Hi, My Name is...28

Say hello to our monthly selection of friends. Some of these people have only recently come out of hiding after a number of years.

Hi, my name is being withheld to protect my son. You see, it was he who reported me to the cops for mauling and abusing him.  On the provincial level this made me one of the top 5 most wanted men in the province. This is not my first dance with the law as I was previously busted in 2016 for causing physical injuries and in 2018 for selling drugs.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/459324/father-nabbed-in-cebu-city-for-allegedly-mauling-10-year-old-son

Allegations of child abuse by his own 10-year-old son landed a 35-year-old construction worker in jail.

On Friday morning, August 19, 2022, personnel of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Cebu City Field Unit, in coordination with personnel from the City Mobile Force Company in Cebu City, and 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company of the Cebu Police Provincial Office, served the warrant of arrest against the accused in Barangay Carreta, Cebu City, for allegedly abusing and mauling his own child.

The accused is a resident of Lapu-Lapu City.

CDN Digital opted not to name the suspect to protect his son who is a minor.

The warrant of arrest was issued by Judge Ester Veloso, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 6, Cebu City, last January 14, 2022, with a bail of P80,000, says Police Lieutenant Colonel Joey Caise, chief of CIDG CCFU, in his report.

CIDG-CCFU also listed the accused as the Top 5  Most Wanted Person at the provincial level. The warrant of arrest was for violation of Republic Act 7610 or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act, particularly Section 10 (a).

Caise added that the accused also had a previous offense for physical injuries last 2016 and for possession and selling of illegal drugs in 2018.

Hi, my name is Markus Janich. I am married to a Filipina and have been living in the Philippines for the past ten years. I even own a resort. You could say I am an upstanding resident. My home country of Germany would not say that. On April 22 of this year a Munich court issued a warrant of arrest for “public incitement to commit criminal offense” and called me an undesirable alien. I don't know what will happen to my wife and resort but that is the least of my problems at the moment. 

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/08/20/2203799/german-fugitive-found-hiding-romblon

A German citizen wanted in his country was arrested in Romblon on Thursday.

Oliver Markus Raoul Janich, 53, was apprehended at a resort that he owns in Barangay Hinag-oman in Ferrol town, based on a warrant issued by a court in Munich on April 22, Maj. Clyde Kalyawen, Mimaropa police spokesman, said.

He said Janich is married to a Filipina and has been living in the country for almost 10 years.

Police liaison officer Ulrich Gundlach of the German embassy said Janich is an undesirable alien and a risk to public safety and security. His offense in Germany was “public incitement to commit criminal offense.”

Hi, my name is Jundie Doroteo. I was out on a drinking session with a friend of mine having a blast. On the way home, with my head full of alcohol,  I lost control of my motorcycle and crashed into the rear of a truck which had stopped at a red light. I died but my lady friend only suffered minor injuries. Now, dig this. Even though I was totally at fault, since I was drunk and I hit a truck stopped at a red light, the truck driver and my family came to a settlement! Imagine that! 

https://mb.com.ph/2022/08/17/man-celebrating-birthday-killed-in-motorcycle-crash-in-bacolod/

A man celebrating his 28th birth anniversary was killed in a motorcycle crash in Barangay Mandalagan here Tuesday, August 16.

Police identified the victim as Jundie Doroteo of Sagay City, Negros Occidental.

Police Capt. Armilyn Vargas, head of Police Station 3, said Doroteo and his female companion had a drinking session to celebrate his natal day.

However, Doroteo lost control of his motorcycle while they were on their way home and crashed into the rear of a truck that stopped for a red traffic light.

Vargas said the fatality succumbed to head injuries while his friend suffered minor injuries.

An initial settlement between the victim’s family and the truck driver, who came from a catering service at that time, has been made, according to Vargas.

Hi, my name is Aries Villanueva. I investigate fires. A pre-dawn fire in Pampanga not only destroyed 50 homes and displaced 20 families but two infants also perished in the flames. One was three months and the other was a year old. Their mothers went out to buy milk for them just before the fire started at 3:50 am. That does not sound remotely believable. I mean who is selling milk at 3:50 am and at their ages those babies should have been nursing. Nevertheless, please don't leave your children unattended. Especially infants. Anything can happen. 

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/463231/2-infants-left-alone-die-in-pampanga-fire

Two infants died before dawn on Thursday, September 8, from suffocation and third-degree burns after their house was engulfed in flames in Dau village in this city.

Senior Fire Officer 1 Aries Villanueva, the investigator, said the fatalities were a 3-month-old girl and a 1-year-old boy.

“When we interviewed the children’s parents, they told us that they left their house before the fire broke out to buy milk,” Villanueva told the Inquirer.

Villanueva, who did not disclose the names of the victims, said the cause of the fire had yet to be determined, as they have not concluded their investigation.

