Monday, February 21, 2022

The God Culture: The Philippines is Surrounded by Sleeping Ghosts: Where Do We Go When We Die? Part 1

Timothy Jay Schwab of The God Culture has released another magnum opus in the form of a ten part video series titled "Where do we go when we die?" All these years the Church has gotten the afterlife wrong. Rather than teach what the Bible teaches they have been teaching the doctrines of occult mystery religions. The Egyptian Book of the Dead essentially. But not only does Timothy definitively reveal to us the truth about the afterlife, he also clears up the truth about the nature of the soul and spirit or lack thereof.

So, where do we go when we die?

Where Do We Go When We Die? Part 1. Answers In 2nd Esdras 23A

To understand that we must first understand what happens to our body and spirit when we die.

8:24 Our bodies are dead but spirits are asleep.

Tim will repeat that phrase ad nauseam throughout the series. He has taken great pains to point out almost every single verse in the New Testament that equates death with sleep and he has concluded that when we die our spirit, which is the same as our soul as we shall see, falls asleep. But what does this mean? Is it metaphorical or literal? Tim tells us in the 2nd video.


Lazarus Come Forth... Where Do We Go When We Die? Part 2. Answers In 2nd Esdras 23B

5:24 Sleep, well it is sleep just as we understand it but for the spirit in this case. Death is death just as we understand it, physical death. Very clear, not hard. Dead is dead. These are all good translations with each variant of the use here. It’s pretty clear so how could this get so misunderstood as to say Well, Lazarus, as Carmen says in his song, was in Heaven?

How could it get misunderstood? Does he mean how can anyone understand sleep to be a metaphor for death? Well, for one thing that's what the Greek definition he is showing onscreen actually says!

https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g2837/kjv/tr/0-1/

Now, in the New Testament there are 19 instances of the word sleep. All of them except for John 11:13 use this word, G2837, for sleep which can mean either literal sleep or metaphorical death. John 11:13 uses Strong's number G2838 which means sleeping or rest without any metaphorical usage.

https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g2838/kjv/tr/0-1/

This is a very important distinction. The context of John 11 looks like this:
John 11:11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. (G2837)

12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep (G2837), he shall do well.
13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep (G2838).

14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead (G599).

Jesus says Lazarus is asleep and the disciples say if he is asleep then he shall do well. Both words for sleep being used are Strong's G2837 which can mean either literal sleeping or metaphorical death. We know that Lazarus is dead but Jesus says he is asleep and he does not use a word that means sleep and only sleep but one which can also metaphorically mean death. The writer notes that the disciples thought Jesus meant Lazarus was literally asleep and he uses G2838 which is a word that always means sleep literally. That means G2387 is being used differently in each verse. Jesus uses it to mean death and the disciples use it to mean sleep.

Then, Jesus says plainly, Lazarus is dead and he uses Strong's G599 which only means dead because that is what he meant all along, Lazarus is dead. Thus, Jesus is saying Lazarus is actually dead and only metaphorically asleep. His soul is not off in some chamber asleep awaiting the resurrection. 

The nuance in this passage is missed in translation. Just like in John 21, when it is translated into English, the nuances of the word love disappear. It is not odd at all that Timothy did not mention that G2837 can mean either literal sleep or metaphorical death because he is prone to smooth over facts that do not fit his paradigm. In video 3 he challenges his listeners:

26:35 Want to say, well, maybe sleep doesn't mean sleep? Well, we showed you the word in the Greek and it means sleep. So, yeah, that would be the best hope for someone to try to then say that. So, you cannot redefine it nor this passage. Again, we didn't just show a couple of fragments here. This case is massive and you have to watch those two videos for all the scripture we're not going to recover it all.  

Lazarus & the Rich Man. Where Do We Go When We Die? Part 3. Answers In 2nd Esdras 23C

It's so disingenuous because G2837 is used 18 times in the New Testament. Some of those usages plainly mean literal sleep:

Acts 12:6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

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But in other places that usage clearly means literal death. 


“The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.” 
The word translated dead in this verse is also translated sleep 5 TIMES elsewhere in this same letter.



In every single one of these instances sleep is clearly a metaphor for death.

So, challenge accepted and met. The New Testament usage of this word varies from literal sleep to metaphorical death or even literal death as in the case of 1 Corinthians 7:39. Just within one letter there are various usages of this word to mean either a metaphorical sleep or a literal death.

