Hole of Justice: Closing My RH Page

Hole of Justice: Closing My RH Page: Hole of Justice by Peter G. Jimenea Closing My RH Page A geneticist’s book on “Mongolism” published in 1959 sparked a non-stop de...

Closing My RH Page

Hole of Justice

by Peter G. Jimenea

Closing My RH Page

A geneticist’s book on “Mongolism” published in 1959 sparked a non-stop debate between scientists and Church devotees in France. But in August 1969, its author Dr. Jerome Lejeune, was awarded by the American Society of Human Genetics the highest distinction ever granted to a geneticist.

Mongolism, also called “Down-Syndrome,” affects one in every 650 new born children around the world. The doctor told the thousands of families with affected child that their kids are created from God’s image and they badly need love and affection. But the American medical society during time has already resorted to abort affected babies from being born.

They say it is inhuman to allow the poor child to come into this world. Britain followed the US in legalizing the screening for down-syndrome and its “treatment” by abortion. Thus, the media battle in France has extended to abortion of “unwanted babies” in the two countries.

These countries shared the theory that “a baby cannot legally become a person until it is born, and the woman has also the right to do what she wants with her body.” This was based on the pretext of scientific rigor, a point of view in which God has no place.

The good they say, although it does not conform to the Law of God, it obviates future child problem of the family. It also stops the birth of unwanted babies. The bad is that it interferes with material progress that a mongoloid is not created from the image of God who could love Him to eternity.

Church leaders disagreed with this theory on the premise that life is sacred. This is shared by devotees who believe that sperm has already life in it. In essence, it is half-true because a television remains an idle TV set unless driven by a power or energy to show the pictures on the screen.

They argue that veterinarians can send dozen of cattle from Australia to Argentina using an envelope as carrier. True, but in that envelope are the bull’s sperm for “artificial insemination,” that is, to give birth to a dozen calves. It disproved the theory that the bull’s sperm alone has life in it.

That sperm will remain a sperm until it is injected into a cow’s womb for the development of an embryo. An embryo is a living thing in early stage formed by the inter-action of the male’s sperm inside the womb of the opposite sex by harmonious relationship or by-forced sexual intercourse.

Contraceptives and condom prevent an embryo’s development. This is not abortion as what the oppositions’ earlier claim hinted at. It only disallows the man’s egg to penetrate into the woman womb and form into an embryo. There is no murder here!

The increasing population is not the problem of the government. The only clear factor is the widening economic disparity between the rich and the poor because of the unequal distribution of wealth controlled only by the few rich clans in this country.

Worse, every time the poor ask from the government the delivery of basic services they rightfully deserved, these people always end up badly-disillusioned. The sick and dying infants of poor mothers in the government hospitals are counting why? Simple, lack of medicine and affordable health care.

If the sickly children of poor families survived, what promise of tomorrow awaits them? Unemployment is getting worse. Corruption is another. Worse, proliferation of illegal drugs is unstoppable because a hungry stomach knows no law. This is not a problem anymore but a national crisis and we’re getting close to Mexico!

We have awakened the citizens’ awareness to consequences of having too many kids they cannot afford to raise. It is not yet too late. I stood pat as pro RH Bill since it is yet to be debated as I know that the prize at stake in this trouble is worthy of the battle I am fighting for!

Hole of Justice: The Mexican Drug Cartel

Hole of Justice: The Mexican Drug Cartel: Hole of Justice By Peter G. Jimenea   The Mexican Drug Cartel Mexico to date, doesn’t run out of bad news that Acapulco, its...

The Mexican Drug Cartel

Hole of Justice

By Peter G. Jimenea

 

The Mexican Drug Cartel

Mexico to date, doesn’t run out of bad news that Acapulco, its iconic beach resort that has been working for a comeback in recent years was greatly affected. Officials say they are trying hard, but it is still moving in snail pace due to drug war.

Gunfights have been taking place in the seaside neighborhood of homes frequented by Mexicans, situated from main strip of tourists complexes that guests were evacuated from the nearby hotels. No tourists, however, was known to have been caught in the crossfire.

