(Eagle News) — The mother of Ralph Trangia has been included in the list of suspects in the death of Horacio Castillo III. Chief Supt. Joel Coronel, Manila Police District director, said this in a radio interview on Sunday. Trangia’s mother joins officers of the Aegis Juris fraternity in the police’s list of suspects behind the death of the freshman law student at the University of Sto. Tomas last week. Earlier, Coronel named the youngest Trangia, Ralph, […]
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Taipei: Ralph Trangia flew to Chicago, USA
(Eagle News) — Ralph Trangia, a primary suspect in the death of Horacio Castillo III, is not in Taiwan as he did not enter the Asian country in the first place. The Taipei Economic Cultural Office said Trangia—who left Manila on Sept. 19 via flight number BR262–boarded a connecting flight—BR56—for Chicago, the United States from Taoyuan airport on the same day, instead. “He was only one of the millions of transit passengers who passed through […]
DOJ releases revised immigration lookout order vs Aegis Juris frat members
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice on Friday released a revised immigration lookout bulletin order against members of the Aegis Juris fraternity believed responsible for the death of Horacio Castillo III. The revised ILBO now contains 20 names, up from the 16 contained in the first ILBO. The DOJ asked immigration officers to be on the lookout for Arvin Balag, Aeron Salientes, Marcelino Bagtang, Zimon Padro, Jose Miguel Salamat, John Paul Solano, Ged Villanueva, […]
John Paul Solano: “I am innocent”
(Eagle News) — “I am innocent.” This was the statement of John Paul Solano, who surrendered on Friday to Senator Panfilo Lacson days after he was named a primary suspect in the death of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III. Solano, who was wearing a grey jacket, told reporters he was only called on to give “medical assistance” to Castillo. He said he was a medical technologist, and filed his leave of absence from the University […]
MPD clarifies manhunt ops only vs 3 primary suspects in hazing victim’s death
Urges other witnesses to come out in open (Eagle News) — The Manila Police District on Friday clarified that only the three primary suspects in the killing of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III are the subject of manhunt operations so far. Supt. Erwin Margarejo, MPD spokesperson, said as such, the others who know something about the circumstances that led to Castillo’s death have nothing to be afraid of. Castillo died of a heart attack due […]
Aguirre: Two witnesses in hazing victim’s death have surfaced, fear for their lives
(Eagle News) — Two witnesses in the death of Horacio Castillo III have surfaced and expressed willingness to share information with authorities, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said. In a radio interview on Friday, Aguirre said the two “went straight” to him to seek his help. He said the first–who “knows something”—went to see him at the DOJ office, while the other–“an eyewitness who was involved”–left a contact number where he could be reached. Only one […]
PNP to seek Interpol help in locating 1 of 3 primary suspects in hazing victim’s death
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police will ask the Interpol’s help in locating one of the primary suspects in the death of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III. This is what Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa told reporters on Thursday, after the Bureau of Immigration said Ralph Caballes Trangia already left for Taiwan a day after the agency issued a lookout order against him and 15 other members of the Aegis Juris […]
Immigration bureau: One of three primary suspects in Castillo’s death now outside PHL
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service One of the primary suspects in the killing of Horacio Castillo III is now out of the country. Based on records of the Bureau of Immigration, one Ralph Caballes Trangia, born on November 10, 1995, boarded an Eva Air plane with flight number BR262 toward Taipei on Sept. 19, a day after the Department of Justice issued an Immigration Lookout Bulletin against 16 members of the Aegis Juris Fraternity. […]





