REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR BAGUIO CITY
ANNA ROSE SANTOS, Complainant, NPS Docket No. 17B-!""# FOR$ MURDER
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JUAN BATUMBAKAL BATUMBAKAL and OSKAR SULAYMAN SULAYMAN , Respondents. x-----------------------x------------------------------------------------------x -------x
RESOLUTION BATUMBAKAL and OSKAR SULAYMAN The res!nden"s res!nden"s JUAN BATUMBAKAL #ere #ere $har% $har%ed ed !& "he $r'(e $r'(e !& MURDER MURDER 'n a $!()a $!()a'n" 'n" *)ed + ANNA ROSE SANTOS In s.!r" !& her $!()a'n", "he here'n $!()a'nan" a""a$hed "he &!))!#'n% d!$.(en"s/ 0 Ph!"!%rah !& "he'r da(a%ed M!"!r$$)e/ M!"!r$$)e/ 1 P!)'$e Re!r" !& SPO0 2ILSON 3UE and PO4 FRAN5 PULIDO/ and 4 A."!!s Re!r"
STATEMENT OF FACTS Based !n "he 'n6es"'%a"'!n $!nd.$"ed + "he P!)'$e In6es"'%a"!rs, SP1 %ILSON M. &UE and P! FRAN' PULIDO , "he &a$"s !& "he $ase are s"a"ed here.nder7 0 On !r a+ a+!." 087 08788 'n "h "he (!r (!rn'n% !& Se Se"e(+er 9, 180: 18 0: Bara Baran% n%a a Cha' Cha'rr(an (an !& Bara Baran% n%a a 0; 0;; ; 5!ne 5!ne 0< !& Ba%. Ba%.''! C'" '" re!r e!r"e "ed d and and s!. s!.%h" %h" '((e '((ed' d'a" a"e e !) !)'$e '$e ass's"an$e re%ard'n% re%ard'n% an a)"er$a"'!n a)"er$a"'!n near Ph')''ne Na"'!na) Ban= PO1 MICHAEL MONTON, +e'n% a &e# +)!$=s a#a, #as d'sa"$hed and #as a+)e "! see "hree (en sh!."'n% a" ea$h ea$h !"he !"herr T#! Se$. Se$.r' r'" " G.ar G.ards ds,, >RY >RYAN AB ABUE UEG G AND AND ARMAN ISON? #ere $a)('n% "he( d!#n The "hree ers!ns sh!."'n% a" ea$h !"her #ere .nna(ed 2hen P81 MICHAEL MONTON MONTON ar!a$h ar!a$hed ed "he(, "he(, "he s.dden) $)a(ed $)a(ed d!#n +." !ne !& "he (en sh!."ed, @H'nd' a '"! "a!s Ba+a)'=an '"a P81 MONTON )a"er &!.nd !." "ha" "he a)"er$a"'!n a)"er$a"'!n and a""e("ed *s"*%h" #as d.e "! a (!"!r$$)e a)(!s" h'""'n% !ne !& "he ar"'es P81 MONTON "h!.%h" "ha" "he ar"'es ha6 ha6e $a)(e a)(ed d d!# d!#n P8 P81 1 M!n"! !n"!n n "hen "hen re$!r $!rded ded "he (!"!r (!"!r$$ $$)e )e )a"e )a"e !& "he "#! "#! ar"'e ar"'es s 6eh'$) 6eh'$)es es #h'$h #h'$h #as #as U55 8 and LSG 0: 1 On !r a+!. a+!."" 01 01 n!! n!!n n "he "he &!)) &!))!# !#'n 'n% % da da,, "hr "hree ee sh sh!" !"s s !& !& %.n*re #ere heard 'n Ba%.'! P.+)'$ Mar=e" SP81 ELSON
