{"id":253137,"date":"2020-04-24T23:06:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T03:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=253137"},"modified":"2025-01-10T15:22:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T20:22:40","slug":"army-seeks-nbi-probe-on-ex-soldiers-death-in-quezon-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/24\/army-seeks-nbi-probe-on-ex-soldiers-death-in-quezon-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Army seeks NBI probe on ex-soldier\u2019s death in Quezon City"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_239579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239579\" style=\"width: 3150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/170608151312.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-239579\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/170608151312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3150\" height=\"2100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/170608151312.jpg 3150w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/170608151312-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/170608151312-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/170608151312-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3150px) 100vw, 3150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-239579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gapay said apparent pre-judgment by police investigators prompted the PA to seek help from the NBI so that justice may be served for retired Cpl. Winston Ragos and his family. (Presidential file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Philippine Army (PA) on Friday sought the help of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the case of a former soldier who was shot and killed by a police officer at a quarantine checkpoint in Barangay Pasong Putik in Quezon City.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to NBI OIC-director Eric Distor, PA chief Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay requested an impartial investigation in view of the apparent conflicting claims of police operatives involved, witness accounts, and materials available from open sources, to include video footages of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Gapay said apparent pre-judgment by police investigators prompted the PA to seek help from the NBI so that justice may be served for retired Cpl. Winston Ragos and his family.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, he said, has also raised awareness and concern on the plight of soldiers suffering from mental health disorders incurred during their military service.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy vilitra online <a href=\"http:\/\/edlaboratories.com\/tour\/edl-glio\/swf\/vilitra.html\">http:\/\/edlaboratories.com\/tour\/edl-glio\/swf\/vilitra.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Gapay ordered the PA staff to review existing policies and programs dealing with combat stress, trauma risk management, and other health concerns related to mental health.<\/p>\n<p>He added that assistance to Ragos&#8217; family is now being facilitated.<\/p>\n<p>Gapay also reiterated that the Army puts a premium on the well-being of its personnel, active or retired, especially those who have left the service with \u201cscars of war\u201d and those who suffered mental challenges in the line of duty like of Ragos, who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened to Cpl. Ragos was unfortunate but an avoidable event. Let his death serve as an awakening on the plight of other soldiers who are being plagued by the traumas of war,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Army assures the family of Ragos that it will extend to them the assistance they need,\u201d Gapay said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cytotec online <a href=\"http:\/\/edlaboratories.com\/tour\/edl-glio\/swf\/cytotec.html\">http:\/\/edlaboratories.com\/tour\/edl-glio\/swf\/cytotec.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He also ordered to look for the other retired soldiers out there suffering from the same conditions as Ragos, for the provision of appropriate assistance.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy abilify online <a href=\"http:\/\/edlaboratories.com\/tour\/edl-glio\/swf\/abilify.html\">http:\/\/edlaboratories.com\/tour\/edl-glio\/swf\/abilify.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Philippine Army prioritizes taking care of our troops and sustaining the wellbeing of our soldiers and their families,\u201d Gapay added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 The Philippine Army (PA) on Friday sought the help of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":239579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-253137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-priam-nepomuceno","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253137"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282389,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253137\/revisions\/282389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}