Friday, April 28, 2023

Retards in the Government 307

It's your weekly compendium of foolishness and corruption in the Philippine government.

  

 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1759038/school-district-exec-shot-dead-in-bohol-town

A school district supervisor was shot dead by still unknown assailants while driving his car in Inabanga town, Bohol province on Thursday.

In a Facebook post, Inabanga Mayor Jose Jono Jumamoy identified the victim as Noel Duavis. The mayor described the victim as a good and hardworking person.

“He was loved by his fellow teachers and the community,” said Jumamoy.

Duavis, 53, a resident of Buenavista town, was the father of Mark Johnuel Duavis, who placed 10th in the October 2022 physician licensure examination.

Based on initial reports, Duavis was on his way home when unknown men shot his vehicle.

He was immediately rushed to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.

Police have yet to identify the assailants and the motive behind the murder of Duavis.

A school district supervisor has been assassinated. 

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/04/21/2260601/police-intel-agent-shot-dead-general-santos-city

A gunman shot dead Thursday night in General Santos City a police intelligence agent involved in anti-terror surveillance missions.

Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, director of the Police Regional Office-12, on Friday identified the slain policeman as Corporal Razul Alongan of the Tambler Police Precinct in General Santos City.

Alongan was inside an eatery in Barangay Fatima in General Santos City when a man approached from behind, pulled out a .45 caliber pistol from a sling back and shot him in the head, killing him on the spot.

Alongan’s killer escaped towards Barangay Calumpang in the same city using a getaway motorcycle parked nearby.

Macaraeg said probers and intelligence operatives under PRO-BAR and the General Santos City Police Office are together trying to identify the culprit for prosecution.

Another police officer has been assassinated.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/499988/balamban-killing-former-barangay-dad-shot-dead-by-motorcycle-riding-gunman

A former barangay councilor was shot dead by a motorcycle riding gunman at past 5 a.m. today, April 22, in Malvar St, Brgy. Baliwagan, Balamban town in western Cebu.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Hife, Balamban Police Station chief, identified the victim as Alfonso Buot Jr. of legal age, who was allegedly a former barangay councilor of Baliwagan.

Hife said that Buot was killed by a motorcycle-riding gunman, who was tailing Buot, who was also riding a motorcycle at that time.

Initial investigation showed that when Buot arrived at Malvar St., the gunman then moved in and shot him with a hand gun.

The gunman then fled the area after the shooting.

A former barangay councilor has been assassinated. 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/24/sandigan-orders-arrest-of-ex-maguindanao-gov-datu-sajid-islam-uy-ampatuan

The Sandiganbayan has ordered anew the arrest of former Maguindanao governor and now Shariff Saydona Mustapha town Vice Mayor Datu Sajid Islam Uy Ampatuan who failed to attend the promulgation last Feb. 9 of the decision that found him guilty of 126 counts of falsification of public documents, four counts of graft, and four counts of malversation of public funds.

Ampatuan's conviction arose from the anomalous use of public funds for the repair of school buildings when he was Maguindanao governor.

The Sandiganbayan said public funds amounting to P72,256,140, went to fictitious lumber companies with the use of falsified disbursement vouchers. These fictitious and non-existent companies included Andong Lumberyard and Construction Supply, Nasser Lumberyard and Construction Supply, Ismael Lumberyard and Construction Supply, and Usman Lumberyard and Construction Supply.

For his graft conviction, Ampatuan was sentenced to prison term ranging from six to 10 years for each count with perpetual disqualification from holding public office.

For malversation, he was sentenced to 17 to 18 years imprisonment for each count and ordered to pay the penalties of P15.995 million, P11.748 million, P12.419 million, and P22.018 million, which are equivalent to the amounts malversed.

In a resolution issued last April 20, the Sandiganbayan denied Mayor Ampatuan’s motion to avail himself of post-conviction remedies.

Former Maguindanao governor and now Shariff Saydona Mustapha town Vice Mayor Datu Sajid Islam Uy Ampatuan has been ordered rearrested after he failed to attend his sentencing for falsification of public documents, graft, and malversation of funds. 


https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/500351/cop-dies-in-accidental-gun-discharge-in-batangas

A 46-year-old policeman died after his service firearm accidentally went off while he was cleaning it on Sunday, April 23, in Lipa City, Batangas.