But what about the Old Testament? Let's look at Psalm 13:3 which Tim cites in video 2

47:50 Psalm 13:3.  Consider and hear me O Lord my God. Lighten my eyes lest I sleep the sleep of death. Yeah David knew. Physical death is sleep for the spirit

This is wrong. In the English translation "the sleep of" is in italics which means it is not in the original Hebrew but supplied to give it meaning. The first sleep is Strong's H3462 which means sleep and the second word is H4194 which means death, to be dead. That means in this verse death is being likened to sleep. And that is how we should interpret Daniel 12:2 which Tim loves to quote.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
The word sleep there is H3463 which means sleeping. But given the context, a book of highly complex and figurative prophecy, it is undoubtedly metaphorical. 

So, where do we go when we die? As has been established Tim, erroneously, thinks our spirits go to sleep.  One thing Tim never addresses in this series is how the spirit, which is immaterial, can even go to sleep. Sleep is a physical bodily function. How exactly can the spirit, which is our life force as Tim says, fall asleep?
22:40 Our soul is our being, our life force, our spirit indeed.
But where exactly do they go to sleep? Well that depends on your state at the moment of death. Tim teaches, according to Enoch, that deep within the earth there are three chambers for the dead. One for the wicked, one for the righteous, and one for martyrs.
41:50 He places them in His chambers. That's where He set aside space for such in 3 categories we know from Enoch. They are not evil, yes there is one for sinners, but the chamber is not evil. It's not hell. Within the earth. Enoch said that there are 3. 1 for righteous, 1 for sinners, and 1 for martyrs who still cry out and He hears them. 
The chamber specifically for martyrs is rather interesting and unique to Tim's conception of the afterlife. It's certainly not a concept in the Bible because Enoch is not Bible. In fact Revelation tells us that in Heaven the martyrs are under the altar.
Revelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
How can there be martyrs in heaven if, as Tim says, the souls of the martyred go to a specific chamber in the earth where they both sleep and cry out?
44:13 Then we have the sleep chamber for those who were martyred and yes they still cry out in their sleep but they're still asleep nonetheless. That's what the bible says. And they make accusation of those who murdered them just as Abel's blood cried out. Right? I mean that's pretty much, that was established since Abel at least and that's the way Yahuah set it up and that's the way he wants it and i'll get that. So, no it does not make them conscious nor awake

Pick one please. Are they crying out or are they asleep? It can't be both. This picture of sleeping souls tossing and turning and shouting out loud is ridiculous and certainly not the picture that Enoch paints. which is that all the souls are awake and conscious with the wicked especially being "set apart in this great pain."
Enoch 22: 10. And such has been made for sinners when they die and are buried in the earth and judgement has not been executed on them in their lifetime. 

11. Here their spirits shall be set apart in this great pain till the great day of judgement and punishment and torment of those who †curse† for ever, and retribution for their spirits. There He shall bind them for ever. 
How would they be in great pain unless they were awake and conscious?

Tim's solution as to why there are martyrs in heaven is, as usual, ad hoc. He makes it up as he goes.
59:39 No one can enter Heaven without being judged. Now, the exception is the very end when we find the 144,000 and the innumerable multitude both in Heaven. Time is short then and Yahuah chooses, that's His choice and He says He does it, to accept the first offering of the man child, Revelation 12, the 144,000 from Israel, 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes, that's what they are, they're Israelites and He takes the Tribulation Martyrs or Saints to Heaven at that time for a short time at the end. But that has not happened previously nor is it happening yet and does not except for those 2 groups.

Maybe this is because, hold on to your seat, there are so many martyrs, they would fill that chamber of martyrs within the Earth or, and we don't know that, or maybe, it is because He wishes to hear their cries right there in His throne room along with the rest of Heaven who will also hear them crying out for justice.

According to Tim this all happens at the very end of time and perhaps there are so many martyrs then that the chamber is full. Now, that is a funny thing for Tim to say because he does not believe there are a large remnant of believers. He is constantly telling his audience that the Church is the Synagogue of Satan and that the number of true believers is not in the billions or millions but a tiny remnant.

You will never find denominations in scripture. His ekklesia cannot be broken into such. In our age, there are a Remnant of believers only. It is not 1.5 billion but a few in terms of the population of the world. They are one and defined as keeping His commandments. Those come from the Bible as should all of our doctrine.

It's not a big shock that Tim is inconsistent in his statements here as this is how he always is.

