Fly infestation in 2 barangays in Toledo City, Cebu

The Toledo City local government is already investigating a poultry farm that believed to be the source of fly infestation in the two barangays in Toledo City, Cebu.

Residents in two villages have complained about the thousands of flies that cause people to become ill.

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Emil Oberes owned the poultry farm, which allegedly caused the fly infestation in Toledo City, Cebu. However, Oberes vehemently denied the allegations.

Jerry Oberes, son of the owner of the poultry, said they are implementing proper sanitation at their facility. He also said they are open to any investigation.

It was learned that the poultry farm had been closed two years ago and reopened in September.

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Apart from the village of Cambang-ug, fly infestation also affected nearby barangay General Climaco.

Cebu public school teacher arrested in 2018, jailed again in US for child pornography

A public school teacher arrested in 2018 for molesting a 14-year-old athlete during the Palarong Pambansa in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, was jailed again in New Mexico, the United States for child pornography.

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Authorities caught Rodymar Lelis, 29, a former teacher at the Zapatera Integrated School in Barangay Zapatera in Cebu City,  for alleged possession and sharing of pornographic videos of children.

If the teacher were found guilty of child pornography, Lelis would face 20-year jail time in Federal prison.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) said Lelis was charged before the federal court on Wednesday, November 6, for “accessing videos containing child pornography from his room in a local hotel on September 7, 2019.”

The ICE report confirmed that the public school teacher holds a J-1 non-immigrant visa, which “issued by the United States to research scholars, professors and exchange visitors participating in programs that promote cultural exchange, especially to obtain medical or business training within the U.S.”

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