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Oct
28
From Inquirer.net:
MANILA, Philippines — A son of former Senator Ramon Revilla Sr. was killed in his home in Paranaque City shortly before midnight Friday, relatives and police said Saturday.
Actor Ram Revilla, 22, was pronounced dead on arrival early Saturday morning at the Parañaque General Hospital, his half-brother and Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. told reporters right after the incident.
Quoting initial police investigation, Revilla said Ram sustained multiple stab wounds on his body and a gunshot on his head.
In a separate interview early Saturday, Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr., Philippine National Police spokesman, said that Ram was killed in the actor’s own house on President Avenue in Phase 6A in BF Homes by a group of armed men wearing bonnets at 11:55 p.m. Friday.
Ram was with his girlfriend, Janelle Manahan, and another unidentified female companion who went missing by the time the police arrived, said Sen. Revilla.
“Robbery was already ruled out because there nothing was taken in the house. I am still puzzled because I don’t know any enemies of Ram or anyone who hated him that much to kill him,” said Revilla.
He added that Manahan, who suffered a gunshot wound in her jaw, was immediately transferred from Parañaque Hospital to the Intensive Care Unit of the Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Muntinlupa City.
“I was informed she’s already out of danger,” Senator Revilla said.
Ram was the son of former Senator Ramon Revilla Sr. with Genelyn Magsaysay.
“He was my father’s favorite son. I don’t think we can tell him right away what happened to Ram,” said Revilla.
Revilla said he would do everything to catch the killers immediately.
Chief Inspector Jenny Tecson, spokesperson of the Southern Police District, said that an investigation was underway to determine the identities and motive of the suspects.
Karen Boncocan, Totel de Jesus
Aug
6
Do you want this to happen to you? Don’t park in BF Homes during nighttime.
Filed Under Las Piñas, News, Paranaque, Sumbungan! | 2 Comments
Alabang Bulletin got wind of a scary and disturbing story (well, it depends on how you view this really) that happened to one of our readers during the weekend inside BF Homes Paranaque (Las Pinas part).
Here is his email in full:
My fiance and I were going to a friend’s house in BF Paranaque last Friday night (around 9 p.m.) but we decided to wait for our other friends (who were also on their way already from Las Pinas) so we could go together and parked in front of a house (or a Christian worship venue) along Tropical Ave./Elizalde Ave. (in front of Montessori School).
We were there for about three to five minutes when a Las Pinas police SUV pulled up on our side. A policeman went down and with flashlights blazing ordered me to put my window down.
Without even telling me what we were doing wrong, he asked for my ID.
I obediently gave him my driver’s license and asked him what we did wrong.
“Bawal kasi pumarada dyan eh,” he said.
Now, that elicited confused looks between me and my fiance as there were no “No Parking” signs there and we were parked in a well-lighted area (I made sure of this so that we wouldn’t be in danger of getting robbed or carnapped. Didn’t know the police would be the one causing harm).
He then went back to the mobile patrol car and talked to the driver.
The driver then got down from the car and went to my side. He immediately waved his flashlight around the car and landed on the area of my private part (pardon me for saying this).
That’s when my fiance and I knew what this was all about.
They were suspecting that we were doing something nasty.
The police officer then asked for my fiance’s ID which she voluntarily gave.
He took a look at both our ID’s and told us, “Bawal po kasi pumarada dito eh.”
We argued that there was no sign saying so and that if we could just get our ID’s back.
I also assured the police officer that we weren’t doing anything and told him our story that we were just waiting for some friends.
“Kailangan po kayong ticket-an,” he then said.
This is the time we protested and continued explaining our side that we didn’t know that we couldn’t park there because there were no signs saying so.
Maybe he felt that we were good people and not hooligans who would make out or do other stuff anywhere and that they did not have any cases against us (I mean, ticket for what?!) so he gave us back our licenses and told us not to do that again.
Even though we were just warned, we felt harassed.
Okay, maybe a parked car is suspicious but we were under a lamp post. Who would do something suspicious under a lamp post?!
Were they “kotong” cops and were looking for an easy payday from us?
We don’t know. We just felt harassed.
We even reported this to LP PNP Chief Col. Romulo Sapitula via the mobile number they keep posting around but we did not get a reply.
We just wanted to know if there is an ongoing campaign for this.
