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Philippines: Gunmen Seize 20 Hostages From Tourist Resort on Palawan Island,
May 27, 2001, ABS-CBN, Reuters TV, 3:59 PM, Philippines: Gunmen Seize 20 Hostages From Tourist Resort on Palawan Island,
Gunmen have raided a tourist resort on the southern Philippine island of Palawan seizing 20 people, including three American tourists.
The chairman of the Philippine's Security Council says the kidnappers have been spotted in a boat with the hostages off the southern coast of Palawan near Malaysia.
Police said about 20 men, armed with assault rifles, carried out Sunday's (May 27) raid at about 5 am (2100 GMT Saturday) on Dos Palmas resort on Arrecifi island, near the Palawan provincial capital of Puerto Princessa.
On arriving at the resort, about 600 kilometres (375 miles) southwest of Manila, the raiders casually walked to a pavilion where several staff members were working and held them at gunpoint, resort guards said.
Others went to cottages built on stilts over the water and grabbed guests who were sleeping inside.
Three Americans, thirteen domestic tourists, including an eight-year-old boy, and four resort guards and staff were abducted.
Police identified the three Americans as Martin Burnham and his wife, Gracia, both missionaries of the congregation New Tribes Mission.
They have been working with cultural minorities in the Philippines for 15 years and were vacationing at the resort.
The other American, a tourist, was vacationing at the resort with his Filipina girlfriend.
The raiders took them both.
The raiders were also apparently hungry because refrigerators had been ransacked, and some of them went to the resort kitchen to forage for more food, officials said.
Witnesses said many of the 10 women tourists who were among the hostages taken were in tears as their captors forced them at gunpoint into a motorboat that took them to an unknown destination.
Hours after the attack on Dos Palmas resort, a motorboat believed to be carrying the gunmen and their hostages was spotted by military aircraft near the maritime border with Malaysia, said national security adviser Roilo Golez.
"The armed forces have already dispatched a hot pursuit team and the latest is that a vessel of that description, suspected to be the vessel used in the hostage-taking, has been sighted near Buksug Island near the southern tip of Palawan. The surveillance was done by the Philippine Airforce and the Navy has already dispatched ships to but if ransom is their motive we want to emphasise that the policy of the Arroyo administration is no ransom and no negotiation with armed bandits", Golez said.
Golez could not confirm whether the kidnappers were members of the fundamentalist Abu Sayyaf rebel force, a separatist group whose avowed goal is to set up an Islamic state in the south of the mainly Roman Catholic country.
The Abu Sayyaf last year seized more than 40 foreigners and Filipinos from two tourist resorts in nearby Malaysia and from Jolo island in the southern Philippines.
Many of the victims were released by the Abu Sayyaf after big ransoms were paid.
Some were rescued by soldiers and others escaped.
One Filipino resort worker kidnapped last year is still held.
Police reports said the raiders were talking in Tausog, a dialect usually spoken by Muslims on Jolo island, where the Abu Sayyaf rebels operate.
Police said the raiders left in the two boats with their victims.
One of the boats was seen speeding off to the northeast, in the direction of other tourist resorts in the area.
All other tourist resorts on Palawan have been put on alert and Navy ships as well air force helicopters had stepped up security around the island, the military said.
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A Quezon City court handed down the death penalty on former nightclub employees yesterday for the abduction and killing of the son of the Quezon City Judge Marciano Bacalla two years ago.
Jerro Garcia, 25, a resident of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, and former doorman of CBR Pub House in Lagro, Quezon City, and Rodrigo Catungal, 25, of Tala, Caloocan City, former waiter of the same club, received the sentence in a decision penned by Judge Monina Zenarosa of Branch 76.
Gracia surrendered to police on June 6, 2001 while Catungal was arrested on June 3.
The court found Garcia and Catungal guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the charges of kidnapping with ransom and homicide for the abduction and killing of Mark Harris Bacalla, 23, student, of 303 Litex Road, Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City on May 3, 2001 in Lagro, Quezon City.
The court also ordered Garcia and Catungal to pay the victim’s family P92,000 for actual damages, P50,000 for moral damages, P50,000 for civil damages, and P442,000 for the ransom given to the accused in exchange for Bacalla’s freedom.
Two others escaped the death chamber. Rizaldy Cariño, 37, taxi driver, of Sampaloc, Manila, was sentenced by the court to 12 years imprisonment while Sammy Pader, 31, of Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija was acquitted for lack of evidence.
Pader’s 47-year-old uncle, Felino, a farmer in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, had turned state witness and identified accused Onofre Surat Jr., 40, a US citizen and owner of the pub house as the alleged mastermind in the slaying of Bacalla.
Surat, who was arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation on June 3, 2001 in Pasig City, remains at large after he escaped by breaking the window of the X-ray room of the East Avenue Medical Center on June 29, 2001 while undergoing examination at the hospital.
Surat, Garcia, Catungal, Cariño and Pader were all charged for the abduction and killing of Bacalla.
On the eve of his abduction, Bacalla sought permission from his mother, Ofelia, to attend the birthday party of a schoolmate in Fairview.
But instead of going there, the victim proceeded to the pub house to attend Surat’s party.
The victim left the pub house in the early morning of May 3 and as he was boarding his orange Honda Civic (ECF-858), three of the accused — Surat, Garcia, Catungal — offered to drive him home.
Bacalla declined the offer, but the accused insisted on driving him home.
In his testimony, Felino said Surat, Garcia and Catungal arrived in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija on May 3 at around 7 a.m. Surat had admitted to him that they killed someone and that the body was inside the car.
Felino said he was asked by Surat to bury the victim‘s body. When he refused, Surat allegedly threatened to kill him.
He agreed to bury Bacalla’s body in Barangay Rizal, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija because he feared for his life and the safety of his nephew, Sammy, who cooked food for the accused while they were at the province.
Felino said he immediately reported the incident to the police after the accused returned to Manila.
After the abduction, Bacalla’s mother received a text message that read: "salbahe ang anak mo, binangga kami." She also received another text message asking P4 million in in exchange for her son’s freedom.
Police arrested Cariño on May 17, 2001 in Quezon City after receiving an envelope containing P490,000 in ransom. Bacalla’s body was found in Barangay Rizal in Nueva Ecija on May 21, 2001.
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Gunmen have raided a tourist resort on the southern Philippine island of Palawan seizing 20 people, including three American tourists.
The chairman of the Philippine's Security Council says the kidnappers have been spotted in a boat with the hostages off the southern coast of Palawan near Malaysia.
Police said about 20 men, armed with assault rifles, carried out Sunday's (May 27) raid at about 5 am (2100 GMT Saturday) on Dos Palmas resort on Arrecifi island, near the Palawan provincial capital of Puerto Princessa.
On arriving at the resort, about 600 kilometres (375 miles) southwest of Manila, the raiders casually walked to a pavilion where several staff members were working and held them at gunpoint, resort guards said.
Others went to cottages built on stilts over the water and grabbed guests who were sleeping inside.
Three Americans, thirteen domestic tourists, including an eight-year-old boy, and four resort guards and staff were abducted.
Police identified the three Americans as Martin Burnham and his wife, Gracia, both missionaries of the congregation New Tribes Mission.
They have been working with cultural minorities in the Philippines for 15 years and were vacationing at the resort.
The other American, a tourist, was vacationing at the resort with his Filipina girlfriend.
The raiders took them both.
The raiders were also apparently hungry because refrigerators had been ransacked, and some of them went to the resort kitchen to forage for more food, officials said.
Witnesses said many of the 10 women tourists who were among the hostages taken were in tears as their captors forced them at gunpoint into a motorboat that took them to an unknown destination.
Hours after the attack on Dos Palmas resort, a motorboat believed to be carrying the gunmen and their hostages was spotted by military aircraft near the maritime border with Malaysia, said national security adviser Roilo Golez.
"The armed forces have already dispatched a hot pursuit team and the latest is that a vessel of that description, suspected to be the vessel used in the hostage-taking, has been sighted near Buksug Island near the southern tip of Palawan. The surveillance was done by the Philippine Airforce and the Navy has already dispatched ships to but if ransom is their motive we want to emphasise that the policy of the Arroyo administration is no ransom and no negotiation with armed bandits", Golez said.
Golez could not confirm whether the kidnappers were members of the fundamentalist Abu Sayyaf rebel force, a separatist group whose avowed goal is to set up an Islamic state in the south of the mainly Roman Catholic country.
The Abu Sayyaf last year seized more than 40 foreigners and Filipinos from two tourist resorts in nearby Malaysia and from Jolo island in the southern Philippines.
