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(Eagle News) — A primary suspect in the death of Horacio Castillo III said that the University of Sto. Tomas student did not die due to hazing. John Paul Solano said in his counteraffidavit submitted on Tuesday that Castillo had a pre-existing condition, based on his analysis of the medico-legal report of the Manila Police District. “It bears to stress that from the said medico-legal report, it is clearly found and stated therein that the […]
(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) — The police have identified at least eight members of the Aegis Juris fraternity who participated in the hazing rites that led to the death of Horacio Castillo III. In a television interview on Friday, Chief Supt. Joel Coronel, Manila Police district director, said apart from the at least eight, three women from the fraternity’s sister sorority, Regina Juris et Legis, have also been identified as being present in the vicinity of the […]
Here are some excerpts from what the Manila Police District said was an online exchange among members and alumni of the Aegis Juris fraternity. Some of those who participated in the exchange are already full-fledged lawyers. Their identities have been concealed, pending the MPD’s filing of additional charges against them. The quotes are also not in order. “May news na kung nalinis na frat (library)? “If worse puntahan ka, just deny it, for me, let […]
(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) — Senators on Wednesday cited Aegis Juris fraternity member Arvin Balag in contempt and subsequently ordered his detention. This was after Balag repeatedly refused to answer pointblank Senator Grace Poe, who asked whether he was indeed the president of the Aegis Juris fraternity as claimed by other members. Balag repeatedly invoked his right against self-incrimination instead. “For the position you’re holding in the frat, you’re invoking your right?” Poe, visibly irked, said. Balag […]
(Eagle News) — Several members and alumni of the Aegis Juris fraternity met at a hotel after Horacio Castillo III died to discuss the steps they were to take following the incident. This was according to Chief Supt. Joel Coronel, Manila Police District director, who spoke during a joint hearing of the committees on dangerous drugs, and justice on hazing on Wednesday. According to Coronel, based on their investigation, the meeting was suggested by one […]
(Eagle News) — The names of at least six individuals affiliated with the Aegis Juris fraternity who were present during the initiation rites of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III, and the circumstances leading to his death were released on Wednesday. Based on the testimony provided by Solano during a Sept. 25 executive session, and which was read out during the Senate hearing, it was OJ Onofre who called Solano on Sept. 17, asking him to go […]
(Eagle News) — Senators on Wednesday granted Juan Miguel Zubiri’s motion to release the testimony of John Paul Solano during a Sept. 25 executive session with senators. Zubiri made the motion after Lacson, chair of the joint hearing of the committees of dangerous drugs and public order, and justice, disclosed that Solano had sent a letter to the body, dated Oct. 18, appealing that the senators reconsider their adopted resolution allowing for the public release […]
(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) — Senators have allowed the public release of “vital information” given by John Paul Solano about the death of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III during an executive session last month. This was after the Senate adopted Resolution No. 529 that gave the chairmen of the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs, and the Senate committee on justice and human rights, the authority to make public the testimony given in the session attended […]
Lawyer denies mother and son planned to escape; says they had “return ticket” to PHL (Eagle News) — The camp of Ralph Trangia, a primary suspect in the death of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III, want the items recovered by the police from the Aegis Juris fraternity library where the rites took place excluded as evidences. This is according to lawyer Rowell Ilagan, who was with his clients Trangia and his mother Rosemarie upon their arrival at the […]