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MATIEN5O, +e'n% a &e# +)!$=s a#a, #as a+)e "! res!nd "! "he s'".a"'!n and sa# a dead +!d +e'n% e(+ra$ed + a #ee'n% #!(an #h! #as )a"er =n!#n as ANNA ROSE SANTOS SPO1 MATIEN5O a)s! sa# an es$a'n% r'd'n% 'n "ande( #'"h !ne (a)e dr'6'n% #h')e "he !"her #as h!)d'n% a (( 's"!) SP81 MATIEN5O #as a+)e "! re$!rd "he P)a"e n.(+er U55 8, "he sa(e (!"!r$$)e 'n6!)6ed 'n "he a)"er$a"'!n "he da +e&!re The )a"e n.(+er #as )a"er $!rr!+!ra"ed + SANTOS The dead +!d #as )a"er &!.nd !." "! +e FRANLIN @FRAN BAMBICO #h! #as "he sa(e ers!n "ha" P81 MONTON $a)(ed d!#n "he da +e&!re 4 On !r a+!." 4 !$)!$= 'n "he a&"ern!!n !& "he sa(e da, "#! ers!ns r'd'n% !n a (!"!r$$)e +ear'n% "he sa(e )a"e n.(+er >U55 8? #as arehended 'n a !)'$e $he$=!'n" headed + SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT TIMOTHY POTENTE 'n "he +!arder !& Ba%.'! C'" and La Tr'n'dad Ben%.e" The #ere )a"er 'den"'*ed as &!r(er !)'$e 'nse$"!rs JUAN BATUMBAAL and OSAR SULAYMAN ; Ba%.'! C'" !)'$e $!nd.$"ed a &!))!#-. 'n6es"'%a"'!n and )a"er &!.nd !." "ha" FRAN BAMBICO #as re6'!.s) $!n6'$"ed !& a $r'(e 'n6!6'n% RA 0: !r "he Dan%er!.s Dr.%s A$" 'n 1801 "! 2HICH JUAN BATUMBAAL and OSAR SULAYMAN #ere "he arres"'n% !$ers In add'"'!n, Ba".(+a=a) and S.)a(an a)read res'%ned as !)'$e !$ers 'n 180; In "he s"a"e(en" !& JUAN BATUMBAAL, he sa'd "ha" '" #as hs'$a)) '(!ss'+)e &!r h'( "! +e 'n PNB !n Se"e(+er 9, 180: +e$a.se he #as "a='n% h's "#! $h')dren 'n s$h!!) and "he sa'd +an= #as @!." !& #a &r!( "he s$h!!) BATUMBAAL added "ha" "he !n) +!rr!#ed "he sa'd (!"!r$$)e >U55 8? a" ar!.nd 1748 'n "he a&"ern!!n "! ha6e a !r'de ar!.nd s"ra#+err *e)ds He ended h's s"a"e(en" + sa'n% "ha" he #as 6er sh!$=ed #hen SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT TIMOTHY POTENTE arehended "he( In "he $!()a'n"-ada6'" !& ANNA ROSE SANTOS , she s"a"ed "ha"7 0 On 9 Se"e(+er 180:, ar!.nd 08 !$)!$= 'n "he (!rn'n%, FRAN and I #as a+!." "! ar= !.r (!"!r$$)e 'n &r!n" !& Ph')''ne Na"'!na) Ban= - Sess'!n R!ad "! #'"hdra# !.r +.d%e" &!r "he $!('n% #ee= #hen a (!"!r+'=e #'"h a )a"e n.(+er U55 8 a)(!s" h'" (e A h!"! !& !.r da(a%ed (!"!r$$)e 's a""a$hed 'n "h's $!()a'n" as @ANNE A/ 1 FRAN, "herea&"er, h.r)ed 'n6e$"'6es a%a'ns" "he dr'6er, and "he a)"er$a"'!n res.)"ed 'n"! a *s" *%h" The "#! >1? had "! +e s"!ed + "he se$.r'" %.ards !& "he sa'd +an=, +." +e&!re "he dr'6er )e&" "he )a$e, he sh!."ed, @H'nd' a '"! "a!s Ba+a)'=an ='"a/