Many of the victims were released by the Abu Sayyaf after big ransoms were paid.
Some were rescued by soldiers and others escaped.
One Filipino resort worker kidnapped last year is still held.
Police reports said the raiders were talking in Tausog, a dialect usually spoken by Muslims on Jolo island, where the Abu Sayyaf rebels operate.
Police said the raiders left in the two boats with their victims.
One of the boats was seen speeding off to the northeast, in the direction of other tourist resorts in the area.
All other tourist resorts on Palawan have been put on alert and Navy ships as well air force helicopters had stepped up security around the island, the military said.
| Reference | 5615/01 |
| Tape | 7218 |
| Issue | |
| Can | |
| Source | REUTERS/ABS CBN WORLD 5 27 MAY 2001 EDIT: 716 |
| Restrictions | Restrictions on certain uses may apply, and may vary from those listed. PART NO ACCESS PHILIPPINES |
| Time code | 15.59.43 - 16.01.54 |
| Date original | MAY 27, 2001+ FILE |
| Duration | 2.10 |
| Technical | |
| Subset | Reuters Television |
| Location | ARRECIF ISLAND, PALAWAN/ MANILA, PHILIPPINES |
| Sound | NATURAL WITH ENGLISH SPEECH |
| Colourbw | COLOUR |
| ARRECIFI ISLAND, PALAWAN , PHILIPPINES (FILE) (ABS CBN - NO ACCESS PHILIPPINES) | ||
| 1. | GVS: WIDE OF DOS PALMAS RESORT/ TOURISTS AT RESORT/ PEOPLE GETTING KEYS/ BOATS OFF COAST OF RESORT/ PAN ACROSS RESORT/ WIDE OF LOBBY AREA/ LONG SHOT OF RESORT/ POOL (11 SHOTS) | 0.28 |
| MANILA, PHILIPPINES (MAY 27, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) | ||
| 2. | CU: SOUNDBITE (English) NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN ROILO GOLEZ SAYING: "At about 0520 this morning a group of armed men went to the resort Dos Palmas in Honda bay near Puerto Princessa and took twenty hostages 2 Americans, one Spanish, 12 Philipino-Chinese and took them away on a motorised Banca. The armed forces have already dispatched a hot pursuit team and the latest is that a vessel of that description, suspected to be the vessel used in the hostage-taking, has been sighted near Buksug Island near the southern tip of Palawan. The surveillance was done by the Philippine Airforce and the Navy has already dispatched ships to intercept this vessel... we don't know but if ransom is their motive we want to emphasise that the policy of the Arroyo administration is no ransom and no negotiation with armed bandits" (Question - Are they Abu Sayyaf?) "We have no idea, we don't want to speculate, we will find out." | 2.01 |
| ARRECIFI ISLAND, PALAWAN , PHILIPPINES (FILE) (ABS CBN - NO ACCESS PHILIPPINES) | ||
| 3. | GV/PAN: PAN ACROSS GOLF COURSE AT RESORT/ PEOPLE PADDLING KAYAKS/ WIDE SHOT OF WATER (2 SHOTS) | 2.10 |
May 14, 2001, ABS-CBN,10:41 PM, Enron drops RP investment bid,
December 2, 2008, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Suspect in kidnap-slay falls, by Jocelyn Uy ,
MANILA, Philippines – After seven long years, police caught on Sunday in Cainta, Rizal province, the prime suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Mark Harris Bacalla, the son of a Quezon City judge.
The arrest of Onofre Surat Jr. was announced by Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa in a statement Monday.
Surat is reportedly a member of a kidnap-for-ransom group. He is in the list of the country’s most wanted persons with a P500,000 bounty on his head.
Verzosa said Surat’s arrest was the result of intensified manhunt operations after the suspect escaped from their custody on June 3, 2001.
A tipster, who was not identified for security reasons, told police about Surat’s whereabouts, PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. Nicanor Bartolome said.
“The civilian informer will be awarded the P500,000 bounty after proper processing and documentation of the release of the money,” he told Inquirer on the phone.
Operatives of the Cainta and Antipolo police and the intelligence branch of the Rizal police provincial office, headed by Senior Supt. Irenio Dordas, arrested Surat at around 1 p.m. Sunday at the Cainta Junction.
The suspect was apprehended on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Vivencio Baclig of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 76 for kidnapping for ransom with murder and illegal possession of firearms, Verzosa said.
Records of the Police Anti-Crime and Emergency Response had linked Surat to Bacalla’s abduction on May 2, 2001. The 23-year-old victim was the son of the late Quezon City Judge Marciano Bacalla.
Surat’s group allegedly demanded P4 million for the victim’s freedom. The family initially paid P442,000 on May 8, 2001 in Sta. Mesa, Manila.
The group, who had already killed the victim, demanded that the unsuspecting family pay the rest of the ransom just the same.
Bacalla’s body was recovered a few days later in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija province.
One of his alleged captors, Rizaldy Cariño, was arrested while receiving the money.
Cariño, who was handed a 6- 12 year jail term, claimed Surat was the mastermind.
©2008 www.inquirer.net all rights reserved
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December 10, 2008, Manila Bulletin, CV cops intensify intelligence operations
CEBU CITY — The Police Region 7 Office (PRO 7) has intensified its intelligence operations even as it launched a drive to arrest wanted persons. PRO7 Director Ronald Roderos said that the intelligence operations unit should double its efforts to arrest the most wanted criminals. "I have already ordered provincial and city directors in the region to give priority to the arrest of persons wanted by law by intensifying intelligence operations," he said. Earlier, PNP chief Director-General Jesus Verzosa directed all police commanders nationwide to intensify and strengthen police intelligence operations in connection with the drive to arrest wanted persons. Verzosa’s recent instructions to the field commanders cited the arrest of the country’s 15th most wanted person, Onofre Surat Jr. Surat had eluded arrest since 2001. He was wanted for alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of 23-year- old Mark Harris Bacalla. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has offered P500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Surat. (Phoebe Jen Indino)
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June 9, 2001, The Philippine Star, Bacalla kidnap charges filed; suspects may get death — DOJ, by Delon Porcalla and Mike Frialde
Three suspects who admitted having kidnapped and killed a son of the late Quezon City Judge Marciano Bacalla on May 3 will suffer capital punishment if convicted by the court, the Department of Justice said.
"Kidnapping-for-ransom with homicide is punishable by death. We recommended no bail for their release," said State Prosecutor Perfecto Lawrence Chua Cheng, a member of the inquest team headed by Richard Anthony Fadullon.
DOJ prosecutors filed yesterday morning kidnap-slay charges in the Quezon City Regional Trial Court against CBR club owner Onofre Surat, 38, the alleged mastermind, doorman Rodrigo Catungal, 22, and waiter Jerro Garcia, 22.
Surat admitted to reporters last Wednesday they abducted and accidentally killed his friend Mark Henry Bacalla, 24, after a drinking bout. He said they were only after the ransom, but he gave them no choice when he put up a fight.
Surat faces additional charges of illegal possession of firearms for being caught with an unlicensed 9mm pistol, according to Cheng, and violation of the Comelec gun ban which expires on June 30.
Cheng said they will move to "consolidate" the kidnapping charges against six other cohorts of Surat who were caught receiving part of the ransom, now pending in the sala of Judge Monina Zeñarosa, by filing an "amended information."
The National Bureau of Investigation presented the testimonies of guest relations officers Rosita Galvez and Marie Mondares who narrated that they escorted Bacalla, Catungal and Garcia from the CBR club to Surat’s Honda Civic car.
Surat was collared by NBI agents under the Special Action Unit headed by lawyer Edmund Arugay. Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said the case is now considered "solved" with their arrests, whom NBI chief Wycoco said were "amateur kidnappers."
The Bacalla family paid P142,000 ransom on May 8. The second payment was made nine days later where the family shelled out another P490,000. It was at this juncture that another suspect, Zaldy Cariño, was arrested and charged along with five others.
PNP-Intelligence Group chief Reynaldo Berroya said Cariño, who was caught receiving the ransom money, was "positively identified" by Mrs. Ofelia Bacalla. He is now detained at the CIDG jail in Camp Crame, along with the other suspects.
The young Bacalla’s body was dumped in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija on May 17. He had been mauled to death.
Meanwhile, the National Bureau of Investigation said yesterday there is no rift between it and the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group over the Mark Bacalla kidnap and murder case.
"As far as we are concerned, the case is now considered closed, unless the PNP comes up with new developments. The CIDG is now the main anti-kidnapping unit. If this report is not corrected, nobody will now approach them to ask for help as their agents are now being perceived as among those involved in the crime," Wycoco said.
