Saturday, May 24, 2008 (Philippines)

From Swaziland comes its king to visit Cebu, Mswati III, here being greeted by Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia (left). King Mswati III is accompanied in his three-day stay in Cebu by Queen Lankhambule. The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small (17,363 square kms.), landlocked country engulfed by South Africa. (Sun.star photo/Allan Cuizon) A FIREMAN detailed at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (Pdea) 7 died two hours after he was shot before he reached his home in Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City at past 10 p.m. last night. Fire officer Priscillano Gingoyon Jr., a son of a former Cebu City policeman, passed away at the Mactan Doctors’ Hospital at 10:05 p.m. He was 45. Sr. Insp. Conrado Manatad of the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office said a lone gunman fired at Gingoyon’s Pajero just 300 meters away from the officer’s home at 8:35 p.m. [full story]