Pastors are supposed to be upstanding members of the community. It's too bad that some of them are not. Others are also the victims of horrendous crimes.
Hi, my names is Pastor Dimver Andales. I am not merely a pastor but the Bishop of the largest Baptist Church in Mindanao, Lapasan Baptist Church. My fellow pastor and I have been accused of the murder of Mr. Cagayan de Oro 2023 candidate Adriane Rovic Fornillos. The basis for this claim is social media posts alleging that I had been having an affair with Mr. Fornillos' girlfriend. I am a married man and I deny the charges. However, I am ready to face the charges to clear my name.
Police arrested on Monday, October 16, two pastors tagged in the killing of Mr. Cagayan de Oro 2023 candidate Adriane Rovic Fornillos in this city on May 9, 2023.
The suspects, one of them identified as Pastor Dimver Andales, were arrested in their church in Barangay Lapasan here through warrants of arrest for murder issued by Judge Marites Filomena Rana Bernales of the Cagayan de Oro City Regional Trial Court Branch 39 with no bail recommended.
Suspects did not resist arrest by lawmen here.
The 23-year-old Fornillos was shot in the back of the head by an unidentified suspect on 13th St., Barangay Nazareth. The victim, a resident of Barangay Lapasan here, was in Barangay Nazareth to visit his trainer in preparation for the pageant.
He was pronounced dead by a doctor at around 12:30 a.m. on May 10 due to severe brain injury from a bullet wound.
Cagayan de Oro Nazareth police station chief Police Capt. Bayron John Ratunil confirmed on Monday that there were two other unidentified individuals possibly involved in the killing aside from the two arrested suspects.
Andales’ name emerged on social media months after the killing, accusing him of having an affair with Fornillos' girlfriend and orchestrating his killing.
The suspect denied the allegations. Andales said he knew the victim’s girlfriend because of common friends and he also knew Fornillos as a resident of Barangay Lapasan where he also lives.
Andales’ camp gathered some online posts as they plan to file formal complaints against netizens who shared libelous posts and ruined his name.
In an interview with iFM Cagayan de Oro in August, Andales said he already prepared himself after he received unverified information from unknown sources that he was one of the suspects even though no formal complaint has been filed.
“I was told (by my lawyer) that we have to wait if there’s a complaint before we can respond,” Andales said, stressing that he doesn’t want to ruin his name as his son is running for councilor in Barangay Lapasan in the barangay elections on October 30.
Police have yet to disclose the participation of the other suspect.
Fornillos' girlfriend who became the center of attention after the incident because of her heartwarming posts to her boyfriend was also not exempted from criticism after allegations thrown at her online.
She has yet to issue a statement about these allegations.
Rhobert Maestre, one of Andales’ legal counsels, said that his client neither hides nor travels and they are willing to face the complaint.
He urged the public to give respect to the court that will hear the case. “It’s only the opinion of the court that matters, no one else. No other opinion will matter for that matter,” he said.
Suspects were processed at the Agora Police Station and taken to the Cagayan de Oro City Jail in Barangay Lumbia.
On July 25, Fornillos graduated at Liceo de Cagayan de University with a degree in civil engineering. His parents and sister attended the ceremony.
Hi, my name is Edgardo Sade Balsamo. I am a pastor in Lapu-Lapu City. While riding my motorcycle two men pulled up beside me. One of them shot me in the stomach. I was able to cry out for help as I feel but I ended up dying while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
A pastor of a Christian church died shortly after he was reportedly shot by still unidentified suspects in Barangay Pajac, Lapu-Lapu City at around noontime on Sunday, July 16, 2023.
The victim, who was identified as Edgardo Sade Balsamo, 54, died from a bullet wound on his stomach.
As of this writing, personnel of the Mactan Police Station continue to investigate Basalmo’s killing as they also try to locate CCTV footage from nearby establishments that may help in their investigation.
Police Major Bonifacio Paneja, chief of the Mactan Police Station, said they continue to look for witnesses as they try to figure out how the shooting incident happened.
He said that they are yet to determine if the suspects, who are yet to be identified. were on foot or riding a motorcycle when one of them shot Basalmo.
At the same time, they are yet to determine the motive for the killing, Paneja added.
Based on their initial investigation, Basalmo left their home in Sitio San Vicente in Barangay Pajac on a motorcycle.
As he was travelling, the suspects suddenly appeared and one of them fired a shot at the pastor, hitting him on the stomach.
Paneja said that Basalmo still managed to call for help after he fell on the pavement.
