At 1:04pm today, PNP Meycauayan Superintendent Chief Santos Mera and “investigator of the case” SPO1 Pascual were not at their post when we called to inquire about our student, University of the Philippines Diliman journalism student Psalty Caluza, who was on school assignment as part of the requirements of the journ internship course Journ 198 when he was illegally arrested while covering the ecumenical mass at the NutriAsia workers strike. The PNP Meycauayan desk phone official will look for the chief of police and “investigator” (PNP Meycauayan Chief Santos Mera and SPO1 Pascual) daw, they were at the inquest of those who were arrested, and, apparently, they were not aware that Psalty is a U.P. journalism student on assignment.
The Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan and the U.P. Diliman administration are closely monitoring the case and have sent lawyers for U.P. journalism student Psalty Caluza and U.P. College of Science student Jon Bonifacio (MBB summa cum laude candidate, on Oblation scholarship), and are coordinating with the assistant provincial prosecutor. The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jerwin Agpaoa has been in Bulacan since this morning to assist the students.
The College Secretary Prof. Terry Congjuico and the Department Chair Prof. Rachel Khan have been coordinating with the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and with Psalty’s parents since last night.
ATTENTION: PNP Meycauayan Chief Santos Mera, SPO1 Pascual: HWAG NYO PO AKO PAGTAGUAN. I-RELEASE NYO PO ANG MGA ESTUDYANTE NAMIN, WALA SILANG NILABAG NA BATAS, NAGKO-COVER PO SILA NG ISANG PAMPUBLIKONG EVENT BILANG BAHAGI NG KANILANG SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT. KUNG HINDI NYO PO SILA IRI-RELEASE SA LOOB NG ARAW NA ITO SASAMPAHAN KAYO NG MGA REKLAMO KASAMA NA ANG MGA ADMINISTRATIBONG KASO SA PNP POLICE COMMISSION, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, at mga kriminal na aksyon laban sa inyo.
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… posting a summary of lecture notes on the police beat on reading the medico-legal report and the death certificate (a chapter in my J101 class) … wait lang… in a minute (by the way, there’s a teeny typo error on the death certificate, on the date of birth… just correct it on the same document and initial the entry, do not re-issue it).
i saw this only now: an allegation of rape raised by the Collegian against a student candidate in the student council elections, brought up during the election debate-forum. The allegation of rape was not denied. Meron bang na- rape — Totoo ba ito? Kung hindi nangyari, dapat ay i-deny; kung totoong nangyari, hindi dapat ganito ang pag-handle.
(If the allegation is true, and if the offended party does not wish to come forward, his/her right to privacy should be respected; legally, however, this can be handled without disclosing the identity of the offended party to the public (and even without involving the offended party if there are other pieces of evidence). )
(see screenshot below of the Collegian twitter account).
This is the definition of rape (the second paragraph punishes the overt acts regardless of gender) :
Revised Penal Code as amended by Republic Act 8353: “Article 266-A. Rape: When And How Committed. – Rape is committed: “1) By a man who shall have carnal knowledge of a woman under any of the following circumstances: “a) Through force, threat, or intimidation; “b) When the offended party is deprived of reason or otherwise unconscious; “c) By means of fraudulent machination or grave abuse of authority; and “d) When the offended party is under twelve (12) years of age or is demented, even though none of the circumstances mentioned above be present. (or, regardless of gender) (parenthetical note by blog admin) “2) By any person who, under any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph 1 hereof (through force, threat, or intimidation; or when the offended party is deprived of reason or otherwise unconscious; or by means of fraudulent machination or grave abuse of authority; or when the offended party is 12 years old or is demented, even though none of the circumstances mentioned above be present), shall commit an act of sexual assault by inserting his penis into another person’s mouth or anal orifice, or any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of another person.”
