Based on the infamous and seemingly never ending 1991 Vizconde murder case in the Philippines where a woman and her two children; a teen daughter who was also raped and a 6-year-old, were all viciously stabbed to death while the husband was away in America on business. Webb had presented the alibi that he was in the United States when the crime was committed, but he was still found guilty by the Paraaque Regional Trial Court. While washing Hubert Webb's clothing, Gaviola said she noticed fresh bloodstains on his shirt. Youd be surprised who the people are behind the call for his extension; some of them are top politicians. It cannot be coached or allured by a promise of reward or financial support. September 7, 2010http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2010/september2010/182555.htm On August 11, 1999, the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City acquitted two of them and convicted the five others, now collectively known as the Abadilla Five. [29] Nine years later, still no clarity on EDCA sites. 187745. Among the defense witnesses was Artemio Sacaguing, a former, now deceased NBI official who testified that Alfaro was an NBI asset who only volunteered to assume the role of the eyewitness when she could not produce the actual witness to the Vizconde killings. The ballistic test results also did not match to any of the firearms supposedly taken from the accused to the empty shells that were recovered at the crime scene. Based on the infamous and seemingly never ending 1991 Vizconde murder case in the Philippines where a woman and her two children; a teen daughter who was also raped and a 6-year-old, were all viciously stabbed to death while the husband was away in America on business. Vizconde Massacre Case Digest - Philippine True Crime Stories | Martin Rules. The lower courts, however, reasoned that "Webb's alibi cannot stand against Alfaro's positive identification of him." She said the same MRT provided data that several Webbs arrived in the country, including Hubert, sometime in October 1992. It took the trial and appeal process in this case fifteen years. For example, it rejected as not impartial the corroborating testimony of Augusto Santoss brother-in-law that he was at the hospital with him when Abadilla was murdered. Birrer said she had accompanied Biong to the Vizconde house to destroy the evidence and to retrieve Webb's jacket and the murder weapon. [48] Other witnesses say Webb was in the Philippines at the time of the murders. (P.S. Includes gruesome real photos from the crime scene. [2][12] Security guards Justo Cabanacan and Normal White. 1 newspaper in terms of circulation and readership. [9] They were acquitted by a trial judge in September 1993 for insufficient evidence.[9]. [18], In her decision, Tolentino described the testimony of defense witnesses as full of inconsistencies and biased. Vizconde Massacre: The hidden Truth. . They are Lenido Lumanog, Augusto Santos, Senior Police Officer 2 (SPO2) Cesar Fortuna, Rameses de Jesus and Joel de Jesus. No. The San Jose police station eventually received and filed the complaint with the prosecutors office in Batangas City, only after my staff at Isumbong mo kay Tulfo told them Diazs arrogance would reach Camp Crame. The CA in effect crafted and formulated the conjectures giving them the appreciation similar to facts offered as evidence where it had based the judgment. Indeed, the testimony of a single witness, when positive and credible, is sufficient to support a conviction even for murder. In the Vizconde case, the SC does not accept conjecture as the basis of its decision. As to the failure to present the forensic evidence and its subsequent loss, the SC held: the semen specimen taken from Carmela cannot possibly lie. A police officer, Gerardo Biong, has also been charged for destroying the evidence at the crime scene. [29], The court also held that the testimony of the Webb's maid, Mila Gaviola, was also unreliable since she was not able to distinguish if it was Hubert whom she saw on June 30, 1991, nor "did she remember any of the details that happened in the household on the other days". The prescription period does not matter to me, its just a date, he said. This has resulted in the revelation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that they no longer had the specimens as these were remanded to the Paraaque courts. I am not an NBI agent nor an NBI asset. Inconsistencies: In Vizconde case damages credibility, in Abadilla case does not. [46], President Benigno Aquino III ordered the law enforcement agencies to re-investigate the case six months before the prescription period lapses. With the exception of Filart and Ventura who had been convicted