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What really happened in the Banilad hit-and-run that left Kingston Ralph Cheng dead?
Today on Beyond the Headlines, we piece together the verified timeline, examine response efforts, and discuss the broader road safety concerns raised by this case.
How safe are our roads? And where does accountability begin?
Our reporter April Cabañog goes live with the latest developments.
Today on Beyond the Headlines, we piece together the verified timeline, examine response efforts, and discuss the broader road safety concerns raised by this case.
How safe are our roads? And where does accountability begin?
Our reporter April Cabañog goes live with the latest developments.
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00:05Good afternoon, this is Beyond the Headlines. I'm DJ Moises.
00:10Today we talk about a case that has steered outrage, grief, and serious questions about accountability.
00:17On February 8, 2026 in Banila, Cebu, a tragic road incident claimed the life of a 23-year-old entrepreneur
00:26and musician,
00:27Kingston Ralph Cheng. Beyond the legal proceedings, one central question remains,
00:35did the system work the way it was supposed to work?
00:39Today we walk you through what happened and examine what this moment demands from us all.
00:45On the phone is April Blanche Cabanyog, Sunstar correspondent, so that she can walk us through what happened during the
00:53incident.
00:54Mayang hapon, April.
00:57Mayang hapon, DJ Moises, sa tuwang mga viewers, ni Atogig ko saan nahitabuan, kung asan nahitabuan,
01:05hit-and-run incident sa Juan Paseo, Barangay Banilad, Sedakbian, sa Sugbu, kung di inahimutang pod ang core na club.
01:13So, alas 12 sa kadlao ni Atogbevero, Otsurus Milbain-Tisais,
01:17nasigpatan pa sa maong club si Sean Andrew Paharelio, ang suspect sa hit-and-run incident sa biktima nga si
01:25Kingston Ralph Cheng.
01:26Kanigikong Permar ni sa Osaka Guard na naka-assign sa Paseo, kinsadili magpahingan, nga hubog na daan ang suspect pag
01:35-abot sa maong lugar.
01:37So, pipila ka metros, DJ no, gikan sa maong club, sa may parking nga nang, dito nakapark ang Osaka Pre,
01:45Badong Sakyanan, nabanggaan sa suspect.
01:49Gikataho nga, inay mo hunong, apan nila pag-drive ang suspect.
01:53O maoto nga, pag-abot na mo sa mismong lugar, kung asan naligsan ang biktima, maoki ni ang Paseo Rodolfo.
02:02Gikan dinhi nga, gikataho nga, tungod sa kakusog sa impact, nalagpot ang biktima.
02:08Ditong napita nga, may resulta sa iyang kamatayon.
02:12O niya, dool sa poste ang lugar, kung di hindi kataho nga nalagpot ang biktima.
02:18O niya, humanmaligsan, miikyas ang suspect o nipaingon sulod sa Osaka subdivision sa maong dapit, kundi in-sub na limbuwad
02:26ang iyang sakyanan.
02:27O gidala sa mga nagkalaing pribadong tambalanan ang biktima o ang suspect.
02:33O niya, nanggawas ang mga hungiho nga daw hubog ang suspect o koan ka ng...
02:41Sa CCMC, gidala ang suspect, no, arun-untak gamitan o breathalyzer pagsuta kung adunabay baho sa ilimnong makahubog ang baba
02:52ni ini.
02:53Apan wala kini ma-perform, gumikan wala sa maong gamit ang CCMC.
02:57O niya, gamay ang konteks lang DJ, no, una siya gidala sa pribadong tambalanan o gitransfer sa CCMC.
03:0512 oras ang milabay, humanmasairan nga whatsapp sa maong gamit ang maong pribadong balay tambalanan.
03:11Apan ni anunsyo man to ang kapulisan nga disinuybi oras o sa siya na test o nagamitan o breathalyzer.
03:18Apan matod ni Cebu City Mayor Nester Archival nga ang deklarasyon nga negative for alcohol gibasi lang sa USACA Medical
03:26Assessment, sa USACA Doktor, sa appearance sa maong sospek.
