Shooting victim seeks long-delayed justice
Posted by unang apluma on Thursday, November 11, 2010
Under: 1st-APLUMA UPDATES
BY ISMAEL AMIGO
1ST-APLUMA NATIONAL PRESIDENT
JUSTICE delayed is justice denied.
This is the situation of Joselito Rodriguez of Tarlac City, who, more than two years ago almost lost his life in a shooting incident but until now he's still seeking justice for what happened to him.
Rodriguez and his friend Jhon Eric Gregorio suffered gunshot wounds in different parts of their bodies after Fabian Seguira, a professor at Tarlac State University, peppered them with bullets from his .45 caliber pistol due to an argument.
Seguira was charged with two counts of frustrated murder but was freed after posting bail amounting to P16,000.
But the case dragged on until the victims agreed to settle with the suspect, wherein Seguira will shoulder 50 percent of unpaid hospital bills and 50 percent reimbursement of actual medical expenses, aside from P10,000 as indemnity.
But until now, Rodriguez and his friend haven't touched a single centavo of that amount because the suspect has yet to fulfill his end of the agreement.
Also, the suspect is bragging that the case gathered dust because of his strong influence with a Regional Trial Court judge whom Rodriguez’s father Lito refused to identify.
"Hindi na pera ang isyu dito kundi ang hustisya sa nangyari sa amin at dapat siyang magbayad," Rodriguez said when he sought help from 1st-APLUMA or the Unang Alyansang Pag-asa ng Lahi't Uring Mamamahayag-Manggagawa.
"Isa pa, hindi maganda na ipinagyayabang pa niya sa aming lugar na malakas siya sa korte kaya inamag ang kaso," added Rodriguez.
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Some of our broadcaster friends have already lent their helping hand by airing the problem of Rodriguez and his friend through their radio programs.
This way, we can apply some pressure so that the suspect will fulfill his obligations to his victims, who luckily survived the carnage.
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Just like Rodriguez, 1st-APLUMA can assist those who are in need as we can act as bridge to people who have problems with government and private offices to help them in any way we can.
With the help of our friends from media and some government agencies, we can help seek help for those who are in need of medical and other kind of assistance.
Those who have problems, medical or otherwise, can log-on to 1st-APLUMA’s website (http://1st-apluma.yolasite.com and give all the details through its Public Serbilis section.
1ST-APLUMA NATIONAL PRESIDENT
JUSTICE delayed is justice denied.
This is the situation of Joselito Rodriguez of Tarlac City, who, more than two years ago almost lost his life in a shooting incident but until now he's still seeking justice for what happened to him.
Rodriguez and his friend Jhon Eric Gregorio suffered gunshot wounds in different parts of their bodies after Fabian Seguira, a professor at Tarlac State University, peppered them with bullets from his .45 caliber pistol due to an argument.
Seguira was charged with two counts of frustrated murder but was freed after posting bail amounting to P16,000.
But the case dragged on until the victims agreed to settle with the suspect, wherein Seguira will shoulder 50 percent of unpaid hospital bills and 50 percent reimbursement of actual medical expenses, aside from P10,000 as indemnity.
But until now, Rodriguez and his friend haven't touched a single centavo of that amount because the suspect has yet to fulfill his end of the agreement.
Also, the suspect is bragging that the case gathered dust because of his strong influence with a Regional Trial Court judge whom Rodriguez’s father Lito refused to identify.
"Hindi na pera ang isyu dito kundi ang hustisya sa nangyari sa amin at dapat siyang magbayad," Rodriguez said when he sought help from 1st-APLUMA or the Unang Alyansang Pag-asa ng Lahi't Uring Mamamahayag-Manggagawa.
"Isa pa, hindi maganda na ipinagyayabang pa niya sa aming lugar na malakas siya sa korte kaya inamag ang kaso," added Rodriguez.
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Some of our broadcaster friends have already lent their helping hand by airing the problem of Rodriguez and his friend through their radio programs.
This way, we can apply some pressure so that the suspect will fulfill his obligations to his victims, who luckily survived the carnage.
-000-
Just like Rodriguez, 1st-APLUMA can assist those who are in need as we can act as bridge to people who have problems with government and private offices to help them in any way we can.
With the help of our friends from media and some government agencies, we can help seek help for those who are in need of medical and other kind of assistance.
Those who have problems, medical or otherwise, can log-on to 1st-APLUMA’s website (http://1st-apluma.yolasite.com and give all the details through its Public Serbilis section.
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