The shooting incident was first reported to the NERVE Office at the Lapu-Lapu City Hall. An office personnel was the one who relayed the information to the police.
Basalmo died at 4:39 p.m. while he was being undergoing treated at a hospital in Lapu-Lapu City.
Hi, my name is Michael Catabay. It is alleged that in 2019 I sexually harassed and raped a 15-year old girl inside my church. But she waited four years to file a case which is why the headlines say she is a 19-year old girl.
Operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) arrested a pastor in Caloocan City on Monday, Sept. 18, for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl.
The MPD identified the suspect as Michael Catabay, 46, a resident of Dagat- Dagatan, Caloocan City.
Police said the victim, assisted by her mother, went to the MPD District Special Operation Unit (DSOU) to report that Catabay had sexually harassed her.
A warrant of arrest was issued last Sept. 7 by Judge Glenda Cabello Marin of Regional Trial Court Branch 124 in Caloocan City for crimes of lascivious donduct with a recommended bail of P200,000, acts of lasciviousness with P36,000 bail, and rape with no bail.
According to the victim, the suspect repeatedly harassed and raped her inside their church in 2019 when she was 15 years old.
On Monday afternoon, the MPD conducted a manhunt operation against the suspect after the victim and her mother reported his location.
The suspect was collared at Block 17, Samatadd Compound, Tanigue Street, Dagat-Dagatan, Caloocan City.
Police added that the victim was able to identify the suspect when she and the responding police officers arrived in the area.
The suspect is currently under the custody of MPD-DSOU for inquest proceedings.
Hi, my name is Pastor Alcom. I was having problems with a seven year old girl and her family so I decided to kill her. But I decided to pass the job to a 14 year old. I threatened him saying if he did not kill her I would. So, he took a a stone and lobbed it at her head. It is probable he also stabbed the girl. He was later caught by the police and gave me away.
A 14-year-old boy in Iligan City said that he killed a little girl after being threatened by a supposed pastor.
According to a 24 Oras report by James Paolo Yap on Thursday, the suspect admitted to killing a 7-year-old child, who had been found dead by the Iligan Police on December 12.
The suspect said he was ordered to do so by a pastor called "Alcom."
"According to the statement of the minor, the one who ordered him, said that if he could not kill the child, he would be the one to kill him. So, he seems to have no choice, then it seems that the party that gave the order and the child that was killed have family problems," said Iligan Police spokesperson Police Major Zandrex Panolong.
"His revelation is that he threw a stone on [the victim's] head but I saw that there was a wound that looked like the result of a sharp object. The expert from the forensic unit will be able to determine the cause of death," he added.
The police have yet to confirm the motive behind the crime.
The suspect is now in the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Iligan, while the alleged pastor is still at large.
Hi, my name is Pastor Nick Davi. I was shot dead by my Fil-Am neighbor Joe Junio as the result of a conflict she had with my family. We had reported her to the Home Owners Association over violations she committed. She retaliated by throwing rocks and feces at our house and flooding our house as well. She also made death threats. Eventually it all came to a head and she shot me dead. Thankfully my last moments were caught on camera.
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A North Las Vegas church has honored the memory of one of its pastors, who was allegedly killed by his Filipino American neighbor following what Las Vegas police described as an escalating dispute over violations of homeowner association rules. |
Joe Junio, a 36-year-old Fil-Am taxi driver and real estate agent, is accused of shooting and killing Nick Davi, 46, on Dec. 29, 2023. Junio is charged with murder, attempted murder and child abuse.
The shooting happened on Lookout Lodge Lane inside the gated Court of Aliante, a community of townhomes, where Junio lives next door to Davi and his family.
Junio remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center with bail set at $300,000. She is scheduled to appear in court on March 8.
Members of Grace Point Church in Las Vegas recently held a memorial for Davi.
“You could tell (Nick Davi) was such an amazing father and person,” Lily Pie Andrews, said in her comment on the church’s Facebook post about the memorial.
Andrews said she used to be a neighbor of the family and had “always had an awful feeling” about her other neighbor, Junio.
The final moments of Davi’s life, captured on video, have recently been revealed in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Davi’s wife, Sara, who was also shot and wounded.
Junio reportedly confronted the pastor and his family in front of their home after he filed complaints about her to their homeowners association (HOA).
The lawsuit alleges the HOA then told Junio about those complaints, stating, “the homeowners association knew or should have known that defendant would likely perform violent actions against deceased and Plaintiff as a result of ongoing association dispute.”