03:32Sige, April, kanang nalang ko'y pangutana because there was also one video footage that I saw na what happened
03:40actually after na tuwang ang iaang vehicle,
03:43ang sospek, si Sean Andrew Pajarillo, still went out and ran forward, no, niyagiapas pagit siya sa guard.
03:51Was that also what you heard from the site?
03:53Yes, DJ, mauna ang nag-circulate online nga nakagawas pa si, anidagan pa si Pajarillo o gibugtaw siya sa mga
04:03guard.
04:04And then, at least kay Morag familiar man ko with the video that we just showed ba.
04:08So what you are saying is, ang last location ni Sean Andrew Pajarillo before niya naligsan si Kingston Ralph Cheng,
04:18dual rigide siya, diha-rigide siya ng road, tanan, no, ang club, gikan, aha siya, allegedly gihikan, and the incident
04:27also.
04:28Dual rigide sila, tanan, no? It's within that road.
04:31Yes, DJ, sakto ka, dual rigide, tanan, ma-straight lang kagamay mo, paingunrasad sa dina ang subdivision.
04:37Kung diin-sub na limbuwad eh ang sakyan.
04:40And then, what was the, although na-mention ni Moni in passing about the observation also of the guard, no,
04:50who did not want to be named, but did you also see other kanang witnesses who rushed to the scene
04:58ba?
04:59And which they also made the same observation that the suspect is allegedly drunk?
05:04Yes, DJ, circulating online videos na nakita gyutsi parel yung hubog na gyutsiya daan sa CCTV,
05:17makita po na ito ngamurag, dili gyutsiya kalakaw o tarong.
05:21And then, pag-abot sa police, can you tell us on the details ba as to what exactly did they
05:29do?
05:29And then, unsa po kapaspas or kadugay ang pag-abot sa katong ambulance?
05:35Ah, ka na, DJ, no, ma-on na to ang, sa pagkakaroon, wala pa ko yung nahibaw kan about, ana.
05:41Huwag ma-on na to ang kuhaan o kuhaan.
05:45Huwag ka na ang kuhaan, no, ka na ang report pa, no, as the investigation will continue.
05:50Salamat kayo, April, ha, for at least telling us exactly what happened on February 8th, no?
05:58Sige, thank you, DJ.
06:00Huwag maayong hapon.
06:01Sige, salamat, April.
06:03So, on the phone was Sunstar Correspondent April Blanche Cabanyog, no?
06:08And she was, she immediately rushed to the scene, no?
06:11And then, so, and then she was able to tell us what exactly happened.
06:16And so, for those of our viewers who are just tuning in, please feel free also to let us know
06:22your thoughts about it.
06:23But after kang April na kanang report, I actually have a few kanang commentaries here.
06:31And I would welcome also the thoughts of katong mga lawyers or even law students who are watching.
06:37Now, based on our research, we found out that the Republic Act 10586, no?
06:44The Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2023.
06:49So, that means, dugay na guday ni siya nga napasa.
06:53And under the act, it would say that it is unlawful for any person to drive a motor vehicle while
07:01under the influence of alcohol,
07:04under the influence of drugs, or a combination of both.
07:09Now, see, April earlier, she mentioned about the breathalyzer, no?
07:15And the reason why that is essential, because
07:18ang nga yung mga guday, under the said Republic Act,
07:22ang nga yung guday yung i-test, no?
07:24Ang suspect about the alcohol limits, no?
07:28In his or her blood.
07:30And that's what they call blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, no?
07:35And then, according to the law, naging siya ka ng specific limits, no?
07:40So, it's considered illegal already if ang driver na ay 0.05% or higher blood alcohol concentration, or BAC,
07:51no?
07:52And then, in the case, Education ng Punisatawang viewers, in the case of public utility vehicles, trucks, motorcycles, and school
08:02service vehicles,
08:04there is zero tolerance.
08:06So, that means, there should be no presence at all of alcohol in the blood of the suspect, no?
08:14So, this is now the contention of the public.
08:18Because, if we're going to look at the said Act, law enforcers must conduct the following, no?
08:27First is eye test, so horizontal gaze, and then second, walk and turn test,
08:35and then third, one leg stand test, if a dry, one leg stand test.