Wycoco also brushed-off reports of credit grabbing in the solution of the Bacalla case.
"There is no credit grabbing in this case. The PNP-CIDG and the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines were the ones originally involved in the case. There is no room for credit grabbing in the Arroyo administration," he said.
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September 30, 2003, The Philippine Star, Death for killers of judge’s son, by Pia Lee-Brago,
Enron Power Corp., a United States-based energy firm, on Monday reportedly dropped its bid to invest P4.8 billion in the construction of that Bulacan Biomass plant after it failed to secure P3 billion to finance the project.
In an interview, EEI Corp. chairman Rizalino Navarro said Enron instead decided to concentrate on selling power to the state-owned National Power Corp. and Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).
"Enron said it would rather concentrate on trading," Navarro said.
EEI was one of the construction firms that supposedly would bid for the project.
Navarro added that the project has long been delayed because Enron negotiated with a number of commercial banks last year.
The Bulacan Biomass plant, which would use rice hulls to generate power, is one of the government's projects aimed at reducing the country's dependency on imported crude.
Enron has been involved in the country's power generation since 1993. It operates a 110-megawatt Bunker C fuel-fired facility in Batangas and another 116-mw power plant in Zambales.
The Bulacan Biomass project was a joint venture between Enron and local holdings company House of Investments (HI), until the US power firm withdrew.
Enron was supposed to have 50-percent ownership while HI would have a 42.7 % stake.
In November 1996, Enron broke new ground by completing the first condensate fuel supply agreement in Asia. Enron and the Lopez-owned First Gas Power Corp. reached an agreement to support a 1,000-mw power plant located in Batangas City.
The combined-cycle gas turbine plant, which is currently undergoing performance testing, would be selling electricity to power retailer Meralco, another Lopez-controlled firm. Under the fuel agreement, Enron would supply 30,000 to 35,000 barrels per day of liquid fuel to the facility for a period of 15 years.
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In an interview, EEI Corp. chairman Rizalino Navarro said Enron instead decided to concentrate on selling power to the state-owned National Power Corp. and Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).
"Enron said it would rather concentrate on trading," Navarro said.
EEI was one of the construction firms that supposedly would bid for the project.
Navarro added that the project has long been delayed because Enron negotiated with a number of commercial banks last year.
The Bulacan Biomass plant, which would use rice hulls to generate power, is one of the government's projects aimed at reducing the country's dependency on imported crude.
Enron has been involved in the country's power generation since 1993. It operates a 110-megawatt Bunker C fuel-fired facility in Batangas and another 116-mw power plant in Zambales.
The Bulacan Biomass project was a joint venture between Enron and local holdings company House of Investments (HI), until the US power firm withdrew.
Enron was supposed to have 50-percent ownership while HI would have a 42.7 % stake.
In November 1996, Enron broke new ground by completing the first condensate fuel supply agreement in Asia. Enron and the Lopez-owned First Gas Power Corp. reached an agreement to support a 1,000-mw power plant located in Batangas City.
The combined-cycle gas turbine plant, which is currently undergoing performance testing, would be selling electricity to power retailer Meralco, another Lopez-controlled firm. Under the fuel agreement, Enron would supply 30,000 to 35,000 barrels per day of liquid fuel to the facility for a period of 15 years.
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December 2, 2008, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Suspect in kidnap-slay falls, by Jocelyn Uy ,
MANILA, Philippines – After seven long years, police caught on Sunday in Cainta, Rizal province, the prime suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Mark Harris Bacalla, the son of a Quezon City judge.
The arrest of Onofre Surat Jr. was announced by Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa in a statement Monday.
Surat is reportedly a member of a kidnap-for-ransom group. He is in the list of the country’s most wanted persons with a P500,000 bounty on his head.
Verzosa said Surat’s arrest was the result of intensified manhunt operations after the suspect escaped from their custody on June 3, 2001.
A tipster, who was not identified for security reasons, told police about Surat’s whereabouts, PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. Nicanor Bartolome said.
“The civilian informer will be awarded the P500,000 bounty after proper processing and documentation of the release of the money,” he told Inquirer on the phone.
Operatives of the Cainta and Antipolo police and the intelligence branch of the Rizal police provincial office, headed by Senior Supt. Irenio Dordas, arrested Surat at around 1 p.m. Sunday at the Cainta Junction.
The suspect was apprehended on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Vivencio Baclig of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 76 for kidnapping for ransom with murder and illegal possession of firearms, Verzosa said.
Records of the Police Anti-Crime and Emergency Response had linked Surat to Bacalla’s abduction on May 2, 2001. The 23-year-old victim was the son of the late Quezon City Judge Marciano Bacalla.
Surat’s group allegedly demanded P4 million for the victim’s freedom. The family initially paid P442,000 on May 8, 2001 in Sta. Mesa, Manila.
The group, who had already killed the victim, demanded that the unsuspecting family pay the rest of the ransom just the same.
Bacalla’s body was recovered a few days later in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija province.
One of his alleged captors, Rizaldy Cariño, was arrested while receiving the money.
Cariño, who was handed a 6- 12 year jail term, claimed Surat was the mastermind.
©2008 www.inquirer.net all rights reserved
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December 10, 2008, Manila Bulletin, CV cops intensify intelligence operations
CEBU CITY — The Police Region 7 Office (PRO 7) has intensified its intelligence operations even as it launched a drive to arrest wanted persons. PRO7 Director Ronald Roderos said that the intelligence operations unit should double its efforts to arrest the most wanted criminals. "I have already ordered provincial and city directors in the region to give priority to the arrest of persons wanted by law by intensifying intelligence operations," he said. Earlier, PNP chief Director-General Jesus Verzosa directed all police commanders nationwide to intensify and strengthen police intelligence operations in connection with the drive to arrest wanted persons. Verzosa’s recent instructions to the field commanders cited the arrest of the country’s 15th most wanted person, Onofre Surat Jr. Surat had eluded arrest since 2001. He was wanted for alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of 23-year- old Mark Harris Bacalla. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has offered P500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Surat. (Phoebe Jen Indino)
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June 9, 2001, The Philippine Star, Bacalla kidnap charges filed; suspects may get death — DOJ, by Delon Porcalla and Mike Frialde
Three suspects who admitted having kidnapped and killed a son of the late Quezon City Judge Marciano Bacalla on May 3 will suffer capital punishment if convicted by the court, the Department of Justice said.
"Kidnapping-for-ransom with homicide is punishable by death. We recommended no bail for their release," said State Prosecutor Perfecto Lawrence Chua Cheng, a member of the inquest team headed by Richard Anthony Fadullon.
DOJ prosecutors filed yesterday morning kidnap-slay charges in the Quezon City Regional Trial Court against CBR club owner Onofre Surat, 38, the alleged mastermind, doorman Rodrigo Catungal, 22, and waiter Jerro Garcia, 22.
Surat admitted to reporters last Wednesday they abducted and accidentally killed his friend Mark Henry Bacalla, 24, after a drinking bout. He said they were only after the ransom, but he gave them no choice when he put up a fight.
Surat faces additional charges of illegal possession of firearms for being caught with an unlicensed 9mm pistol, according to Cheng, and violation of the Comelec gun ban which expires on June 30.
Cheng said they will move to "consolidate" the kidnapping charges against six other cohorts of Surat who were caught receiving part of the ransom, now pending in the sala of Judge Monina Zeñarosa, by filing an "amended information."
The National Bureau of Investigation presented the testimonies of guest relations officers Rosita Galvez and Marie Mondares who narrated that they escorted Bacalla, Catungal and Garcia from the CBR club to Surat’s Honda Civic car.
Surat was collared by NBI agents under the Special Action Unit headed by lawyer Edmund Arugay. Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said the case is now considered "solved" with their arrests, whom NBI chief Wycoco said were "amateur kidnappers."
The Bacalla family paid P142,000 ransom on May 8. The second payment was made nine days later where the family shelled out another P490,000. It was at this juncture that another suspect, Zaldy Cariño, was arrested and charged along with five others.
PNP-Intelligence Group chief Reynaldo Berroya said Cariño, who was caught receiving the ransom money, was "positively identified" by Mrs. Ofelia Bacalla. He is now detained at the CIDG jail in Camp Crame, along with the other suspects.
The young Bacalla’s body was dumped in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija on May 17. He had been mauled to death.
Meanwhile, the National Bureau of Investigation said yesterday there is no rift between it and the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group over the Mark Bacalla kidnap and murder case.
"As far as we are concerned, the case is now considered closed, unless the PNP comes up with new developments. The CIDG is now the main anti-kidnapping unit. If this report is not corrected, nobody will now approach them to ask for help as their agents are now being perceived as among those involved in the crime," Wycoco said.