Staff Sergeant Ronald Silva was found dead around 5 a.m. by his daughter inside the hut at the back of their house in Barangay Bulacnin, the Region 4A police said in a report.

Investigators said Silva sustained a bullet wound to his head. Found beside him was a caliber .9mm pistol, one spent shell, and gun cleaning materials.

The report did not provide information on Silva’s place of assignment.

The police described the incident as “accidental firing.”

Another policeman has accidentally killed himself with his own weapon. 

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Coronavirus Lockdown: Sports Meet, P1.94 Million in Backpay, and More!

More news about how the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines is being handled by the public and the government.

President Marcos has admitted that the nation has not fully recovered from the pandemic and says the government will continue to help people.


https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/19/marcos-ensures-gov-t-help-until-complete-pandemic-recovery

Marcos voiced concern for small business owners who closed their businesses and Filipinos who lost their jobs because of the health crisis.

As the country continues to bounce back from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured Filipinos that the government will do everything it could to assist those who need assistance, especially those who have yet to recover from the health crisis.

Marcos made this remark as he led the distribution of various government assistance to the people of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, on Wednesday, April 19.

In his speech, the President said he hoped that government assistance would be able to unburden the load that Filipinos carry, while giving the assurance that his administration will be there when the people need it.

"Rest assured that for as long as you need assistance, your government is here, ready to help," he said.

"We won't forget you or leave you until you can stand on your own fee)," he added.

President Marcos admitted that there were still Filipinos who have yet to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that the government must ensure to help them.

"We have fellowmen who were left behind in the recovery. They haven't recovered yet," he recognized.

"We must ensure that the government is doing everything to help our people, the small business owners, and everyone who needs help," he added.

The Chief Executive, in particular, voiced concern for small business owners who were forced to shut down operations due to the loss they suffered from the pandemic and those who lost their jobs.

"That's what happened to us. The pandemic took a toll on not just the Philippines, but the entire world," Marcos said.

It's good he has admitted this.  The Duterte lockdowns destroyed the economy. But who are these people and how will they target them? How will they help them exactly? 

The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. admits COVID-19 cases are rising but hospitalizations are manageable. 

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/867559/phapi-covid-19-admissions-in-private-hospitals-still-manageable-amid-rising-cases/story/

The utilization of private hospitals remains to be manageable despite the increasing number of new COVID-19 infections, an official of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) said Thursday. 

PHAPI president Dr. Jose Rene de Grano said in a public briefing that only a few COVID-19 patients are currently getting admitted in hospitals, and most of them are those with comorbid conditions.

(The hospital utilization is not increasing that much, especially in private hospitals. It's still very manageable.)

Elsewhere face masking is coming back in fashion. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1199738

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on Wednesday encouraged the public to use face masks in crowded places as the province’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) positivity rate has surpassed the 5 percent threshold.

“Although it’s optional, we still encourage wearing face masks especially if you are in a crowded area,” he told reporters.

Lacson also welcomed the move of Cadiz City to enforce anew the wearing of face masks in government offices to ensure people’s health and safety.

“I am in favor of that. As you can see, your Governor never stopped wearing face mask,” he said.

The governor, however, said he hopes Covid-19 cases would not increase once again to make him consider reintroducing the wearing of masks at the capitol offices.

But not inside Churches. Yet. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1199834

The Archdiocese of Manila will not immediately impose a mandatory wearing of face masks while attending Mass inside the church amid the rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases.

Father Reginald Malicdem, vicar general of the Manila Archdiocese, said there is no immediate plan to require churchgoers to wear face masks, but the Church will encourage them not to be complacent.

"There is no such plan yet. We will just continue to encourage mass goers to wear their face masks," he said in a telephone interview Thursday.

He also expressed optimism that despite the recorded spike in the number of new Covid-19 cases, people would still visit churches.

"As of now, we are not yet worried that the people will be discouraged from going to churches again," Malicdem added.

But face masks remain the rule on trains. 


https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1760074/face-masks-to-remain-mandatory-in-lrt-mrt-pnr-dotr

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Sunday said that face masks will remain mandatory in all railway systems amid the rising number of COVID-19.