But all of this stuff about three chambers is just wrong. First of all 1 Enoch 22:1 says:
And from there, I went to another place, and he showed me in the west a large and high mountain, and a hard rock, and four beautiful places.
Enoch is shown a mountain in the west and inside this mountain four places. That is not a location deep within the earth. That is more akin to caverns on a mountain. He is shown four, not three, places. The fourth place is described in verse 13 which Tim conveniently forgot to cite.
Thus a place has been created, for the souls of men who are not righteous, but sinners, accomplished in wrongdoing, and with the wrongdoers will be their lot. But their souls will not be killed on the day of judgment, nor will they rise from here.
It's no surprise Tim neglects this verse because it does not fit his teaching which is that all men will be resurrected, the wicked will undergo the second death which is complete annihilation, and the righteous will live forever. This verse clearly says the souls of these wicked men will not be destroyed and they will not be leaving this chamber. 

But hold on a minute. Isn't to die to be in the presence of the Lord? Didn't Stephen say, "Lord receive my spirit?" How is this possible if the spirits of dead righteous men are going to an unconscious sleep in a chamber deep within the bowels of the earth?
11:35 Now you're going to see where some of our research comes together and why we went so deep into finding locating the Garden of Eden and why it matters so, so much to restore this. Basically in the chambers within the earth you, basically in location, are next to the Garden of Eden which is, what? Where the Holy of Holies the permanent one, not the temporary one in Israel but the permanent Holy of Holies of Yahuah is in the Garden of Eden

22:09 Check out Solomon's Gold Series, Answers in Jubilees and we, well prove out, even map out by Noah's directions, uh, the route to, uh, the Garden of Eden it's in the Philippines, under the Philippines, within the earth. It's not up here.  
According to Tim The Garden of Eden is underneath the floor of the Sulu Sea. Underneath Tubbataha Reef in fact. And next to this enclosed Holy of Holies where God's presence on earth is lies the chamber for the souls of the righteous dead.  Maybe it looks like this:


That means when Stephen said, "Lord Jesus receive my spirit."  He meant receive me in the chamber hidden within the earth next to the Garden of Eden.

10:52 The is the same as when we understand the paradigm when Stephen, the disciple, when he was stoned to death he says "Yahusha Messiah receive my spirit." Wait. Yahusha did not receive his spirit in heaven? What? No, of course not. He received him into the chambers because they're his. He created them.

Answering Challenges. Where Do We Go When We Die? Part 4. Answers In 2nd Esdras 23D

Jesus received Stephen into the chambers? Really? A closer look at the story paints a whole other picture.

Acts 7:55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
So, let me get this straight. Stephen, after giving an impassioned speech before an unruly mob, looks up to Heaven and sees Jesus standing at the right hand of the Father and he says, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."  And we are supposed to believe that Jesus is going to receive him not in Heaven where he is and where Stephen saw Him, but in the chambers of the earth somewhere near the Philippines which is also where the Garden of Eden is located and where Stephen would be asleep and thus unconscious of any such reception!!?

This is too much. It is utterly ridiculous. Not to mention how does the non-physical life force of a person go to sleep in a physical location? The spirit left the body to which it was united which means it is no longer bound by physical barriers. What are the physics of immaterial spirits being bound in a physical chamber and being asleep which is an activity proper to the body?

But let us press on. Tim teaches when we die our spirits are laid to sleep in one of three chambers which are enclosed within the earth. His scheme looks like this:
What Is Hell? Is It Real? Part 9 Answers In 2nd Esdras 23I

At the end of time on the day of judgement all the souls in each chamber will be resurrected. Not only that but because all men die that means Enoch and Elijah, who are the only men who never died, will endure a quick death and resurrection along with everyone else who is alive at the second coming.

18:43 "And we shall be changed." Now, those still alive will still be changed and yes, even Enoch and   Elijah. This is the explanation for all die. All men will die, it's appointed for all men to die, right? See, they didn't die yet however they will but they'll experience a very quick physical death and resurrection receiving their new bodies and they will be changed. They must be, they have to be.

"For this corruptable must put on incorruption." This corruptible body your body is corrupt  and born into sin essentially thanks to Adam. So it's corruptible. We must put on a new body that is incorruption. Again, even Enoch. So all men will die, period, even those alive in the end. Which is the same boat as Enoch because they'll still be alive in the end. hat's not a mystery and it's no surprise the Bible deals with that. 

Actually the Bible teaches that those who are alive at Christ's second coming will not die but will be changed.

