Razon cites Region 3 PNP for fast solution of sensational crimes
Razon lauded the officers and personnel of RCLO 3 headed by Supt. Daisy P. Babor for the early solution of sensational crimes committed in the region, particularly the murder of Model Scarlet Garcia and three others at Gordon Heights in Olongapo City and the robbery-rape case committed at Villa Corazon Subdivision, San Fernando City, Pampanga, noting that these were solved with the aid of modern forensic technology.
Director-General Avelino I Razon Jr., chief of Philippine National Police (PNP), has commended Central Luzon police authorities for the fast solution of sensational crimes.
It was noted that the achievement came as a result of the modernization of the Regional Crime Laboratory Office 3 (RCLO 3) in this regional headquarters.
Razon issued the commendation during a command conference and meeting with the Region 3 Peace and Order Council (RPIC 3) vice-chaired by Chief Supt. Errol T Pan, Central Luzon Police director.
Razon said modern technology plays a vital role in the fast solution of crime cases, and that is the reason "we have to invest in scientific and modern equipment, not to mention our experts in the field of forensics."
Razon lauded the officers and personnel of RCLO 3 headed by Supt. Daisy P. Babor for the early solution of sensational crimes committed in the region, particularly the murder of Model Scarlet Garcia and three others at Gordon Heights in Olongapo City and the robbery-rape case committed at Villa Corazon Subdivision, San Fernando City, Pampanga, noting that these were solved with the aid of modern forensic technology.
"The role of our crime laboratories cannot be underestimated in providing forensic assistance and technical support for PNP units, and government agencies as well as non-government investigative entities, that are very important in the solution of crime incidents, particularly Scene-of-the-Crime Operations (SOCO), Razon said.
"In this computer age when almost everything is done with just one touch of a finger, we cannot afford to be left behind by our counterparts in the International Police (Interpol), especially in the solutions of high-profile crimes not only by our expert investigators but also those that entail the expertise of our experts in the field of forensics, hence, we really have to support our crime laboratories if we want results sure and fast," he said.
The PNP chief said he is mulling the procurement of a modern forensic laboratory to meet the ever-increasing demands of the police service in terms of scientific methods of investigation, and to maximize its capabilities of providing fast, timely delivery of services as part of his Integrated Transformation Program (ITP).
The PNP chief said he is giving priority to a request for R2.5 million for the renovation of the RCLO 3 building in Camp Olivas which was inaugurated on July 6, 1972.
Chief Superintendent Pan, meanhile, noted the significant accomplishments of RCLO 3.
He said there were 48,500 requests for laboratory examinations, 568 requests for medico-legal service, 7,882 requests for chemical analysis, 37,865 request for physical identifications, 380 requests for firearms identification, 880 request for fingerprint identification, 26 requests for examination of questioned document, and 899 requests for photography service.
RCLO 3 also conducted regular training courses and seminars on crimescene processing and investigation and drug tests for the benefit of 1,877 PNP personnel.
Pan said the high figures mean 100 percent efficiency rating, and this was accomplished despite scarcity of resources and manpower.
He also informed Director-General Razon that through proper coordination with local government officials in Central Luzon, the provincial crime laboratory offices are now operational.
By FRED ROXAS - Manila Bulletin
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Prayers, fireworks for Scarlet, 3 friends
By Robert Gonzaga
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OLONGAPO CITY – Forty days after the March 13 murder of FHM magazine model Scarlet Garcia and three others, a Mass was held at the townhouse where their bodies were found to “cast away bad spirits.”
Afterwards, fireworks went off to drive away “bad spirits” that might haunt what has become known as “Scarlet Garcia’s townhouse” at Gordon Heights in Olongapo City, owner Luis Ramirez said.
Garcia, 23, her cousin Raeshirl Estacio, 20, and their boyfriends, Jorge Vitug Castor, 27, and Banmart Bandejas, 22, were found sprawled in the living room and toilet of the townhouse. Each had a bullet wound in the head.
2 suspects
Their bodies were also partially burned. Police believed the townhouse unit was set on fire to hide the murders.
“What happened there was scary,” a woman at a nearby store said. “When it happened, I couldn’t sleep for a few days. It’s so scary to think that people can do this to other people and still get away with it. It makes you think anything is possible, that anything bad can happen to you or to anyone, and nobody will be there to save you.”