DOTr Assistant Secretary for Railways Jorjette Aquino, in a statement, said face masks inside LRT-1, LRT-2 and MRT-3 trains will still be required as a precautionary measure against COVID-19. 

Face masks will also be required inside Philippine National Railways trains but optional in open-air stations.

“Our medical professionals in the railways sector stressed that the risk of COVID-19 transmission remains present in our trains as they are enclosed spaces,” Aquino said.

“Security personnel deployed in all of our stations and trains will help ensure that the policy is strictly enforced,” she added.

She urged the public to remain vigilant against COVID-19, and to get vaccinated and boosted against the viral infection.

“As explained by medical professionals, these booster shots are designed to help maintain the level of protection against the virus, especially as new variants emerge,” Aquino said.

Twenty-six areas have been raised to alert level 2 due to the rising number of active COVID cases. 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/23/26-areas-under-covid-19-alert-level-2-status-iatf

Twenty-six areas in the country were placed under Covid-19 Alert Level 2 status until the end of this month, based on the recent resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).

Areas under Alert Level 2 until April 30 are: Benguet, Ifugao, Quezon Province, Palawan, Camarines Norte, Masbate, Antique, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Cebu Province, Negros Oriental, Leyte, Western Samar, Lanao Del Norte, Davao De Oro, Davao Del Norte, Davao Del Sur, and Davao Occidental.

Also included are: North Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, Dinagat Islands, Basilan, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.

"The following provinces, HUCs, and ICCs shall be placed under Alert Level 2, without prejudice to their respective component cities and municipalities which may be under a different alert level classification," the IATF said.

Under Alert Level 2, Some establishments or activities, “shall be allowed to operate, or be undertaken at a maximum of 50 percent indoor venue capacity for fully vaccinated individuals and those below 18 years of age, even if unvaccinated, and 70 percent outdoor venue capacity,” the Department of Health (DOH) stated in its website.

Now the nation is moving backwards.  The DOH has said the rise in cases is nothing to be concerned about but still they have raised alert levels. In Pampanga cases have tripled in a matter of days. 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1760837/active-covid-19-cases-in-pampanga-triple-in-10-days

The number of active COVID-19 cases in this province has tripled from only 11 on April 13, the provincial government disclosed on Tuesday, April 25.

Pampanga’s active infections stood at 33, the latest data from the provincial epidemiology and surveillance unit showed.

The capital city of San Fernando has the most active cases at 18, followed by Lubao and Mexico towns with three cases each.

Guagua has two active cases, while Magalang, Floridablanca, Porac, Arayat, Candaba, Santa Ana, and San Simon have one case each.

The 33 COVID-19 cases were monitored after the patients were admitted to hospitals or clinics due to respiratory or flu-related symptoms.

A medical worker, who requested anonymity, said the recorded active cases probably represent only a very small percentage of the actual number of people with COVID-19.

“Nobody’s monitoring suspected COVID-19 cases anymore, especially in villages. Many individuals have been manifesting symptoms, but they are not being tested to see if they have COVID,” the medical worker said.

In malls and other establishments in this province, including Angeles City, most of the people no longer wear face masks.

“In malls, security guards no longer check the guests’ body temperatures. They only check bags,” the medical worker said.

“Nobody’s monitoring suspected COVID-19 cases anymore." Is that a good thing or a bad thing? It's not as if this so-called pandemic was even comparable to the Bubonic Plague which decimated Europe. 

These poor healthcare workers are severely underpaid.  The government owes them billions in backpay.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1759900/govt-still-owes-20000-healthcare-workers-p1-94-billion-in-backpay

About 20,000 healthcare workers who rendered duty in private hospitals during the pandemic have yet to receive their COVID-19 allowances amounting to P1.94 billion.

Data from the United Private Hospital Unions of the Philippines (UPHUP) showed that these healthcare workers did not get their mandated pandemic benefits and allowances as far back as 19 months, or from October 2021 onwards.

According to UPHUP, the government has incurred a total of P1,840,742,500 in arrears for the special risk allowance (SRA); one COVID-19 allowance (OCA); health emergency allowance (HEA); and meals, accommodation, and transportation (MAT) benefits for 20,304 health-care workers.