He said the fire started around 3:50 a.m. and lasted for more than 10 minutes. The damage was placed at P60,000.

Villanueva said the two infants were brought to a nearby private hospital but were declared dead on arrival.

“Adults should not leave kids alone, especially if they are still unable to escape from danger, like fire, by themselves. If adults must leave their young ones, they should at least ask someone to look after them,” Villanueva said.

Hi, my name is Jomar Monterey. I used to be three years old. Now I am dead. My sister Lenie watched our mother Lyn-lyn drown me in the river and then bury me in a shallow grave. She ran and told our grandmother who reported it to the police. Maybe they will find our mother and learn why she did it because I certainly have no idea.

https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/11/manhunt-on-for-mother-who-drowned-buried-three-year-old-son-in-a-shallow-grave-in-quezon/

Police are hunting a 25-year-old woman who allegedly drowned then buried her three-year-old son in a shallow grave on a riverside in Sitio Central, Barangay Sta. Maria, here last May 29.

Police identified the victim as Jomar Monterey of Sitio Halindog, Barangay Sta. Maria.

Investigation showed that Lenie, the victim’s sister, saw her mother Lyn-lyn Monterey, 25, drown her brother on the river until he died. The suspect then buried her son in a shallow grave on the riverside and fled.

Lenie told police that she heard her mother heard say: “Napapagod na akong mag-alaga sa iyo (I am tired of taking care of you).”

The victim’s body was found at around 4:30 p.m. on June 9 and the incident was reported to the police the following day, June 10, by Lenie and her grandmother.

Hi, my name is being withheld to protect the victim. Alleged victim.  You see, I am the real victim here. What happened is I was living with my son and his girlfriend from December 2021 to January 2022. After that I left and then in July 2022 I ended up in Lapu-Lapu City living with relatives. I was at church singing and playing guitar as usual when the cops showed up. They claimed they wanted to talk but all they said was, "You're under arrest."

They claimed I raped my son's girlfriend! I told them that was a lie. It was definitely retaliation from my son. He got arrested in June of this year but I was unable to help him. How else can you explain the lapse in my alleged crime until charges were filed?  

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/450638/man-accused-of-raping-sons-live-in-partner-nabbed-in-lapu-lapu-city

A 56-year-old man accused of raping his son’s live-in-partner was arrested in Barangay Poblacion, Lapu-Lapu City, last June 29, 2022. 

Police Lieutenant Zosimo Ravanes Jr., team leader of the Anti-Kidnapping Group Visayas Field Unit, said that the arrest was via virtue of a warrant of arrest issued for three counts of rape. 

The said warrant of arrest was issued by Judge Bernardito Malabago,  Executive Judge Branch 95 of the Regional Trial Court 7th Judicial Region in Barili, Cebu, last June 28, 2022, with no bail recommended. 

CDN Digital is withholding the names of those involved for their protection. 

Ravanes said that the victim was the 27-year-old live-in-partner of the accused’s  son, who was in jail at the time when the alleged rape was committed around December 2021 to January 2022 in Dumanjug. 

Before the formal compliant was filed, the accused went to Lapu-Lapu City as he also had relatives there. He has been in Lapu-Lapu for at least three months. 

Police said the accused served in a church, playing the guitar. Police were able to locate and communicate with the accused and asked to meet outside the church he was serving. 

This was when he was arrested. 

The accused belied the accusations filed against him, saying his son did this to him because he had grudges against him. 

According to the accused, his son is getting back at him because he was not able to help his son when the latter was jailed. 

His son was arrested for causing trouble and was released from jail in June 2022. But he is still under probationary.

Hi, my name is Nilo Alvarez. I was out stealing bananas from a neighbors property when all of a sudden my old enemy, Manuel Mailig, showed up. Now, he had a personal grudge with me from way back. So, when he saw me trying to cart off some bananas that weren't mine he pulled a gun and shot me dead. Good thing I wasn't actually dead. Surgery saved my life. But what will the owner to the bananas do to me?

https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/18/farmer-shot-for-stealing-bananas-in-quezon/

A 43-year-old farmer was shot for allegedly stealing a bunch of bananas in Sitio Kanluran, Barangay Bukal here on Saturday, Sept. 17.

Police identified the victim as Nilo Alvarez of Barangay Bukal.

Corporal Arvin Comia, officer-on-case, said the suspect, Manuel Mailig, also a resident of Barangay Bukal, allegedly caught the victim carting away bananas from the land owned by Allan Rodriguez at 8:30 p.m.

Mailig, who had a personal grudge against Alvarez, drew a gun and fired at the victim who sustained multiple bullet wounds.

The suspect fled with the weapon and Alvarez was taken to the Candelaria District Hospital in Quezon here but was transferred to the Quezon Medical Center in Lucena City due to his condition and is set for surgery.

