Royina Garma seeks US asylum

Ex-PCSO chief Garma seeking asylum in US

Detained in the United States since November last year for carrying a canceled visa, retired police Col. Royina Garma is applying for asylum to prevent her return to the Philippines, where she is facing criminal charges for the killing of a Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office official.

Royina Garma seeks US asylum

MANILA, Philippines–Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager and retired police colonel Royina Garma is seeking asylum in the United States, her lawyer said Monday. Garma was arrested and detained in San Francisco, California in November 2024. Atty. Emerito Quilang said Garma immediately applied for asylum in the US the same month she was arrested. READ: Royina Garma apologizes for drug war shortcomings in Cebu City “I…

Ex-cop Garma seeks asylum in US, denies part in PCSO exec killing

By Benjamin Pulta CHARGED. Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager and retired police colonel Royina Garma attend a hearing at the House of Representatives on Sept. 12, 2024. The National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police have filed murder and frustrated murder charges against Garma and several others over the July 2020 assassination of former PCSO Board secretary Wesley Barayuga. (Screengrab) MANILA…