Suspect in Horacio Castillo’s death now outside PHL, says BI

One of the three suspects in the death of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III has already left the country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday.

BI records show Ralph Caballes Trangia took Eva Air Flight BR262 bound for Taipei on Tuesday, a day before Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II ordered immigration personnel to be on the lookout for Trangia and 15 other members of the Aegis Juris fraternity linked to Castillo's death.

As for other names on the lookout list, the BI said they appear "to still be in the country" or there is not enough information on their identity "to ascertain if they are the same person as the one appearing in BI records."

BI spokesperson Ma. Antonette Mangrobang said the persons under the immigration lookout bulletin order will be allowed to leave the country once they secure an Allow Departure Order (ADO) from Aguirre.

"Base po sa lookout bulletin na in-issue ng Secretary...kinakailangan magbantay para hindi sila makaalis," Mangrobang said in an interview on GMA News TV's News To Go on Thursday.

LOOK: Passport of Ralph Trangia, a suspect in the death of UST Law student Horacio Castillo III. Trangia flew to Taipei on Sept. 19. ????: BI pic.twitter.com/cwPNBJDvxB

— Virgil Lopez (@virgillopez) September 21, 2017

The Manila Police District (MPD) earlier identified Trangia, Antonio Trangia, and John Paul Solano as suspects in the crime.

Solano, the person who brought Castillo to the hospital, was considered the "principal suspect" after the MPD discovered that he gave "false statements" to the police.

MPD director Chief Superintendent Joel Coronel said that they were able to determine that Castillo was brought to the Chinese General Hospital in a red Mitsubishi Strada with plate number ZTV 539.

He said the vehicle was registered to Antonio Trangia, whom they believe is the father of Ralph Trangia, an alleged official of the fraternity based in the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law.

"So both persons Mr. Antonio Trangia and Ralph Trangia are now possible suspects also, and manhunt operations will be undertaken to effect their immediate arrest and the recovery of the motor vehicle," Coronel said in a press conference on Wednesday.

"So clearly as you can see as a result of our investigation, Mr. John Paul Solano together with assistants and cooperation of Mr. Antonio Trangia and Ralph Trangia deliberately misled our investigation in the death of Horacio Castillo by providing us false and fraudulent statements concerning the discovery of Mr. Castillo in Balut, Tondo which we feel was a cover-up for the actual murder and killing of the victim," he added.

Castillo, a freshman UST law student, died after attending the "welcoming rites" of the Aegis Juris fraternity on Saturday night.

Authorities had confirmed that he died from injuries sustained during hazing.

A Senate inquiry on Castillo's death has already been set for September 25 for the purpose of amending or repealing the 22-year-old Anti-Hazing Law. —KG/RSJ, GMA News