Ruben Ecleo Jr.'s parricide case: Justice after 10 years

By sunnexdesk
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    TIMELINE: Justice after 10 years

  • Alona went missing

    Brothers Ben and Josebil Bacolod report to police that their sister, Alona Bacolod-Ecleo, wife of PBMA supreme master Ruben Ecleo Jr., is missing.

  • Alona’s decomposing body was found

    Alona’s decomposing body was found stuffed in a black garbage bag that was thrown down a ravine in the southern town of Dalaguete, Cebu.

  • Alias warrant of arrest issued vs Ecleo

    RTC Judge Olegario Sarmiento Jr. issues an alias warrant of arrest against Ecleo, orders warrant section of the Cebu City Police Office to serve it within 10 days

  • Massacre in Mandaue City

    PBMA member Anthony Labenia shoots dead Alona’s brother Ben, her sister and parents inside their house in Subangdaku, Mandaue City. Cops kill Labenia minutes after the massacre.

  • Ecleo surrenders

    Ecleo Jr. finally surrenders to police officers in his hometown in San Jose, Dinagat Island in Suirgao del Norte, but only after a gunfight with lawmen killed 19 of his followers and one policeman

  • Ecleo posts bail

    RTC Judge Generosa Labra allows Ecleo to post bail, set at P1 million, close to 20 months since he was first locked behind bars. Judge cites Ecleo’s “serious ailments and a worsening health condition” as grounds for granting the former mayor’s motion for bail.

  • Order for Ecleo's release signed

    RTC Judge Anacleto Caminade signs order releasing Ruben Ecleo Jr. from the Cebu City Jail.

  • Lawyer shot dead

    Lawyer Arbet Sta.Ana-Yongco, private prosecutor in the parricide case against Ecleo, is shot dead in her office in Barangay Zapatera, Cebu City allegedly by Michel Favila, a PBMA member and supporter of Ecleo.

  • Ecleo found guilty of parricide

    Judge Soliver Peras finds Ecleo guilty beyond reasonable doubt for killing Alona, sentences him to 20 to 40 years in jail. Judge also asks Ecleo to pay Bacolod family up to P50 million in damages.