{"id":60084,"date":"2015-08-27T17:49:25","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T09:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=60084"},"modified":"2025-01-17T03:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T08:12:34","slug":"kidnap-suspects-charged-guilty-after-18-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/27\/kidnap-suspects-charged-guilty-after-18-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Kidnap suspects charged guilty after 18 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13851\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/shutterstock_92239273.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13851\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/shutterstock_92239273-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ShutterStock image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/shutterstock_92239273-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/shutterstock_92239273.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ShutterStock image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"line-height: 15.2pt;background: white;margin: 0in 0in .2in 0in\"><span lang=\"EN-PH\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">MANILA \u2013 After 18 years, suspects to the kidnapping of a Chinese-Filipino couple were finally charged guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Seven members of the Waray-Waray gang charged for the 1997 kidnapping of spouses Virgilio and Christine Chua and their maid Analyn Simbajon were finally sentenced guilty. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 15.2pt;background: white;margin: 0in 0in .2in 0in\"><span lang=\"EN-PH\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">Judge Marilou Runes-Tamang of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 98 issued a guilty verdict to the suspects who were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt on the charge of kidnapping with serious illegal detention.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy lopressor online <a href=\"https:\/\/maranavetclinic.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/lopressor.html\">https:\/\/maranavetclinic.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/lopressor.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 15.2pt;background: white;margin: 0in 0in .2in 0in\"><span lang=\"EN-PH\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">Suspects Roger Ete, Crisanto Dollete, Agustin Quinala, Mario Esiderio, Cipriano Cornista and Diosdado Tandagan were found guilty and sentenced to suffer the maximum penalty of reclusion perpetua without eligibility for parole, or up to 40 years in prison.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cleocin online <a href=\"https:\/\/maranavetclinic.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/cleocin.html\">https:\/\/maranavetclinic.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/cleocin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 15.2pt;background: white;margin: 0in 0in .2in 0in\"><span lang=\"EN-PH\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">Esperanza Falcon was also found guilty as an accomplice to the crime and was sentenced to 12 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 15.2pt;background: white;margin: 0in 0in .2in 0in\"><span lang=\"EN-PH\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">The suspects were also ordered to jointly pay the victims a total of P700,000 for damages. 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