in absentia the men were acquitted by the Supreme Court on December 14, 2010 for failure of the prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. [17], On January 6, 2000, Judge Tolentino rendered her decision, finding Hubert Webb, Peter Estrada, Hospicio Fernandez, Michael Gatchalian, Antonio Lejano II and Miguel Rodriguez guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape with homicide. "[29], The court maintained that for a person to be convicted there should not be "a reasonable, lingering doubt as to his guilt." Hubert argued that the specimen could exonerate him from the charge and support his defence that he did not rape the victim. Episode on July 5, 2011 Tuesday after Saksi! Eighteen-year-old daughter Carmela was raped, and had 17 stab wounds. The SC identified the inconsistencies and the incredible facts in Alfaros testimony: her claim that Hubert Jeffrey Webb and Carmela Vizconde had a relationship; that Carmela had another lover whom she met just before Hubert came to her home and that she saw in open the five other accused taking turns in raping Carmela. [4] In the Trial Court (People of the Philippines vs. Hubert Webb, et al., G.R. InAbadilla case: The SC admitted the positive identification of witness Freddie Alejo when it considered him a credible witness. Secondly, Alfaros quality as a witness and her inconsistent, if not inherently unbelievable, testimony cannot be the positive identification that jurisprudence acknowledges as sufficient. The SC rendered its judgment on the Abadilla case on September 7 and on the Vizconde case on December 14 of this year [2010]. Webb's travel documents and other paper trail of his stay in the US are unreliable proof of his absence in the Philippines at the time of the commission of the crime charged. al, 1995, G.R. [65] One team uncovered Black Maria, a woman whom one witness said had told him she was with Webb's group inside the Vizconde home and saw the crime take place. 182555/G.R. Ho Man Tin, Kowloon But to Judge Amelita Tolentino of the Paranaque Regional Trial Court, the truth was the account of star witness Jessica Alfaro. He alleged that he could not forget Webb because Biong had allegedly threatened him, Do not cheat him. Im still hoping for a miracle to happen. The CA held that these ballistic results are inconclusive and can never prevail over appellants positive identification by eyewitness Freddie Alejo. One of the important pieces of evidence, which I presented to the court later, was the copy of an invoice issued to Hubert Webb on coincidence of coincidences! The remains of his wife and daughters were also exhumed from their grave at Holy Cross Memorial Park in Quezon City and transferred to his grave. We have ruled that accused-appellant may not invoke the acquittal of the other conspirators to merit the reversal of his conviction for murder. [citation needed] (The Philippine Rules of Evidence require official attestation of the authenticity of any public document presented in evidence; as per Sec. But the grieving father couldn't distinguish the truth from the lies. Justice Villarama argued that a photocopy of Webbs passport in court to support his alibi and the testimonies of witnesses, mostly his relatives and friends, could not be given merit, by cautioning his fellow justices that it can be gleaned from the fact that passports and plane tickets indicating dates of arrival and departure do not necessarily prove that the very same person actually took the flight and added that indeed, alibi cannot be sustained where it is not only without credible corroboration, but also where it does not, on its face, demonstrate the physical impossibility of the accuseds presence at the place and time of the commission of the crime. Originally, there were seven accused charged in this case. Powered by, Appendix: Case analysis: Supreme Courts rulings on Vizconde and Abadilla cases are contradictory, http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2010/december2010/176389.htm, http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2010/september2010/182555.htm, http://campaigns.ahrchk.net/abadilla5/docs/A5-FinalAppealPetition.pdf, http://campaigns.ahrchk.net/abadilla5/docs/A5-CAdecision.pdf. The court considered the accused's "lack of interest in having such test done" in which they concluded that the state "cannot be deemed put on reasonable notice that it would be required to produce the semen specimen at some future time".