However, the court pointed out that while Webb or his parents may be able to "arrange for the local immigration to put a March 9, 1991 departure stamp on his passport and an October 27, 1992 arrival stamp", they could not fix a foreign airlines passenger manifest, and the U.S. Immigration's record system. [60] Mario, a hair stylist during the period June 1991, testified that Webb, along with Tony Boy Lejano and Dong Ventura had their haircut. 3. Police assets are often criminals themselves. [46], President Benigno Aquino III ordered the law enforcement agencies to re-investigate the case six months before the prescription period lapses. Like the accused in the Vizconde case and for any other cases for that matter, the accused in the Abadilla murder case also deserve equal protection of the law. And while justice seems elusive, life must go on, Vizcondes grandniece Katherine Asuncion said, reading from a family statement. Alfaro implicated the children of wealthy and prominent families, including Hubert Webb, Antonio Lejano II, Hospicio Fernandez, Michael Gatchalian, Miguel Rodriguez, Peter Estrada, Joey Vffrillaret and Artemio Ventura. 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. All of us who have cases in court, dont we realize that if your opponent has money, brace yourself. It was Alejo who had positively identified Joel and Lorenzo (delos Santos) during a police line-up. Originally, there were seven accused charged in this case. On June 30, 1991, 47-year-old housewife Estrellita Vizconde and daughters Carmela, 18, and Jennifer, 7, were found dead in their residence in BF Homes in Paraaque. Alibi cannot prevail over the positive identification of a credible witness [140].. He then hurled the little girl to a wall and started stabbing her. Alfaro testified that as Webb followed Carmela into the dining room, she decided to step outside for a smoke. 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. But big offenses, such as rape or attempted rape, should be filed with the police or the prosecutors office. Early Thursday, Lauro Vizconde went to Holy Cross Memorial Park and laid bouquets of roses on the tombs of his wife and daughters. For those who havent heard aboutIsumbong, the public service program started at Radyo Veritas on June 1, 1991. Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & other 70+ titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. This is one of the most controversial and widely publicised massacre cases because of the involvement of the son of a former Philippine Senator, Freddie Webb; and six others from a wealthy family background similar to that of the accused. On the contrary, it reopens it. No. In the Vizconde case, the SC does not accept conjecture as the basis of its decision. About the Show; You May Also Like . [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. [9] They were acquitted by a trial judge in September 1993 for insufficient evidence.[9]. Fax: +(852) 2698 6367, Copyright 2023 Asian Human Rights Commission. I did that hoping to make them have second thoughts about doing so,.There is no justice in the Philippines. [55], On June 28, 2011, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Hubert Webb was in the Philippines when the murders took place. Alejo confirmed these two (2) as the persons he saw from his guard post walking to and fro before the shooting incident. In a 38-page strongly-worded decision promulgated on Tuesday, the . 'Ms. Nos. The trial of the case having been long concluded, the requirements of the law may have been satisfied, but not the demands of justice. 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. On the night of June 29, 1991, Asuncion was supposed to have a sleepover with Jennifer at the latters home in Paraaque City. The lead suspect was Hubert Webb whose father, Freddie Webb was famous as an actor, former basketball player, and Paraaque congressman at the time of the murders. God would be stupid to borrow Digongs words if He gifts him the vice presidency the second time around. No acquittal has been made as to the two accused, Filart and Ventura, who remain at-large. No. Based on my findings, I defended Hubert in my column and in my radio and TV programs. Firstly, like Alfaro, Alejo also received money and free accommodation from the persons who had interest in his testimony. After she finished the laundry, she went to the servant's quarters. Corona." Webb wanted Alfaro, the then-girlfriend of one of the accused men, Peter Estrada, to join them because Estrellita Vizconde only allowed her daughter to go out and entertain female visitors. All of these had been applied in acquitting the accused in the Vizconde case, which is contradictory to its earlier decision affirming the conviction of the Abadilla Five. [22], On October 8, 2010, Webb filed an urgent motion for acquittal. It