By Marisol Bo-oc | 07:10 PM May 11, 2020
Former beauty queen Maria Gigante and her Spanish boyfriend were arrested and jailed by police on Sunday, May 10.
Gigante and her Spanish boyfriend, Javier Castro, were caught swimming and drinking at Panagsama Beach in Moalboal town violating rules in the ongoing enhanced community quarantine.
Gigante was a title holder during the 2017 Binibining Cebu pageant.
Moalboal police said Gigante, 26, and Castro, 25, face charges for violating the province-wide enhanced community quarantine protocols and a liquor ban in the town.
Cebu province has been under lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Cebu media reported that Gigante and Castro, in fact, should not have been able to leave Cebu City in the first place.
According to police, the two were able to get past checkpoints because they claimed they came from Dalaguete town and were going to Alegria town to distribute relief goods.
Gigante refused to make any comment when asked for her reaction on her arrest.