1 Corinthians 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Tim's interpretation of this verse is that the changing that happens is a quick death and resurrection. But the scripture does not say that. It says we shall not sleep, die, but we shall be changed and given new immortal bodies. Tim's false interpretation takes that miracle and throws it in the trash. Now there is no miracle of bodily transformation but only the rather drab prospect of a quick death and resurrection. 

At the resurrection all will be judged. The wicked will be eternally burned up and nothing will be left of them. While the righteous will inherit eternal life and will never die.

19:50 "And this mortal must put on immortality." So, the body you have now is mortal. It can't live forever, it doesn't live forever, we see that. It has an expiration date. Your new one will not if you are a believer. If you are not a believer, well, doesn't matter  because those will be consumed with eternal fire but you're probably not listening to this anyway. Uh, and they will never be seen again even in spirit, just ashes that's all that will  be left 

This is the heresy known as annihilationism. That the wicked will be utterly consumed and that there is no eternal punishment in the lake of fire.

26:46 Rev. 21:8 tells us “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:which is the second death.”  There you go. But again, many think in the Church basically characterizes this in an occult way. That this is hell which people enter and they live there forever in eternal torment. That's not scripture. Again, the 1st death for them was physical. The 2nd will be spiritual and eternal. Forever. Done.  All that will be left of them and Ezra says this, we cover this on there videos, Ezra says they'll just be ashes. That's all that will be left.

This is all wrong. The very verse he cites tells us that the wicked shall be cast into the lake of fire and there are many scriptures which tell us this is an eternal burning that will last forever. It's really amazing how ignorant Timothy Jay Schwab is of the scriptures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlFizsC_0E8&lc=UgzJibbi3WvKd8vRx4Z4AaABAg

Mark Murray: Why does Jesus say their worm dies not

The God Culture: What are you talking about. If you would like to share a scripture do so.

The God Culture: Ah... That scripture is after the Day of Judgment when as it is clear Heaven and earth are made new. Nothing to really discuss regarding this topic as that is exactly what we have said all along. We die physically, our spirits sleep awaiting judgment and that is exactly what happens on the Day of Judgment and not before. Yah Bless.

What a hilarious exchange. A guy named Mark asks Tim about the passage in Mark which says "their worm dieth not." Tim's reply indicates he has no idea that he is referencing the Gospel of Mark. But then a week later a lightbulb goes off in Tim's head while he's taking a shower or drinking 3-n-1 or who knows what and he finally understands what Mark meant. He then rushes to the computer to type up a total non-answer. Let's look at this passage in Mark 9.

43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

The issue here, which Tim does not address at all in this comment or in his videos, is that if their worm dies not and if the fire is never quenched then that means the wicked are continually suffering and are not burned up into ashes. In fact Isaiah says the righteous shall look upon the wicked as they burn in hell.

66:24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh

Tim's bizarre reasoning leads him to say that the fire is eternally burning because its effects are eternal not because it is actually burning forever.

22:29 The wicked are consumed period. And completely and final, the end that's why it's called eternal fire. Not because it burns and burns and burns forever but because when it burns it burns eternally. that's what it's about. So, don't misread passages that we are consumed by eternal fire as meaning we sit in a furnace when we die that's just not true that's not fact there's no bible verse that ever says that, ever. It's just not there. That assumes Yahusha's eternal fire is impotent, not effective, uh, because it it can only burn us but it it doesn't consume us. It's supposed to consume us that's what the Bible says it does so does it or doesn't it? Well, that ain't scripture. That's, that's the point.

48:45 In the end this will be opened and the wicked angels and men will be thrown into the lake of fire. When they are they are burned immediately to ashes, to nothing. Nothing remains. The fire is everlasting. Indeed, it's eternal. Its effect is everlasting and eternal and it cannot be undone. Their torture however is over in seconds once they are consumed as even their spirits are then gone forever.

To be more specific Tim teaches that this eternal fire will only burn for 5 days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJhHkYky60Y&lc=UgyYC6LQov9cZGDKFJN4AaABAg

RUTHANN JOHNSON How long will it take for Earth and heaven to be remade

The God Culture Good question. It appears the Trumpet sounds on the Feast of Trumpets, Judgment Day is about 10 days later and 5 days later believers are receiving their new bodies according to the Feast schedule. One could say the battle occurs with Messiah and his army vs. the world essentially for 10 days roughly and then, He judges and replenishes with eternal fire for 5 days essentially. That's just a quick answer but in time, we hope to produce a video on that. Yah Bless.

