Hi, My Name Is...24

It's once more time to meet some more interesting folks in the Philippines. Let's say hello and listen to their stories.

Hi, my name is Mel Carlo Villanueva. I was out driving when I bumped into a taxi. The driver proceeded to chase me as I sped off. During the chase I hit a motorcycle parked at a red light. The impact threw the rider into the pavement. But the motorcycle got stuck under my vehicle and I drove with it that way for 2 kilometers to my house. I was arrested seven hours later. Thankfully the lady that got tossed for her motorcycle only suffered minor injuries But thanks be to God I will not be going to jail or paying for my crimes because the victims, the taxi driver and motorcyclist, both settled with me on amicable terms.  

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/434317/hit-and-run-driver-drags-motorcycle-stuck-under-his-suv-to-his-home-2-km-away-nabbed

The hit and run driver, who literally dragged a motorcycle stuck under his Ford Everest from Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City to his home about 2 kilometers away in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City, was arrested seven hours after the incident.

Police Major Nolan Tagsip, Abellana Police Station chief, said that the driver of the Ford Everest, Mel Carlo Villanueva, was trying to flee from a taxi driver, whom he bumped from behind along F. Sotto Drive in General Maxilom Avenue in Cebu City at past 2 a.m. this morning, April 7, when he slammed into a motorcycle driven by a female rider, along Fuente Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City.

Jeffrey Rosales, 31, a taxi driver, was chasing Villanueva then, who was driving the Ford Everest that bumped into Rosales’ taxi from behind. Rosales chased the SUV that Villanueva was driving after it sped off as Rosales got off his taxi to confront the SUV driver.

When the SUV reached Fuente Osmeña, Villanueva’s Ford Everest crashed into a motorcycle, who was not moving at that time as the female driver was waiting for the traffic light to turn green.

The impact threw the female driver from the motorcycle into the pavement while the motorcycle got stuck under the Ford Everest. The SUV driver did not stop to to check on the victim, and continued to flee the area despite the motorcycle stuck under his SUV, which he dragged from Fuente Osmeña Boulevard to the condominium parking lot where he lived in Barangay Guadalupe, about 2 kilometers away from the area where he collided with the motorcycle.

The taxi driver continued to chase the fleeing the Ford Everest with a motorcycle stuck under it — all the way to Barangay Guadalupe.

However, the taxi driver then stopped at the Guadalupe Police Station to seek help.

At about the same time in Fuente Osmeña Boulevard, emergency responders took care of the female driver and brought her to the Cebu City Medical Center for treatment of her injuries.

Tagsip identified the female motorcycle driver as Marne Capareda, 24, a resident of Barangay Lahug, Cebu City.

He also said that Capareda only suffered minor injuries in the collision.

Tagsip also said that the taxi driver had already expressed his willingness to settle with the suspect and as for the female motorcycle driver, she had yet to decide if she would settle or not with the hit and run driver.

For his part, Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director for operations of the Cebu City Police Office, said that should they have show proof that the suspect had the intention to hit the victims, then that would fall as a homicide case.

Hi, my name is Aljay Almanzor. I was attending a birthday party and was about to leave when I saw this guy I knew and had a beef with. So, I confronted him. We got into a fistfight and then all of sudden he pulled out a knife and stabbed me in the chest. Now I am dead.

https://mb.com.ph/2022/04/08/fistfight-stabbing-lead-to-mans-arrest-in-manila/

A 19-year-old man was arrested by operatives of the Sta. Ana Police Station 6 after stabbing another during an altercation in Sta.Ana, Manila on Thursday, April 7.

Police identified the victim as Aljay Almanzor, 18, and a resident of Brgy. 871, Pandacan in Manila, while the suspect was identified as Ryan Cariño, 19, a resident of Brgy. 791 in Sta. Ana, Manila.

Police Lt. Col. Orlando Mirando Jr. said that the incident happened at around 9:45 p.m. when Almanzor was about to go home after attending a birthday party. He saw Cariño and confronted him.