The specter of Mexico's drug war has spilled into the country's best-known resort spots - Acapulco. It is a fresh blow to tourism industry that was hit hard by a swine-flu outbreak and the previous worries about escalating drug-related violence.

A reported in Los Angeles Times, the zone that offers budget motels, scenic views and once favored by Hollywood stars such as "Tarzan" actor Johnny Weissmuller, who co-owned Los Flamingos Hotel with John Wayne, is now hardly visited by foreign tourists.

“Yes, there was fear on the part of guests. The shooting is not always close to us but can be heard from the Hotel Paraiso and you can see the movement of soldiers," hotel spokesman Ruben Morales said. "That frightened people who live here and tourists, of course."

Tourism has taken a beating after the outbreak in late April of the H1N1 flu virus. It shut down the country for weeks. Tourism Minister Rodolfo Elizondo said the downturn due to the flu had cost Mexico 100,000 jobs and $4 billion this year.

The flu episode only aggravated damage caused by travelers' concerns over drug-related violence that killed more than 36,000 people since December 2006, when Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced a crackdown on organized crime.

In Abasolo, a Northeastern Mexican town, seven police officers killed while transporting two prisoners in Western Mexico on Monday. They were ambushed but the Tamaulipas state government has released no details. The media often ignore this report of violence.

The known drug cartels in Mexico are the Zetas of Tamaulipas, Juarez of northern state of Chuhuahua, the Beltran Leyva of Acapulco-Padilla and the Tijuana based Arellano Felix drug gang. Reports say they have a pact of non-aggression with the police. But a Mexican drug expert Jorge Chabat said the pact is hard to corroborate.

The four have one common enemy, the powerful Sinaloa Cartel led by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, one of the worlds most wanted drug lords. The Beltran Leyvas were once part of the Sinaloa Cartel and bitter enemies of the Zetas. But since splitting from the Sinaloa the Leyvas gang has struggled to survive.

The Zetas were once hit-men but become a potent gang in their own right after learning that the Sinaloa gang and the Gulf cartel made a pact to destroy them. Their violent character has made them a fast rising power from northeastern Mexico to Central America.

But Marcos Carmona Hernandez 29, leader of the Zetas was arrested. His predecessor, Flavio Mendez Santiago was earlier apprehended on Jan. 7. Hernandez is suspected of several kidnappings and murders and said to have the collaboration of corrupt state and municipal police.

President Calderon has brought down a number of cartel bosses since he declared war against illegal drugs. But violence soared when gangs splintered and become aggressive. Mexican officials said the splinter of Arellano Felix Gang has allowed the Sinaloa to penetrate an inroad to the City of Tijuana, thus, become the most powerful Mexican drug cartel to date.

 

Hole of Justice: MRTC

Hole of Justice: MRTC: Hole of Justice By Peter G. Jimenea   Motorcycle Riding in Tandem Criminals (MRTC) At noted, in-spite of the array of governme...

MRTC

Hole of Justice

By Peter G. Jimenea

 

Motorcycle Riding in Tandem Criminals (MRTC)

At noted, in-spite of the array of government measures to prevent the increasing number of vicious and brutal crimes, statistics show that it becomes sophisticated and extensive as perceive by the public. The reports of print and broadcast media about this crime has subjected out law enforcement to public scrutiny.

The unheralded and intensified anti-crime drive by the PNP, like increased police visibility, beat patrol, deployment of motorcycle-cops, night patrol operations and random checkpoint ( hoping not manned by arrogant and discourteous policemen like that on March 8, 2014 in Iloilo City), efficiency of the PNP to solve this mess of MRTC is still a failure.

The two local media practitioners who had been victims of this motorcycle riding in tandem criminals (MRTC) in Iloilo City, has survived to tell their stories. Block-time radio broadcaster Fernando “Kapid” Gabio and Jhonavin “Jhey-r”  Villalba, a reporter a beat reporter of a radio station in the city.

Gabio was cleaning his auto when two motorcycle riding men stopped behind and shoot him. It happened in front of their house last year. Luckily, he was hit only on the upper-left leg and was able to take cover. When Gabio tried to pull out a gun kept inside a shoulder bag, his two would-be assassins escaped.

