumala sa akong nahibaw-an, kung puwede lang bayaran ang guards nila attorney, buhaton nila (Make sure that their guards are loyal to them because from what I know, they will pay the guards of attorney if they can),” the text message added.
The informant, who declined to be identified, claimed that a meeting discussing the plot was held last Thursday afternoon in a mountain barangay of Tuburan town, part of Cebu’s 3rd congressional district which Garcia represents in Congress.
Last Friday, three women reportedly posed as customers at Titay’s Rosquillos in Liloan town, which is owned by the family of Christina’s husband, Mayor Duke Frasco. In an interview, Frasco said he will let authorities handle the threat.
“Let the police do their job. I will do mine as a father and husband,” he told reporters yesterday.
Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said it is up to the public to judge the validity of the alleged plot.
Magpale, who also received death threats during the campaign period for the polls last May, said it is not in her character to do such acts.
“You have seen and known me for 20 years. You have seen my character. Is it in my character for me to do this? That I cannot release issues I’ve been holding,” she said.
“That is for the people to judge. That’s all I can say,” she added.
Supt. Rodolfo Albotra, head of the Provincial Intelligence Branch of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO-PIB) said they have yet to see the text messages. Correspondents Peter L. Romanillos and Joy Cherry S. Quito