Wycoco also brushed-off reports of credit grabbing in the solution of the Bacalla case.
"There is no credit grabbing in this case. The PNP-CIDG and the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines were the ones originally involved in the case. There is no room for credit grabbing in the Arroyo administration," he said.
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September 30, 2003, The Philippine Star, Death for killers of judge’s son, by Pia Lee-Brago,
A Quezon City court handed down the death penalty on former nightclub employees yesterday for the abduction and killing of the son of the Quezon City Judge Marciano Bacalla two years ago.
Jerro Garcia, 25, a resident of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, and former doorman of CBR Pub House in Lagro, Quezon City, and Rodrigo Catungal, 25, of Tala, Caloocan City, former waiter of the same club, received the sentence in a decision penned by Judge Monina Zenarosa of Branch 76.
Gracia surrendered to police on June 6, 2001 while Catungal was arrested on June 3.
The court found Garcia and Catungal guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the charges of kidnapping with ransom and homicide for the abduction and killing of Mark Harris Bacalla, 23, student, of 303 Litex Road, Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City on May 3, 2001 in Lagro, Quezon City.
The court also ordered Garcia and Catungal to pay the victim’s family P92,000 for actual damages, P50,000 for moral damages, P50,000 for civil damages, and P442,000 for the ransom given to the accused in exchange for Bacalla’s freedom.
Two others escaped the death chamber. Rizaldy Cariño, 37, taxi driver, of Sampaloc, Manila, was sentenced by the court to 12 years imprisonment while Sammy Pader, 31, of Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija was acquitted for lack of evidence.
Pader’s 47-year-old uncle, Felino, a farmer in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, had turned state witness and identified accused Onofre Surat Jr., 40, a US citizen and owner of the pub house as the alleged mastermind in the slaying of Bacalla.
Surat, who was arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation on June 3, 2001 in Pasig City, remains at large after he escaped by breaking the window of the X-ray room of the East Avenue Medical Center on June 29, 2001 while undergoing examination at the hospital.
Surat, Garcia, Catungal, Cariño and Pader were all charged for the abduction and killing of Bacalla.
On the eve of his abduction, Bacalla sought permission from his mother, Ofelia, to attend the birthday party of a schoolmate in Fairview.
But instead of going there, the victim proceeded to the pub house to attend Surat’s party.
The victim left the pub house in the early morning of May 3 and as he was boarding his orange Honda Civic (ECF-858), three of the accused — Surat, Garcia, Catungal — offered to drive him home.
Bacalla declined the offer, but the accused insisted on driving him home.
In his testimony, Felino said Surat, Garcia and Catungal arrived in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija on May 3 at around 7 a.m. Surat had admitted to him that they killed someone and that the body was inside the car.
Felino said he was asked by Surat to bury the victim‘s body. When he refused, Surat allegedly threatened to kill him.
He agreed to bury Bacalla’s body in Barangay Rizal, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija because he feared for his life and the safety of his nephew, Sammy, who cooked food for the accused while they were at the province.
Felino said he immediately reported the incident to the police after the accused returned to Manila.
After the abduction, Bacalla’s mother received a text message that read: "salbahe ang anak mo, binangga kami." She also received another text message asking P4 million in in exchange for her son’s freedom.
Negotiations were made to bring the price down, with the family unaware that the captive was strangled and already dead.
Police arrested Cariño on May 17, 2001 in Quezon City after receiving an envelope containing P490,000 in ransom. Bacalla’s body was found in Barangay Rizal in Nueva Ecija on May 21, 2001.
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| 350,000 sacks of smuggled sugar, rice seized in Jolo-(01/22/2000 01:37 PM GMT) |
| Teddy Locsin, Sr., 85-(01/22/2000 07:40 PM) |
| Recto sees extended stay for marines-(01/22/2000 11:43 AM GMT) |
| Lim to end 'shame campaign' if told by courts-(01/22/2000 11:37 AM GMT) |
| WPD hunts down RP's three most wanted-(01/22/2000 04:32 PM) |
| Grandma killed by speeding Fierra-(01/22/2000 04:20 PM) |
| Herrera confirms Chinese drug triad invasion in RP-(01/22/2000 02:06 PM) |
| Intensity three quake hits Legaspi City-(01/22/2000 01:34 PM) |
| Senate vows to block "bank secrecy law" revision-(01/22/2000 01:11 PM) |
| Agriculture posts 6.49% growth in 1999-(01/23/2000 07:14 PM) |
| Gullas prods Yasay to resign-(01/23/2000 04:25 PM) |
| AFP lists 13 rebel stronghold-(01/23/2000 04:12 PM) |
| Legarda calls for crackdown on sex tours-(01/23/2000 03:41 PM) |
| Solon blasts nuclear plant folly-(01/23/2000 03:12 PM) |
| Separate military-NPA encounters claim five casualties-(01/23/2000 02:16 PM) |
| Military detects Chinese aircraft over Scarborough-(01/23/2000 12:56 PM) |
| Road mishap injures two-(01/23/2000 12:47 PM) |
| Crackdown set vs. smoke-belchers-(01/23/2000 11:56 AM) |
| Posting campaign edges out Lim's shame campaign-(01/23/2000 09:54 AM) |
| PNP defers marine deployment in Mt. Diwalwal-(01/23/2000 08:21 AM) |
| Guidelines set to safeguard war games-(01/26/2000 11:41 PM) |
| Court junks bid to reopen Abadilla case-(01/26/2000 11:20 PM) |
| Seal off markets for smuggled goods- Estrada-(01/26/2000 11:06 PM) |
| Maceda allays fears of Estrada's Ho, Jimenez links-(01/26/2000 07:40 PM) |
| Cardinal Sin renews tirade against Estrada-(01/27/2000 11:56 PM) |
| Gang in Lopez slay enters 'not guilty' plea-(01/27/2000 10:21 PM) |
| Gov't to intensify drive vs smuggling-(01/27/2000 10:34 PM) |
| President Estrada lashes at Yasay anew-(01/27/2000 09:38 PM) |
| MTRCB raps GMA-(01/27/2000 09:22 PM) |
| ARMM polls set on September-(01/27/2000 08:59 PM) |
| Filipino morale down- Gordon-(01/27/2000 08:06 PM) |
| Economic body approves MRT extension-(01/27/2000 07:52 PM) |
| Estrada vows to defend spray-painting campaign-(01/27/2000 07:31 PM) |
| Court of Appeals declares spray-painting illegal-(01/27/2000 04:20 PM) |
| Estrada hastens passage of Securities Act-(01/27/2000 04:10 PM) |
| AFP to secure sites of RP-US military exercises-(01/27/2000 03:59 PM) |
| Petron inaugurates P161-M plant-(01/27/2000 02:27 PM) |
| DoLE says strike notices up in January-(01/27/2000 02:18 PM) |
| MILF burn bus, take 3 hostage in Lanao-(01/27/2000 01:25 PM) |
| Stocks on 4th day of decline-(01/27/2000 01:06 PM) |
| Peso lower in morning trade-(01/27/2000 12:18 PM) |
