[ad_1]
"I have long forgiven them (Chiong Seven), but they must suffer the consequences of their sins."
Thelma Chiong said that her family commemorated the 21st anniversary of the deaths of her daughters Marijoy and Jacqueline.
Thelma also wanted to allay the rumors that Jacqueline was still alive
"It's actually why I'm allowing the screening of this film (" Jacqueline Comes Home "). Was crazy, but I want to give the benefit of the doubt to everyone, "said Thelma to Sun.Star Cebu
The Chiong family attended a Mass in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Cebu and visited the convent Sisters of the Alliance. Thelma said she hopes the film will cast doubts on Jacqueline's disappearance.
"If she is still alive, the perpetrators would be scared because she can identify them. (Like those who kidnapped and raped them)", said Thelma
The Chiong family also attended the first screening of "Jacqueline Comes Home (The Story of Chiong)" at the SM Cebu City Cinema 1.
on the test of the Chiong family after kidnapping, rape and murder sisters in 1997 in Cebu.
Actress Meg Imperial, who played the role of Jacqueline in the film, and Filipino sensation Youtube Donnalyn Bartolome, who played the character of Marijoy, also attended the pre
Ysabelle Peach Caparas, who led the film, and his father, the veteran director Carlo J. Caparas, who co-directed the film
wanted to dedicate the film in memory of his late wife Donna. Villa, which has been known to produce real crime movies, such as "The Vizconde Massacre (God Helps Us)," The Story of Annabelle Huggins – Tragedy Ruben Ablaza (Mea Culpa), "and "The story of Cecilia Masagca: Antipolo Massacre (Jesus Save Us!). "
Jacqueline and Marijoy were aged 21 and 19 respectively when they disappeared in Ayala Center Cebu on July 16, 1997.
The incident gave rise to the most publicized criminal case in Cebu [19659002] Two days later, a young woman's body was found at the bottom of a ravine in Carcar City.The Chiong family stated that it was Marijoy
May 5, 1999 Judge Martin Ocampo of the Cebu Regional Court sentenced Juan Francisco "Paco" Larrañaga and his six co-defendants to kidnap and unlawful detention, nicknamed the "Chiong Seven".
The other six convicts are Josman Aznar, Rowen Adlawan, van driver Alberto Caño, conductor Ariel Balansag, and brothers James Andrew and James Anthony Uy.
David Rusia, a co-accused who became a witness to State, testified that Aznar and Adlawan caught Jacqueline and Marijoy while the sisters were waiting for a return home in front of the mall.
Paco and the other accused reportedly threw the bodies in the ravine at Carcar. Judge Ocampo sentenced them to two terms of imprisonment instead of the death penalty.
The Supreme Court upheld Ocampo's decision and imposed the death sentence on the convicted Larrañaga, Aznar, Adlawan, Caño and Balansag on February 3, 2004.
His arrest, Larrañaga was 19 years old and was studying culinary arts in Quezon City
In 2009, the Ministry of Justice authorized Larrañaga, now 41, to serve the rest of his sentence in a half-Spanish prison in Spain.
The transfer w pursuant to a treaty of sentenced persons signed between the Philippines and Spain.
[ad_2]
Source link