08:41So, ang question po na ko, Ani, in the absence of the breathalyzer ba,
08:47these are manual checks that a police enforcer should do.
08:52So, ang first question na to hear in the show is,
08:55were these three performed immediately when they caught the suspect, no?
09:01So, now, if the driver fails the three tests,
09:05that is when supposedly a breathalyzer will be used, no?
09:10So, that means, serious na siya.
09:12They have to go through the sobriety test, the three,
09:14and then after that, the breathalyzer, no?
09:18To check on the BAC.
09:19And then, if necessary, that's when blood and urine tests
09:23will be conducted in medical facilities.
09:26So, in this case, if wala ang tatong breathalyzer,
09:30the blood and urine test could immediately have been conducted in CCMC, no?
09:36So, pwede gin siyang gipaihi o gikuwaan o blood,
09:39and then the samples, in fact, can also still be used, no?
09:44As evidence.
09:45Ang question na to, Ani, is first,
09:47did the law enforcers, ngani,
09:49anto dito sa scene,
09:51did they conduct the three tests,
09:53sobriety tests?
09:54And these are manual tests.
09:56It does not, they do not require an equipment.
09:59Were they able to conduct that?
10:01Second, unfortunately,
10:03did they available ang breathalyzer,
10:05which is a violation, no?
10:08Of the said Republic Act,
10:10which, again, was passed in 2013.
10:12But assuming they were not able to do that,
10:15they actually rushed the suspect to a hospital.
10:18In this case, the CCMC.
10:21Why was there no urine or blood test that was conducted?
10:26Why did they wait?
10:28Not necessarily wait,
10:29but why did it take them 19 hours, no?
10:34Before sila nakakonduct o breathalyzer test?
10:39Now, dagang mga questions ato ang viewers, actually, is,
10:43if ang hit and run will result to death,
10:47unsa day ang penalty, Ani, Nia.
10:49And again, we would welcome the thoughts also of our lawyers who are watching.
10:53But from our research, if death,
10:57if guilty ang suspect about the death of Ralph Kingston Cheng,
11:04imprisonment, no?
11:05Up to 20 years, depending on the court ruling.
11:09And then there should be a fine of 300,000 to 500,000 pesos.
11:14Plus, I've read also certain reports na nag-debate pa sila, Ani.
11:18But under the Republic Act, if proven guilty, his license will also be permanently revoked, no?
11:27So, katupong nang-utana, kinsa man gindi ay unta dapat,
11:30kina namang gindang Republic Act,
11:31kinsa gindunta dapat ang ni-enforce ani?
11:34Who are the, kanyang enforcement agencies?
11:37Now, as far as the Republic Act is concerned,
11:39duha ang iyang gimensyon.
11:41Philippine National Police,
11:42and also the Land Transportation Office.
11:45And we would really also like to welcome also the opinion
11:49or the voice or the view also from these two agencies,
11:54na itong pulis, itong kapulisan,
11:56o ang ito ang Land Transportation Office.
11:59Now,
12:01kung sa man ang ito ang gindibatihan ni Karon,
12:03or what was the passionate,
12:05what were the passionate conversations about?
12:07First,
12:10kigyud ang breathalyzer, no?
12:13In the enforcement.
12:15So, if this already existed since 2013,
12:19it's already 2025,
12:20why was the equipment or the gadget not available?
12:25Second said,
12:27the timeliness of the alcohol testing.
12:30In my opinion,
12:32while I do not necessarily know about the exact content,
12:36and then the hours that the presence would eventually
12:42gradually disappear from the blood,
12:45but as a layperson,
12:46I am aware,
12:47no,
12:48that it's not going to be forever.
12:50There is a deadline for this.
12:52And my question here is,
12:54why did the law enforcers not recognize this possibility at that time?
13:00And second,
13:01of course,
13:02because they were also talking to medical practitioners,
13:05why was there nobody who even realized the essence?
13:10And again,
13:11nagbalik-balik na ko,
13:12if walay breathalyzers,
13:13nganong wala gikwaan o gyorin o blood samples
13:17for them to be able to conduct the said tests, no?