[29]. The people urging President Rodrigo Digong Duterte to run for vice president in the 2022 elections are making fun of him. Therefore, the applications of the SC on evaluating the defence of alibi of the accused have not been equally applied in these two cases. [60] De Lima believed Dong Villadolid is the same person as Dong Ventura, one of the co-accused who fled to the US following the massacre. A second movie, The Untold Story: Vizconde Massacre II, was released in 1994. That's all crap! vs. Raul de Leon et. Anyone can be paid! On December 14, 2010, the SC rendered its decision on the appeals of the accused, questioning the guilty verdict by the RTC and the CA. All of us who have cases in court, dont we realize that if your opponent has money, brace yourself. Please try again. Cabanacan said Webb had entered the subdivision (where the Vizconde house was located) a few days before the massacre and that he even identified himself as the son of then Congressman Webb. The Vizconde murder case, colloquially known as the Vizconde massacre, was the multiple homicide of members of the Vizconde family on June 30, 1991 at their residence at 80 Vinzons Street, BF Homes, Paraaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. I found this As of yesterday, police had arrested and filed criminal charges against six fraternity members suspected to have beaten to death John Matthew Salilig in a twisted concept ofbrotherhood. 176864 People of the Philippines vs. Hubert Webb, et. Defence of Alibi: In Vizconde case not admissible, in Abadilla case court acted on conjectures. [53], Lauro Vizconde, family patriarch and the founding president of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption, died on February 13, 2016, at the age of 77. Their claims were corroborated by witnesses who are disinterested parties, their relatives and friends and documentary evidence. I told my family that I did my best. Hong Kong But Villaramas opinion was not considered by the SC in their majority decision. De Lima said it was possible that it was Black Maria who was in the Vizconde home and not Jessica Alfaro, the NBI's star witness during the trial. [3], The Inter-Agency Task Force assigned to reinvestigate Vizconde massacre case formed 6 teams or 3 parallel teams to look into 3 sets of suspects linked to the murders. People cried for justice for the Vizcondes and one of the suspects was Hubert Webb, son of then Paraaque congressman Freddie Webb, who later became a senator. Justo Cabanacan, the security supervisor of the gated community, said that he saw Webb enter the gated community, although he did not record Webb entering in his log book. [5] The other defendants were convicted by the Paraaque Regional Trial Court, which the Court of Appeals affirmed. The SC also held that it was possible for Alfaro to know the details about the Vizconde killings because she had prior access to the details that the investigators knew of the case. For those who havent heard aboutIsumbong, the public service program started at Radyo Veritas on June 1, 1991. Tel: +(852) 2698 6339 The men were released on Dec. 14 last year, after the Supreme Court dismissed the testimony of star witness Jessica Alfaro against Webb. Suspicions, no matter how strong they are, must never sway judgment. On the contrary, it reopens it. Besides the horror itself, the suspected perpetrators included high-society figures. It is time to heal the past. Firstly, in the Vizconde case, the SC still held as credible the corroborating testimonies of the witnesses favouring Hubert Jeffrey who are mostly his relatives and friends in support of his defence of alibi. Tolentino also said, the photographs and videotapes purportedly showing Webb in the United States appeared to be tampered. Webb was among the nine people convicted by Paranaque Regional Trial Court Branch 274 Presiding Judge Amelita Tolentino in January 2000 for the killings. In their alibis, Joel de Jesus claimed he was driving his passenger tricycle in Fairview, Quezon City the whole day; for SPO2 Cesar Fortuna, he was at Camp Crame (headquarters of the Philippine National Police, PNP) for official business and his presence was also corroborated by two police officials whom he had transacted business with; for Augusto Santos, he was at the Jose Fabella Hospital in Sta. Like Alejo, Herbas also at first instance identified Joel de Jesus as one of the gunmen during a police line-up but later withdraw his statement in open court. Eh di sana may sweldo ako. Hubert Jeffrey Webb sought for an acquittal after he had found out that the NBI could no longer produce the DNA specimen extracted from the cadaver of the rape victim. Manila Times Special Report on the Vizconde Case, G.R. So how can such accused penetrate a mind that has been made cynical by the rule drilled into his head that a defense of alibi is a hangmans noose in the face of a witness positively swearing. After she finished the laundry, she went to the