It's a new year and a new batch of misfits to meet. Say hello to these Filipinos and foreigners who have been caught behaving badly.
Hi, my name is Richie Elleso Dumaloan. My dad is very sick and his medical bills are very high. As a way to earn some money to pay those bills I entered a "laklak" challenge. That is where you drink a whole bottle of liquor in one go. I opened the bottle tipped back my head and chugged the entire contents in just a few seconds. I then shouted,"This is for my father." But afterwards when I tried walking I fell down and was rushed to the hospital where I died the next day. At least my friend who sponsored the challenge will pay for my funeral.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1676665/man-dies-trying-to-win-p20000-in-laklak-challenge-for-dads-meds |
A 29 year old man from Misamis Oriental has died trying to win P20,000 in a “laklak” challenge, a drinking game where a person is challenged to drink an entire bottle of liquor in a few seconds.
According to police reports, the man, Richie Elleso Dumaloan, was drinking with five companions in Melvic Beach Resort in Barangay Looc, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental last Sunday.
Dumaloan and his companions all agreed to do the “laklak” challenge with a cash prize of P20,000, sponsored by Dumaloan’s friend Winefredo Dayle, the police report said.
Dumaloan drank one entire bottle of alcohol after which he shouted “Para ni kang Papa!”
(This is for my father).
When he tried walking after the dare, Dumaloan fell down, and was then rushed to the Rever hospital, but then referred to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center, where he died the following day.
According to a Facebook post from Dumaloan’s cousin, Jihnny Ellose Demata, he had accepted the challenge to help with his father’s medical checkup expenses.
Demata expressed her grief in her post, saying that Dumaloan was supposed to get married in December. He also left behind three children.
Mary Jane Fernandez, Dumaloan’s live-in partner, says that his family have an initial agreement with Dyle that he will cover the burial and hospital expenses, stated the police report.
Hi, my name is Wilfredo Torres Mendoza. One of my officemates noticed something peculiar in the washroom one day and upon further inspection she discovered a camera attached to a power bank. Upon reflection she remembered that I had spent a long time in the comfort room before she had entered. A light Bub went off in her head and realized it was I who placed the camera. She filed a complaint and my officemates collared me until the cops came to take me away.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1713331/man-arrested-by-officemates-for-allegedly-installing-spycam-in-washroom |
A 49-year-old man has been seized by his officemates in Mandaluyong City for allegedly installing a camera in the office comfort room.
The Philippine National Police’s Anti-Cyber Crime Group (PNP-ACG) said Friday that the arrest of suspect Wilfredo Torres Mendoza came after a female employee reported noticing something unusual in their lavatory.
“She saw an adhesive green tape above at the hidden parts of the sink, and when upon checking on it, she discovered a camera wrapped in foil connected with a power bank,” the PNP-ACG said in a report.
The complainant claimed that before she entered the comfort room, she saw Mendoza spend a long time inside, according to the PNP-ACG.
Mendoza was collared by his officemates on Thursday, January 5, and later turned over to the Eastern Police District anti-cybercrime team (EDACT).
“Acting upon the report, the team immediately responded, however, upon arrival of the said place, the suspect was already arrested by their officemates,” the PNP-ACG said.
The police said the office workers took matters into their own hands after Mendoza allegedly tried to escape. The police also said Mendoza was found in possession of a cellphone, a power bank, and a CCTV.
Hi, our names are Fabian Bia and Sherwin Mediavilla. We were out gathering vegetables one afternoon and we did not notice the hot dangling wire which was concealed by weeds. We both touched it and were immediately dead from electrocution.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/22/man-nephew-electrocuted-in-quezon/ |
A 75-year-old man and his nephew died after they were electrocuted while gathering vegetables here on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
Capt. Joseph Ian Java, chief of police here, said the bodies of Fabian Bia and Sherwin Mediavilla were found in a forested area in Barangay Sta. Rosa by their relative Reymark Mediavilla.
Reymark told police that he followed to the victims to the area after they failed to return home at 5:30 p.m. Police said he found the two near a hanging live wire.
Police said that the victims did not notice the dangling wire covered by weeds and were electrocuted.
Java said remains of the victims were taken to a funeral parlor here.
Hi, my name is Wilfredo Saludadez. I was out having a drinking spree with my friends one of whom was Honorato Barros. He left a little early but unbeknownst to me he was hiding in the dark waiting for me. When I finally left to go home he followed me and then shot me six times, killing me.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1674217/farmer-gunned-down-by-drinking-buddy-in-quezon-province |
A drinking session in Calauag town in Quezon province turned bloody on Sunday after a man was shot dead by his buddy.