Why call this an eternal fire if it's not actually eternally burning? What is the worm that dieth not and the fire that is quenched not if the fire is not actually burning forever and the wicked eternally suffering? It makes no sense and Tim has not dealt with this issue of Mark 9 or Isaiah 66.

What need is there to be afraid of He who can destroy both body and soul in hell if the end result is total annihilation? What sense is Jesus' warning if entering into hell with both hands and feet leads not to eternal punishment but to eternal nothingness? What is there to fear if, rather than being punished in the fires of hell for all eternity, one will cease to exist? Even the Bible envies those who never existed.

Ecclesiastes 4:2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

3 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

The fact is the Bible paints the fate of the wicked as eternal, everlasting, conscious torment. The flip side of that is the reward of eternal life for the righteous which is also everlasting and conscious. If there is no eternal punishment then it truly does not matter what one does in this life as every great sinner will face no consequences except to be freed from the burden of existence via total annihilation. 

I have already shown that Tim is a liar and that the Greek word translated sleep means metaphorical death, literal sleep, or literal death depending on the context. He is a liar because that definition is shown onscreen in his video and decided to skip right over it not mention that it can mean death metaphorically. But not only that he also denied this in the comment section of his video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlFizsC_0E8&lc=Ugx6A-phhGGINZkZMHZ4AaABAg

Nancy Kindt "Sleep" means sleep, yes. But it can be an IDIOM for death, as we sometimes refer to death by saying, "He sleeps with the fishes," or "He sleeps with the angels." Also, because there is no time in the spirit world (and a day is as a 1000 years), your argument about Abraham waiting for 1000's of years doesn't seem valid. Imo, the 1000's of NDE's, which are very consistent over time and cultures, indicates that we do have a form of consciousness and activity after we die.

The God Culture Your modern IDIOMs are impertinent and not scripture. You don't use those to define scripture do you? If that is your foundation you will miss much. You haven't actually made a point here because we teach what the Bible says and it defines sleep, even Messiah Himself does, as our spirits sleeping when our bodies die. If you have not watched the previous 2 videos, we cover tons of such scripture. These cannot be redefined by modern IDIOMs. Use the Bible to interpret the Bible. Yah Bless.

Her second reply is a fabulous rebuke to Timothy but I'm not going to reprint the whole thing here. She really takes him to task for this erroneous teaching of soul sleep.

I think this is a common but erroneous teaching in the Torah movement. According to so many verses, the "sleep" of death seem to be only a figure of speech and refers to the BODY sleeping, not the soul. "And the graves were opened; and many BODIES of the saints which slept arose (Matthew 27:52)." Here we see it's the BODIES which sleep, not the soul.

So, the BODY sleeps, but the soul does not, as evidenced again by Yahusha's parable of Lazarus. You need to ask yourself: Why would the Messiah describe a situation that doesn't accord with reality? Certainly, He wouldn't misrepresent the after life.

Tim had no follow up reply and its amazing he did not outright delete this comment.

I have also shown that 1 Enoch does not line up with Tim's teaching because there is a 4th chamber from which certain wicked souls shall never escape. But we are not done here. There are a few more articles to come. The next article will deal with several videos in this series that are just plain awful, contain very bad arguments or unproved assertions, and are easily dismissed.

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Friday, February 18, 2022

Retards in the Government 246

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





https://www.panaynews.net/hilario-slay-case-ex-mayor-2-other-suspects-surrender/
The former mayor of Isabela, Negros Occidental and two others charged in connection with the death of Moises Padilla town councilor Jolomar Hilario surrendered yesterday.

Former mayor Joselito Malabor, Armando Cordero and Amy Locsin turned themselves in to Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer at the provincial capitol.

The three were accompanied by their legal counsel, Atty. Jomax Ortiz.

According to Ortiz, the accusations against his three clients were malicious, baseless and likely “politically motivated.”

A former mayor charged with murdering a town councilor has surrendered to the police.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/11/22/fil-am-ex-hawaii-lawmaker-charged-with-accepting-bribes
Hawaii's former state representative, Fil-Am Ty Cullen, reportedly plans to plead guilty after he was charged with accepting bribes worth tens of thousands in exchange for legislative actions. Cullen was charged along with former Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English.

Cullen resigned on Tuesday. His lawyer says Cullen takes responsibility for his actions and is cooperating with federal investigators.