The police arrested two suspects, Ferdinand Carderas and Jay-Ar Perez Mojica, on April 4 in the City of San Fernando where they were also linked to the break-in at the houses of Pampanga Board Member Raul Macalino and his neighbor and the rape of a 17-year-old girl and a 22-year-old woman in one of the houses.
Arson and murder charges were filed against Carderas and Mojica after ballistic tests done by the Philippine National Police crime laboratory in Camp Crame showed that a bullet and a cartridge used in the murder of Garcia and her companions came from a gun recovered in the San Fernando incident.
Carderas and Mojica denied involvement in the Olongapo murders.
“Forty days after the incident, we’re still recovering from what happened. I still have reservations about the results [of the police investigation] because I can’t connect the motives of the killers,” Ramirez said, referring to the police declaration of the case as “solved but not closed.”
Key witness
Bandejas’ father, Gerardo, said he was not happy with the arrest of the two suspects. He said the mastermind and his other cohorts are still at large.
The Mass, held at the parking lot where Castor’s white Toyota Vios was parked on the night of the murder, attracted some residents at Gordon Heights, including a key witness, former barangay chair Damian de los Santos.
“I hope that this case is solved. I pity the victims and their families. They must have justice,” De los Santos said. He was the one who, after being roused by a loud car alarm, saw two men transferring things from the Vios into another car.
He thought the two men were “doing nothing out of the ordinary.” It was only later when he saw flames leaping from Garcia’s townhouse that he sensed something wrong. He called the fire department.
“Until today, I am not sure that the case is solved. I believe the [results of the] ballistic tests. But we’re still not sure. I will not say that the case is solved,” he said.
Safe neighborhood
“I feel pity for all of them, but especially Wacky (Bandejas’ nickname). I heard he was the one who fought hardest because he received a lot of wounds.”
Despite the murders, De los Santos believes that the neighborhood is fairly safe. “This incident is isolated. In the 18 years that I have stayed in this neighborhood, this is the first time something like this has happened. There is no cause for alarm. They were killed inside their apartment. It could have happened anywhere. If this happened outside – on the street – then we really have to worry because it means things here are getting out of control.”
A man on a bike, who stopped for a while, said: “This neighborhood will never be the same again. Every time I pass by here, I always look at that place and wonder what it was like for Scarlet and the others. It’s good that they held a Mass there. But I don’t think it changes anything.”
At the end of the Mass, the townhouse was blessed by a priest.
“Despite the bad things that happened here, we still have to look at all the good things,” Ramirez said. “That’s why we are doing this.”
It was noted that the achievement came as a result of the modernization of the Regional Crime Laboratory Office 3 (RCLO 3) in this regional headquarters.
Razon issued the commendation during a command conference and meeting with the Region 3 Peace and Order Council (RPIC 3) vice-chaired by Chief Supt. Errol T Pan, Central Luzon Police director.
Razon said modern technology plays a vital role in the fast solution of crime cases, and that is the reason "we have to invest in scientific and modern equipment, not to mention our experts in the field of forensics."
Razon lauded the officers and personnel of RCLO 3 headed by Supt. Daisy P. Babor for the early solution of sensational crimes committed in the region, particularly the murder of Model Scarlet Garcia and three others at Gordon Heights in Olongapo City and the robbery-rape case committed at Villa Corazon Subdivision, San Fernando City, Pampanga, noting that these were solved with the aid of modern forensic technology.
"The role of our crime laboratories cannot be underestimated in providing forensic assistance and technical support for PNP units, and government agencies as well as non-government investigative entities, that are very important in the solution of crime incidents, particularly Scene-of-the-Crime Operations (SOCO), Razon said.
"In this computer age when almost everything is done with just one touch of a finger, we cannot afford to be left behind by our counterparts in the International Police (Interpol), especially in the solutions of high-profile crimes not only by our expert investigators but also those that entail the expertise of our experts in the field of forensics, hence, we really have to support our crime laboratories if we want results sure and fast," he said.
The PNP chief said he is mulling the procurement of a modern forensic laboratory to meet the ever-increasing demands of the police service in terms of scientific methods of investigation, and to maximize its capabilities of providing fast, timely delivery of services as part of his Integrated Transformation Program (ITP).
The PNP chief said he is giving priority to a request for R2.5 million for the renovation of the RCLO 3 building in Camp Olivas which was inaugurated on July 6, 1972.
Chief Superintendent Pan, meanhile, noted the significant accomplishments of RCLO 3.