| 80 Grand Blvd. Hotel employees suffer retrenchment-(01/27/2000 11:23 AM) |
| San Miguel mulls tapping debt market-(01/27/2000 11:15 AM) |
| Cops nab cellphone snatchers in Manila-(01/27/2000 10:24 AM) |
| SC transfers Parago trial to QC -(01/27/2000 09:42 AM) |
| Yamashita treasure hunters halted-(01/27/2000 09:22 AM) |
| Paranaque implements curfew-(01/27/2000 07:09 AM) |
| Lapid graft charges dismissed-(01/27/2000 07:14 AM) |
| Lalaine shows up at Stanford precinct-(01/27/2000 05:36 AM) |
| Product imitators in RP having a ball-(01/27/2000 04:38 AM) |
| Missing grandma and baby charred by Pasay fire-(01/27/2000 04:07 AM) |
| SC affirms rapist's death sentence-(01/27/2000 03:37 AM) |
| Feminists lambast Estrada's trigger happy clique-(01/27/2000 02:39 AM) |
| 2 jeepney hold-uppers shot dead-(01/27/2000 02:05 AM) |
Manila, Taipei to sign new air pact-(01/28/2000 11:42 PM)
Zambo abduction suspect falls-(01/28/2000 07:36 PM)
BCDA earmarks P5.5B for investment center-(01/28/2000 06:41 PM)
Estrada expresses satisfaction over budget compromise -(01/28/2000 06:13 PM)
Fake T-bonds, bills worth $2-T seized-(01/28/2000 04:49 PM)
Drilon's impending Senate presidency a LAMP issue-(01/28/2000 03:42 PM)
Senate to honor Locsin Sr.-(01/28/2000 02:45 PM)
Church collapse injures 24 students in Iloilo-(01/28/2000 02:40 PM)
Stock drop on Friday marks full-week of decline-(01/28/2000 12:50 PM)
Ranking NPA leader surrenders-(01/28/2000 12:28 PM)
Peso stronger amid higher offshore inflows-(01/28/2000 12:10 PM)
RP-US war games formally started-(01/28/2000 11:25 AM)
| Shame Campaign targets Lingayen prostitution dens -(01/28/2000 07:45 AM) |
| 4 year-old boy shoots girl playmate-(01/28/2000 04:37 AM) |
| Funda's captors uncertain on ransom-(01/28/2000 04:01 AM) |
| PAOCTF rescues kidnapped daughter of Leyte trader-(01/28/2000 03:19 AM) |
| 6 Philippine Navy men harass Indonesian vessel-(01/28/2000 02:41 AM) |
| Student drug test in Zambo City mulled-(01/28/2000 02:02 AM) |
| Rape cases reach record high-(01/29/2000 09:26 PM) |
QC, Valenzuela to endure brownouts on Monday-(01/29/2000 05:30 PM)
Solon says NPA more efficient in tax collection-(01/29/2000 06:06 PM)
Another El Nino dry spell expected by October-(01/29/2000 06:26 PM)
DTI expands price watch due to planned oil price hike-(01/29/2000 04:37 PM)
Light plane crashes in Boracay-(01/29/2000 04:02 PM)
Striking bra-makers in Taguig face violent dispersal-(01/29/2000 03:16 PM)
Fire rages in San Andres Bukid-(01/29/2000 08:44 AM)
Bank robbers' getaway vehicle found-(01/29/2000 08:09 AM)
Congress approves anti-racketeering bill-(01/29/2000 07:13 AM)
Napocor reduces imported fuel purchases-(01/29/2000 06:32 AM)
Korean vessel burns near Samar coastline-(01/29/2000 06:08 AM)
P1.4 M worth of Ecstasy drug seized-(01/29/2000 04:55 AM)
| FLAG calls for the resignation of IBP president-(01/30/2000 07:27 PM) |
| Stanley Ho snubs floating restaurant opening-(01/30/2000 07:02 PM) |
| Gov't studying 5 proposals to replace San Mateo landfill-(01/30/2000 06:29 PM) |
| IBP heads collide over Lim's spray-painting-(01/30/2000 03:26 PM) |
| Nothing to fear about Census 2000- NSO-(01/30/2000 02:44 PM) |
| Pasig river rehab proceeding smoothly-Binay-(01/30/2000 02:22 PM) |
| Gov't projects 8.3% fisheries growth-(01/30/2000 02:12 PM) |
| KMU hits Balikatan 2000-(01/30/2000 12:33 PM) |
| PAL lauds new RP-Taiwan air pact-(01/30/2000 11:41 AM) |
| Congress to pass divorce bill-(01/30/2000 08:00 AM) |
| BIR balks at revenue target-(01/31/2000 11:52 PM) |
| Congress fails to pass 2000 budget-(01/31/2000 11:39 PM) |
| DTI, Concepcion downplay impact of new oil price hike-(01/31/2000 11:13 PM) |
| Filipinos figure in Cyprus bus accident-(01/31/2000 10:41 PM) |
| Flood hits Agusan, claims 3 casualties-(01/31/2000 09:56 PM) |
| Tatad vows to block divorce bill-(01/31/2000 09:29 PM) |
| Estrada vows to crush Reds-(01/31/2000 08:05 PM) |
| 40,000 Filipinos in Japan facing deportation-(01/31/2000 07:30 PM) |
| 5 dead, 3 wounded in Gov't-MILF clash-(01/31/2000 07:14 PM) |
| Gov't extends help to Davao flood victims-(01/31/2000 06:49 PM) |
| New EDSA-Shaw traffic scheme set-(01/31/2000 06:19 PM) |
| Police claim more crimes solved in Metro Manila-(01/31/2000 03:13 PM) |
| Ship sinks off shoal-(01/31/2000 03:17 PM) |
| Stocks break one-week losing streak-(01/31/2000 01:03 PM) |
| Image of millennium saint arrives from Hawaii-(01/31/2000 12:43 PM) |
| Peso weakens in early session-(01/31/2000 12:22 PM) |
| Ayala Land buys land from Equities Holdings-(01/31/2000 11:02 AM) |
| Bank of Nova Scotia to sell Solid Bank stake - Pardo-(01/31/2000 10:31 AM) |
| Velarde mulls bid for presidency-(01/31/2000 09:17 AM) |
| Muslim rebs kidnap Chinese businessman-(01/31/2000 07:39 AM) |
| Phivolcs monitors Mts. Isarog and Iriga-(01/31/2000 07:19 AM) |
| Millenium Saint's relics arrive in RP-(01/31/2000 04:31 AM) |
| Reckless cop arrested-(01/31/2000 03:04 AM) |
| Two incidents of rape reported-(01/31/2000 02:37 AM) |
| 3 provinces, 2 cities in Mindanao to be declared calamity areas-(01/31/2000 02:15 AM) |
2/1 COMPLETE
Almonte denies accusations by Malacañang-(02/01/2000 11:55 PM)
DENR penalizes Ho's floating restaurant-(02/01/2000 11:20 PM)
Estrada appoints two Sandiganbayan magistrates-(02/01/2000 10:58 PM)
Puno expresses surprise over Ombudsman's indictment-(02/01/2000 10:49 PM)
Tension rises anew in Cotabato-(02/01/2000 10:23 PM)
Cebu mayor sacks 200 employees-(02/01/2000 09:05 PM)
Senate welcomes Puno's indictment-(02/01/2000 08:37 PM)
Ombudsman files graft charges against Puno-(02/01/2000 08:22 PM)
J.P. Morgan sees stronger peso this year-(02/01/2000 07:34 PM)
Gov't extends help to OFWs in Japan-(02/01/2000 07:15 PM)
6 Filipinos killed in Cyprus bus mishap-(02/01/2000 06:36 PM)
5 die, 7 hurt in MILF-Army encounter this noon-(02/01/2000 02:52 PM)
MRT fare cut draws in commuters-(02/01/2000 02:48 PM)
Marines storm Abu Sayyaf hideout-(02/01/2000 02:20 PM)
American nabbed with gun, ammo at NAIA-(02/01/2000 02:04 PM)
RP exports rise 16.7% in December-(02/01/2000 01:31 PM)
Stocks down on interest rates jitters-(02/01/2000 12:11 PM)
Peso little changed against US dollar-(02/01/2000 12:42 PM)
Philippine exports up 18.8% in December-(02/01/2000 12:25 PM)
Sy to merge malls as retail sector opens-(02/01/2000 12:03 PM)
Logging operations blamed for Mindanao deaths-(02/01/2000 11:18 AM)
Stocks down by .30% as off 10:45 am-(02/01/2000 11:16 AM)
Shell to raise pump prices this afternoon-(02/01/2000 10:45 AM)
Stocks to sustain rebound Tuesday-(02/01/2000 10:18 AM)
Taxi driver drops charges against PAOCTF member -(02/01/2000 08:09 AM)
Oil firms impose price hikes-(02/01/2000 07:42 AM)
Task force for bases cleanup launched-(02/01/2000 06:21 AM)
Australia to join RP-US war games-(02/01/2000 05:53 AM)
Rebel leader to testify against Sison-(02/01/2000 05:47 AM)
Dengue outbreak feared in Dumaguete City-(02/01/2000 03:01 AM)
Toxic bunkhouses torn down-(02/01/2000 02:08 AM)