Retired state senator William Espero is dismayed by the developments. "Many people looked up to him and, for the Filipino community, it's a very sad day for us, and for his district, and for the whole state for that matter. You'd never expect this, I never expected it. There was no hint or no reason to even think it," Espero said.

According to court documents, Cullen received casino chips and four cash payments totaling $23,000 from September 2019 to March 2020. He allegedly received the largest amount in 2014 during a gambling trip to New Orleans.

Cullen was charged with one count of honest services wire fraud, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison, with a $250,000 fine. His initial court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday in federal court.
Fil-Am Representative in Hawaii charged with taking bribes.

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/02/10/2159720/5-cops-tagged-kidnapping-camsur-trader

Five policemen are believed to be behind the kidnapping of a businessman from Naga City in Camarines Sur and the killing of his sales agent.

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) is set to file charges of kidnapping with homicide, kidnapping with serious illegal detention and violation of Republic Act 10883 or the Anti-Carnapping Law against the policemen.

Businessman Jaime Faramil Jr. and sales agent Rodrigo Duena, who left Naga on Dec. 26 for a business transaction, failed to return to their homes.

Duena was found dead in Tayabas, Quezon on Dec. 30. Faramil remains missing.

A security official, who spoke on condition that he is not named, said some of the policemen are members of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) in Calamba, Laguna.

“We expect the charges to be filed this month,” the official said.

Operatives of CIDG-Quezon led by Lt. Col. Ariel Huesca, who raided the HPG office in Barangay Pciano on Feb. 4, found the identification cards of Faramil and Duena as well as Duena’s cell phone.

Five cops have been charged with kidnapping and murder.

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/02/12/2160237/drunk-cop-shoots-college-student

A policeman is in hot water after he shot a college student in Quezon City.

Cpl. Reymark Rigor, 28, who is assigned at the Kamuning police station, surrendered to his superiors on Thursday afternoon, two days after he went into hiding following the shooting incident on Feb. 8.

He was disarmed of his 9mm service firearm and is currently under investigation.

Rigor is accused of shooting Adrianne Castor, 22, a student of CIIT Kamuning Campus, along Scout Rallos Extension in Barangay Sacred Heart at around 9:47 p.m.

Probers said Castor was on his way home in a Grab car when Rigor, who was riding a motorcycle, blocked their way.

The policeman, who was allegedly drunk, alighted from his motorcycle and approached the car.

Rigor then pulled out his handgun and pointed at Castor. For unknown reasons, he returned to his motorcycle and drove off, but crashed in the middle of the road.

Trying to avoid an altercation, Castor got out of the car to guide the Grab driver to a U-turn slot in an attempt to avoid Rigor.

Without provocation, Rigor shot Castor once in the chest and escaped towards an unknown direction.

A drunk cop shot a man for unknown reasons. 


https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/02/12/2160233/ex-boc-officer-faces-prison-over-saln

A former Bureau of Customs officer was sentenced to serve up to eight years in prison by the Manila regional trial court (RTC) for failing to declare her business interests in her statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) in 2010.

Delia Morala, who held the rank of Customs Operations Officer V, was found guilty of falsification by a public officer after the court discovered that Morala failed to state that her husband was an incorporator and stockholder in a real estate firm.

The court sentenced Morala to two to eight years in prison and fined her P50,000.

Morala claimed she never knew that the company existed and that her husband was part of it since she and Mariano were separated.

The court, however, noted that the company’s principal office was located in Morala’s conjugal home.

A former customs official has been sentenced to eight years in prison for failing to declare her business interests in her SALN.

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/02/12/2160202/pork-scam-ex-iloilo-lawmakers-conviction-upheld

The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of former Iloilo second district representative Judy Syjuco over the misuse of her Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) worth P20 million in 2006.

In a resolution promulgated on Feb. 3, which was released yesterday, the anti-graft court’s second division said Syjuco and her co-accused former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) director- general for field operations Santiago Yabut Jr. failed to raise new arguments in their respective motions for reconsideration to warrant the reversal of its earlier decision.

Syjuco, Yabut and Maria Nela Yniesta, president of Tagipusuon Foundation Inc., were found guilty of two counts of graft.

They were sentenced to six to eight years in prison for each offense, perpetually disqualified from holding public office and ordered to pay P6.985 million in civil liability to the government.

A former representative had her graft conviction upheld.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/12/22/disease-surveillance-officer-sa-davao-del-norte-nahulihan-ng-shabu
An official of a hospital in Tagum City, Davao del Norte was arrested after allegedly being caught with suspected shabu on Wednesday night.