The Quezon police report identified the victim as Wilfredo Saludadez, 52, and the suspect as Honorato Barros, 56.
Investigators said Saludadez, Barros, and some friends went on a drinking spree in Barangay Talingting until around 8 p.m.
Police said Barros immediately left but hid in the dark.
Armed with a .45-caliber pistol, Barros repeatedly shot Saludadez, who was on his way home, police said.
The suspect fled and left his target, who died on the spot due to six bullet wounds.
Hi, my name is Dean Edward Cheves. While I was assigned at the US embassy between 2017 and 2021 I engaged with some minors online. I got one 16 year old to send me nudes and another Ih ad sex twice with another 16 year old. I even used my government issued phone to film us. That was a very bright idea, no? Now I will be spending up to 30 years in prison .
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1187027 |
A former United States Department of State employee has pleaded guilty to engaging in illicit sexual relations with a minor while assigned at the US Embassy here for four years.
Dean Edward Cheves, 63, admitted his guilt to the charges, according to a statement quoting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr. of the US Justice Department’s Criminal Division and lawyer Jessica Aber of the Eastern District of Virginia.
"Cheves is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 20, 2023 and faces a maximum penalty of up to 30 years in prison on each count. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the US sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors," the press statement read.
Cheves was serving at the US Embassy in Manila from 2017 to 2021 when he interacted with minors online.
From December 2020 to March 2021, Cheves communicated online with a then 15 or 16-year-old Filipino, whom he paid to send him explicit images.
In February 2021, Cheves also had sex on two occasions with a another 16-year-old and used his government-issued mobile phone to film at least one of the illicit acts.
The child sex abuse video materials were found on devices seized from Cheves’ residence in the Philippines.
"Cheves knew the ages of both minors at the time he engaged in the conduct," the statement added.
Hi, my name is Abdulkadir Matuwa. I was just a simple farmer with a small family until a group of armed men shot up my house. They killed me, my wife, and my 5 year old daughter. Thankfully my 9 month old baby was unharmed.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1639648/three-killed-as-family-massacred-in-maguindanao-town |
Three persons, including a 5-year-old child, were killed as a family was massacred past midnight on Tuesday in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.
Major Maximiano Gerodias, Mamasapano police chief, said an undetermined number of armed men strafed the house of Abdulkadir Matuwa, 53, a farmer in Sitio Pamalian, Barangay Mangungkaling of Mamasapano town.
The strafing left Abdulkadir, his wife Zahera, 32, and their 5-year-old daughter Nhala, dead, while a 9-month-old baby was unharmed.
“The baby was in a hammock and was asleep when the carnage happened,” Gerodias said in an interview with a local radio station.
The baby is now with the victims’ relatives, Gerodias added.
Police recovered an undetermined number of empty shells for an Armalite rifle while a probe is ongoing to establish the motive of the attack and the likely suspects.
Hi, my name is Darrah Mae Gray. I am a senior and high school and in desperate need of money. What better way than to pimp out some of my classmates to foreigners on Facebook? They would meet up at a beach resort near by and transact business. I used two dummy Facebook accounts to send out pictures of 12 of my classmates.
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| https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/848866/18-year-old-senior-high-school-student-caught-pimping-classmates-to-tourists/story/ |
Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation in Southern Tagalog arrested an 18-year-old senior high school student who allegedly pimped her classmates to foreigners online.
According to John Consulta's report on "24 Oras," the suspect used two dummy Facebook accounts to send her classmates' photos to prospective clients.
"Their target here, the client, is foreigners. So, that's why the venue, they already have a resort venue nearby, which is used to vacation or go swimming there. Aside from the beach, there is also sexual exploitation," NBI CALABARZON regional director Glen Ricarte said.
The suspect was identified as Darrah Mae Gray.
"I need money because I'm studying. Because I'm already a senior in high school, I'm the only one teaching myself," she said.
Gray will be a complaint for violating the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act.
"Aside from COVID-19, sexually transmitted diseases are also possible. Another scary thing about that is the possibility that these students might get pregnant, and their studies will stop," NBI spokesperson Atty. Gisele Garcia-Dumlao said.