Villalba on the other hand, was opening the gate of their house that night when a motorcycle suddenly stopped behind him and the back-rider sprayed the poor guy with bullets. Luckily, Villalba’s injury was only in his foot but still, he was confined for days in the hospital.

Another victim of this MRTC was the retired P/Supt. Musa Amiyong. He was shot at the middle of the bridge linking La Paz District to Iloilo City Proper. But a funny group of policemen who responded to the scene of the crime had been arguing as to which district shall have the jurisdiction to investigate. It was later claimed by the City Proper PNP.

What propelled to the rise in the MTRC modus operandi is the traffic congestion. Criminals snarled in traffic jam are forced to leave their gate-away vehicles so as not to be caught by the pursuing law enforcers. Sometimes, cohorts riding on a motorcycle would jump to the rescue. But most often, they use force or violence to grab a motorcycle from driving-owners to flee.

The advent of 2000 has recorded a number of incidents where criminals riding in tandem are emboldened to commit atrocities ranging from snatching, illegal-drug peddling, robberies, gun-for-hire, murder, etc. Motorcycle became a useful tool for criminals to accomplish their evil intent.

The breakdown of an unabated killings perpetrated by the MRTCs is so extensive and disturbing that manifest police inefficiency. Lack of determination to probe the crime deeper and the use of usual phrases “absence of witness” or “lack of evidence” are vital causes of police failure in solving cases. Crime solution efficiency of the police in this case is…..just guess the rest!

From January to September 2011, PNP Dir. Gen. Nicanor A. Bartolome reported to then SILG Sec. Jessie Robredo, that there were 1,700 crime incidents perpetrated by the MRTC. Of these cases, 1,419 remain “under investigation.” That means 83 percent are floating in the air and will soon disappear in the course of time!

To cushion the impact of a shameful performance, the investigator wrote “under investigation” rather than “unsolved crimes.” For CY 2011, covering the period of January 01 to December 31, a total number of 2,960 incidents committed by the MRTC throughout the country was recorded, 499 cases were solved and 2,461 are “under investigation.”

Worse, for the first six (6) months of 2012, covering the period January 01 to June 30, a total number of 1,560 incidents were recorded, 169 cases were reported to have been solved. Again, 1,391 cases or 89.17 percent of the MRTC’s atrocities are still under investigation or remain unsolved.

No wonder why only motorcycles are stopped at checkpoints. PNP checkpoints give us security and peace of mind. But they should know that motorcycle riders they stopped at checkpoints are not all criminals. They are peaceful taxpayers who contribute for your salaries to feed your family. They deserved respect from policemen at the checkpoints. I hope P/Supt. Kim Legarda takes this reminder to his heart!

 

 

 

Hole of Justice: The Kuratong Baleleng Last Part

Hole of Justice: The Kuratong Baleleng Last Part: Hole of Justice By Peter G. Jimenea The Kuratong Baleleng Gang (Last Part - The Expendable) In previous issue of TDG, a gu...

Hole of Justice: The Kuratong Baleleng Last Part

Hole of Justice: The Kuratong Baleleng Last Part: Hole of Justice By Peter G. Jimenea The Kuratong Baleleng Gang (Last Part - The Expendable) In previous issue of TDG, a gu...

The Kuratong Baleleng Last Part

Hole of Justice
By Peter G. Jimenea

The Kuratong Baleleng Gang

(Last Part - The Expendable)

In previous issue of TDG, a gun-battle between the carnap-gang and the HPG, ANCAR, SOU/TF Limbas took place on July 2, 1996. Five (5) Kuratong members were arrested. During the tactical interrogation, one of the five suspects, Allen Pellazar was identified as “Dominador Amparo,” an army enlisted personnel.

Amparo, a member of the Kuratong Baleleng Gang jumped bail in a Robbery with Murder case in 1991 in Cebu City. During arrest he attempted to grab the service firearm of one SPO3 Armando Ballon but the latter parry his hand and shoot him twice on the chest. Still, he was able to escape from the police.