| Estrada wants pardoned candidates' list published-(02/02/2000 11:52 PM) |
| BIR exceeds January collection targets-(02/02/2000 11:34 PM) |
| 7 rescued from sunken ship-(02/02/2000 10:36 PM) |
| Estrada welcomes FVR's bid to sell RP to investors-(02/02/2000 09:43 PM) |
| Estrada orders release of P5-M for Zambo cyclone victims-(02/02/2000 12:49 PM GMT) |
| Beijing's 'Scarborough statement' regrettable- Palace-(02/02/2000 12:10 PM GMT) |
| Cuevas cancels parole of 2 Manero brothers-(02/02/2000 03:15 PM) |
| Stocks slightly higher despite interest rate jitters-(02/02/2000 02:28 PM) |
| Unioil to increase pump prices-(02/02/2000 01:01 PM) |
| Calimlim gives up PSG post-(02/02/2000 12:31 PM) |
| Oil spill threatens 14 baranggays in Pangasinan-(02/02/2000 12:46 PM) |
| Peso slightly weaker in early session-(02/02/2000 12:15 AM) |
| Troops pursue Abu Sayyaf men in Jolo-(02/02/2000 12:03 AM) |
| Stocks slightly up, led by blue-chip issues-(02/02/2000 11:43 AM) |
| Petron raises prices by 48 centavos per liter-(02/02/2000 11:15 AM) |
| Speedboat with 11 people missing near Palawan-(02/02/2000 11:00 AM) |
| Stock market analysts expect sideways trading today-(02/02/2000 10:40 AM) |
| Filipino fatalities in Cyprus bus mishap identified-(02/02/2000 09:34 AM) |
| Theft cases in Naga City on the rise-(02/02/2000 05:48 AM) |
| Estrada eyes controversial Bacolod motel-(02/02/2000 05:23 AM) |
| Ousted mayor sues PNP men-(02/02/2000 04:49 AM) |
| Edu Manzano stays as Makati Vice Mayor - Comelec-(02/02/2000 04:28 AM) |
| 3 student vandals arrested-(02/02/2000 03:06 AM) |
| PSE elects new board-(03/04/2000 06:55 PM) |
| US troops donates relief goods to Mayon victims-(03/04/2000 06:13 PM) |
| ABB retreats to a remote town in NegOr-(03/04/2000 04:08 PM) |
| Stronger house ethics panel pushed-(03/04/2000 04:02 PM) |
| Bongbong says $150 million Marcos deal equitable-(03/04/2000 02:48 PM) |
| Palace cites model LGUs-(03/04/2000 01:41 PM) |
| Sixth most wanted criminal in S. Mindanao nabbed-(03/04/2000 10:25 AM) |
| Ursais slay linked to another killing-(03/04/2000 09:55 AM) |
| Palace allocates P50B for housing projects-(03/04/2000 08:40 AM) |
| NPA commander in Visayas tagged as ringleader of Bohol ambush-(03/04/2000 08:25 AM) |
| GenSan police stumped in new Glan Saranggani slay-(03/04/2000 08:32 AM) |
| 45,000 illegal aliens in RP – BID-(03/04/2000 07:08 AM) |
| Jail guards linked to prison drug traffic-(03/04/2000 04:33 AM) |
| Estrada donates P5M to ABS-CBN Foundation-(03/04/2000 03:23 AM) |
| Escalating rebel offensives alarm solons-(03/04/2000 02:45 AM) |
| Gov't eyes 5 programs to rehabilitate coco industry-(03/04/2000 03:01 AM) |
| Pillbox blast in Malabon injures 2-(03/04/2000 02:13 AM) |
| BSP raises overnight rates-(03/04/2000 01:50 AM) |
| PNOC Exploration posts higher earnings-(03/04/2000 01:33 AM) |
| Estrada orders DA to earmark funds for Mindanao-(03/06/2000 10:56 PM) |
| Palace moves to unfreeze coco levy fund-(03/06/2000 10:11 PM) |
| Gov't fails to prosecute 600 cases vs. drug pushers-(03/06/2000 10:11 PM) |
| US Navy ship rescues Filipino fishermen-(03/06/2000 10:06 PM) |
| Former Ms. Philippines gives birth to JV's first baby-(03/06/2000 08:55 PM) |
| House drops plan to override budget veto-(03/06/2000 08:32 PM) |
| Gov't laughs off persistent coup rumors-(03/06/2000 07:15 PM) |
| Solon asks Palace to implement energy plan-(03/06/2000 06:59 PM) |
| Lim vows to continue campaign vs. drugs-(03/06/2000 06:20 PM) |
| Bad weather mars French air force display-(03/06/2000 05:01 PM) |
| ABS-CBN inaugurates 120-kilowatt millennium transmitter-(03/07/2000 11:55 PM) |
| Gov't did not lose in Nueva Ecija land deal -- Palace -(03/07/2000 11:34 PM) |
| PSE braces for shaky Wednesday-(03/07/2000 11:23 PM) |
| Estrada orders open bidding of North Harbor-(03/07/2000 10:09 PM) |
| Estrada signs retail trade, housing bills into law-(03/07/2000 09:16 PM) |
| Gov't to send cops to East Timor-(03/07/2000 09:05 PM) |
| Two Iloilo solons move to oust Villar-(03/07/2000 08:16 PM) |
| Solon moves to defer loan dues of Mayon victims-(03/07/2000 08:10 PM) |
| Miriam says Palace officials behind P500 M land deal-(03/07/2000 07:12 PM) |
| SEC ORDERS SUSPENSION OF STOCK TRADING-(03/07/2000 06:00 PM) |
| Drilon refutes Bongbong claim on Marcos hoard-(03/07/2000 06:00 PM) |
| Transport groups to launch strike on March 20-(03/07/2000 05:54 PM) |
| Solon's aide ambushed this morning-(03/07/2000 05:51 PM) |
| RP sees 2000 coconut oil output at 1.24-M tons-(03/07/2000 05:16 PM) |
| Estrada signs retail trade, housing bills into law-(03/07/2000 04:40 PM) |
| Police seize shabu worth P10 million-(03/07/2000 04:39 PM) |
| Stock trading may be suspended due to Almadro resignation-(03/07/2000 04:32 PM) |
| RP cancels port contract with SGS-(03/07/2000 04:18 PM) |
| Road users' tax to have minimal impact on PUVs-(03/07/2000 04:17 PM) |
| Transport strike cripples Cagayan de Oro-(03/07/2000 03:43 PM) |
| PSi Technologies plans $56.35-M IPO-(03/07/2000 03:10 PM) |
| CA approves DILG Lim's appointment-(03/07/2000 02:59 PM) |
| Bata exacts revenge on Lining, wins Eyeball-(03/07/2000 08:30 AM) |
| Suspected prostitutes nabbed-(03/07/2000 07:19 AM) |
| Payments suspension urged for Mayon evacuees-(03/07/2000 06:52 AM) |
| Lim limits politicos' security detail-(03/07/2000 06:19 AM) |
| MBA games resume Wednesday -(03/07/2000 06:00 AM) |
| Catholic Church prepares for Calungsod's fiesta celebration-(03/07/2000 05:29 AM) |
| Sison attacks Estrada, Lacson for coddling ABB-(03/07/2000 04:40 AM) |
| More savings loom for Meralco, consumers-(03/07/2000 03:53 AM) |
| Congress minority bloc not letting up-(03/07/2000 03:30 AM) |
| ABS-CBN relief operations in Albay underway-(03/07/2000 03:10 AM) |
| Lawmakers divided over Cafgu remobilization-(03/07/2000 02:46 AM) |
| Gov't eyes loan from Spain for fishing industry-(03/07/2000 02:23 AM) |
| Coke denies water theft-(03/07/2000 02:05 AM) |
| Militant groups mount protest vs oil price hike-(03/07/2000 01:42 AM) |
| ABB says it remains interested in peace talks-(03/07/2000 12:05 AM) |
3/8 COMPLETE
| Yasay lied -- SEC Commissioner-(03/08/2000 10:30 PM) |
| Socsargen Marlins outplays N. Ecija Patriots 78-76-(03/08/2000 10:15 PM) |
| Gov't eyes sale of $16 million Marcos assets-(03/08/2000 10:07 PM) |
| Manila grenade explosion injures 30-(03/08/2000 09:28 PM) |
| 1 killed, 3 hurt in Ozamis shooting rampage-(03/08/2000 08:16 PM) |
| 5 hurt in Divisoria grenade explosion-(03/08/2000 07:54 PM) |
| Palarong Pambansa gets green light-(03/08/2000 07:44 PM) |
| Hawaii court confirms seizure of Marcos luxury car-(03/08/2000 07:28 PM) |
| Women's groups stage protest near US Embassy-(03/08/2000 06:33 PM) |
| Gov't to pursue cases vs. tax credit scam-(03/08/2000 06:03 PM) |
| Cong. Defensor tagged regular customer of pick-up girls-(03/08/2000 04:56 PM) |
| Gov't intensifies drive vs. tax credit scam-(03/08/2000 04:03 PM) |
| Wellex plans to acquire technology firms-(03/08/2000 01:21 PM) |