The back payments are broken down as follows: P6.7 million for MAT; P16.8 million for SRA; P985.6 million for OCA and P737.5 million for HEA.

It covers medical workers employed in 23 private hospitals in Metro Manila and the provinces of Batangas, Cavite, Cebu, and Davao del Sur.

During the UPHUP’s “State of the Health Workers” Forum on April 14, the Department of Health (DOH) bared its plans to amend its Joint Administrative Order 2022-0001 with the Department of Budget and Management to fast-track the release of COVID-19 benefits by tapping authorized government depository banks for the direct payment to eligible health-care workers.

The DOH wants all of its Centers for Health Development in every region to have the option to send funds to the bank accounts of recipients.

Private and public healthcare workers have been pressing the government to release their delayed COVID-19 benefits.

But the DOH had cited insufficient funding for the continued delay in the payment of the pandemic benefits.

Hopefully they will get their money. 

In the meantime more events are coming back including sports. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1199798

Everything is set for the four-day 2023 Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA) Meet next week, the first full face-to-face school-based sports competition since the pandemic broke out. 

“Sports and physical education provide a great opportunity for children to head outside, get active, and focus on developing different skills,”  Department of Education (DepEd)-Eastern Visayas Director Evelyn Fetalvero said in a statement Thursday.

For the first time in recent years, the EVRAA is co-hosted by two DepEd school divisions – Tacloban City and Leyte province – with the sporting events slated to take place in this city and the nearby towns of Palo and Tanauan.

Fetalvero said the sports event will be held on April 24 to 27 with the opening program scheduled on April 25 at the Leyte Sports Development Center, the venue of the 2009 Palarong Pambansa.

Joining the opening ceremonies are 419 athlete students, sports officials from the 13 school division offices, congressmen, governors, and mayors from different parts of Leyte and Samar provinces.

In Pangasinan the Karbasa festival has returned. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1199864

The Karabasa (squash) Festival of this town has returned after a hiatus due to the pandemic.

In an interview on Thursday, Mayor Michael Caleone Cruz said the festival, which runs from April 16 to 24, highlights the town's products made of karabasa, an Ilocano term for squash.

“May karabasa noodles, powder, pandesal, at catsup. Maraming taniman ng karabasa sa mountainous areas (We have karabasa noodles, powder, pandesal, and even catsup. We have a lot of karabasa plantations in the mountainous areas of our town),” he said.

The town is also looking for new products made of squash hence the "101 Ways to Cook Karabasa" for dessert and pastry edition was held on Thursday with 30 participants.

Senator Imee Marcos attended the karabasa cooking activity during her visit to the province as she led the ceremonial distribution of financial assistance to different beneficiaries from the national government through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

The return of both of these events shows that the pandemic is definitely over. If it even began!

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Hi, My Name is...35

More interesting people to meet and horrible crimes to read about. 

Hi, my name is Tunjin Badamjunai. I was the former  minister of Food, Agriculture, Light Industry of Mongolia. The Mongolian government charged me with corruption so I fled to the Philippines thinking I could hide out and get away. But they caught me anyway. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1198937

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Wednesday the deportation of a former minister of Mongolia wanted in his home country for corruption.

Immigration Intelligence Chief Fortunato Manahan, Jr. said 67-year-old Tunjin Badamjunai, a former minister of Food, Agriculture, Light Industry of Mongolia, was arrested in Cebu City in coordination with Mongolian Police on Tuesday.

The BI official noted that to avoid further delay and inconvenience, Badamjunai was deported on Tuesday night via a Korean Airlines flight from Mactan, Cebu upon the request of Mongolian authorities.

"We were initially informed by Mongolian authorities that Badamjunai will be in Cebu City," he said in a statement.

The foreigner was arrested following the mission order issued by Commissioner Norman Tansingco.

Manahan said Badamjunai was reportedly charged with deportation for undesirability as he is a fugitive from justice who poses a clear and present danger, risk to public interest and safety, and threat to national security.

"The Mongolian government has also canceled his passport, rendering him undocumented," Manahan added.