The confrontation resulted in a fistfight. Carino suddenly pulled out a kitchen knife and stabbed the victim on his right chest.

Bystanders in the area witnessed the incident and immediately reported it to Brgy. 792.

Almanzor was rushed to Sta. Ana Hospital for treatment.

The suspect will be charged with frustrated homicide before the Manila Prosecutor’s Office.

Hi, my name is Marcialito Biol Benitez. I was the ring leader of a green card visa scam in the USA. There were nine others involved and together we made millions of dollars. We arranged at least 400 marriages which cost between $20,000 and $30,000 per client. It's a standard scam in which I am not the first to be involved.

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/203523/marriage-for-green-card-scam-6-pinoys-held-in-us

Six Filipino immigrants and five of their accomplices have been indicted by federal authorities for arranging at least 400 fake marriages and making millions of dollars from their business of securing green cards illegally for willing clients.

“These weddings were not love stories,” according to Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins, who announced the indictments on Thursday in Boston where one of the group’s alleged victims lived.

“These individuals committed multiple frauds on the United States government with the explicit goal of circumventing immigration laws,” Rollins said.

She identified the group’s ringleader as Marcialito Biol Benitez, 48, a Filipino national who operated an employment agency in Los Angeles as a front for arranged sham marriages that charged $20,000 to $30,000 in cash per client.

“You do the math, they easily made 8 million dollars,” Rollins said.

The other Filipinos identified as coconspirators of Benitez were Engilbert Ulan, 39; Niño Reyes Valmeo, 45; Harold Poquita, 30; Juanita Pacson, 45; and Felipe Capindo David, 49.

The five other accomplices were identified as Peterson Souza, 34; Devon Hammer, 26; Tamia Duckett, 25; Karina Santos, 24; and Casey Loya, 33. Souza is Brazilian and the rest are US citizens.

Hi, my name is Franklin John Abanilla. I used to live with this lady who I loved so much but sadly our relationship ended and she moved out. But I was not done with her. That's why I abducted her off the street and into my van where I tased her twice. However she screamed loud enough that some security guards came to see what was the matter. I sped off but the SWAT team caught me after a brief chase.

https://mb.com.ph/2022/04/15/businessman-arrested-for-trying-to-kidnap-ex-partner-in-paranaque-city/

Police arrested a businessman who allegedly tried to kidnap his former live-in partner in Parañaque City on Wednesday afternoon, April 13.

The suspect, identified as Franklin John Abanilla, 37, a resident of San Pedro, Laguna, was nabbed by members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team of the Parañaque City Police. He is now detained at the city police custodial facility.

Abanila is facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9262 (Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act), and illegal possession of firearms in relation to Omnibus Election Code.

The police said the incident happened at about 4:00 p.m. along Bradco Avenue in Barangay Tambo, Parañaque City.

Investigation showed the victim, Rugeline Ugat, 23, was dragged by the suspect into his van and shocked her twice with a taser gun.

Ugat struggled to free herself and shouted for help from Aseana security guards who called for police assistance.

The suspect tried to evade the responding members of SWAT but he was arrested and the victim was rescued after a brief chase.

Police recovered from the suspect a .9mm pistol loaded with six live bullets, one electric shock device, and a handcuff.

Hi, my name is Darrell Blatchley. I am a marine biologist based in Davao City. A rare whale species known as Hotaula Beaked washed up on the shoreline and later died. I was called to investigate the cause of death. It turns out that rather than help the beached whale back into the water it was tortured by locals. A politician paid P1,000 to ride the whale as it lay dying. After three days of torment the creature finally died and locals chopped it up for meat.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/15/22/rare-whale-dies-in-davao-oriental-after-abuse-by-locals

A rare whale species was found dead along the shoreline of Banaybanay town in Davao Oriental on Wednesday after it was allegedly maltreated by locals.