was based on the rule of the minority and not the majority as they (the SC justices) had enunciated in Fortich v. The Truth about Mendiola Massacre - Philippine True Crime Stories | Martin Rules. Night of June 2930, 1991 Estrellita, Carmela and Jennifer Vizconde were killed in their Paraaque home; Carmela was found to have been raped. When she could not produce the person, Sacaguing continued to press her saying that she might as well assume the role of her informant.. December 14, 2010:http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2010/december2010/176389.htm Welcome to my maiden column in TheSTAR, now the countrys No. Even if we were denied justice, I consoled them that at least people already know what really happened, he said. al., 2010, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vizconde_murders&oldid=1138122178, Loss of DNA evidence not a ground for outright acquittal. [8] If, on examination, the DNA of the subject specimen does not belong to Webb, then he did not rape Carmela. Villarama noted that the alleged Passport, Passenger Manifest of United Airlines Flight and United Airline ticket of accused Webb offered in evidence were mere photocopies of an alleged original, which were never presented. 16:53. We have ruled that accused-appellant may not invoke the acquittal of the other conspirators to merit the reversal of his conviction for murder. I stand by my story. Philstar Global Corp. All Rights Reserved. All rights are reserved. This policewoman is either ignorant of the law or plain lazy. VIZCONDE MASSACRE CASE: This case is about the gang rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman, the murder of her 7-year-old sister and their mother on June 30, 1991 at their home in Paranaque City, Metro Manila. Acting solely on Alfaros testimony, the Department of Justice (DoJ) filed charges of rape with homicide against the eight accused on August 1995. The tapes were restored by IBM while being monitored by the National Computer Center. The filming location took place in the actual home of the Vizconde's where the massacre took place on June 30, 1991. The prescription period does not matter to me, its just a date, he said. 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 got involved in the case after Webb told me Hubert, whose name was slowly cropping up in news reports as a prime suspect, was in the United States when the dastardly crime happened. Cruz, Manila accompanying his brother-in-law, Jonas Padel Ayhon, whose wife had just given birth; and Rameses de Jesus and Lenido Lumanog had just left Manila for Mabalacat, Pampanga where they stayed until the evening of June 14. De Lima said they could still go after Filart and Ventura, as well as the Villadolid brothers, since the prescriptive period of 20 years for homicide does not apply to them because they were abroad. That's all crap! 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. Massacre case in 1991 Webb was accused of raping Carmela Vizconde, 18, who was killed in her family's Paraaque home on June 30, 1991. But both the RTC and the CA rejected his defence ruling that his alibi cannot stand against Alfaros positive identification of him as the rapist and killer. I expected this decision because since the start, I knew that Jessica Alfaro was not entirely telling the truth. One of the justices, Roberto Abad, who dissented the majority decision affirming the guilty verdict wrote: the public prosecutor 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. [48] Other witnesses say Webb was in the Philippines at the time of the murders. 127262 Hubert Webb, et al. Apart from Alejo, earlier there was another witness, Merlito Herbas. 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. But, unlike the house robbers, however the court points out that "Webb and his friends did not have anything to do in a darkened garage. Vizconde is clinging to the hope that even if this period ended Thursday, more concerned citizens will approach the National Bureau of Investigation to corroborate claims made by new witnesses that Webb was seen in BF Homes, Paraaque City, at the time of the murders. Suspicions, no matter how strong they are, must never sway judgment. The court rejected his testimony because he was a disgruntled witness. This was how Lauro Vizcondes relatives summed it up on Thursday night after a Mass marking the 20th anniversary of the death of his wife Estrellita and daughters Carmela and Jennifer. By providing an email address. Episode on July 5, 2011 Tuesday after Saksi! By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. He also ordered the Secretary of Justice Leila de Lima to study the possibility of giving compensation to Webb and others. ), Moreover, Judge Tolentino also denied Webb's request to subject semen samples to DNA testing on the belief that the samples may no longer be intact. In rejecting questions to Alejos credibility, the SC affirmed the CAs ruling that the credible testimony of a lone witness(es) assumes more weight when there is no showing that he was actuated by improper motive to testify falsely against the accused, as in the case of Freddie Alejo. They are Lenido Lumanog, Augusto Santos, Senior Police Officer 2 (SPO2) Cesar Fortuna, Rameses de Jesus and Joel de Jesus. 