00:00 [music]
00:02 One month missing,
00:05 the beauty queen from Tuy, Batangas,
00:08 Catherine Camilon,
00:10 and the suspect or person of interest,
00:14 a policewoman.
00:15 [music]
00:16 Beauty and brains.
00:18 That's how her family described
00:21 the 26-year-old Catherine Camilon,
00:24 a dedicated high school teacher
00:27 who also participates in beauty contests.
00:30 Catherine Camilon,
00:32 Miss Grand Tuy, Batangas!
00:36 [applause]
00:37 [music]
00:38 But her loved ones are worried
00:41 if they will ever see the girl again.
00:44 Catherine has been missing for more than a month.
00:49 I really want to see her.
00:50 I really want to hug her.
00:52 Where is the missing beauty queen?
00:56 They will answer.
00:58 We cannot let this pass.
01:00 This is how it is.
01:01 [music]
01:05 Catherine's mother, Rose,
01:08 told us that on October 12,
01:10 her daughter was still at home in Tuy, Batangas.
01:14 Hi, mom.
01:15 How are you?
01:16 She was getting ready.
01:17 While she was in her room, she said,
01:19 "Mom, tomorrow, I'll be in Batangas."
01:21 That means she won't be going to school.
01:24 Catherine left in her silver car.
01:29 Around 8.33, I received a call from her.
01:32 [phone ringing]
01:33 She said, "I'm here in Bawan, in the park.
01:37 I'm just waiting for you, my companion."
01:39 That was our last conversation.
01:41 But the next day, Catherine didn't call again.
01:45 I called her, "Can it be reached?"
01:47 I went to her messenger.
01:49 It's been 14 hours offline.
01:51 Catherine's sister, Chin,
01:53 posted on Facebook.
01:55 Diana was the one who blocked the office
01:57 where her daughter always goes to in Batangas.
02:01 Balisong Channel, Quarters.
02:03 That's the only place we always knew she went.
02:07 But...
02:08 We didn't see her there.
02:09 The last project that we had,
02:11 when she was a commercial model for Calendar,
02:14 December 2021.
02:16 It occurred to me that she wasn't telling the truth to us.
02:20 The mother of Rose and Chin,
02:22 was the next one to receive a call
02:24 from Catherine's friend.
02:27 She said that
02:29 Cat was seeing a police officer
02:32 and that he was going to her every time he went there.
02:35 That's the one she was with.
02:36 She sent Cat text messages,
02:40 and their conversations,
02:42 that this is the one she was with.
02:44 You can't feel the anger anymore.
02:46 The anger that you hurt your child
02:49 because you're only thinking about seeing her.
02:51 Until CIDG,
02:54 the Criminal Investigation Detection Group of PNP,
02:58 or the Philippine National Police,
03:00 was able to get footage from CCTV.
03:03 We were able to establish that Catherine Camilon
03:06 was seen at around 8 o'clock in Lemery, Batangas.
03:10 She traveled to Santa Teresa
03:13 until she reached Bawan, Batangas.
03:15 Another CCTV camera was able to capture
03:19 Catherine's car on the night of October 12.
03:22 Her vehicle was moving.
03:24 She was seen entering the corner of the convenience store
03:27 and going up to Barangay Baguilawa.
03:29 After 30 minutes,
03:31 she went down to the same location
03:33 where the CCTV camera was.
03:35 Until October 18,
03:37 the PNP itself officially declared
03:41 that Catherine was missing.
03:43 I don't think that anything bad happened to her.
03:46 Catherine is a member of the Bonso family.
03:50 Her father is a tricycle driver.
03:52 Her mother, Rose, doesn't have a job.
03:55 I just like the three fans that surround me.
04:00 It's hot.
04:02 Catherine is the breadwinner of the family.
04:06 She said, "I'll work so we can fix the house."
04:10 It's like her dream is coming true.
04:12 Catherine is a rising star
04:15 in beauty contests or beauty contests.