It was first found alive in the shallow seawater after it was stranded on a beachline on Sunday.

Davao City-based marine biologist Darrell Blatchley, who responded to determine the cause of whale’s death and to preserve its bones, said the 15-feet long female marine mammal is a Hotaula Beaked Whale.

“It is one of 20 or less ever seen in the whole world. It was only listed as a new whale in 2013,” he told ABS-CBN News.

Blatchley said nearby residents did not treat the whale well, which led to its death.

“The whale was an attraction for the days it was alive. Sadly, people in the area did not treat it with respect when it was alive,” Blatchley said

“In fact, it was reported to us that a politician paid P1,000 to the locals to ride the sick whale. We won't name the politician. They know who they are,” he added.

The whale was chopped up unceremoniously after three days of torment in the shoreline.

The necropsy of the whale is ongoing to determine the cause of its death.

Hi, my name is Marte Oppus Jr. Even though I am clearly guilty of a traffic violation which led to a man getting injured I won't face any consequences. I was out driving my jeepney when all of a sudden I needed a toilet. In my haste to find one I ended up hitting a traffic enforcer.  I told him I was very, very sorry and he took pity on me which led the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue decide not to press charges against me. The company I work for even agreed to pay the man's hospital bills and salary while he was away from work. 

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/434311/traffic-enforcer-forgives-driver-team-wont-pursue-charges

The driver of the modern jeepney, who accidentally hit a traffic enforcer with his vehicle in his haste to the nearest comfort room due to a bum stomach, will be able to drive again soon.

However, this will depend on the results of the CT scan and other laboratory tests of the injured traffic enforcer, Wolfram Jumaquin.

“If ma okay na after CT Scan, marelease ang driver’s license,” said Edwin Jumao-as, chief of the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM).

(If the CT scan results [of the victim] will be okay, then we will release his driver’s license.)

Jumao-as also agreed not to press charges against the driver, Marte Oppus Jr., after Jumaquin pitied the driver and forgave him for the accident.

With this development, Jumao-as said that they decided not to file a case of reckless imprudence resulting to physical injury against Oppus.

Aside from asking forgiveness, the driver also admitted that it was his fault and he committed a traffic violation, when he changed lanes, speeded up and overtook the vehicle in front of him from the right side, which resulted to the accident.

The traffic enforcer suffered a wound on his right arm, bumps on his head and a swollen left leg due to the accident.

Meanwhile, representatives from Udotco, the cooperative that owned the modern jeepney involved in the accident, also promised to shoulder the hospital expenses including the CT scan of the victim.

They also agreed to pay the traffic enforcer’s salary on days that he would not be able to report to work.

The agreement between the driver and the traffic enforcer and Udotco was made during a meeting with Udotco officials, Oppus, Jumaquin and Jumao-as this morning, April 7.

Udotco officials also did not contest the results of the investigation of the accident after viewing the CCTV footage of the incident which showed the driver was clearly at fault.

Hi, my name is Dilcer Gaviola. One night during my vacation at an ecofarm resort I got a little rowdy. A few drinks turned into more drinks which in turn got me totally blitzed. Not only did I cause P50,000 worth of damage to a skimmer but I also took a dump in the pool. Kind of like in Caddyshack except this was actual doodie and not a candy bar.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/437043/drunk-man-destroys-resort-property-defecates-on-swimming-pool

A man, who was allegedly drunk, was arrested by the police on Friday, April 22, after he allegedly caused damage to a skimmer and allegedly defecated on the swimming pool of an ecofarm resort in Barangay Liburon, Carcar City in southern Cebu.

The suspect, Dilcer Gaviola, 20, is facing charges for malicious mischief, according to Police Lieutenant Colonel Ardioleto Cabagnot, officer-in-charge of the Carcar City Police Station.