| Estrada mulls suit against Yasay-(03/08/2000 01:23 PM) |
| Jailed Egyptian hunger striker wants to talk to Estrada-(03/08/2000 01:13 PM) |
| Stocks lower, confusion prevailed in the PSE-(03/08/2000 12:40 PM) |
| Yasay hits Estrada for interfering in stock market-(03/08/2000 12:07 AM) |
| Peso weakens to beyond P41-(03/08/2000 11:49 AM) |
| 166 MILF rebels surrender-(03/08/2000 11:32 AM) |
| Estrada to appoint DTI Usec to replace Yasay-(03/08/2000 11:05 AM) |
Cebu touted as next rebel target-(03/08/2000 07:21 AM)
Comelec sets Pasay recall elections-(03/08/2000 06:29 AM)
5-year-old girl found dead inside balikbayan box-(03/08/2000 05:50 AM)
Aglipay commends Novaliches video carrera raid-(03/08/2000 05:30 AM)
4 MBA teams to see action overseas-(03/08/2000 05:14 AM)
Business as usual at PSE-(03/08/2000 04:52 AM)
Camarines Sur anti-drug campaign boosted-(03/08/2000 04:31 AM)
2 Budol-Budol gang members nabbed-(03/08/2000 04:05 AM)
Pichay cautions vs. Mindanao alarmist rhetoric-(03/08/2000 03:49 AM)
Sulu officials bargain for 3 kidnap victims-(03/08/2000 03:17 AM)
CDO to host two business forums in Manila-(03/08/2000 02:37 AM)
Pangasinan towns on PNP watchlist-(03/08/2000 02:06 AM)
Philippines asks IMF to extend to June 2000-(03/08/2000 12:37 AM)
Allied Bank employees stage protest-(03/08/2000 12:03 AM)
3/9 COMPLETE
| 7 divisions sign up for Region 9 Games-(03/09/2000 11:20 PM) |
| Lucio Tan willing to unload PNB shares-(03/09/2000 11:10 PM) |
| PNP chief dismisses 'video karera' protector-(03/09/2000 10:30 PM) |
| Palace defers enforcement of road user's tax-(03/09/2000 10:15 PM) |
| Anti-Sison group stages rally at Dutch Embassy-(03/09/2000 09:48 PM) |
| Ocier-Ongpin verbal tussle rages on-(03/09/2000 09:19 PM) |
| Gov't, MILF move ahead with peace process-(03/09/2000 08:44 PM) |
| Multiple murder suspect falls in Parañaque-(03/09/2000 08:09 PM) |
| MILF-NPA tactical alliance bound to fail - AFP-(03/09/2000 07:54 PM) |
| Newest oil price hike unjustifiable -- Concepcion-(03/09/2000 06:25 PM) |
| Almadro tenders irrevocable resignation-(03/09/2000 06:03 PM) |
| Stock market to normalize soon, Gov't assures-(03/09/2000 05:45 PM) |
| Probers to pursue tax credit scam-(03/09/2000 04:17 PM) |
| NPA Chocolate Hills command owes up to Bohol ambush-(03/09/2000 03:22 PM) |
| Bacolod vice-mayor took over Verdeflor's post-(03/09/2000 01:33 PM) |
| Two female teachers abducted in Zamboanga-(03/09/2000 01:06 PM) |
| Stocks end lower on selling spree-(03/09/2000 12:55 PM) |
| Estrada to suspend Yasay anytime today-(03/09/2000 12:31 PM) |
| SEC oks PhilWeb.Com's P2.6-B capitalization-(03/09/2000 12:00 AM) |
| Peso recovers from 5-month low-(03/09/2000 11:48 AM) |
| 1 killed, 2 wounded in Camarines encounter-(03/09/2000 11:20 AM) |
| Phivolcs lowers alert level of Mayon to 4-(03/09/2000 10:57 AM) |
| Stock market monitoring group returns to work today-(03/09/2000 10:40 AM) |
| P600,000 reward up over Ozamiz bombing-(03/09/2000 10:25 AM) |
| HEI Power purchases 50% of El Paso Philippines-(03/09/2000 10:19 AM) |
| RP delays pricing bonds after PSE row-(03/09/2000 09:06 AM) |
| Pangasinan gov't to tax cockfighting-(03/09/2000 08:40 AM) |
| Ferriols back in deadly form-(03/09/2000 07:47 AM) |
| Formation of anti-insurgency group mulled-(03/09/2000 07:17 AM) |
| MMDA schedules meeting on toxic waste mess-(03/09/2000 06:31 AM) |
| Zambo officials mull phaseout of metal detectors-(03/09/2000 06:17 AM) |
| Car sales up Jan-Feb-(03/09/2000 05:18 AM) |
| VisCom pursues peace forum-(03/09/2000 04:40 AM) |
| MILF, Malacanang reschedule peace talks-(03/09/2000 04:19 AM) |
| Oil hike to reach P2.10 - Shell-(03/09/2000 04:14 AM) |
| RJ Jacinto faces estafa charges-(03/09/2000 03:44 AM) |
| Almadro, CSG return to PSE-(03/09/2000 03:21 AM) |
| NSC seeks extension of debt relief-(03/09/2000 03:02 AM) |
| Catanuan celebrates Boling-Boling festival-(03/09/2000 02:39 AM) |
| Erap defends brother-in-law-(03/09/2000 02:17 AM) |
| Saturday classes mandated in CDO-(03/09/2000 01:41 AM) |
| Mayon alert level may be lowered-(03/09/2000 12:50 AM) |
| 1 killed as tornado hits Sarangani-(03/10/2000 11:20 PM) |
| Reyes spars with PhilStar reporter-(03/10/2000 10:48 PM) |
| Jollibee denies holdings in Jollimar-(03/10/2000 10:15 PM) |
| Benpres eyes Rockwell Centre expansion-(03/10/2000 10:06 PM) |
| PSC to probe Karatedo Federation chief-(03/10/2000 09:15 PM) |
| 210 OFWs nabbed for drugs in 24 countries-(03/10/2000 08:10 PM) |
| Oil firms agree to temper price hikes-(03/10/2000 07:41 PM) |
| BIR to collect taxes in malls, internet-(03/10/2000 07:24 PM) |
| AFP SouthCom realignment set-(03/10/2000 08:24 AM) |
| 11 dolphins run aground in Dagupan-(03/10/2000 09:45 AM) |
| Barangay chiefs blame Estrada for slow progress-(03/10/2000 07:46 AM) |
| Flash floods strand motorists in Naga-(03/10/2000 07:23 AM) |
| Ailing Ka Roger remains elusive-(03/10/2000 06:58 AM) |
| Aunor, Papin face-off in Camarines gubernatorial race-(03/10/2000 06:33 AM) |
| Marquez' ex-bodyguard shot dead-(03/10/2000 06:21 AM) |
| Shoot-to-kill order for Magpantay's colleagues-(03/10/2000 05:36 AM) |
| Comeros, De Jesus receive Benigno Aquino awards-(03/10/2000 05:13 AM) |
| Mental illness on the rise among Mayon evacuees-(03/10/2000 04:33 AM) |
| NEDA forecasts 4.5 to 5.5% growth for 2000-(03/10/2000 03:57 AM) |
| Hollywood star Rob Schneider visits the Philippines-(03/10/2000 03:41 AM) |
| Greenpeace activists lead opposition vs. coal plant -(03/10/2000 03:21 AM) |
| NBI seizes fake US federal notes-(03/10/2000 02:47 AM) |
| Negros women launch anti-sex traffic drive-(03/10/2000 02:36 AM) |
| Basic commodities to increase by 2%-(03/10/2000 02:20 AM) |
| ECOP junks wage hike proposal-(03/10/2000 01:47 AM) |
| BAP, Lacson to draw anti-crime measures-(03/10/2000 12:15 AM) |
| Police-Marine patrols reduce crime by 78%-(03/11/2000 08:49 PM) |
| SMB, Pop Cola favored to win tomorrow-(03/11/2000 08:03 PM) |
| Manila Hotel strikers dispersed anew-(03/11/2000 06:04 PM) |
| PAF pushes for interim strike force-(03/11/2000 02:34 PM) |
| Lacson urges ABB to surrender oil depots attackers-(03/11/2000 01:25 PM) |
| Norberto Manero's pardon recalled by Erap-(03/11/2000 03:33 PM) |
| Rape cases up by 8% in January-(03/11/2000 02:15 PM) |
| Manila-Taiwan air talks postponed indefinitely-(03/11/2000 02:11 PM) |
| Divisoria bombing suspect set free-(03/11/2000 02:01 PM) |
| Stock market crisis under control -- Estrada-(03/11/2000 01:27 PM) |
| Ursais murder case given 10 days to be resolved-(03/11/2000 01:28 PM) |
| Transport groups skeptic over Road Users Tax shelving-(03/11/2000 12:39 PM) |
| Oil price hike prompts Davao red alert-(03/11/2000 05:59 AM) |
| P2.5M set for Pasonanca pool renovation-(03/11/2000 05:46 AM) |
| More strikes set in Naga-(03/11/2000 05:20 AM) |
| Human barricade stops squatter demolition-(03/11/2000 04:54 AM) |
| 400 participants flock to NMYL assembly-(03/11/2000 04:17 AM) |
