One of the suspects of the murder of the Brgy. Captain of Paco Manila had narrated the incident to one of his friends and it is now maki...
One of the suspects of the murder of the Brgy. Captain of Paco Manila had narrated the incident to one of his friends and it is now making rounds in the social media.
The dead body of Paco, Manila’s Brgy. Captain was found in the dark street of Guitnangbayan, San Mateo Rizal. According to reports, the public official was murdered through strangulation after he was hit by a car multiple times which broke his ribs. In addition, the suspects also robbed the victim Php 300,000 which is supposedly the salary of his colleagues in Paco, Manila. The suspects were identified through a CCTV footage of a 7-11 convenient store where the suspects purchased alcohol before the incident happened. Even though the suspects tried to run away from their crime, the authorities were able to arrest them in Alfonso, Cavite.
This news has been headlining the media for days as the alleged suspects of the murder are known to be two famous Facebook personalities who rose to fame because of their appeal in the masses. Matthew Ivan Oda Chopitea and Christian Lloyd Garcia who were friends have been accused to be the suspects behind the death of Paco Manila’s Brgy. Captain Reynaldo Acaban. This accusation has furthered echoed the social media as an alleged narration of Matthew Ivan to his friend about how they murdered Acaban and their reason why they commit such crime was posted by Pinoy History and is now going trending.
According to the post which is believed to have come from Matthew Ivan, the suspects murdered Acaban because the public official are threatening them that he will release their sexual videos and photos if the two will not agree to engage in a sexual activity with him.
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"Ilang beses n'ya kaming ginugulo, ang sabi namin ayaw na naming maulit 'yung mga ginagawa n'ya sa'min kasi minsan may pera ka nga pero hindi ka masaya kasi doon nagmula 'yong pera. Pero patuloy parin s'ya sa pangungulit at binantaan pa kaming ikakalat 'yung mga larawan naming hubad at video, nakakasama lang ng loob parang naiipit kami sa bagay na sana tapos na kasi nakinabang naman s'ya sa'min at masyadong malakas ang loob n'ya! s'ya nga itong public official na dapat s'ya ang matakot sa ginagawa n'ya.”
The statement claimed that Acaban has been blackmailing Matthew Ivan and Christian Lloyd which urged the two to feel so much anger and made them decide to commit the crime. In addition, the statements said that they do not really have the intention to put an end in Acaban’s life and supposedly, they will just threaten him the way he is threatening Matthew and Christian but the public official tried to exchange a fight with the two. This urged the two to murder him completely.
“Oo aminin namin, minsan tumikim kami ng droga pero hindi kami adik! Sobrang galit lang ang nararamdaman namin kaya nagawa namin 'yun! bakit n'ya kami kailangang i-blackmail! Kaya noong September 11, nangulit muli s'ya at nakipagkita sa'min, galit na sa dibdib yung nararamdaman namin kasi sa mga pagbabanta nito sa text at tawag, kaya noong gabing 'yun papunta sana kami sa Hotel pero sa daan pa lang kinumpronta namin s'ya kung nasaan ang telepono n'ya pero nanlaban at nakipaghablutan s'ya samin habang pinatigil na namin ang sasakyan. Balak lang namin s'yang takutin at sakalin pero hindi namin balak tuluyan, gusto lang namin s'yang takutin gaya ng ginawa n'yang pananakot samin.”
According to news report of 24 Oras, the victim was killed by strangulation but before he lost his breath he was hit by a car multiple times which caused him to break his ribs and gained tire marks all over his body. This claim was proved by the post as Matthew Ivan narrated in it the details of how they murdered Acaban.
“Masyadong maingay na si kapitan at nasaktan n'ya na si Chris, ang daming n'yang mga pagbabanta at mga sinasabi kaya nagdilim na 'yung paningin ko at pinukpok ko sya sa ulo, pero buhay pa si kapitan, natakot na ang kasama ko dahil kapag nabuhay pa ito masusuplong kami sa pulisya kaya minaneho ni Chris yung kotse ni kapitan at sinagasaan s'ya ng paulit-ulit, humihinga parin ito kaya sinakal ko na”
Police reports also showed that the suspects robbed Acaban and it was also mentioned in the said post. According to the post, the suspects only think that the money they will rob from Acaban will help them support their needs once they run away from the crime. In addition, it also showed how Matthew felt guilty for his friend and for his parents who raised him.
“Hindi namin balak nakawan s'ya pero malaking tulong narin ang mga ito sa pagtatago namin, lahat ng gamit n'ya kinuha namin. Masakit ang ginawa namin, bata pa kami at maraming pangarap at masakit ito para sa mga magulang na nagtaguyod samin. Niyakap ko si Chris kasi pakiramdam ko nadamay ko s'ya! naisip ko, ganito ba ako bilang kaibigan sa kanya?”
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The post was ended with the words telling where they currently are the moment the statement was believed to have been sent to one of Matthew Ivan’s friend.
“Umiiyak kaming magkasama ngayon dito sa Alfonso Cavite, malapit sa batangas ito, pakisabi nalang sa mga naghahanap saming pamilya kung mayroon man, na nasa mabuti kaming kalagayan." – Matt”
The page that published the post denied any connection with anyone who is involved in the crime and just claimed that the post was sent to them by a person who claimed to be Matthew’s friend but chose to conceal his real identity. They also encouraged netizens to look at the both sides of the story instead of listening to just one party.
The post garnered multiple kinds of reactions as it went viral with 2.6k likes and 1.9 shares. Some of the netizens are insisting that no matter what happens, committing a murder should not be the last resort and it should never be one of the choices. The issue brought different discussions from the netizens.
Netizens shared their different views regarding the issue.
“But they should also know on the first place that Killing is not the solution to their problem. They have taken life and that's so painful for the people that loves the person that they have killed. They deserve a major lesson. And I think that they should pay for this. Kawawa naman kasi yung pamilya ng naiwan. At mas kawawa yung namatay! They're lucky kasi ang dapat naman talaga. When you killed, you'll be killed too. Kaso hinde eh! We all hope that this would serve as a wake up call for the youth to really think before goin' into situation that could eventually destroy their lives.” commented by Jap Sabtal.
“ Murder is murder, killing is killing .Every murderer is subject to face the consequences in change of breaching the law concerning it. Yes, majority of the filipinos have no knowledge of the law, but, we have common sense to obey it regardless of our status in life, position, and even possessions. Let it be done according to what the rule of law says. !” Lucas Jobert said
“The real story ba? The other side of the story? Eh hindi pa nga natin naririnig yung side nung pinatay. Kasi nga, patay na siya. Hindi na siya pwedeng magpaliwanag, samantala pwedeng sabihin ng pumatay kung ano ang gusto nila kasi madaming maniniwala dahil sa aminin man natin o hindi, kapag may itsura ka, mas paniniwalaan ka, lalo na kung bakla yung biktima.” John Eric Torres said.
Meanwhile, some people chose to leave the decision in the hands of the law so that real justice would prevail.