Gaviola, a native of Sitio Saimon, Barangay Can-asujan in Carcar City, was arrested at about 5:30 p.m. on Friday after he allegedly caused damage to the swimming pool and the skimmer of the Carcar Eco Farm Resort that is located in Villa Anonang in Barangay Liburon.

The total amount of damage was valued at around P50,000, Cabagnot said in a report, which he submitted to Police Colonel Engelbert Soriano, director of the Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO).

Cabagnot in his report said that the duty lifeguard was the one, who caught Gaviola allegedly defecating on the ecofarm’s swimming pool.

Initial investigation also showed that the suspect, who was believed to be under the influence of liquor, allegedly with deliberate intent maliciously destroyed the skimmer of the pool.

Hi, my name is Rowena Daud. A friend of mine who is an overseas worker in Saudi Arabia left her two young children in my care. I already have three children of my own and with a total of five to watch after it gets very stressful. That is why I took one of my friends children, a two year old girl, and repeatedly smashed her head into a wall during a fit of rage. Coming to my senses I took the girl to the hospital and told them she fell down. But with all the other marks on the girls body including signs of sexual assault the doctors saw through my ruse. 

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/04/24/2176292/woman-held-toddlers-murder

Police arrested and filed charges against a 37-year-old woman who allegedly killed a two-year-old girl under her care in Quezon City on Thursday.

Rowena Daud is being held on charges of murder and violating Republic 7610 or the law against child abuse.

A report from the Quezon City Police District Station 14 said the incident happened at the Daud’s house in Barangay Culiat at around 3 p.m.

Daud reportedly slammed the child’s head against a wall during a fit of rage, investigators reported.

To conceal her crime, Daud brought the child to the New Era Hospital, claiming she had fallen. The victim later succumbed to her injuries.

However, police officers who went to the hospital became suspicious after they noticed the child had multiple bruises on different parts of her body.

“Marami siyang sugat sa iba’t ibang parte ng katawan, sa likod, paa, ulo (She had many wounds on her body, on the back, feet, head),” Lt. Anthony Dacquel, chief of Station 14’s women and children protection desk, said in an interview aired over GMA News.

During interrogation, Daud admitted that she has been hurting the child due to stress.

Dacquel said she has been taking care of the child and the victim’s eight-month-old sibling aside from her own three children.

“Stressed na stressed na raw siya,” Dacquel said.

The victim’s mother, overseas Filipino worker Risma Sarahanga, left the child and her sibling in Daud’s care as she is in Saudi Arabia.

Police have no information on the victim’s father.

Station 14 commander Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bilaro did not reply when asked for the whereabouts of the victim’s sibling and Daud’s children.

Police are also investigating if the child was raped as her body also bore signs of sexual assault.

Hi, my name is Cpl. Arnaiz Orongan. On my day off I was walking around town when I two man in  an altercation. My senses went off telling me this was a robbery in progress. So, I sprang into action and accosted the man and held him until help arrived. 

https://mb.com.ph/2022/04/21/off-duty-cop-saves-indian-national-from-robber/

An off-duty policeman who chanced upon a robbery incident arrested the suspect who tried to victimize an Indian national in Las Pinas City on Wednesday, April 20.

The suspect was identified as Joefer Suan, 36, of Caloocan City. He is now detained at the Las Pinas police custodial facility and is facing charges of robbery-holdup.

According to Las Pinas police chief Col. Jaime Santos, the incident happened around 12:15 p.m. in TS Cruz Subdivision, Daang Hari Road, Barangay Almanza Dos, Las Pinas City.

Santos said Cpl. Arnaiz Orongan, assigned at Barbosa Station 14, Mendiola Police Community Precinct of the Manila Police District (MPD), was walking when he noticed an altercation between the suspect and the victim.

The city police chief said Orongan, sensing a robbery incident, immediately responded and asked assistance from the Las Pinas City police Daang-Hari Sub-Station.

Suan yielded a .38 caliber revolver with four live ammunitions and P3,000 cash when he was arrested.