Twelve women, including a minor, were rescued and are now under the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Hi, our names are Krokaa Karstein Gunnar and Fu Qihao. I am from Norway while Mr. Qihao is from China. I am a high-profile charge with multiple sex crimes back in my home country. I thought I could hide from the authorities far away in the Philippines but Interpol put out an ABP for my arrest and I was finally caught. Mr. Qihao was running a pyramid scheme in Shanghai and he too thought he could hide out in the Philippines. We will both be labelled undesirable aliens and forbidden from returning to the Philippines.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1185225 |
Two foreigners wanted in their countries were arrested by government agents in recent separate operations in Metro Manila and Central Luzon, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Tuesday.
In a statement, Commissioner Norman Tansingco said a Norwegian man accused of sexually molesting minors in his country and a Chinese man wanted for running a pyramid investment scam were apprehended by operatives from the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU) in Angeles City, Pampanga, and Malate, Manila respectively.
Karstein Kvernik a.k.a Krokaa Karstein Gunnar, 50, was arrested in his house at Sameerah Subdivision in Angeles City on Sept. 24.
Tansingco described Kvenvik as a high-profile fugitive who is charged with multiple sex-related crimes in Norway.
Information obtained from the International Criminal Police Organization's (Interpol) national central bureau in Manila revealed that Kvenvik has outstanding warrants of arrest issued by the Salten and Lotofen District Court in Norway on June 20.
He was reportedly charged with aggravated sexual assault and engaging in sexual activity with a child under 14 years old, in violation of Norwegian laws.
Meanwhile, the Chinese fugitive was identified as Fu Qihao, 44, who was arrested on Sept. 23.
An arrest warrant was issued by Shanghai's Public Security Bureau against Fu for allegedly running an investment pyramid scam that victimized many of his compatriots.
Tansingco said both will be deported for being undesirable and undocumented aliens as their passports were already revoked by their respective governments.
They are detained at the BI warden facility at Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City pending deportation.
Hi, my name is Kurt Lancanan. I was out with my teacher having a drinking spree. We were having a grand old time but eventually it got ugly and we started arguing. That's when I pulled out a knife and stabbed my teacher right in the chest, killing him.
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| https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/467279/student-stabs-teacher-dead-in-samar-town |
A 32-year-old senior high school teacher died after he was stabbed by a 19-year-old student in Basey town, Samar on Monday, October 3, 2022.
George Lauron, a Science teacher at the Basey National High School, succumbed to a stab wound on his chest, according to Police Executive Master Sergeant Gerry Vargas.
The suspect, Kurt Lancanan, immediately surrendered to the police.
Based on the investigation, Lauron, Lancanan, and other companions had a drinking spree at the boarding house of the victim at about 2 a.m.
“But in the course of their drinking spree, the two had a heated argument, which prompted the suspect to stab the victim in his chest using a knife,” Vargas said.
Lancanan voluntarily surrendered to the police 30 minutes after the crime.
The suspect was detained at the police station pending the filing of a murder case against him at the prosecutor’s office here in Basey.
Hi, my name is Joseph Albert Fuchs, III. I was was a special agent for the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General. While visiting the Philippines I met and befriended a 14 year old girl. We kept in touch over Facebook and I returned shortly later to take her to a hotel. Over the course of a year I sent her $1,000. Eventually the authorities found out and now I have been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison.
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| https://usa.inquirer.net/119977/ex-federal-agent-gets-126-months-in-jail-for-sex-with-minor-in-ph |
A former federal agent from Cahokia, Illinois was sentenced to 126 months for enticing and having sex with a minor in the Philippines.
According trial and sentencing documents, Joseph Albert Fuchs, III, a 55-year-old American citizen, met a 14-year-old girl while visiting the Philippines.
Fuchs engaged in sexual conversations with the minor using Facebook and discussed ways to evade detection of her age when he would return to the Philippines to engage in sexual acts with her at a hotel.
Fuchs returned to the Philippines in March 2019 and engaged in sexual acts with the 14-year-old minor. During this time, Fuchs was a special agent for the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General.
The postal service provided full cooperation into the investigation, and it was later revealed that Fuchs sent nearly $1,000 to the minor over a year-long period.
“Knowing the consequences in the U.S., Joseph Fuchs, III traveled thousands of miles to take advantage of a young, impressionable foreign girl, enticed her with financial payments and tried to conceal his involvement with her,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe in a press statement. “Federal agents must be held to a higher ethical standard, and this sentence reflects the severity of the committed crimes.”
Fuchs is required to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for release. He will be on supervised release for 7 years after he is released from the Bureau of Prisons and will be required to register as a sex offender. Additionally, Fuchs was ordered to pay a total of $18,000 in fines.