187745. Under the law, prosecutors of a murder case are given 20 years from the time it occurred or the time it was discovered to identify suspects and charge them in court. 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. He alleged that he could not forget Webb because Biong had allegedly threatened him, Do not cheat him. 2. It would be a serious miscarriage of justice and a demonstration of inequality before the law should jurisprudence not be applied equally. This is a violation of the duty of state." But Custodio admits this may be easier said than done. However, keep in mind not to be vindictive. I will be conferring with my lawyers about my future moves.. She said that when she entered Hubert's room, she saw him wearing only his pants, awake and smoking in bed. 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 NBI is a special investigating body attached to the DoJ. To support this, Webb presented a Certification issued by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service of August 31, 1995 confirming that his entry into that country was recorded. Alfaro said Estrellita was killed before Webb began to rape Carmela. But Villaramas opinion was not considered by the SC in their majority decision. InAbadilla case: Both the RTC and the CA did not apply this test of credibility of a witness before accepting the testimony of Alejo. Forensic evidence: In Vizconde case it cannot lie, in Abadilla case it is inconclusive. The CA held that these ballistic results are inconclusive and can never prevail over appellants positive identification by eyewitness Freddie Alejo. Firstly, the SC held Alfaro was not a credible witness. Indeed, if the accused is truly innocent, he can have no other defense but denial and alibi. a contribution to Human Rights work, Asian Human Rights Commission [51] On March 18, Hubert Webb filed a lawsuit against Jessica Alfaro for false testimony at the Paraaque Prosecutor's Office. Besides the horror itself, the suspected perpetrators included high-society figures. InVizconde case: Jessica Alfaros positive identification was rejected because she did not meet the test of a credible witness and that what she personally saw must be believable, not inherently contrived. 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 lower courts, the Supreme Court said, held that "Webb was actually in Paraaque when the Vizconde killings took place". She said the same MRT provided data that several Webbs arrived in the country, including Hubert, sometime in October 1992. [10] According to the footage of the trial, Alfaro had been able to identify all the defendants by their names. 185123/G.R. October 1, 1996 Judge Amelita Tolentino of the Paraaque RTC rejected 132 of the defense's 142 pieces of evidence. She did not know nor met any of them. After 15 years behind bars, Hubert Webb and 5 others in the Vizconde massacre case (Manila-Philippines) were released from prison on Tuesday. . This site uses cookies. There was only one vital witness for the prosecution, Freddie Alejo. On June 30, 1991, three Vizconde women Estrellita, 49; her 19-year-old daughter, Carmela and the younger Jennifer, 6 were found dead in their home at BF Homes Village in Paraaque. starring Kris Aquino as Carmela Vizconde. The CA rather held that positive and unequivocal declaration is sufficient to support a conviction which was affirmed by the SC. Her mother, Estrellita, 47, and sister, Jennifer, 7, were also killed. 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 lower courts, however, reasoned that "Webb's alibi cannot stand against Alfaro's positive identification of him." From there she allegedly saw Lejano and Ventura take a knife from the kitchen drawer, while the rest of the gang acted as lookouts. ABADILLA MURDER CASE: This case is about the murder of Rolando Abadilla, a police colonel during Marcos regime, at 8:30 on June 13, 1996 at the Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City. People vs. Bello, G.R. 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. Be consoled that the truth will always come out, Hernandez advised Vizconde. Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. Among those present were former Vice President Teofisto Guingona; Arsenio Boy Evangelista, father of carjack victim Venson Evangelista; Dacer-Corbito witness Cezar Mancao and his lawyer Ferdinand Topacio; and members of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC). This column will tackle various topics on the days it will come out: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The film claims to have been based on new evidence from the then-ongoing trial. Your subscription could not be saved. Evid. The Supreme Court acquitted them on Dec. 14, 2010. The jurisprudence mentioned above that the SC invoked has not been equally applied. Yes, but what can I do (?). They were victims of gory murder; Carmela was raped before she was killed. The NBI is the agency responsible in providing security and protection of witnesses admitted under WPP. Alfaro had testified that she knew the suspects and was at the Vizconde house when the crime was committed. Therefore, the applications of the SC on evaluating the defence of alibi of the accused have not been equally applied in these two cases. 124871, May 13, 2004. [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. The people urging President Rodrigo Digong Duterte to run for vice president in the 2022 elections are making fun of him. Both the SC and the CA affirmed the RTCs sentence of guilty verdict without applying the test on the credibility of a witness as they did in Vizconde case. The fight is not over. [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. This was a case that was solved nine years after the murders and then unsolved 10 years later. 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 . The RTC, however, acquitted Delos Santos despite being positively identified also by Alejo as one of those who was present at the crime scene. His intention was very, very dubious, he said. [56] According to De Lima, all the new witnesses passed the polygraph test. 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By her account, after a drug session with the group, Webb allegedly had hatched his plan to rape Carmela Vizconde. [15] The accused alleged that by rejecting 132 of the 142 pieces of evidence, Tolentino had set the tone for their conviction. The men were released on Dec. 14 last year, after the Supreme Court dismissed the testimony of star witness Jessica Alfaro against Webb. I incurred the ire of the citizenry, including some of my fellow columnists in theInquirer,for my defense of Hubert. Alfaro said she was then having reservations when she first executed the first affidavit and held back vital information due to her natural reaction of mistrust. [18], In her decision, Tolentino described the testimony of defense witnesses as full of inconsistencies and biased. The Jessica Alfaro Story in 1995 was meanwhile focused on the star witness, portrayed by Alice Dixson. Vizconde said his quest for justice was continuing despite the end of the prescription period for the prosecution of his familys killers. [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]. But in the Abadilla case, not only did the SC affird the CAs ruling in rejecting the defence of alibi, it did not also question the CAs formulation of conjectures on which it based its judgement. It is hard to believe this there is a record of supposed arrival from other country but no record of departure in 1991 or in any month of 1991, she said. The SC acquitted all the accused, reversing and dismissing the guilty verdict of the RTC and the CA. In a decision dated January 6, 2000, Paraaque Regional Trial Court Judge Amelita Tolentino convicted Webb and the co . No two persons have the same DNA fingerprint, with the exception of identical twins. He said that he heard Hubert Webb quarreling with another young looking customer. Hello friends! Their claims were corroborated by witnesses who are disinterested parties, their relatives and friends and documentary evidence. The court said the "portion of Alfaro's story appears tortured to accommodate the physical evidence of the ransacked house" adding that "it is a story made to fit in with the crime scene although robbery was supposedly not the reason Webb and his companions entered that house". 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. Herbas had testified for the defence instead of the prosecution when the Abadilla did not fulfil his promise to give him (Herbas) exactly the same salary he was receiving and when he was told that he would no longer be presented as witness because the testimony of Alejo would be sufficient. (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. They cannot be the bases of conviction as they cannot substitute for the constitutional requirement of proof of guilt beyond reasonable doubt. 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. The 47-year-old Estrellita had 13 stab wounds. [47], On December 28, 2010, new witnesses have come forward accusing Hubert Webb and others of allegedly being behind the Vizconde massacre. The case of the Vizconde Massacre took another direction only after four years, when Jessica Alfaro surfaced and became the case's star witness. "[29], The court held that security guard Normal E. White, Jr.'s testimony was unreliable. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape 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. 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. The other accused were Artemio Dong Ventura, Michael A. Gatchalian, Hospicio Pyke Fernandez, Peter Estrada, Miguel Ging Rodriguez, and Joey Filart. The prosecutors, the RTC and the CA have been made aware of this fact by the defence. "[21], In April 2010, the Supreme Court approved DNA testing to be performed on the semen specimen obtained during autopsy from Carmela Vizconde. 1. Hence, it was not physically impossible for them to travel to Quezon City via the North Expressway at the time the crime took place; On Augusto Santos, the corroboration of his brother-in-law, Jonas Padel Ayhon, that he was at the Jose Fabella Hospital when the crime happened, the CA rejected his corroboration because he was not an impartial witness and ruled that where nothing supports the alibi than the testimony of a relative, it deserves scant consideration. Movie producers and directors rode the wave of public outcry by creating true-to-life films based on such heinous crimes. I also updated them on the new twist in the investigation. Biong was released from jail on November 30, 2010, after serving his sentence. Indeed, her superior testified that she volunteered to play the role of a witness in the Vizconde killings when she could not produce a man she promised to the NBI. [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. Anyone can be paid! The Supreme Court acquitted them on Dec. 14, 2010. This is despite questions to his credibility for receiving money and enjoying privileges while he was in Abadillas custody and the existence of inconsistencies in his testimonies in open court. But I could not work there), Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption chairman. Aug 5, 2008. The details of how they were killed were grim. In the Philippines in 1992, the Vizconde Massacre, which saw the murder of multiple women who had been stabbed to death, created an investigation full of problems. Webbs son, Hubert Jeffrey, is also the brother of a television host, Pinky, in one of the largest television networks in the country. 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. SC slams 'unbelievable' testimony of Vizconde massacre witness. The AHRC urges the SC to thoroughly review the pending final appeal of the accused in the Abadilla case. The court said that Alfaro was not a credible witness and that her "story of what she personally saw must be believable, not inherently contrived". When the accused appealed the decision, the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the judgement of conviction by the RTC. Reporters jostled with Vizcondes relatives and friends in his garage, where Fr. The passing away of Lauro Vizconde a few days ago does not close the sad chapter on the tragedy known as the Vizconde massacre. For almost two decades, Filipinos have been mystified by the brutal 1991 killing of a mother and her two daughters. Webb was among the nine people convicted by Paranaque Regional Trial Court Branch 274 Presiding Judge Amelita Tolentino in January 2000 for the killings. 3. It defended the attack on Alejos credibility, for example, his inconsistencies on the number of gunmen, arguing that this had already been explained by Alejo during cross-examination by correcting his earlier statement and that the affidavits, being ex-parte, are almost always incomplete and often inaccurate, but do not really detract from the credibility of witnesses. He and six others spent 15 years in jail. Eleazar, a strict disciplinarian, is probably the only PNP chief who is loved and respected by the citizenry. [25][26], On December 14, 2010, the Supreme Court reversed the earlier judgment of the lower court and Court of Appeals and acquitted seven of the nine accused, including Hubert Webb, finding that the prosecution failed to prove that the accused were guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Theyre projecting Digong as a feeble old man still seeking power. February 26, 2021. . April 28, 1995 Jessica Alfaro presents herself as a witness and accuses Hubert Webb. Kung di ninyo ako pinabayaan, 'di ako magkakaganito. (Fuck you all! Of the 15 Justices, 7 voted for acquittal while four dissented and four Justices, including Carpio, did not participate.[27][28]. 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. [50], On January 18, 2011, the Supreme Court denied Lauro Vizconde's motion to reverse the acquittal because of double jeopardy. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy. Webbs co-accused, Antonio Lejano, is a son of a known singer and celebrity.