Southern Police District (SPD) Director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg commended Orongan for responding immediately to the incident leading to the arrest of the suspect.

Macaraeg said the act showed by Orongan must be followed by all policemen in rendering 24/7 service to the public to maintain peace and order.

Hi, my name is Jang Youngjn. I am from South Korea. Back in my homeland, in January, I got into a fight with a guy during a drinking session and killed him. He died from head trauma. I was also running a telecom fraud syndicate which operated out of China. I thought I would be able to hide in the Philippines but an Interpol notice alerted the authorities here and the BI’s Fugitive Search Unit found me.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1587797/bi-arrests-south-korean-national-wanted-for-murder-fraud-inside-qc-house

Agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested a South Korean national in Quezon City who was wanted for murder and telecommunications fraud.

According to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente in a statement on Monday, the fugitive, identified as Jang Youngjn, 38, was arrested by the BI’s Fugitive Search Unit (FSU) in his residence in Cubao, Quezon City on Friday.

Meanwhile, BI-FSU chief Rendel Sy explained that Jang is also the subject of an Interpol red notice and an arrest warrant issued by the Chengju district court in South Korea, in connection with a murder case.

Sy said the murder case came from a mauling incident in Parañaque City on Jan. 16, in which the suspect reportedly mauled a fellow Korean after a heated dispute during a drinking session, killing him due to head trauma.

Sy also said that another warrant was issued against Jang by the Seoul Central District court where he was charged with running a telecom fraud syndicate that operated in China — allegedly employing voice phishing in Korea whose combined losses amounted to more than 63 million won or roughly P2.6 million.

Hi, my name is Angelo Bacaltos. My mom suffered from mental health issues. My own friends used to bully me because of her condition. Finally I couldn't take it anymore. No longer able to watch her suffer or endure being bullied I stabbed her to death while she was sleeping.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/439298/merciful-killing-son-in-jail-for-allegedly-killing-own-mom-in-sibonga

A 19-year-old man is now detained at the Sibonga Police Station after he reportedly confessed to killing his own mother. 

Local police in Sibonga town, southern Cebu said they considered the death of a 51-year-old woman as ‘case closed’ after her own son allegedly admitted to the killing.

The victim, identified as Julieta Bacaltos, was found dead inside their own home in Sitio Dumlog, Barangay Simala on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. 

Bacaltos sustained wounds that investigators suspected may have caused her untimely death. 

Police Master Sergeant Gerardo Abad of Sibonga Police Station said they identified the suspect as Angelo Bacaltos. 

According to the police officer, Angelo allegedly stabbed his mother multiple times while she was sleeping on Tuesday evening, May 3.

Initial reports from investigators showed that Bacaltos told police he ended his own mother’s life since he can no longer bear witness to her suffering from her condition. 

It also added that the victim was often the subject of bullying by his own friends due to her mental health problems. 

Hi, my name is Rico Feriol,  also known as “Brod Doring.” My followers call me ‘Dios Amahan’ or God the Father. I would take women into my temple and heal them using my patented sexual manipulation technique. But I guess no one got healed because now I am facing two counts of rape.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/14/22/nbi-nabs-faith-healer-in-cebu-accused-of-rape

The operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation in Mandaue City arrested a "faith healer" who was accused of rape. 

NBI-Mandaue officer-in-charge Arnel Pura said Rico Feriol, known as “Brod Doring”, was caught by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Presiding Judge Judilyn Menchavez of Branch 8 of the Regional Trial Court in Toledo City. 

Before he was nabbed, he was spotted in Asturias town in northern Cebu, practicing his alleged sexual manipulation.

“It has something to do with the belief and manipulation as he represented himself as ‘Dios Amahan’ or God the Father,” said Pura. 

Sexual favors were reportedly done at his "temple".

“They made them believe that the exploitation will give them something in return or will heal them,” said Pura.

Feriol is facing two counts of rape with no bail.