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(Eagle News) — Aegis Juris fraternity leader Arvin Balag has asked the Department of Justice to dismiss the charges in connection with the death of Horacio Castillo III filed against him, arguing that there was no proof the University of Sto. Tomas law freshman was subjected to hazing in the first place. In his counter-affidavit filed before the DOJ on Monday, Balag said he “could not in any way be held liable for violation of Republic […]
(Eagle News)– One of the suspects in the death of Horacio Castillo III has been provisionally accepted to the Witness Protection Program. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said Mark Ventura provided a “clear declaration” of what transpired in the night of Sept. 16, during the Sept. 17 initation rites, up to the time Castillo was rushed to the hospital. Aguirre said if anyone wanted to be admitted to the WPP, only one would be accepted to […]
(Eagle News) — The alleged leader of the Aegis Juris fraternity will remain in detention in the Senate until the resumption of work in the Upper House in November. According to Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, this is the fate of Arvin Balag, who has been cited in contempt and ordered detained for refusing to answer questions during a Senate hearing on the death of University of Sto. Tomas law freshman student Horacio Castillo III. “Ang […]
(Eagle News) — At least seven members of the Aegis Juris fraternity who attended Wednesday’s Senate hearing refused to submit DNA samples and be subjected to a test that would determine if they were present in the fraternity library where the hazing rites that led to the death of Horacio Castillo III took place. As such, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian concluded that Arvin Balag, Oliver Onofre, Ralph Trangia, Joshua Macabili, Bongget Rogelio, Ranie Santiago and Mhin Wei […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs has issued subpoenas to 14 individuals affiliated with the Aegis Juris fraternity which is believed behind the death of Horacio Castillo III. One of those made to attend the joint hearing with the Senate committees in justice and human rights on Wednesday, Oct. 18, was Ralph Trangia, who left the country on Sept. 19 after being implicated in the University of Sto. Tomas’ […]
(Eagle News) — One of the primary suspects in the death of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III arrived in the country on Tuesday. Ralph Trangia set foot at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport from Taipei, Taiwan before lunch. He was accompanied by his mother, Rosemarie. The younger Trangia, who left for the United States in September, refused to give media interviews, but his lawyer, Rowell Ilagan, told reporters they would submit their counter-affidavits during the […]
(Eagle News) — One of the primary suspects in the death of University of Sto. Tomas law freshman student Horacio Castillo III is set to return to the country today. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre III said Ralph Trangia, who fled to the United States on Sept. 21, will be returning with his mother before noon. He said he will be coming from Taipei via Eva Air flight B3 271. Estimated time of arrival (ETA) is 11:20 a.m., […]
(Eagle News) — The family of Horacio Castillo III has plans of including University of Sto. Tomas Faculty of Civil Law dean Nilo Divina and “other officials” of the school in the criminal complaint against those believed responsible in hazing death of the UST student. Without naming additional names, the Castillos’ lawyer, Lorna Kapunan, told reporters they would include the names of Divina and the others in a supplemental affidavit. She told reporters their […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities on Thursday recovered at least three paddles from the Aegis Juris fraternity where hazing rites that resulted in the death of Horacio Castillo III are believed to have taken place. It was still unclear if these had been used on Castillo, though. Supt. Erwin Margarejo, Manila Police District spokesperson, said they would be subjected to analysis so it could be determined if Castillo’s blood was there. He said forensic evidence has […]
(Eagle News) — Fraternity members used three vehicles to take hazing victim Horacio Castillo III to the hospital. This is contrary to initial reports there were only two–the red pickup registered to Antonio Trangia, father of Ralph Trangia, an officer of the Aegis Juris fraternity; and the motorcycle used by John Paul Solano, who surrendered to Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday. Chief Supt. Joel Coronel, Manila Police District head, said during the hearing of the […]
(Eagle News) — John Paul Solano, a primary suspect in the death of Horacio Castillo III, said on Monday that he initially lied to the police about where he found the hazing victim’s body because a fraternity member told him to do so. Solano, who spoke before the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs, declined, however, to say who exactly told him to do this at that time. He said he would just […]
(Eagle News) — One of the primary suspects in the death of Horacio Castillo III on Sunday refused to talk to the victim’s parents due to the absence of a counsel. In an interview with reporters, Chief Supt. Joel Coronel, Manila Police District directors, said Horacio Castillo Jr. and Carminia Castillo, who arrived at the MPD headquarters specifically to talk to Solano, were no longer able to wait for the arrival of his lawyers because […]