servant's quarters. [23] On November 26, 2010, Lauro Vizconde voiced his concern to media about the purported lobbying of Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for the reversal of the guilty verdict. Former Paraaque policeman Gerardo Biong was found guilty as an accessory for burning bedsheets and tampering with other evidence in the crime. Her mother, Estrellita, 47, and sister, Jennifer, 7, were also killed. Hubert and his co-accused were convicted by the Paraaque Regional Trial Court for the crime on June 6, 2000. The Truth about Mendiola Massacre - Philippine True Crime Stories | Martin Rules. She also said that Bing was accosting Ging Rodriguez on why he had to stab and kill a young girl. Once again, the SCs applications of jurisprudence on the admissibility of forensic evidence in criminal trial have not been equally applied. She took advantage of her familiarity with these details to include in her testimony. The Vizconde massacre, dubbed the crime of the 20th century, was my defining moment as a columnist and defender of the oppressed and those wrongfully accused. Abadilla Case Decision from the Court of Appeals:http://campaigns.ahrchk.net/abadilla5/docs/A5-CAdecision.pdf. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to draw the attention of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Philippines to its recent decision on two well-known cases tried in the lower courts; the conviction in the Vizconde Massacre case was overturned while that of the Abadilla murder case was affirmed. With Romeo Vasquez, Elizabeth Oropesa, Robert Arevalo, Tommy Abuel. The trial of the case having been long concluded, the requirements of the law may have been satisfied, but not the demands of justice. There was only one vital witness for the prosecution, Freddie Alejo. 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[57] The witnesses include an electrician, a drug dealer, a couple of neighborhood basketball players, a hairdresser and a village security guard. He and six others spent 15 years in jail. He alleged that Webb bought illegal drugs from him on two other occasions in May 1991. The Vizconde Massacre was the multiple homicide of members of the Vizconde family on June 30, 1991 at their residence in BF Homes, Paraaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. Police assets are often criminals themselves. al., 2010, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vizconde_murders&oldid=1138122178, Loss of DNA evidence not a ground for outright acquittal. The 3 sets of suspects are: the Barroso Akyat-Bahay gang; the group of construction workers with engineer Danilo Agwas tagged as mastermind; SPO3 Angel Viaje, PO3 Rodolfo Colado, Ruben Pineda; and, the group of Hubert Webb. She did not know nor met any of them. Sulu in the eyes of my good friend Princess Jacel Kiram is a potential eco-tourism destination and fruit basket of the country. [56][62][63][64] Dang claimed to have heard Dong Villadolid shouting at the top of his voice, saying they had raped and killed a certain Maria (presumed to be Maria Carmela Vizconde) and other persons. The Vizconde murder case, colloquially known as the Vizconde massacre, was the multiple homicide of members of the Vizconde family on June 30, 1991 at their residence at 80 Vinzons Street, BF Homes, Paraaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. The CA rather held that positive and unequivocal declaration is sufficient to support a conviction which was affirmed by the SC. Two of the accused have also been acquitted by the RTC on the basis of their defence of alibis. No. [2] Two of the accused remain fugitives from the law: Joey Filart and Artemio Ventura. Estrellita, 47, had suffered thirteen stab wounds; Carmela, 18, had suffered seventeen stab wounds and had been raped before she was killed; and Jennifer, 7, had nineteen stab . So, some sectors are calling for Eleazars extension until after the May 2022 elections. The politician would only be allowed by the spouse to run if the party that this politician will join can come up with a big amount for their family. The filming location took place in the actual home of the Vizconde's where the massacre took place on June 30, 1991. Make a difference. [12] On July 24, 1997, the Supreme Court noted that Tolentino erred when she refused to admit the 132 pieces of evidence presented by the defense, although these were later admitted in court through an order issued by Tolentino.