DOJ places 17 suspects in Servando hazing death under lookout bulletin

By MARK MERUEÑAS, GMA News

Published July 10, 2014 5:15pm

(Updated 5:47 p.m.) The Department of Justice issued on Thursday a lookout bulletin order against 17 individuals said to be behind the death of 18-year-old sophomore student Guillo Servando.

In a "very urgent" memorandum, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said she was issuing the LBO in order to monitor the movements of the suspects in the hazing death during the pendency of the ongoing investigation.

"Given the gravity of the charge, couple with the fact that one of the suspects, a certain Kevin John Navoa, has already left the country on 1 July 2014, it is not unlikely that the other suspects behind this heinous crime will attempt to leave the country in order to place themselves beyond the lawful processes of the. National Bureau of Investigation, this department, and the courts," De Lima said.

The suspects placed under a lookout bulletin are:

Cody Errol Morales
Daniel Paul Martin Bautista alias "Pope"
Kurt Michael Almazan
Luis Solomon Arevalo alias "Louie"
Carl Francis Loresca
Esmerson Nathaniel Calupas alias "Emeng"
Hans Killian Tatlonghari alias "Hans Tamaring"
Jomar Pajarito
Eleazar Pablico III alias "Trex"
John Kevin Navoa
Vic Angelo Dy
Mark Ramos
Mike Castañeda
alias "Rey Jay"
alias "Kiko"
Tessa Dayanghirang
Yssa Valbuena

The addresses of some of the suspects are in Mandaluyong, Las Piñas, and Makati, as well as Angono and Cainta, Rizal.

Through the LBO, the Bureau of Immigration was directed to be on the lookout or alert for the suspects in case any of them passes through immigration counters in any of the international airpprts and seaports.

"All concerned are strongly warned against waiting until boarding time to inform the concerned offices of any attempt to leave," said De Lima.

The BI was also required to inform the NBI "even outside office hours" of any attempt of the suspects to leave the Philippines.

Meanwhile, NBI Director VirgilionMendez was ordered by De Lima to provide the Immigration Bureau additional information that may facilitate the implememtation of the LBO, including supplying the BI with latest photographs of the suspects.

The DOJ only started issuing LBOs in late 2011, following a restraining order from the Supreme Court that barred the agency from issuing watchlist orders and hold departure orders.

An LBO differs from a hold departure order or a watch list order in that the LBO's purpose is just to monitor an individual and not necessarily restrict him or her from leaving the country. — RSJ, GMA News

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