According to the police, they conducted an operation against the suspect in Purok Sampaguita, Barangay Magugpo West where he was caught with two packages of shabu worth P13,600 and weighing 2 grams.

Tagum City Police identified the suspect as a disease surveillance officer at a public hospital in Davao del Norte.
A DOH official has been charged for having drugs.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/11/22/customs-employee-shot-dead-in-manila

A Bureau of Customs employee was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in Manila on Friday evening, authorities said. 

According to the BOC and police, the victim was parking in front of his home in Pedro Gil Ave. past 8 p.m. when the armed man, who was on a motorcycle, approached and shot him. 

The BOC said he was fourth worker to be attacked since December. 

Earlier, a grenade was thrown at the house of a Customs deputy commissioner, resulting in four destroyed vehicles. No one was hurt in the incident. 

Last month, the BOC's headquarters in Manila was also attacked with grenades.

A customs officer was murdered in what appears to be an ongoing attack against the Bureau of Customs.

At least five suspects were believed to have a hand in the killing of a barangay councilor (kagawad in Cebuano) and her husband in San Fernando town, southern Cebu on Sunday evening, February 13.

San Fernando police identified the victims as Ma. Louela Dela Cerna Baringui-an and her husband, Pedro Parba Baringui-an. 

Louela, 45, was an incumbent kagawad of Barangay Panadtaran. 

Based on police reports, several witnesses pointed out that they saw no less than five individuals, all wearing bonnets, entering the Baringui-an’s residence in Sitio Tapok-Tapok, Barangay Panadtaran, shortly before they heard gunshots. 

The Baringui-an couple reportedly were with other family members when the men barged in, and started shooting Louela and Pedro. 

Five unknown men barged into a councilors house and assassinated her for unknown reasons.

https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2022/02/11/couple-shot-dead-by-kagawad-son-in-law/

A couple in General Emilio Aguinaldo town, Cavite, died after being shot by their son-in-law, who is an incumbent barangay kagawad, police reported.

Nelie Pareja, 57, and her live-in partner Rogelio Borlagdan, 44, succumbed to multiple bullet wounds, according to a report from the Cavite provincial police.

The incident occurred around 11:20 p.m. Thursday, at the couple’s home in Brgy. Castaños Cerca.

Pareja’s daughter reported to police that her live-in partner Arnel Notario went to that house and shot to death both her mother and the latter’s partner, using a caliber-.45 pistol.

Notario, 37, is a resident and kagawad of Brgy. Batas Dao, police said.

Investigation indicated that the killings stemmed from a family problem.

A barangay councilor murdered his in-laws.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1167704

Police personnel serenaded and gave flowers, chocolates and balloons to commuters and motorists in front of the Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO-5) headquarters in Camp Gen. Simeon Ola here Monday morning.

Maj. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesperson, in an interview, said the activity is part of their celebration of Valentine’s Day.

“Spearheaded by the personnel of Regional Community Affairs and Development Division, cops hailed vehicles not to give tickets but to give free roses, heart-shaped balloons, and chocolates,” Calubaquib said.

She said the "Kasurog" cops want to bring happiness to Bicolanos amid the challenges of the pandemic, especially this Valentine's Day.

For his part, PRO5 Regional Director, Brig. Gen. Jonnel Estomo, said in a statement: “(From the personnel of PRO-5, our warm greetings of Happy Valentine's Day to each one of you. May the love that is always the root of our unity towards achieving our goal of a safe, peaceful and progressive community always prevail)”.

People who received flowers, balloons, and chocolates were pleasantly surprised and thankful for the policemen's gesture.

The PNP does this every year. It is a waste of time and resources. You know what would really make the community safe, peaceful, and progressive? If the cops actually did their jobs.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1167892

Nine police officers facing criminal charges over the killing of Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino and some of his staff members in March last year have already surrendered to authorities, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Wednesday.

In a message to reporters, CIDG spokesperson Lt. Col. Mon Sawan said that aside from the nine police officers, three other persons who were not identified surrendered to the CIDG’s Detective Special Operations Unit (DSOU) in Camp Crame on Tuesday night.

This came after the Calbayog City, Samar Regional Trial Court Branch 32 issued a warrant of arrest against the suspects on February 14.