04:18 When she painted her wall,
04:21 she was given a queen cut.
04:23 In July,
04:25 she became a member of Miss Grand Philippines.
04:28 Catherine Camilon, Miss Grand,
04:31 Toy, Batangas!
04:34 Even if I hide it sometimes,
04:35 she will still show it.
04:37 Catherine is said to be secretive
04:39 when it comes to her love life.
04:41 She was a PNP-A escort.
04:45 We had no idea.
04:46 Our son didn't tell us anything.
04:49 That's why it hurts.
04:50 The authorities have been waiting
04:53 for anyone who can teach Catherine's secret.
04:57 On November 6,
04:59 PNP-CIDG received information
05:03 from two prominent witnesses
05:07 according to them.
05:08 On the night of October 12,
05:10 when they were driving to Batangas City,
05:15 they witnessed something.
05:17 They saw a woman
05:19 with a head and a body shape
05:22 lying lifeless.
05:24 The victim was driving a silver car.
05:28 She was helped by three men
05:32 in a red car.
05:34 Two men were carrying her.
05:36 There's this somebody who was in charge
05:39 of the transfer.
05:40 The two witnesses were noticed
05:43 by the three men.
05:44 Don't get in the way!
05:45 Get out!
05:46 Hurry! Hurry!
05:47 Hurry! Let's go!
05:48 They were even shot and chased away
05:52 if they don't want to get in the way
05:53 and die.
05:54 One of those three men
05:57 was witnessed by the witnesses
05:59 who were known as PNP.
06:01 We identified him later on
06:03 as Jeffrey Magpantay.
06:04 He was in charge of the transfer of the body.
06:08 They weren't sure about Catherine
06:11 because they didn't know her.
06:13 But when we showed Catherine's footage,
06:16 her clothes fit that day.
06:19 And on November 8,
06:21 an abandoned red car
06:24 was found in Barangay Dumuklay
06:26 in Batangas City
06:28 that coincided with the car
06:30 that the two witnesses saw.
06:32 It really matches
06:34 because they were able to identify.
06:36 Our assessment is that
06:37 the abandonment of that place
06:38 was very deliberate.
06:39 With the help of our Highway Patrol Group,
06:41 we are pulling out the history
06:44 of that car through LTO verification.
06:47 We can't say yet
06:49 if the owner is involved in this crime.
06:52 The car was put under the forensic test
06:56 of Batangas Provincial Police Office.
06:59 They found 17 strands of hair
07:03 and 12 swabs of blood samples
07:07 to confirm their suspicions
07:10 that Catherine was the woman
07:12 who was put in the car.
07:14 Her mother, Rose,
07:15 was put under the DNA test.
07:18 The whole picture of the crime
07:20 that could be murder
07:21 in absence of the physical body.
07:24 I hope it won't reach that.
07:27 Could it be that the DNA specimen of Rose
07:30 matches the hair and blood samples
07:33 collected in the car
07:35 where Catherine was suspected to be in?
07:38 Meanwhile, the police official
07:41 who was not in a relationship with Catherine
07:44 was already questioned by the authorities.
07:46 Is it true that there is a correlation
07:49 between the person of interest
07:51 that was questioned by the PNP
07:53 to Catherine?
07:54 He was made to explain about this incident.
07:57 Is it true that they have a relationship with Catherine?
08:02 And what is her relationship
08:05 with other so-called persons of interest?
08:09 Based on our research,
08:11 she is always with them.
08:13 Let's continue to find out
08:17 the evidence of the disappearance
08:19 of the beauty queen, Catherine,
08:21 in our return.
08:23 [music]
08:25 The high school teacher and beauty queen
08:27 from Batangas, Catherine Camilon,
08:30 has been missing for more than a month.
08:33 [applause]
08:34 The suspect behind the disappearance of Catherine
08:39 is the official of the PNP.
