Tag: Horacio Castillo III

UPDATED: Criminal charges filed vs Solano, 17 others over hazing victim’s death

(Eagle News) — Police  on Monday  filed criminal charges against John Paul Solano and 17 others in connection with the death of Horacio Castillo III. Solano, who surrendered to Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday and was later turned over to the Manila Police District, is facing charges for murder, perjury, obstruction of justice, robbery and violation of the Anti-Hazing Law. Also charged with murder, robbery and violation of the Anti-Hazing Law were Antonio Trangia, Ralph […]

MPD: Primary suspect in hazing death refused to speak to victim’s parents

(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 […]

MPD: Trangia’s mother now a suspect; Police probing UST dean’s “possible complicity in a particular incident”

(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, […]

Police: Solano detained alone in MPD cell

(Eagle News) — John Paul Solano spent the night in the Manila Police District headquarters following his surrender to Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday. In a press conference on Saturday, Supt. Erwin Margarejo, MPD spokesperson, said Solano, one of three primary suspects in the death of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III, was at present in a detention cell inside the homicide section. Castillo died of a heart attack due to massive trauma as a result […]

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, […]

A person of interest in hazing victim’s death surfaces at NBI; denies any wrongdoing

(Eagle News) — A person of interest in the death of Horacio Castillo III surfaced at the National Bureau of Investigation on Friday. Aeron Salientes–who surfaced hours after a primary suspect in Castillo’s death, John Paul Solano, surrendered—denied he had anything to do with Castillo’s death, noting that he wasn’t in the venue when the hazing rites took place over the weekend. He said he was in Pampanga at that time. According to Salientes, he […]

WATCH: John Paul Solano, a primary suspect in Castillo’s death, arrives at MPD

In this video taken by Eagle News Service reporter Jerold Tagbo, John Paul Solano, one of three primary suspects in the death of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III, is seen being whisked away by authorities to the homicide section of the Manila Police District. Solano, who was wearing a jacket, a black T-shirt and a cap, was turned over to the MPD by Senator Panfilo Lacson. Solano—who earlier told police he saw Castillo’s body on […]

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 […]

1 of 3 primary suspects in Castillo’s death surrenders to Senator Lacson

(Eagle News) — One of the primary suspects in the death of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III has surrendered to Senator Panfilo Lacson. Lacson said his personnel picked up John Paul Solano from a gasoline station on the North Luzon Expressway on Friday. He said this was after he received a phone call from a Senate staff, who told him Solano wanted to surrender. University of Sto.Tomas Faculty of Civil Law dean Nilo Divina said […]

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 […]