So for everyone who regularly goes to BF Paranaque, maybe you should think twice in parking just anywhere (I don’t know where you should park when you’re just waiting for someone or when you’re even just texting or making a call).
AND don’t allow them to bully you into giving you a ticket or worse, giving them money as bribe.
Just be careful.
There, he said it all. It’s better to be careful than sorry. Perhaps they’re lucky that policemen were the ones who approached them and not other criminal elements.
At any rate, let us all be careful when driving (and when parking).
Sep
13
[From a recent email by the new UBFHAI president, Antonio Tinsay.
Mr. Tinsay was the former head of the UBFHAI Water Committee at the height of the resident's agitation for the entry of Maynilad water in the the village.]
“Addressing the horrendous traffic problem inside the village is a major concern of the present board and leadership of UBFHAI. Some of the short term measures we have already taken to mitigate the problem since we asumed office last July 17 are:
First, to not allow incoming deliveries during the morning rush hours;
Second, with the help of the mayor of Parañaque, MMDA will soon install traffic lights in the Concha Cruz/Elizalde and the President Avenue / Elizalde interesections;
Third, we have asked Maynilad to direct their contractors to fast track the restoration work regarding diggings,
Fourth, we have asked MMDA and they have scheduled the “reprogamming” of the traffics lights at Aguirre/Elizalde and Aguirre/Tirona for a more responsive timing intervals (particularly at Aguirre/Elizalde) and blinking yellow lights only from ten pm to 6am.
As for the El Grande/Tropical intersection, UBFHAI in partnership with Bgy. BF International will be repairing the outpost and will be manned by tanods of the barangay and our security guards soon. We will also ask the mayor of Las Piñas City (LPC) and MMDA to install a traffic light in the area.
Flooding also worsens the traffic situation inside our village. In addressing this problem, we have asked our dear Congressman Roy Golez’s help, and I am pleased to inform you that our dear congressman, acting on our request with a lightning-speed haste, made representations with the new leadership at MMDA. Thus, only days after the request was made, MMDA flood control crew “attacked’ the flood prone areas inside our village, notably the Concha cruz/Elizalde area.
To date, per report of the MMDA, they have finished the declogging of the flood-prone areas inside our village. Many, many thanks to our dear congressman, and of course to the new leadership at MMDA.
For our long term plan:
(a) first, we have written the LPC to authorize us not to allow the entry of passing-through vehicles (with LPC friendship stickers) during the morning rush hours only (6 am to 9 am), but the compromise for now is to still allow but they can exit only at the other Las Piñas gates effective 9/06/2010 (this would significantly, reduce the passing through vehicles as they won’t be allowed to exit at the Parañaque and Muntinlupa gates);
( b) second, as soon as the IRR of the Magna Carta becomes effective, which, among others, grants the HOAs the authority to regulate the flow of traffic inside the subdivision, we will make representations with the local governments to assist us in the implementation of this provision of the new law;
(c) third, we have already written to Secretary Singson (the former CEO of Maynilad Water) requesting DPWH to build two (2) flyovers along Sucat Road (one at Lopez, the other at President’s Avenue / MacDo), which request was already endorsed by Cong. Golez;
(d) we are seriously considering putting a cap on the issuance of non-resident stickers. We have also asked the city for a moratorium in the issuance of new business permits and licenses.
We will keep you and all stakeholders posted in the progress we are making in addressing the traffic problem in our village regularly before our brief term ends in February.”
Sep
5
Who here hates all the diggings going on inside BF Homes Paranaque?
Filed Under Paranaque | 2 Comments
Aye!
Although it’s for bringing water to all the households in the village, it’s still a hassle:)
Also annoyed by all the diggings? Comment here so we can have one voice:)
Nov
27
Makatarungan pa ba ang tricycle fare sa BF Homes Subdivision?
Filed Under Paranaque | Leave a Comment
Alabang Bulletin has received a lot of complaints about the trike fare inside BF Homes Subdivision in Parañaque being very unreasonable. Their special rates are really special as special can be.
With the rising cost of everything, this is just an added boon to all those who can’t afford to buy their own cars. Public utility vehicles are supposed to make it easier and cheaper for commuters but this seems to be not the case inside the Parañaque Subdivision.
I wonder if they follow a fare matrix inside BF or if ever, where did they base that matrix on?