Hi, my name is Connie Carl Kindrud and I am from Sweden. I was having an intense argument with my wife Lenny. She called the cops to diffuse the situation but I shot her before they arrived. They tried to get me to calm down but I shot myself in the head.

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/31/swede-shoots-pinay-wife-then-himself-in-samar

A Swedish man shot and wounded his wife before killing himself in front of the police in Sitio Maliko-Liko, Barangay Dampigan, Santa Rita, Samar, on Wednesday, March 30.

Police identified the victim as Lenny Kindrud, 41.

Investigation said that Lenny and her husband, Connie Carl Kindrud, had an intense argument before the incident.

The victim was shot and taken to the hospital before police arrived to diffuse the situation.

Police negotiated with the suspect who was armed with a gun when they arrived.

While the chief of police was talking to the suspect, Connie Karl shot himself with  a caliber .45 pistol.

Connie Karl  was brought to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.

Police recovered the gun and empty shells and slugs in the crime scene.

Hi, my name is "Felimon." That's my alias anyway. My girlfriend left to work abroad as an OFW and left me to watch her four children. Things went well for a while but then everything went downhill. I stabbed all four of them to death. Then I stabbed my self in the chest. While I was dying I wrote a message on the wall in my blood asking for forgiveness. I was taken to the hospital but died while being operated on. 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1740550/4-kids-stabbed-dead-then-suspect-kills-self-in-trece-martirez-city

Four children were stabbed to death Thursday, March 9, by the live-in partner of their overseas working mother, who committed suicide after his mass killing in Trece Martirez City, Cavite.

Trece Martirez police, in a report on its Facebook page Thursday afternoon, said the victims were three girls, aged 14, 12 and 9, and a boy, 5.

The report said the police found the blood-soaked bodies of the victims inside their house in Barangay Cabuco. The report did not state the time of the discovery.

The police also found the suspect, identified in the report as alias “Felimon,” dying on the floor with a kitchen knife stuck to his chest. He died while undergoing treatment at a hospital.

The police claimed that the suspect committed suicide after he killed the four young victims.

The investigators found the suspect’s message written in blood and addressed to the mother of the victims asking for forgiveness, the report said.

The police will subject the body of the suspect to an autopsy to determine if he was under the influence of liquor or illegal drugs during the commission of the crime.

Investigators eyed “jealousy” as the possible motive behind the shooting but did not provide further information.

According to the police, the suspect was the one taking care of the children while their mother worked abroad. The report did not specify the country where she is and the nature of her work.

Hi, my name is Morris Añabiza. I was hanging out at a computer shop playing computer games when someone burst in and shot me dead. I was previously jailed for theft so perhaps it might have been a revenge killing. 

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/446729/man-gunned-down-while-playing-computer-games-in-cebu-city

A 27-year-old man was gunned down by a still unidentified individual while playing computer games just beside his house in the interior part of Sitio Bohol Village, Barangay Duljo Fatima, Cebu City, past 9 p.m., on Friday, June 10, 2022.

Police Major Efren Diaz, chief of Mambaling Police Station, identified the victim as a certain Morris Añabiza of the said barangay.

Diaz said that at around 9 p.m. while the victim was playing a computer game inside a computer shop, the lone suspect arrived, shot the victim four times in the back, and fled.

When police arrived, they found the victim lying on the ground, lifeless.

Police believed that the suspect used a .45 caliber firearm. They also recovered four empty shells, two slugs, and one piece of ammunition from the crime scene.

Police Staff Sergeant Mark Anthony Dela Victoria, investigator of the case, said that based on their initial investigation, the victim was allegedly involved in theft incidents in the area.

They also received information that the victim was previously jailed at the Cebu City Jail for theft.

The police said they will continue to investigate and gather more details about the incident.

Hi, my name is John Paul Baluyot. I am a construction worker. I was in jail for violating the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulations Act in 2021. But I posted bail and was out on probation. Instead of reforming my life I snatched a Grade 1 student, raped her, and strangled and beat her to death. Now I am back in jail. 


https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1753756/suspect-in-rape-slay-of-grade-1-student-in-cavite-arrested

Police on Friday (April 7) arrested the primary suspect in the rape-slay of a Grade 1 student in Trece Martires City, Cavite province.