He said there were 48,500 requests for laboratory examinations, 568 requests for medico-legal service, 7,882 requests for chemical analysis, 37,865 request for physical identifications, 380 requests for firearms identification, 880 request for fingerprint identification, 26 requests for examination of questioned document, and 899 requests for photography service.
RCLO 3 also conducted regular training courses and seminars on crimescene processing and investigation and drug tests for the benefit of 1,877 PNP personnel.
Pan said the high figures mean 100 percent efficiency rating, and this was accomplished despite scarcity of resources and manpower.
He also informed Director-General Razon that through proper coordination with local government officials in Central Luzon, the provincial crime laboratory offices are now operational.
By FRED ROXAS - Manila Bulletin
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Prayers, fireworks for Scarlet, 3 friends
By Robert Gonzaga
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OLONGAPO CITY – Forty days after the March 13 murder of FHM magazine model Scarlet Garcia and three others, a Mass was held at the townhouse where their bodies were found to “cast away bad spirits.”
Afterwards, fireworks went off to drive away “bad spirits” that might haunt what has become known as “Scarlet Garcia’s townhouse” at Gordon Heights in Olongapo City, owner Luis Ramirez said.
Garcia, 23, her cousin Raeshirl Estacio, 20, and their boyfriends, Jorge Vitug Castor, 27, and Banmart Bandejas, 22, were found sprawled in the living room and toilet of the townhouse. Each had a bullet wound in the head.
2 suspects
Their bodies were also partially burned. Police believed the townhouse unit was set on fire to hide the murders.
“What happened there was scary,” a woman at a nearby store said. “When it happened, I couldn’t sleep for a few days. It’s so scary to think that people can do this to other people and still get away with it. It makes you think anything is possible, that anything bad can happen to you or to anyone, and nobody will be there to save you.”
The police arrested two suspects, Ferdinand Carderas and Jay-Ar Perez Mojica, on April 4 in the City of San Fernando where they were also linked to the break-in at the houses of Pampanga Board Member Raul Macalino and his neighbor and the rape of a 17-year-old girl and a 22-year-old woman in one of the houses.
Arson and murder charges were filed against Carderas and Mojica after ballistic tests done by the Philippine National Police crime laboratory in Camp Crame showed that a bullet and a cartridge used in the murder of Garcia and her companions came from a gun recovered in the San Fernando incident.
Carderas and Mojica denied involvement in the Olongapo murders.
“Forty days after the incident, we’re still recovering from what happened. I still have reservations about the results [of the police investigation] because I can’t connect the motives of the killers,” Ramirez said, referring to the police declaration of the case as “solved but not closed.”
Key witness
Bandejas’ father, Gerardo, said he was not happy with the arrest of the two suspects. He said the mastermind and his other cohorts are still at large.
The Mass, held at the parking lot where Castor’s white Toyota Vios was parked on the night of the murder, attracted some residents at Gordon Heights, including a key witness, former barangay chair Damian de los Santos.
“I hope that this case is solved. I pity the victims and their families. They must have justice,” De los Santos said. He was the one who, after being roused by a loud car alarm, saw two men transferring things from the Vios into another car.
He thought the two men were “doing nothing out of the ordinary.” It was only later when he saw flames leaping from Garcia’s townhouse that he sensed something wrong. He called the fire department.
“Until today, I am not sure that the case is solved. I believe the [results of the] ballistic tests. But we’re still not sure. I will not say that the case is solved,” he said.
Safe neighborhood
“I feel pity for all of them, but especially Wacky (Bandejas’ nickname). I heard he was the one who fought hardest because he received a lot of wounds.”
Despite the murders, De los Santos believes that the neighborhood is fairly safe. “This incident is isolated. In the 18 years that I have stayed in this neighborhood, this is the first time something like this has happened. There is no cause for alarm. They were killed inside their apartment. It could have happened anywhere. If this happened outside – on the street – then we really have to worry because it means things here are getting out of control.”
A man on a bike, who stopped for a while, said: “This neighborhood will never be the same again. Every time I pass by here, I always look at that place and wonder what it was like for Scarlet and the others. It’s good that they held a Mass there. But I don’t think it changes anything.”
At the end of the Mass, the townhouse was blessed by a priest.
“Despite the bad things that happened here, we still have to look at all the good things,” Ramirez said. “That’s why we are doing this.”
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