Tag: police abuse

Kulot’s parents, 2 siblings now under WPP provisional coverage

(Eagle News) — The parents and two siblings of slain teenager Reynaldo De Guzman are now under the Witness Protection Program. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, said Eduardo Gabriel, Lina de Guzman and their children, aged 17 and 12, were placed under provisional coverage after the couple visited him the other day. “I told the parents of ‘Kulot’ that they can trust the government’s (WPP),” Aguirre said. De Guzman and his friend Carl Angelo Arnaiz went […]

Palace expresses “profound dismay” over death of 14-year-old Reynaldo de Guzman

(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella on Thursday expressed “profound dismay” over the death of 14-year-old Reynaldo de Guzman, as he admitted the “whole nation was in the process of rethinking how we do things” as a result. “It is with profound dismay that we regard (De Guzman’s) disturbing death..,” he said during a news briefing. According to Abella, the National Bureau of Investigation has “already been ordered to conduct a thorough investigation and case […]

Missing 14-year-old companion of slain teenager Carl Angelo Arnaiz found dead in Nueva Ecija

(Eagle News) — The 14-year-old companion of slain teenager Carl Angelo Arnaiz was found dead in Nueva Ecija on Wednesday. Supt. Peter Madria, Gapan police chief, said Reynaldo de Guzman was discovered at a creek around 11:30 a.m. The discovery was reported to the police in the afternoon. According to Madria, De Guzman’s head was wrapped in packing tape, and his body bore 31 stab wounds. Madria said the boy’s body would be subjected to […]

DOJ orders NBI to look into death of former UP student in Caloocan

(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice on Monday ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to look into the death of a 19-year-old former University of the Philippines student who was killed in what Caloocan police said was a shootout that ensued after the teenager–who had supposedly robbed a taxi— fired at them. Aguirre gave the order after the Public Attorneys’ Office released its results on its forensic analysis of Carl Angelo Arnaiz. Arnaiz’s parents […]

PNP IAS: Two of three Caloocan cops admit Kian, not informant, was the one they held in CCTV footage

(Eagle News) — Two of the three police officers believed involved in the killing of Kian delos Santos in an anti-drug operation in Caloocan last week have admitted it was the  17-year-old they were holding in footage from the barangay’s closed-circuit television camera. “Inamin ng dalawang pulis na sila nga daw ang nakaakbay kay Kian at si Kian ang nasa video, taliwas sa kanilang unang sinasabi na yun ay informant,” Internal Affairs Service Inspector General Alfegar […]