08:43 Police Major Alan De Castro of PNP Batangas,
08:48 who is also in custody
08:50 of the PNP Regional Office,
08:53 refused to be interviewed.
08:55 According to his testimony to the authorities,
08:58 De Castro admitted that he knew the missing girl,
09:02 even though he denied that they had a relationship.
09:05 What he mentioned is that he met her
09:08 when Catherine Camilon became a guest speaker
09:12 in a flag-raising ceremony
09:14 in Batangas Provincial Police Office.
09:16 He was made to explain about this incident
09:19 based on the explanation we got,
09:21 purely general denial.
09:23 But the PNP found out that De Castro
09:26 has a connection with one of the so-called
09:29 persons of interest in the disappearance of Catherine,
09:33 Jeffrey Magpantay,
09:35 also known as De Castro's driver.
09:38 Based on our research,
09:41 Major De Castro uses Jeffrey Magpantay
09:44 as his personal driver.
09:46 So he's always with him.
09:48 What are the investigators seeing now
09:51 as the motive for this case?
09:54 The intention of our victim Catherine
09:57 is to leave.
09:59 Secondly, allegedly Catherine told the wife
10:02 of the police officer, Major De Castro,
10:04 that he has a woman.
10:05 So those two might trigger
10:07 why Catherine's disappearance happened.
10:10 Meanwhile, there's a text message
10:14 about the abuse or torture
10:17 of Catherine by De Castro.
10:19 Catherine's friend was mentioned
10:22 that Catherine was hurt and went home with bruises.
10:25 The police officer was angry
10:27 when Catherine told the wife of the police officer
10:30 that she has a woman.
10:31 In the exchange between Catherine and her friend,
10:35 we recall that Catherine wanted to leave
10:39 the police officer.
10:41 She said, "Yes, I will find her tomorrow.
10:45 I will visit her."
10:46 That was October 11.
10:48 This Thursday, De Castro confessed
10:51 that he had a relationship with Catherine.
10:55 We told him that our suspect, Major De Castro,
10:59 and Ms. Camilon had a relationship.
11:02 But with regards to the disappearance,
11:05 Major De Castro chooses to invoke his right
11:08 to remain silent.
11:09 We are hoping that we can get evidence
11:13 to make our case stronger against the suspects.
11:18 Together with the judge and the other two persons of interest,
11:24 they were charged with kidnapping
11:27 and serious illegal detention.
11:29 The prosecution will look into it within 10 days
11:32 to see what evidence we need to fill
11:36 the initial case of kidnapping and serious illegal detention.
11:40 If we can prove that there is a prima facie evidence
11:43 that there was a crime,
11:45 the Batangas Prosecutor's Office will conduct
11:48 a preliminary investigation.
11:50 We condemn all of the violence and discrimination
11:55 against women.
11:57 We will not stop expanding and strengthening
12:01 the law that prohibits this kind of treatment.
12:06 Meanwhile, to find out if the hair and blood samples
12:12 collected in the car where Catherine was suspected of being in
12:17 was real, her mother, Rose, was also given a DNA sample.
12:22 The results will be released in the coming days.
12:28 If we submit the DNA sample,
12:32 it will depend on the prosecution
12:34 if they will accept that this is sufficient proof
12:37 that there was a murder.
12:39 The corpus delicti does not mean that you have to present
12:43 the body of the victim.
12:45 It just means that we need to prove the two elements.
12:48 If there was a crime and who committed it.
12:52 Even if it is painful, we need to accept it.
12:55 No matter how painful it is.
12:57 We want to see Catherine alive so we can know what happened.
13:01 If we are in a worst-case scenario, we want the physical evidence.
13:05 It's like it will disappear in a blink of an eye.
13:08 I'm not used to that situation.
13:14 I'm used to my sister being there.
13:18 Catherine's family hopes that the truth will be revealed
13:24 in the coming days.
13:27 And that they will see her again.
13:30 I really want to see her again.
13:32 I really want to hug her.
13:34 I really want to make her feel my love for her.
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