At the investigation room SPO3 Ballon arrived and after the suspect was made to undress, the investigators discovered that he bore two gunshot wounds on the chest confirming his identity not as Allen Pellazar but Dominador Amparo. After a few minutes, he cooperated to reveal the following;

He’s a member of the “Kuratong Baleleng-SOLIDO Gang from Ozamis City. They are waiting only for the contact of their leader Joel Arnan a.k.a. “Jojo” before they assemble at their rendezvous at Sucat Road near NAIA. They are provided by the formerly arrested Army Captain and a certain “Nonoy,” of G3, PA, Fort Bonifacio, with M-16, M-14, 45 Cal. Pistols and M203 Grenade launchers.

After the heist they again converge in a designated area where the weapons are collected and brought back to the PA headquarters. He claimed that four (4) to six (6) carjacked vehicles were often used during their operations and the loots are distributed only after the “BIG BOSSES” determine their shares.

Fortunately, an aunt of Jojo’s wife, volunteered to provide The SOU/TF Limbas “extensive knowledge” about the group, that Joel Arnan a.k.a. “Jojo” was an enlisted ex-Army Scout Ranger personnel who is also an escapee. As “Agent Joy” further narrate, a powerful politician and a number of retired and active Military and Police Generals are “brains” behind the group.

The ultimate motive of the KB-SOLIDO Gang was to raise “campaign fund” for the 1998 elections. They are well organized for having members in other government agencies such as the PNP, AFP, LTO and DILG. Agent Joy told the SOU/TF Limbas that December 15 is the birthday of “Jojo,” the KB-SOLIDO Gang leader and she will be attending the party.

From that occasion Joy was able to concretize the information of the SOU/TF Limbas. At about 4:00 pm of October 31, 1996, a 30-minute bloody gun-battle ensued between the police and the gang at the façade of Lexus Disco Club. Four TMG personnel were wounded, two police patrol cars were totally wrecked by the M203 grenade launchers but two gang members were also killed.

A dragnet was then set for the arrest of “Jojo,” leader of the KB-SOLIDO gang. On February 1, 1997 at about 2:30 pm, SOU/TF Limbas raided the gang’s hideout at the Greatland Subdivision, San Pedro, Laguna. Two gang members were caught by surprised. Recovered were cache of ammos, high-powered firearms, carjacked vehicles, MV plates and a motorcycle. “Jojo” was not in the house.

On February 2, 1997, all possible exits from “Jojo’s hideout were blocked after it was learned that he was inside limping due to motorcycle accident. Later, a man on a motorcycle was seen leaving the house, when arrested he turned out to be the advance party of the gang leader. But “Jojo” is still inside the house.

At about 1:00 pm, a man was seen speeding away from the house. A brief chase ensued and Joel Arnan aka “Jojo” was arrested. A search warrant was then issued that led to the recovery of the following; M-14 rifles, Baby Armalite rifles with AFP markings, automatic Carbines, 45 and 380 pistols, Beretta Sub-machinegun, Micro UZI, boxes of ammos, car plates, diplomat plate no. 19518 and assorted jewelries taken from the famous MILADY heist.

Surprisingly, “Jojo” did not stay long in San Pedro, Laguna Municipal Jail. A noise barrage was created by the inmates to facilitate his escape. But by the time, he and his Army Captain cohort were already considered expendable. “Jojo” was reported killed by police intelligence operatives along NAIA Road in Pasay, Metro Manila. Expendable indeed!

The trump up case against PCI Rernato G. Laurinaria, Commander of the SOU/TF Limbas was eventually dismissed by the Court. Agent Joy, unable to be included in the witness protection of the government dropped out of sight for fear of her life. The “Army Captain,” met his untimely death by poisoning so as not to divulge the BIG BOSSES of the syndicate. Expendable too!

Hole of Justice: The Kuratong Baleleng Gang

Hole of Justice: The Kuratong Baleleng Gang: Hole of Justice By Peter G. Jimenea   The Kuratong Baleleng Gang   On December 1995 a highly syndicated violent carnap-ki...