[12][16]. Published July 4, 2011 7:24pm. (Update 6:47 p.m.) The Supreme Court (SC) has cast doubts on the credibility of Jessica Alfaro, the so-called star witness in the gruesome killings of three members of the Vizconde family almost two decades ago. G/F, 52 Princess Margaret Road Remember that death is the ultimate equalizer. Jennifer woke up and, seeing Webb violating her sister, jumped on him and bit him. By providing an email address. However, keep in mind not to be vindictive. The passing away of Lauro Vizconde a few days ago does not close the sad chapter on the tragedy known as the Vizconde massacre. The story of the Vizconde Massacre wasn't just a single story; it varied as told by a number of witnesses. Biong was released from jail on November 30, 2010, after serving his sentence. A news report on Thursday in Business Mirror that headlined Senate grills defense brass on plans for EDCA expansion, sites raised much curiosity for its sheer lack of detailed information. The Untold Story: Vizconde Massacre II - May the Lord Be with Us! Webbs co-accused, Antonio Lejano, is a son of a known singer and celebrity. Three days after that, he was allegedly approached by Mrs. Webb who reportedly told him, You did not see anything. A week after, Sen. Freddie Webb allegedly told him, You did not see anything. Asuncion, 27, was a constant playmate of Jennifer Vizconde, who was 7 years old when she was killed. Reporters jostled with Vizcondes relatives and friends in his garage, where Fr. [11], The defense produced documents and presented 95 witnesses, including Hubert Webb himself and his father, along with other relatives and friends to support Webb's alibi that he was in the United States from March 9, 1991, to October 26, 1992. Equal protection of the law is fundamental in the countrys Constitution. No two persons have the same DNA fingerprint, with the exception of identical twins. For almost two decades, Filipinos have been mystified by the brutal 1991 killing of a mother and her two daughters. Alejos testimonies in open court were also not consistent to what he had said to the police investigators immediately after the murder. G.R. Webb was the prime suspect of the infamous homicide that occurred on June 30, 1991. [2][3] Estrellita Vizconde, 49, suffered thirteen stab wounds; Carmela Vizconde, 19, suffered seventeen stab wounds and had been raped before she was killed; and Anne Marie Jennifer, 6, had nineteen stab wounds. InAbadilla case: Both the RTC and the CA did not apply this test of credibility of a witness before accepting the testimony of Alejo. Democrito Barcenas, former Integrated Bar of the Philippines Cebu City president and regional coordinator of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG): I think that most of the justices are right in their decision. The film claims to have been based on new evidence from the then-ongoing trial. I can't express enough how sad and unjust today's story. [13][14], Other prosecution witnesses were: Carlos J. Cristobal who alleged that on March 9, 1991, he was a passenger of United Airlines Flight No. I incurred the ire of the citizenry, including some of my fellow columnists in theInquirer,for my defense of Hubert. Di naman ako puwede magtrabaho don (If that's the case, then I should have had a salary. Of the 15 Justices, 7 voted for acquittal while four dissented and four Justices, including Carpio, did not participate.[27][28]. His intention was very, very dubious, he said. The SC did not apply the two tests it invoked on the Vizconde case before accepting the positive identification of Alejo as credible, and him as a credible witness. Unreliability of Jessica Alfaro's testimony: Alfaro had prior knowledge on the facts of the case having been an, Alfaro was not able to explain why the house was ransacked if robbery was not the motive of Webb and his group, Unreliability of testimony from other witnesses, Alfaro's testimony will fall apart if Webb was not at the crime scene and will relieve the others accused of the crime. All rights are reserved. For example, the prosecutor, instead of admitting Alejo to the WPP during trial, rather chose instead to allow the Abadillas, who had an interest in Alejos testimony, to make him dependent on them for his livelihood at least for the duration of the trial of the case. Nephews had posted a banner declaring Truth prevails 20 years after and demanding Final justice for the Vizconde massacre victims, in apparent reference to government probers claims that, contrary to his alibi, released murder convict Hubert Webb never left the country. Thus, her testimony could not be admitted. [2] Tolentino said the certificates issued by the US Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Philippine Bureau of Immigration "could have easily been obtained by the powerful Webb family". On the acquittal of Lorenzo delos Santos, the accused whom Alejo had also positively identified, it ruled that his acquittal did not damage Alejos