Last January 20, the panel of prosecutors conducting the preliminary investigation resolved to file criminal charges in court against Lt. Col. Harry Sucayre, Maj. Shyrile Tan, Capt. Dino Goles, Lt. Julio Armeza Jr., Staff Sgt. Neil Cebu, Staff Sgt. Edsel Omega, Staff Sgt. Randy Merelos, Cpl. Julius Garcia, Pat. Niño Salem and several John Does.

They were charged for the murder of Aquino, his security aide Staff Sgt. Rodeo Sario, driver Dennis Abayon and passerby Clint John Paul Yauder, and for the frustrated murder of another security aide Mansfield Labonite.

Nine cops wanted for the murder of a mayor and several others surrender.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1167977

The National Bureau of Investigation (NB) on Thursday said it has formally filed multiple murder charges before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against police officers implicated in the death of a 28-year-old rent-a-car driver and two others in Oas, Albay in July last year.

Evelyn Samson Bautista, the mother of the victim Jose Maria Arvin Bautista, and his widow Frances Louissie Bautista, were accompanied by the NBI-Death Investigation Division in filing the cases before the DOJ on Wednesday for murder and planting of evidence charges.

Charged were Oas town police chief, Maj. Jerald John Villafuerte, Maj. Ray Anthony Villanueva, Capt. Raul Racho, Lt. Victor Borjal, Staff Sgt. Mark Anthony Reblora, Master Sgt. Nestor Salire Jr., Pat. Geofrey Avila, Senior Master Sgt. Romeo Raro Jr., Chief Master Sgt. Marvin Boral; Staff Sgt. Henry Ballon and Staff Sgt. Mark Jay Sevilla.

Investigation showed that the victim left Valenzuela City on July 19, 2021, driving a silver Suzuki Ertiga (NEK-1508) for a trip to Quezon Province to fetch two passengers, Ramon Mutuc Jr. and Gregorio Garcia.

The next day, the Albay police contacted Evelyn and informed her about the death of her son along with two others in a shootout.

The NBI, in its 211-page complaint affidavit, noted that all three men tested negative for powder burns in paraffin tests.

There was also no gunshot damage on the vehicle and the trajectory of the wounds was downward, suggesting the victims were on their knees when killed.

A re-autopsy by the NBI also noted bruises on the wrist of Jose Maria which may have come from having his hands restrained.

11 cops charged with the murder of 3 people.

https://mb.com.ph/2022/02/16/cop-nabbed-in-caloocan-after-stealing-motorcycle-in-malabon-police/

A police officer was arrested in Caloocan City shortly after he allegedly stole a motorcycle in Malabon City on Tuesday evening, Feb. 15.

The Malabon City Police Station (MCPS) identified the suspect as Corporal Jomar Castillo, 32, assigned to Pasig City Police Station and a resident of Caloocan City.

According to the police, the victim, Niño Joseph Adriano, 27, an information technology (IT) personnel, immediately reported to the MCPS after he noticed that his motorcycle was stolen at the corner of Gen. Luna and Bernardo Streets in Brgy. Concepion, Malabon on Tuesday at around 11:35 p.m.

With the help of the Global Positioning System (GPS) installed on the motorcycle, joint operatives of the MCPS and Caloocan City Police Station Tuna Substation located the suspect on Tuna St. in Caloocan at around 11:50 p.m., leading to his arrest.

A cop has been arrested for stealing a motorcycle.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1167650
Some village leaders in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur cried foul over alleged harassment by still unidentified suspects after they expressed support for a certain mayoralty candidate.

In a statement sent to the Philippine News Agency on Sunday, Barangay Tagabuli chief Manuel Lim, also president of the Association of Barangay Captains, said he was among those harassed.

He could only link the incident to politics.

“It really has something to do with the upcoming elections,” he said.

Lim bared that three men on two motorcycles approached him on February 4 at aroun 4:30 p.m. and warned him to stay out of politics to spare his family from troubles.

He does not know the suspects.

The following day, he received a similar threat through text message from an unknown sender, prompting him to file a complaint and seek protection from the Philippine National Police.

“I was confused about what he really meant as he said he is just in the corner, always on the lookout,” Lim said.

Lim, however, asserted his right to support whom he likes.

"They can harass me all they want. Just don’t include my family,” he said.

Lim also confirmed that village chiefs from Barangays Coronon and Tuban have the same experience.

He said they will issue a resolution, addressed to the PNP and Armed Forces of the Philippines, to strengthen and heighten monitoring and checkpoint operations to counter such incidents.

Several barangay captains are being threatened after expressing support for a mayoral candidate.
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