Angelo Reyes commits suicide

[niceako]

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20110208-319114/Angelo-Reyes-commits-suicide

Angelo Reyes commits suicide


By Cynthia Balana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 08:53:00 02/08/2011

Filed Under: Obituary, Military, Graft & Corruption


MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE 2) Former Armed Forces Chief and Defense Secretary Angelo Tomas Reyes on Tuesday morning committed suicide by shooting himself in front of the grave of his mother at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City.

He was 65.

A close friend of Reyes called the Philippine Daily Inquirer to break the news, while Colonel Boogie De Leon, a former administrative officer of Reyes when he was AFP chief, said Reyes was rushed to the Quirino Hospital at about 7:45 a.m. to revive him. Members of his family could not be reached for comment.

De Leon said that Reyes's son Jett called him up to inform him of the incident.

Reyes, who earlier suffered a mild stroke before the congressional investigations on the alleged AFP financial irregularities, said he could not take anymore the smear campaign against his name and his family.

"Not my family," he said.

Reyes, who loved his mother very much when she was still alive, earlier told the Philippine Daily Inquirer in an interview that he would never do anything that would besmirch the name of "my good mother."

In a press conference aired on radio and television, Health Secretary Enrique Ona confirmed Reyes has died from gunshot wound to the heart. He said Reyes was proclaimed dead on arrival at the Quirino Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City.

Ona said the doctors tried to resuscitate Reyes who was brought to the hospital at 7:30 a.m. from Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City where he visited the grave of his mother.

Ona refused to say what caused the gunshot wounds and could not determine the kind of gun used, saying all these were under investigation.

He "was brought here to the emergency room, wala nang pulso at di na humihinga. Nilagyan ng tubo at nag-resuscitation, swero, binigyan ng gamot. But after 45 minutes, which means that at 8:32 a.m., talagang wala na (without pulse and not breathing. He was tubated and resuscitated, put on IV. But after 45 minutes, which means that at 8:32 a.m., he's really gone)."

He had a gunshot wound to the heart and an external wound to the back.

Reyes, a graduate of Philippine Military Academy Class '66, was AFP chief under President Joseph Estrada, and secretary of defense, interior and local government, and energy during the term of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from 2001 to 2003. He graduated as the class valedictorian in high school and was among the top ten graduates of the PMA.

He went on to obtain two masteral degrees, namely: Masters in Business Administration from Asian Institute of Management in 1973 and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1991. He also took up International Defense Management Course in Monterey, California in 1983.

In 1987, he graduated No. 1 in Trust Operations Management Course conducted by the Trust Institutes Foundation of the Philippines at the Ateneo Business School which eventually earned him a scholarship to the Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.

[marvinofthefaintsmile]

^^ i know how it feels like to have the "urge" for suicide.., probably, too heavy burden for him..,

[niceako]

It feels as if so much information has been lost with this incident.
He really preferred to bury it with him in his grave...

[judE_Law]

very sad day.

[bukojob]

whoa whoa whoa!

This is shocking news for me

[niceako]

Arroyo visits Reyes' remains in the hospital...is it a sign of genuine condolonces or relief...

[niceako]

still from Inquirer:

from Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago

Thus, Santiago said, Reyes' wife and children would be obliged to restore whatever property may be proved to have been acquired by illegal means.

In lieu of the deceased, Santiago said, the wife and their children may be summoned to the Senate hearing to investigate whether they have become liable under the Anti-Graft Act.

"This law prohibits any person and family relation, including the spouse or relatives by consanguinity or affinity in the third civil degree,"to capitalize or exploit such family relation by directly or indirectly receiving any pecuniary advantage from any other person having some business with the deceased in which the deceased had to intervene," she pointed out.

If proven guilty, Santiago said, the wife, children, and in-laws could be charged under the Anti-Graft Act and punished with up to 15 years imprisonment, and with confiscation or forfeiture in favor of the government of any unexplained wealth manifestly out of proportion to his salaries and other lawful income.

[bukojob]

^ yun lang. pamilya nya naman ang hahabulin.. wrong move si angelo reyes...

[marvinofthefaintsmile]

wasted his life to nothing.. out of nothing at all... out of nothing at all..,

[judE_Law]

still from Inquirer:

from Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago

Thus, Santiago said, Reyes' wife and children would be obliged to restore whatever property may be proved to have been acquired by illegal means.

In lieu of the deceased, Santiago said, the wife and their children may be summoned to the Senate hearing to investigate whether they have become liable under the Anti-Graft Act.

"This law prohibits any person and family relation, including the spouse or relatives by consanguinity or affinity in the third civil degree,"to capitalize or exploit such family relation by directly or indirectly receiving any pecuniary advantage from any other person having some business with the deceased in which the deceased had to intervene," she pointed out.