Court documents also revealed a screenshot from a video taken by one of the pastor’s children, aged 12 and 15, who were inside the family’s car when their father was shot and killed.
Junio admitted to shooting Nicholas Davi and was initially taken to the North Las Vegas Community Correctional Center before being transferred to the facility in Clark County.
The Davi family had filed for a temporary protection order against Junio and had been staying elsewhere before the killing after she repeatedly threatened them.
The couple called local police twice in December about Junio, according to the police report. In one instance, Junio allegedly threw rocks into their yard and “ran her finger across her throat in a cutting motion and told them they were next.”
In another instance, Junio was accused of throwing feces into the couple’s yard and flooding their home.
Hi, my name is Sylvano Capicenio, also known as Pastor Bing. While I was riding my motorcycle with my dog on the back the dog fell off and I ended up dragging him down the road. Of course I would never drag him in purpose. I love animals. But the court decided against me and fined me 10,000 pesos.
A man who dragged his pet dog behind his motorcycle in Masbate City has been convicted of animal cruelty.
Sylvano Capicenio, also known as Pastor Bing, was found guilty of violating Republic Act 8485 or the Animal Welfare Act, Municipal Trial Court in Cities Judge Lea Estrada said in a ruling dated March 1, which the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) released yesterday.
Capicenio was ordered to pay a fine of P10,000 with subsidiary imprisonment in case of failure to pay the penalty.
In her ruling, Estrada said prosecutors have proven beyond reasonable doubt that Capicenio committed animal cruelty when he dragged his dog along a street in Barangay Centro on June 14, 2019.
The PAWS said Capicenio leashed his dog Brain behind his motorcycle and took him on a ride across towns.
Bystanders said the dog struggled to keep pace, resulting in the animal’s exhaustion and leaving a trail of blood from his injured paws.
One of the witnesses said Capicenio dismissed her concerns when she confronted him, saying the dog is his pet.
When warned about a law against animal cruelty, Capicenio reportedly retorted that he had the dog vaccinated.
Capicenio presented a city veterinarian, who attested to his background as an animal lover.
He claimed he did not notice that the dog fell from his motorcycle.
However, Estrada said it was unlikely that Capicenio did not notice that he was dragging the dog.
“For certain, the dragging would have affected the balance on the motorcycle so the accused would have noticed that something is not normal in his trip,” the ruling read.
“The court cannot just countenance the acts of the accused in existence of express prohibition under the laws,” the court said. “It may just be a single act or a single lapse of judgment, but unquestionably the act negatively impacted the well-being and welfare of Brain.”
Hi, my name is Pastor Genaro. I was driving my car when a motorcycle almost hit me. That angered me so much that I got out my car and pulled a gun on the motorcyclist. After I fled the scene he called the cops and they were able to track me down and arrest me.
A 59-year-old pastor was arrested by members of the Rodriguez Rizal Police following a road rage incident on March 16, where he pulled out a gun and threatened another motorist, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said.
The police identified the suspect as "Genaro," a resident of Rodriguez, Rizal.
According to the police report, the victim, a 44-year-old call center agent, was cruising along Mayon Avenue Extension on his motorcycle when he and the suspect, who was then driving his Hyundai Veloster, almost hit each other. This prompted the suspect to get out of his vehicle and pull out a gun on the victim.
After pointing the gun at the victim, Genaro fled the scene on his car towards the direction of Sub-urban Village in Barangay. San Juan.
The victim immediately sought assistance from the police where a follow-up operation was conducted which led to Genaro's arrest.
Recovered from him were a .45 caliber pistol with two magazines and 39 pieces of live ammunition.
The suspect is now detained at the Rodriguez Municipal Police Station and is currently facing charges of Grave Threat and violation of RA 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.
Hi, my name is Pastor Precila Salbatiera. I was riding along in my van minding my business when I was shot in the stomach by a tricycle driver. The shooter then broke into my house and killed himself. Weird.
A tricycle driver allegedly ambushed a lady preacher then killed himself in Barangay Gappal, this city, on Friday, June 7.
Police Major Esem Galiza, police chief here, said that Eduardo Pabigayan, a tricycle driver from Barangay Disimuray here, shot and wounded Precila Salbatiera who was riding a Toyota Hi-ace van on a bridge in Barangay Gappal using a caliber .45 pistol.
Pabigayan proceeded to the house of Salbatiera in Purok 7, Barangay Gappal, where he shot himself in the premises.
Salbatiera was wounded in the stomach but is now in stable condition in the hospital.
Police are conducting follow-up investigation.
