7 students ‘possessed’ in Cebu town

 

One of the seven, aged 17, recalled a classmate suddenly singing while in the middle of their class. The student then recalled feeling weak and having difficulty breathing, then crying.

 

Initial investigation showed five fourth-year students, one third-year student, and one Grade 7 student were allegedly possessed.

 

"Bigla na lang kumanta ang isa naming classmate na nasapian, doon na nagsimula. Naka-upo lang kaming tatlo sa tabi di lang namin pinansin, ngunit nagsigawan na ang iba naming classmate. Doon naman nagsimula na parang nasaniban kami, hindi namin maintindihan at umiiyak na lang kami, naghihina po kami," one of the students said.

 

Some of the supposedly possessed were acting violently and were brought to a hospital to be injected with a sedative.

 

One of the seven was brought to Mary's Little Children in Talisay City where Cebu Archdiocese exorcist, Fr. Frederick Kriekenbeek, is based.

 

"Dinala sa kumbento after naka-decide sila na dalhin sa ospital. Kaya bumalik na ako sa station, namonitor lang ako sa radio, nalaman ko na lang na binalik na naman sila sa simbahan, sa adoration chapel," said SPO1 Reynaldo Layese, investigator of the Barili police station.

 

Meanwhile, the school's stay-in security guard said some students had been brought to the faculty room after experiencing weakness and vomiting.

 

But the guard said this was the first time he saw some students acting violently supposedly because they were possessed.

 

"Hindi ko sasabihing wala dahil meron naman talaga, pero hindi naman nila ako ginagambala dahil di ko rin sila ginagambala. Dumadaan lang, nagpaparamdam lang sila," said guard Nonilon Barrun.— Joel Locsin/VC, GMA News