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4 On Se"e(+er 180:, ar!.nd 01 n!!n, a&"er FRAN and I +!.%h" &!!d a" "he )!$a) (ar=e", "#! >1? ers!ns r'd'n% 'n "ande( s.dden) sh!" FRAN "hree >4? "'(es 'n "he head, #h'$h $a.sed h's dea"h I !n) sa# "he )a"e n.(+er !& "he (!"!r+'=e, and '" haened "! +e U55 8, "he sa(e 6eh'$)e #e en$!.n"ered a &e# das +e&!re "he 'n$'den"/ ; On "he sa(e da, ar!.nd 4 !$)!$= 'n "he a&"ern!!n, "he "#! >1? ers!ns r'd'n% 'n "ande( #ere arehended 'n a !)'$e $he$= !'n" 'n La Tr'n'dad, Ben%.e" The #ere )a"er 'den"'*ed as &!r(er !)'$e 'nse$"!rs, JUAN BATUMBAAL and OSAR SULAYMAN, "he sa(e ers!ns #h! re6'!.s) hand)ed "he $ase !& 6'!)a"'!n !& RA 0: !r The Dan%er!.s Dr.%s A$" a%a'ns" FRAN, "! #h'$h he #as &!.nd %.')" )as" < Fe+r.ar 1801/ In h's $!.n"er-ada6'", "he a$$.sed JUAN BATUMBAKAL s"a"ed "ha"7 0 On 9 Se"e(+er (!rn'n%, #a'"'n% &!r ( &!r s$h!!) >08a(-1(?, !#ner-"e 6eh'$)e "! B.')d'n%/
180:, I #as a" h!(e "he #h!)e "#! >1? $h')dren "! *n'sh rear'n% as I #as a+!." "! "a=e "he( !n an S" L!.'s B!s H'%h E)e(en"ar
1 I" #as a da') r!."'ne &!r (e "! "a=e "he( "! s$h!!) 'n "he (!rn'n%, ea" ).n$h #'"h ( #'&e a" h!(e, and (an !.r sar'-sar' s"!re a" "he near+ (ar=e" "herea&"er/ 4 I $!.)d n!" ha6e +een !ne !& "he res!nden"s s'n$e "he +an=, #here "he s.!sed a)"er$a"'!n haened, #as !." !& !.r #a "! s$h!!), and "h.s '(!ss'+)e &!r (e "! dr'6e ( $h')dren .s'n% "ha" r!."e/ ; Based !n "he re$!rds, I and Os=ar S.)a(an #ere "he !nes #h! re6'!.s) hand)ed "he $ase !& 6'!)a"'!n !& RA 0: !r The Dan%er!.s Dr.%s A$" a%a'ns" Fran=, #h! #as )a"er &!.nd %.')", &!.r >;? ears a%!/ H!#e6er, a&"er res'%n'n% &r!( #!r= )as" Fe+r.ar 14, 180;, ( $!nne$"'!ns #'"h "he !"her !)'$e 'nse$"!rs a)read s"!ed and I d'd n!" ha6e "he $han$e "! (!n'"!r "he s"a".s !& "he $ase as #e)) as "he ers!n !r ers!ns 'n6!)6ed an(!re/ In "he a."!s re!r" $!nd.$"ed + DR. MICHELLE (ALE CRU' , '" #as $!n$).ded "ha" @Th's 4-ear-!)d (an, FRANLIN BAMBICO, d'ed !& a %.nsh!" #!.nd !& "he head A."!s exa('na"'!n re6ea)ed a ene"ra"'n% %.nsh!" #!.nd !& "he head, #h'$h da(a%ed "he s=.)) and res.)"ed 'n 'n"erna) +)eed'n% Three +.))e"s #ere re$!6ered 'ns'de "he head The a."!s #!.)d re6ea) "ha" "he 6'$"'( #as sh!" 'n a $)!seran%e, #h'$h ex)a'ns "he %.nsh!" !#der 'n h's sh'r" OSAR SULAYMAN #a'6ed h's r'%h"s .nder Ar" 01 !& "he Re6'sed Pena) C!de and a&"er .nder%!'n% an 'nK.es", a res!)."'!n #as reared
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and an 'n&!r(a"'!n #as *)ed ear)'er As "! JUAN BATUMBAAL, a re)'('nar 'n6es"'%a"'!n #as $!nd.$"ed
