Tuesday, January 24, 2006 (Philippines)

A hero but... Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he will push for declaring Pacquiao a living hero, but he disagrees in making him an adopted son of Cebu City.(Afp photos) A former henchman of a politician alleged that his boss knew the perpetrators of a major crime in Cebu last year. He also said in a video compact disc (VCD) sent to Sun.Star Cebu and other media outfits yesterday that they did surveillance work and plotted the assassination of the politician’s enemies. The man presented text messages allegedly between him and his former boss regarding the crime and other illegal operations. He also said he has receipts to prove that he is the politician’s henchman. [full story]