The Kuratong Baleleng Gang

Hole of Justice

By Peter G. Jimenea

 

The Kuratong Baleleng Gang

 

On December 1995 a highly syndicated violent carnap-kidnap-bank robbery-group, the Kuratong Baleleng Gang - Solido Group, emerged to sow terror in Metro Manila. Its heavily armed members forcibly take the vehicles from their lawful owners for use to other crimes.

 

The gang figured prominently in series of bank robbery, armoured van robberies, pawn shop and jewelry shop robberies, famous of which was the Milady jewelry shop robbery. Noted was the gang’s ferocity to gun down security guards and bank personnel without hesitation.

 

Then Police Chief Inspector Renato G. Laurinaria, Commander of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) SOU/TF Limbas, formed a team of ANCAR Operatives to track down this gang. An “Order of Battle” (OB) was likewise undertaken to assist local police where carjacking and armed robberies are frequent.

 

On February 2, 1996, a brief running gun-battle ensued at Banawe St., Quezon City between TF Limbas operatives and members of the carjack-group. But traffic congestion hampered the pursuing police enabling the suspects to escape leaving behind their getaway carjacked-vehicle.

 

The recovery of the wanted motor vehicle gave the HPG/TF Limbas operatives a glimpse of the personal belongings left behind by the notorious group like pay-parking tickets, gas receipts, expressway entrance and exit tickets and receipts for unnecessary expenses.

 

But the ambush-slaying of two anti-carjacking TMG-NCR operatives at Rodriguez St., Quezon City on February 5, 1996, caused an animosity between PCI Laurinaria and then TMG Director P/Supt. Romeo Maganto. Laurinaria was relieved. But on June 8, 1996, the new TMG Director reinstalled him.

 

It paved the way for the discovery of unusual operation of the Kuratong Baleleng-Solido Gang. Three (3) gasoline receipts stood out most as they pointed that the notorious group had been frequenting a gasoline station located right inside Fort Bonifacio.

 

This enabled PCI Laurinaria to conclude that members of this group could either be active and dismissed military and/or police personnel. The TF Limbas ANCAR operatives were soon directed to focus their monitoring efforts inside the Fort Bonifacio.

 

At an unholy hour of the morning of June 24, 1996, a Mitsubishi Lancer GXLi with plate number TKA-706 reported as carjacked was spotted inside the parking area of the General Headquarters of Philippine Army in Fort Bonifacio, Makati City.

 

On the very same day at about 6:00 pm, an Army Captain was about to drive off the wanted vehicle when arrested. His arrest bolstered the suspicion that the AFP and the PNP have connection with this Kuratong Baleleng Gang and thus known as the “Solido Group.”

 

Before the SOU/TF Limbas investigators could extract vital information from the arrested army captain, his “mistah’s” at the TMG (now HPG) intervened and took

custody of him. This denied ANCAR operatives their much needed information as to the existence of this notorious group.

 

On July 2, 1996, along Bangkal St., Makati City, at around 11:30 am, another brief gun-battle ensued between TF Limbas and the Kuratong Gang members. It ended with the capture of five gang members and recovery of two carjacked vehicles. A sketch map of the ASIAN bank in Buendia Ave. was also found.

 

At 4:00 pm of October 31, 1996, a bloody shoot-out between the group and the police took place at Timog Ave., Quezon City resulting to the total damage of two police vehicles by M203 grenade launchers fired by the gang. Four (4) TMGs have been wounded but two Kuratong members were killed and one captured.

 

Pressed as to who the ”BIG BOSSES” were,  the five arrested Kuratong Baleleng Gang members pointed to a Joel Arnan alyas ‘Jojo’ and the previously arrested Army Captain as the persons who could best identify the “BIG BOSSES” of the syndicate.

 

But the taking up of captured members alive, proved too costly for Laurinaria. As they were about to jump-off for the arrest of gang leader “Joel Arnan,” a “trump-up” case that has long been fabricated against him was immediately laid down for his arrest. Worse, the arresting team was led by that Police General now assigned at the DILG.

 

Surprisingly, when PCI Laurinaria was relieved, the captured Kuratong  member was remitted to another jail and was reported later to have escaped. The records of the arrested Army Captain also disappeared from the file and can no longer be found.

 

(Next: The battle continues)