ANALYSES)FINDIN*S AND RECOMMENDATIONS A+tce /# 0+2+034 1 56 o8 t3e Re94e6 Pe5 Co6e se$'*$a)) s"a"e as &!))!#s7 “Art. 248. Murder. — Any person who, not fallin within the provisions of Arti!le 24" shall #ill another, shall $e uilty of murder and shall $e punished $y re!lusion temporal in its ma%imum period to death, if !ommitted with any of the followin attendant !ir!umstan!es& '. (ith trea!hery, ta#in advantae of superior strenth, with the aid of armed men, or employin means to wea#en the defense or of means or persons to insure or a)ord impunity. %%% *. (ith evident premeditation.+ H!#e6er, '" 's #!r"h !& n!"'n% "ha" 'n Peo0e 9. P:545 0, "he S.re(e C!.r" r.)ed "ha"7 “(here there is no eviden!e as to how and when the plan to #ill was de!ided and what time had elapsed $efore it was !arried out, evident premeditation !annot $e !onsidered as an aravatin !ir!umstan!e.+ In "h's $ase, 'ndeed, "here #as n! r!!& "! sh!# >0? "he "'(e #hen "he !ender de"er('ned "! $!(('" "he $r'(e/ >1? an a$" (an'&es") 'nd'$a"'n% "ha" "he !ender had $).n% "! h's de"er('na"'!n/ and >4? a s.$'en" )ase !& "'(e +e"#een "he de"er('na"'!n "! $!(('" "he $r'(e and "he exe$."'!n "here!& "! a))!# "he !ender "'(e "! ree$" !n "he $!nseK.en$es !& h's a$" A)s!, 'n "he $ase Peo0e 9. De o4 Re;e4 1, "he C!.r" des$r'+ed e6'den" re(ed'"a"'!n as &!))!#s7 “he essen!e of evident premeditation is that the e%e!ution of the !riminal a!t was pre!eded $y !ool thouht and ree!tion upon the resolution to !arry out the !riminal intent durin a spa!e of time su!ient to arrive at a !alm /udment. 0t must $e $ased on e%ternal a!ts 0
GR N! 0;;9, N!6e(+er 11, 1880 GR N! 0;8:<8, Ma 1<, 188;
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whi!h must $e notorious, manifest and evident— not merely suspe!tin—indi!atin deli$erate plannin.+ The &!))!#'n% &a$"s and $'r$.(s"an$es +ased !n "he ers!na) =n!#)ed%e !& "he arres"'n% !$er sh!# "ha" "here #as n! r!+a+)e $a.se "! +e)'e6e "ha" res!nden"s JUAN BATUMBAAL and OSAR SULAYMAN d'd n!" $!(('" a $r'(e, 6'7 0 The &a$e !& "he ers!ns #h! ='))ed FRAN #ere $!6ered and "ha" '" $ann!" +e $!n$).ded "ha" "he (as=ed &a$es #ere OSAR and JUAN #'"h reas!na+)e $er"a'n" 1 The #ere arehended a" a !)'$e $he$=!'n" 4 h!.rs a&"er "he $r'(e had +een $!(('""ed 4 Phs'$a) '(!ss'+')'" "ha" "he a$$.sed #ere resen" a" "he s$ene !& "he $r'(e/ and ; Reas!na+)e d!.+" as "! +e)'e6e "ha" "here #as n! r!+a+)e $a.se "ha" "he a$$.sed #ere "he !nes #h! $!(('""ed "he $r'(e
%HEREFORE, IN (IE% OF THE FORE*OIN* , '" 's (!s" rese$"&.)) re$!((ended "ha" "he $!()a'n" &!r "he $r'(e !& M.rder K.a)'*ed + e6'den" re(ed'"a"'!n +e DISMISSED a%a'ns" "he res!nden"s OSAR SULAYMAN and JUAN BATUMBAAL Ba%.'! C'", Ben%.e" FERNANDO F OLIES Assistant City Prosecutor
APPRO(ED BY$ CECILE PARIAN PILLENA Chief City Prosecutor
