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(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 […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Misery continues for the University of Sto. Tomas Growling Tigers as the Ateneo Blue Eagles pounded them with a 94-84 win at the Araneta Coliseum. Matt Nieto led the Blue Eagles with 22 points, while Thirdy Ravena went all around with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Ateneo seemed headed to a blowout win after erecting a 22-point lead in the 3rd quarter. But the Growling Tigers staged […]
(Eagle News) — John Paul Solano named at least seven people behind the death of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III. Senator Miguel Zubiri said according to Solano, of the figure, at least six were members of the Aegis Juris fraternity, while one was a non-member. Zubiri said Solano gave the information during a Senate executive session attended by himself, and Senators Panfilo Lacson, Bam Aquino, and Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday evening. The executive session lasted for […]
(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) — Some senior members of the Aegis Juris fraternity are coddling those who are believed behind the death of Horacio Castillo III. This was revealed by Chief Supt. Joel Coronel, Manila Police District director, during the Senate hearing of the committee on public order and dangerous drugs on the hazing victim’s death. Asked by Senator Grace Poe if any one of those senior members was with them, Coronel said “there was no direct […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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, […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