Cavite police identified the suspect as John Paul Baluyot, 36, a construction worker.

He was collared by police operatives at a construction site in Barangay San Agustin 1 in Dasmariñas City.

Police reported that Baluyot was the main suspect in the alleged rape and killing of one alias “Chi,” who was found near a river in Barangay Cabuco without any clothes on and dying.

The girl was immediately brought by barangay tanods to the nearest hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

Autopsy results showed the victim died of “asphyxia by strangulation, blunt force trauma to the body, and a deep fresh hymen laceration”, the police said.

Investigators tagged Baluyot as the suspect “based on circumstantial evidence,” on which the report did not elaborate.

The report said Baluyot had a previous case of violation of Republic Act 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulations Act) in February 2021 in Amadeo, Cavite.

Baluyot was released after he posted bail and is now on probation.

The suspect is now back in jail and facing criminal charges of rape and homicide.

Hi, my name is being withheld to protect the identity of the victim who is my sister. While she was sleeping I molested her. In the morning she told our mother and we had an argument. I ended up punching my sister int he face when she tired to stop me and my mom from fighting. I ran off but was caught by the police. 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1753742/man-nabbed-in-qc-for-molesting-his-10old-younger-sister

A 33-year-old man was arrested in Quezon City for molesting his 10-year-old younger sister, the police said on Friday, police said.

The Quezon Police District (QCPD) said that Batasan Police Station personnel collared the suspect in his residence in Barangay Batasan Hills on April 6.

Based on Batasan Police Station’s report, the suspect committed the alleged assault on April 5 in the victim’s room while she was sleeping.

Early April 6, the victim told her mother about what happened, which resulted in an argument. The suspect punched the victim in the face when she tried to stop them from fighting.

After the commotion, the victim and her mother sought the assistance of Batasan Police Station operatives, which resulted in the suspect’s arrest.

According to QCPD, the suspect is under police custody and will face complaints for violating Republic Act 7610 or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.

Hi, my name is being withheld to protect the identity of my victim who happened to be my wife. We recently separated and in revenge I posted several pictures and videos of my nude wife online. I took full body nude pictures of her while we were together unbeknownst to her and without her consent. Now she wants to see me in prison. 

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/06/23/man-nabbed-after-blackmailing-wife-with-lewd-photos

A man was arrested after allegedly uploading lewd photos of his wife online. 

The victim claimed the man, who she recently separated with, posted explicit videos and photos of her on his social media page, uploaded them on porn sites, and even sent them to a group chat dedicated to “scandals.”

She added most of the materials were taken without her consent.

(Someone messaged, 'Is this you on the video?' I was shocked, I did not expect it. I was told it was posted by my husband. There were nude photos. One video showed my whole body.)

The suspect was reportedly blackmailing her to get back together.

(I broke up with him. He blackmailed me. He said he would delete the photos if I talked to him.)

The suspect meanwhile said, “I only did that so we could talk. I have been begging her for months."

He said he only posted the sensitive material on social media and denied there were 6 videos of his wife.

"Naka-blurred naman po… Kung sino lang una makakita tas dedelete ko na,” he said.

(It was blurred. I would have deleted it. It was just one video. I only claimed there were six.)

The suspect is currently under the custody of Caloocan City Police Sub Station 1.

The victim said she was determined to put her husband behind bars.

(I couldn't eat, sleep or take care of my child. I want to see him in prison for what he did to me.)

The suspect will be charged with grave coercion, violation of the Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009, and Violence Against Women and Children. 

Hi, my name is Lelita Bornia. My niece and I have been having misunderstandings since 2001. Recently she accused me of calling her a thief and I was arrested for "grave oral defamation." The real issue is that my niece used my name to borrow 10,000 pesos from a lending company and then refused to pay. She also used my name to purchase cosmetics on credit and refused to pay. She accused me falsely so she could sue me.


https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1957692/cebu/local-news/woman-arrested-for-calling-niece-a-thief
A 57-YEAR-OLD woman landed in jail for calling her niece a “thief.”

