Friday, August 29, 2008 (Philippines)

Joavan Fernandez (top left) keeps mum while his father Talisay City Mayor Soc Fernandez (above) raises the legality of the raid. Talisay police yesterday searched Joavan’s house (left) in Friendly Homes but skipped a warehouse adjacent to it. (Top left and above photo/From Abs-cbn “Tv Patrol” News video; Left, Sunstar photo/Amper Campaña) POLICE raided the house of Joavan Fernandez yesterday morning and did not find any of the guns he was alleged to possess. After two hours of searching, the raiding team led by Senior Insp. Jovito Canlapan emerged empty-handed from Joavan’s house in Friendly Homes on the boundary of Barangays Tabunok and Bulacao. The court issued the warrant, valid for 10 days, on Aug. 22 but the search was carried out only yesterday. [full story]