credibility; and his positive identification of the accused. Credibility of a witness: In Vizconde case not credible, but credible in the Abadilla case. No. The Jessica Alfaro Story in 1995 was meanwhile focused on the star witness, portrayed by Alice Dixson. The case of the Vizconde Massacre took another direction only after four years, when Jessica Alfaro surfaced and became the case's star witness. No acquittal has been made as to the two accused, Filart and Ventura, who remain at-large. The prosecution of this case only began in August 10, 1995, four years after the massacre happened, when Jessica Alfaro, an informant working for the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), told lawyer Artemio Sacaguing, an official of the NBI, that she knew someone who had the real story behind the Vizconde massacre. CONCLUSION: The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by this unequal application of jurisprudence by the SC on the Abadilla murder and the Vizconde massacre. This is one of the most controversial and widely publicised massacre cases because of the involvement of the son of a former Philippine . [29], In his dissenting opinion, Justice Villarama argued that the claim of Webb that he could not have committed the crime because he left for the United States on March 9, 1991, and returned to the Philippines only on October 26, 1992, was correctly rejected by the Regional Trial Court and Court of Appeals. The prosecutors, the RTC and the CA have been made aware of this fact by the defence. "I doubt that at this time, physical evidence will be available because a lapse of time has taken place, but that's the only way we can find the true killers." Run after Alfaro Lauro Vizconde the husband of Estrellita and father of Carmela and Jennifer, was in the United State on business when the murders took place. [58] George, a drug dealer, claimed he was introduced to Webb by former SPO1 Gerardo Biong sometime in April 1991 where the young Webb allegedly purchased from him 10grams of shabu worth P10,000. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Webbs son, Hubert Jeffrey, is also the brother of a television host, Pinky, in one of the largest television networks in the country. MANILA, Philippines - Six new witnesses reveal Hubert Webb, son of former Senator Freddie Webb, was in the Philippines when the Vizconde massacre took place on June 1991. [52] On June 14, 2011, Hubert Webb filed a P180,000 compensation claim for "unlawful conviction" for the Vizconde massacre. The Vizconde murders remained unsolved for almost four years, until 1995 when eyewitness Jessica Alfaro, a self-confessed drug addict, came forward on April 28, 1995, to shed light on the massacre. The court also amended the award of damages from 100,000 pesos to 200,000 pesos, and also upheld the conviction of Biong as accessory to the crime "by abusing his public functions to conceal and destroy the physical evidence in order to prevent the discovery of the crime and by allowing the destruction of the physical evidence, Biong facilitated the escape of the principal accused. The tapes were restored by IBM while being monitored by the National Computer Center. At about 4 a.m. on June 30, 1991, Gaviola woke up and entered the bedrooms to get the Webb's dirty laundry and wash it as part of her job. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. My program is the originalsumbungan ng bayan sa radyo(roughly, citizens complaint center on radio). The defense questioned Alfaro's credibility noting that she admitted to being under the influence of drugs when she allegedly witnessed the crime and had made inconsistent statements on her two affidavits. This is a violation of the duty of state." But Custodio admits this may be easier said than done. Firstly, like Alfaro, Alejo also received money and free accommodation from the persons who had interest in his testimony. In a 38-page strongly-worded decision promulgated on Tuesday, the . You will regret it.[58][59] Jack, a village security guard who kept records of the village where Webb lived said he saw Hubert Webb during the time of the massacre. Sign up now! Corona." vs. People of the Philippines et al., 1997, G.R. She cited the testimony of Alex del Toro, husband of Webb's relative, who said he hired Hubert Webb as an employee at his pesticide company in California. [6], Alfaro's testimony coincided with the angle that was being explored by Supt. This site uses cookies. Massacre era. The SCs decision in acquitting all the accused in the Vizconde case has fundamental contradictions to its earlier decision affirming the guilty verdict of the accused in the Abadilla case.

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