Police here learned of the incident after hospital staff informed them that they admitted a patient with bullet wounds.

Hi, my name is Norvie Pacheco Romero. I was out drinking with my friends and we were all having a good time. The music was blasting and the beer was flowing and we were all laughing. What my friends did not know is that I was not having a a good time. Not in the slightest.  In fact I brought a gun and all of a sudden I pulled it out of my sling bag and began firing. I killed three of my friends by shooting them in the head. Another I shot in the shoulder and two others ran away to hide. With my work done I turned the gun on myself and pulled the trigger. Being horrified at what I had done my father removed the gun from the scene of the crime. He was charged with obstruction of justice. 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1655400/3-dead-1-wounded-as-man-shoots-drinking-pals-in-apayao

Three people were killed and another was wounded when they were shot by their drinking buddy in Santa Marcela town, Apayao province, on Monday (August 29) evening, police said.

Investigators identified the fatalities as Bong Badua Ramirez, 48; Ryan Santi Soriano, 39; and Edmar Turilla Aguinaldo, 30. The wounded was Stephen Jones Baysa Salvatiera, 33.

An initial investigation showed that suspect Norvie Pacheco Romero, 32, and the victims were having a drinking session when Romero suddenly took his firearm from a sling bag and shot his companions.

It was not immediately known what triggered the suspect to shoot the victims.

Police said the suspect shot himself in the head after the incident.

The suspect’s father was charged with obstruction of justice after allegedly removing the gun from the crime scene.

Hi, my name is Pedro Pequero. My relative, a lawyer named Epafrodito Nollora, died in 1986 and I stole his identity. I even came before the court, appearing as a member of the bar to argue a case. Eventually they got suspicious and I was caught in an entrapment scheme when I appeared before a trial court. I told them that I never knew my father or that I had a relative with the same name as mine but it was to no avail. I was convicted in 2011 and the conviction was upheld in 2020. My story is only now breaking the headlines. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1184410

The Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the six-year jail sentence of a man who assumed the identity of his dead relative, a lawyer, and even appeared before the court.

In a resolution dated September 19, the CA Sixth Division dismissed the motion for reconsideration filed by Pedro Pequero, found guilty of illegally using an alias, using a fictitious name, usurpation of authority for assuming the identity and name of the late Epafrodito Nollora, and appearing before the court as a member of the Bar.

Aside from the jail term, the appellate court affirmed on March 23, 2020 the 2011decision of a Rizal Regional Trial Court Branch 69, imposing a PHP12,000-fine on Pequero.

Court records showed that Pequero was nabbed in an entrapment operation by the National Bureau of Investigation on June 22, 2011 after he presented himself as Nollora before a Binangonan trial court.

Pequero claimed that he was wrongfully identified as Pedro Nollora Pequero but he is actually Epafrodito Nollora, without a middle name because he is an illegitimate child.

He said the "other" Epafrodito Nollora has the middle name Ariem.

Insisting he is really “Atty. Nollora”, Pequero said he never knew his father and did not know he has a relative who has the same name as his. 

The court said Pequero's assertion that he is a different “Atty. Epafrodito Nollora" is self-serving as court records showed there is only one person with that name in Bar records and who died on May 19, 1986.

Hi, my name is Ricky Candeleria. In 2003 I was cooking a meal outside my house when a friend came up behind me and hit me with something very hot. He also kicked me and beat me. So I took a knife and stabbed his leg. I must have hit an artery because he died due to blood loss. It was a total accident in self-defense but I was not taking any chances so I ran. During my time on the run I painted houses to support my child back home. I was convicted of homicide in 2009. I was only recently caught and will have to spend time in prison but at least I was able to provide for my child despite being absent.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/18/22/man-nabbed-in-muntinlupa-13-years-after-homicide-conviction

A man convicted in 2009 for homicide despite his absence during his trial was nabbed by police on Saturday in Muntinlupa City.

Personnel of the Southern Police District arrested Ricky Candelaria, 37, who went into hiding after being apprehended in 2003 for homicide.

Police said that after being released on bail, Candelaria did not appear anymore in court for his trial.

Candelaria said his case stemmed from a violent encounter with this friend, which resulted in the latter's death.

He said he was cooking outside his home in Muntinlupa when his friend attacked him.

"It didn't happen on purpose. He suddenly hit me. He kicked me, then he beat me with something hot. I took the kitchen knife, I hit him on the leg. That's why he has a wound on his hand, because he was grabbing it, " said Candelaria.

The victim was taken to the hospital but died due to blood loss and cardiac arrest.

Candelaria said that while in hiding, he tried to earn money by painting houses in order to provide for his child's needs.

"Wherever the work is, there is (me). Because I already had a child, no one will support the child," he said.

Candelaria will be transferred to the New Bilibid Prison, police said.