If proven guilty, Santiago said, the wife, children, and in-laws could be charged under the Anti-Graft Act and punished with up to 15 years imprisonment, and with confiscation or forfeiture in favor of the government of any unexplained wealth manifestly out of proportion to his salaries and other lawful income.

sana, hindi na muna nag-comment ng ganito si mirriam.. though i admire her..
i find it insensitive on her part.

[joshgroban]

i suggest na malipat to sa politics what do you think?

[judE_Law]

Reyes a whipping boy of Garcia's 'real protector': Robles

MANILA, Philippines (1st UPDATE) - Former Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes was made a scapegoat of a powerful group that is out to hide the real protector of former military comptroller Carlos Garcia, retired Navy Commodore Rex Robles said on Tuesday.

Robles said Reyes was linked to the Garcia plea bargain deal to divert the focus of the Senate investigation on military corruption instead of identifying the people who benefited from Garcia during his time  as military comptroller.

He said Garcia "helped congressmen, senators and crooked businessmen to launder their money abroad."

In a separate interview, Robles said Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Parañaque Rep. Roilo Golez actually know the identity of Garcia's mysterious benefactor. He challenged the 2 lawmakers to identify Garcia's protector following Reyes's death on Tuesday.

"The people who are really protecting Garcia, who Golez and Trillanes know but they have lied blatantly to the public, are the ones also behind this. The sooner that Golez and Trillanes reveal the names that they know about, the true names, instead of the lies they are peddling, the better," he told ANC's Dateline Philippines.
Garcia is facing separate congressional probes after a plea bargain deal with the Office of the Ombudsman allowed him to plead guilty to bailable charges and return P135 million in assets to the government. The former military comptroller is accused of salting away P303 million in kickbacks during his time in the military.

Congressman Golez earlier accused Reyes of protecting Garcia, a charge that Reyes vehemently denied. Trillanes later backed up Golez's claim.

Robles said that before Trillanes linked Reyes to the Garcia plea deal, the former defense chief sent a letter to the senator asking him to reveal the name of the person who was protecting Garcia.

Robles said the letter was handcarried by a mistah of Trillanes in the Philippine Military Academy who asked the senator to identify Garcia's protector. Robles said that under PMA tradition, a mistah cannot lie to a fellow mistah.

He said Trillanes told his fellow PMAer: "'Mistah, hindi si Reyes ito."

Reyes died of a gunshot wound after visiting his mother's grave in Marikina City Tuesday morning. Police said the death was a suicide.

Before his death, the former defense chief was accused of pocketing P50 million in "pabaon" (send-off money) before his retirement as Armed Forces chief in 2001. His wife also allegedly received "shopping money" of up to $10,000 from the Office of the Military Comptroller during her various trips abroad.

Arroyo called Reyes before death

Robles, meanwhile, revealed that former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called up Reyes inquiring about the handcarried letter he sent to Trillanes.

"He told me that he just received a phone call from [former President] Arroyo asking him about this Trillanes thing.  The former president wanted to know certain things. I will talk about it at the right time. I don't think I should," he said.

Robles said Reyes sounded worried after Arroyo's phone call.

"I will expect GMA to call him up and assure him of assistance of help or moral whatever. Yung impression ko, he was cross-examined by GMA," he said.

He said the former president even asked Reyes why he (Robles) was attacking Golez. "You can draw your own conclusions," he said.

Arroyo's spokeswoman, Elena Bautista-Horn, meanwhile, said she was surprised by the news that Arroyo allegedly talked to Reyes before his death.

She said there was no meeting between Arroyo and Reyes in the past few days, or any conversation between the 2 over the phone.

"Pakikiramay at katahimikan ang kailangan nila sa panahong ito, hindi intriga. Ipagdasal natin si Secretary Reyes at ang mag-anak niya," she said in a text message.

Robles said Reyes expressed the sentiment that he was being abandoned by his former allies.

"For a long time, as chief of intelligence, marami siyang hawak. Marami siyang assets who tell him what is happening also," he said.

Asked who could be behind the smear campaign against Reyes, Robles said: "I will not speculate but I think it's obvious. It does not matter if the group is in government or not. Sa lakas lang...do you have to be in government to be strong?"

Garcia probe was derailed

Robles said the congressional inquiries on the Garcia plea bargain was effectively derailed when issues about military corruption started cropping up.





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[joshgroban]

^ yun lang. pamilya nya naman ang hahabulin.. wrong move si angelo reyes...

medyo nag urungan na nga yung mmga matatapang na senador e di na raw isasama sa iimbestigahan yung pamilya..... tsk tsk.... awa daw

[eLgimiker0]

^ yun lang. pamilya nya naman ang hahabulin.. wrong move si angelo reyes...

medyo nag urungan na nga yung mmga matatapang na senador e di na raw isasama sa iimbestigahan yung pamilya..... tsk tsk.... awa daw

ganyan ang filipino brader. tsk tsk

[marvinofthefaintsmile]

hinde kaya parang harakiri ang gnwa nya? Kc db pag disgrace n ung name ng isang samurai eh naghaharakiri xa?