13:21Another question also that we have here is,
13:242013 naman is siya,
13:25nga Republic Act,
13:27are our law enforcers properly trained, no?
13:31That when they would respond to incidents like this one,
13:35do they exactly know what to do?
13:38And I'm sorry if I'll have to go back to what I said earlier.
13:42Nominee 3,
13:43manual tests that they can perform,
13:46if they were not done,
13:48which,
13:49at least,
13:50if I'm going to read through the reports,
13:52no report actually mentioned that they did this sobriety test.
13:56Ang question is,
13:57where are our police enforcers also trained
14:00to properly respond to incidents like this?
14:05And then finally,
14:06the common need na ka nang makita na to sa toong mga netizens,
14:10there's also the demand for equal enforcement,
14:13regardless of social status.
14:16Because allegedly,
14:17naapod tayong mga nakita,
14:18allegedly, no?
14:19That's why we would welcome the thoughts of our ka nang PNP
14:23and also LTO ka nang officers,
14:26because there are also ka nang allegations,
14:28na there are similar incidents in the past
14:31in which the suspect was not allowed to even post a bail, no?
14:37So there is a question here also,
14:39allegations here also,
14:40about consistency of application to the suspect, no?
14:44Regardless of their economic or financial influence.
14:49Now,
14:50so,
14:51kanyang,
14:52the purpose na ni-existing Republic Act
14:55as early as 2013,
14:57it is to,
14:58kanyang protect lives, no?
15:01And so,
15:02this is also a question that
15:05demand serious answers,
15:07not just from the community,
15:08but for the law enforcement agencies
15:11that are cited, no?
15:13by the said Republic Act.
15:15Now,
15:16this time,
15:17we will also welcome the thoughts of
15:19kanyang medical practitioners
15:21who are also watching.
15:23Katong questions na to ba?
15:25Kanyang,
15:25we also did a research
15:26kung unsagiday ang kaduga yun, no?
15:28And the purpose for this one is
15:29we cannot bring Kingston back to life, no?
15:33But at least,
15:34kita nga na-assassin
15:36if ang atuang police enforcers
15:38are not able to conduct those tests,
15:41at least we can already tell them, no?
15:44So,
15:44crucial yun ni siya
15:46ang kanyang breathalyzers
15:48or ang katong urine
15:49and blood tests
15:51because
15:51ang atuang,
15:53kung inumang gunta,
15:54ang alcohol
15:55is absorbed into
15:57the bloodstream
15:58within 30 to 90 minutes
16:01after drinking.
16:03So,
16:03in this context,
16:04kung tinood itong mga videos
16:05na nakita na itong
16:06nag-barag-barag ni kid siya,
16:08then that means
16:09there should have been, no?
16:11If those are true,
16:12there should have been
16:13adequate alcohol presence
16:16in the suspect's system, no?
16:19And so,
16:20kanus amanday makita, no?
16:22In fact,
16:23it will report, no?
16:25Kanyang 0.15%
16:28blood alcohol concentration
16:30per hour.
16:31Pero it varies
16:32from person to person.
16:33And if we recall,
16:34ang requirement,
16:35ang itong considered illegal
16:36is 0.05, no?
16:39So,
16:40that would be a reading, no?
16:42That we should be concerned about,
16:44no?
16:45For similar incidents
16:46in the future.
16:47And just like
16:48what I stated earlier,
16:49it's a common knowledge
16:50that the longer
16:51the delay,
16:52of course,
16:53modesipate mangin siya, no?
16:55So,
16:55the lower also
16:56the measurable BAC,
16:58which will reflect
17:00at the time
17:01or the level
17:02at the time
17:03of the incident.
17:04So,
17:04in this case,
17:05reports would say
17:06that 19 hours
17:08already passed.
17:10So,
17:11that's why
17:12initially,
17:12dagang nakuratan
17:13at itong anong negative siya.
17:15But eventually,
17:16when people
17:17realize na
17:18it was conducted
17:1919 hours later,
17:20then it's not
17:22a surprise anymore
17:23because in forensic practice,
17:25testing beyond
17:263 to 4 hours
17:29begins the significantly
17:31weakening
17:32accuracy
17:33of the BAC.