Lelita Bornia, married, a resident of Sitio North Guinabasan, Barangay Tubigagmanok, Asturias town in midwest Cebu, was arrested by the police at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 31, based on the complaint of her niece, Jonalyn Paul, of legal age, whose husband is a Filipino-American.

Judge Mary Jocelyn Regencia of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Balamban-Asturias issued the warrant of arrest dated March 27, 2023 against the suspect for grave oral defamation.

Master Sergeant Ronald Duran of Asturias Police Station told SunStar Cebu that Bornia is expected to post a bail bond of P18,000 on Monday, April 3, 2023.

When asked for comment, Bornia denied the accusations against her that she made up stories that her niece was arrested in Manila for theft.

Their misunderstandings had been going on since 2021.

Because of that, Bornia and Paul were called to the barangay for an investigation but they were unable to reconcile.

Bornia revealed that her niece got angry when she told her to pay her loan.

She said her niece borrowed P10,000 from a lending company using her name but she did not pay.

Paul also used her name to purchase cosmetics on credit once more without making the payment.

"Siya ra nagtumo-tumo ana estorya aron iyaha ko nga makasuhan," Bornia said.

(She just made up that story so she could sue me).

Bornia added that she is ready to defend herself in court. 

Hi, my name is Nestor Paraiso. My wife and I got into an argument over vices and money. It was so heated that she left to get a watchman. While they were on the way to our house I suddenly appeared and stabbed her in the neck. I tired to escape but was unable to do so. 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/3/man-stabs-wife-to-death-over-vices-money-in-lucena-city

A 61-year-old driver allegedly stabbed his 60-year-old wife to death following a heated argument over vices and money in Purok Sampaguita 1 Bel-Air, Barangay 10, this city, on Sunday night, April 2.

Police said the suspect, Nestor Paraiso, hurt the victim, Irenia, during the confrontation, prompting her to seek assistance of barangay “tanods” or watchmen.

The suspect suddenly appeared while Irenia and a barangay tanod were on their way to the couple’s house.

Nestor grabbed  and stabbed her in the neck with a knife.

The victim died on the spot while the suspect tried to escape but was arrested by the barangay tanod.

The knife was recovered at the crime scene.

Nestor was turned over to the police here and he is facing a parricide case.

Hi, my name is Alvin Bocacao. While my nephew was looking on I got into an argument with my father. It became so heated that I picked up a knife and stabbed him several times all over his body until he was dead. Thankfully I was able to get away. For now. 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/7/man-stabs-father-to-death-on-maundy-thursday-in-quezon

A 74-year-old driver was stabbed to death by his son during a heated argument on Maundy Thursday in Sitio Balete Ilaya, Barangay Sampaloc 2, here.

Police identified the victim as Federico Bocacao.

The victim’s five-year-old grandson told police that his uncle,  Alvin Bocacao, 38, arrived and had a heated argument with his grandfather over an undisclosed matter.

The boy said that his uncle stabbed his grandfather several times in the body.

The suspect fled while the victim was taken to the Lucena United Doctors Hospital in Lucena City where he was declared dead on arrival at 11:20 a.m.

Police are pursuing the suspect.

Hi, my name is John. On the morning of Maundy Thursday I went on a drinking spree. My seven year old goddaughter wanted to go swimming so I went with her. But instead of swimming I raped and killed her. 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/8/7-year-old-raped-killed-by-godfather-in-trece-martires-on-holy-thursday

A seven-year-old girl was raped and killed allegedly by her godfather in Barangay Cabuco, Trece Martires City, on Holy Thursday, April 6.

A statement from Trece Martires City Police Station (CPS) says the victim, identified as alias Nene, was found on the riverbanks without clothing and with wounds all over her body.

She was rushed to General Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

With the help of CCTV footage, authorities were able to track the suspect and arrested him in a construction site in Barangay San Agustin, Dasmariñas Cavite.

Trece Martires CPS identified the suspect as John, a 34-year-old construction worker.

Investigators gathered that suspect and the father of alias Nene  had a drinking spree on Holy Thursday morning. The victim reportedly wanted to go swimming in the river, so the suspect went with her.

The suspect was jailed in 2021 for violating the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, police said.

Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) Col. Christopher F. Olazo commended the operatives for the immediate arrest of the suspect.