| Decamping of Mayon families set-(03/11/2000 03:51 AM) |
| NAMFREL calls for modernization in election process-(03/11/2000 02:44 AM) |
| Senate vows to pass "Securities Act"-(03/11/2000 02:21 AM) |
| Torchlight parade marks Women's Day in CDO-(03/11/2000 01:48 AM) |
| Senate unmoved by Japanese consul's apology-(03/11/2000 01:18 AM) |
| New oil players mull halting operations-(03/11/2000 12:30 AM) |
| ING freezes investments in local stock market-(03/11/2000 12:04 PM) |
March 4, 2000, ABS-CBN, dead links
Malacañang to strictly enforce no-ransom policy
April 8, 2000, ABS-CBN,
7 hot cars sold yesterday at Camp Crame 4/8 9:33 p
Solon pushes closed-captioning of movies, TV programs 4/8 9:01 p
Tabloid reporter, 4 others nabbed over jai-alai betting 4/8 8:28 p
BoI grants Bayantel tax incentives for P3.5-B expansion 4/8 7:25 p
Rep. Zubiri advices Estrada how to win over 'texters' 4/8 6:16 p
Estrada hit for insulting Ramos
"Silent" noise-barrage not a failure - Alcuaz
Pride, power and the PSE
RP inclined to lower 2000 inflation target
Police group against waistline campaign
New ferry sinks off Misamis Oriental
Davao maintains MBA lead on Belano's heroics
Margie Moran lukewarm on DOT Secretary offer
April 12, 2000, ABS-CBN,
Robin arrives in Mindanao 4/12 1:50 p
Manila stocks still hit by negative sentiment 4/12 12:04 p
Filipino Gulf War claimants stage rally at DFA 4/12 11:37 p
Philippine peso weakens in early trade 4/12 11:37 a
Illegal drugs in Iloilo decreasing 4/12 10:20 a
Abu Sayyaf gets Robin, sets new demand
Lakas makes a show of unity
GSIS officials face charges for Ecobel deal
Drug importation opposed
Road user's tax approved
Babae hinoldap, ginahasa't pinatay sa Caloocan
6 more MILF rebels killed in Lanao clash
BID tags ex-solon in Taulava deportation case
NBI closes in on Ozamis bus bombing suspects
Region 10 transport strike to start next week
Miners threaten to hostage Davao airport
Intensity 4 quake hits Albay, Sorsogon
April 14, 2000, ABS-CBN,
DAR officials face graft raps 4/14 4:07 p
RP sweetens investment perks to IT-related ventures 4/14 3:51 p
Army overruns another MILF camp 4/14 3:22 p
Meralco seeks 30 cents per kwh hike in power rates 4/14 2:19 p
Pasay teachers threaten to boycott city elections 4/14 1:37 p
Drilon-Policarpio rift surfaces
'Third Way' to confront LAMP in 2001
NEA insures unsuspecting coops with GSIS
UK-based investment firm eyes NSC
Changes to sexual harassment law sought
Pintor pinatay dahil sa kalapati
Sulu sea mishap death toll rises to 88
It's go for Tour of Caramoan
Cesar makes Sunshine September bride
Death of a cultist
April 17, 2000, ABS-CBN,
RCBC acquires Equitable's stake in Bankard 4/17 1:16 p
Manila stocks nosedive after sharp drop in US market 4/17 12:45 p
Another ferry sinks off Batangas 4/17 12:30 p
Peso weakens to P41.248 4/17 12:04 p
Bomb found outside Iligan movie theatre 4/17 11:19 a
SEC oks Uniwide's amended rehab plan 4/17 11:06 a
More Marines arrive in Maguindanao 4/17 10:30 a
RP Treasurer sees lower T-bill rates 4/17 10:09 a
Cebu building hit by fire this morning 4/17 9:09 a
Robin arrives in Mindanao 4/12 1:50 p
Manila stocks still hit by negative sentiment 4/12 12:04 p
Filipino Gulf War claimants stage rally at DFA 4/12 11:37 p
Philippine peso weakens in early trade 4/12 11:37 a
Illegal drugs in Iloilo decreasing 4/12 10:20 a
Abu Sayyaf gets Robin, sets new demand
Lakas makes a show of unity
GSIS officials face charges for Ecobel deal
Drug importation opposed
Road user's tax approved
Babae hinoldap, ginahasa't pinatay sa Caloocan
6 more MILF rebels killed in Lanao clash
BID tags ex-solon in Taulava deportation case
NBI closes in on Ozamis bus bombing suspects
Region 10 transport strike to start next week
Miners threaten to hostage Davao airport
Intensity 4 quake hits Albay, Sorsogon
April 14, 2000, ABS-CBN,
DAR officials face graft raps 4/14 4:07 p
RP sweetens investment perks to IT-related ventures 4/14 3:51 p
Army overruns another MILF camp 4/14 3:22 p
Meralco seeks 30 cents per kwh hike in power rates 4/14 2:19 p
Pasay teachers threaten to boycott city elections 4/14 1:37 p
Drilon-Policarpio rift surfaces
'Third Way' to confront LAMP in 2001
NEA insures unsuspecting coops with GSIS
UK-based investment firm eyes NSC
Changes to sexual harassment law sought
Pintor pinatay dahil sa kalapati
Sulu sea mishap death toll rises to 88
It's go for Tour of Caramoan
Cesar makes Sunshine September bride
Death of a cultist
April 17, 2000, ABS-CBN,
RCBC acquires Equitable's stake in Bankard 4/17 1:16 p
Manila stocks nosedive after sharp drop in US market 4/17 12:45 p
Another ferry sinks off Batangas 4/17 12:30 p
Peso weakens to P41.248 4/17 12:04 p
Bomb found outside Iligan movie theatre 4/17 11:19 a
SEC oks Uniwide's amended rehab plan 4/17 11:06 a
More Marines arrive in Maguindanao 4/17 10:30 a
RP Treasurer sees lower T-bill rates 4/17 10:09 a
Cebu building hit by fire this morning 4/17 9:09 a
May 11, 2001 05:50 PM, P18-B Marcos assets to be auctioned
May 13, 2000, ABS-CBN, Security tightened at EDSA Shrine
May 13, 2000, ABS-CBN, Police nab mayor for rival's slay
May 13, 2000, ABS-CBN, Hit squad out to get First Family
May 16, 2000, ABS-CBN, 11:19 PM, Banks see 1stQ profits fall; bad loans rise,
May 16, 2000, ABS-CBN, 10:45 PM, Everything is under control-- Estrada,
May 16, 2000, ABS-CBN, 10:16 PM, DTI admits Mindanao conflict affecting investors' attitude,
May 16, 2000, ABS-CBN, 9:12 PM, RP's dollar reserves drops,
March 13, 2001, ABS-CBN, 5:39 AM, Ping to sue Joker for libel,
March 13, 2001, ABS-CBN, 5:39 AM, Ping to sue Joker for libel,
QUEZON CITY (ABS-CBN) - Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Panfilo "Ping" Lacson appeared set to file libel charges this week against fellow senatorial bet Joker Arroyo over the Makati congressman's accusation that the former top cop is corrupt.
Lacson said Tuesday he could not let Arroyo's charge pass.
The former PNP chief said Arroyo cannot exploit the ongoing senatorial campaign to malign Lacson and other senatorial bets allied with deposed president Joseph Estrada.
May 16, 2000, ABS-CBN, 10:45 PM, Everything is under control-- Estrada,
May 16, 2000, ABS-CBN, 10:16 PM, DTI admits Mindanao conflict affecting investors' attitude,
May 16, 2000, ABS-CBN, 9:12 PM, RP's dollar reserves drops,
March 13, 2001, ABS-CBN, 5:39 AM, Ping to sue Joker for libel,
March 13, 2001, ABS-CBN, 5:39 AM, Ping to sue Joker for libel,
QUEZON CITY (ABS-CBN) - Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Panfilo "Ping" Lacson appeared set to file libel charges this week against fellow senatorial bet Joker Arroyo over the Makati congressman's accusation that the former top cop is corrupt.
Lacson said Tuesday he could not let Arroyo's charge pass.
The former PNP chief said Arroyo cannot exploit the ongoing senatorial campaign to malign Lacson and other senatorial bets allied with deposed president Joseph Estrada.
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