17:35So,
17:35imagine, no?
17:363 to 4 hours.
17:38And in this case,
17:39reports would say
17:40it was already
17:4119 hours
17:43later, no?
17:45So,
17:46clinically,
17:48alcohol levels
17:48begin to decline
17:49almost immediately
17:50after peak
17:51absorption.
17:52So,
17:53for the most
17:53accurate reading,
17:55testing should be done
17:56within 1 to 2 hours
17:58of the incident
17:59because any
18:00significant delay
18:01can affect
18:02reliability
18:03of the result.
18:04So,
18:05this is exactly
18:06what happened
18:07because it's already
18:08beyond
18:091 to 2 hours.
18:11So,
18:11we have comments
18:12here from our viewers
18:13and I
18:14would read
18:15some of them,
18:16So,
18:17we have,
18:18yes,
18:19so,
18:19we have here
18:20comment from
18:21Kevin Ray Chua
18:22and he,
18:23yes,
18:23he said the same thing,
18:24no?
18:25It's sad
18:26that it took
18:2719 hours
18:28to do a liquor test
18:29or the BAC test.
18:31Then,
18:32we also have
18:33from
18:33Criselda
18:34Verame,
18:35no?
18:35Maugyo daghan
18:36siguro
18:37ni siya
18:38kanang
18:39connection.
18:40No,
18:40so,
18:40these are just
18:41allegations
18:42but I think
18:42what the netizens
18:43would really
18:44want to
18:44point out
18:45is
18:45dapat
18:46naagyo
18:46equal
18:47treatment
18:48when it
18:49comes to
18:49incidents like
18:50this
18:51regardless
18:52of their
18:54economic
18:54and financial
18:56influence.
18:56Although,
18:57ang ako lang
18:58yun pong
18:58opinion
18:59about,
19:00although
19:00na-express
19:00na ako
19:01kaganina,
19:02kung
19:02napagidun taad
19:03dahil mabuhat
19:03dahil taad to.
19:04And I'm
19:04specifically talking
19:06about the
19:06three sobriety
19:07tests
19:07and kung
19:08wala yung
19:09breathalyzer
19:09which is
19:10very sad
19:10because that's
19:11part of
19:11the requirement
19:12is at least
19:13the urine
19:14and blood
19:14samples
19:14kaya nadala
19:15naman siya
19:15sa hospital.
19:16So,
19:16that means
19:16they have
19:17the capability
19:18to do that.
19:19Now,
19:20after Cebu City
19:21Medical Center
19:22where the
19:23suspect was
19:24rushed,
19:24he was
19:24moved to
19:25Chongwa Hospital
19:26in
19:27Mandawi.
19:28And on
19:29February 15,
19:30they actually
19:31issued also
19:32a statement
19:34involving
19:35cases of
19:36patients
19:37under
19:37official
19:38custody.
19:39And we
19:41can see
19:41their
19:42statement
19:43on the
19:44screen.
19:47So,
19:48in a
19:48nutshell,
19:49Chongwa Hospital
19:51Mandawi
19:52clarified
19:52its role
19:53in the
19:54emergency.
19:57I think
19:57this is
19:58Chongwa.
19:59I think
20:00this is
20:01from the
20:01mother.
20:02Yeah.
20:05But
20:07anyhow,
20:08Chongwa Hospital
20:10Mandawi
20:10clarified
20:11its role
20:12on
20:12February 15
20:13in
20:14emergency
20:14cases
20:15involving
20:16patients
20:16under
20:17official
20:18custody.
20:18So,
20:19the hospital
20:20emphasized
20:20that
20:21a
20:21healthcare
20:22institution,
20:23as a
20:24healthcare
20:25institution,
20:25its primary
20:26responsibility
20:27is to
20:28provide
20:28timely and
20:30appropriate
20:30medical care
20:32to all
20:32patients
20:33upon
20:34arrival,
20:35focusing
20:36on preserving
20:37life and
20:38managing
20:39urgent medical
20:40conditions
20:41regardless
20:42of
20:43circumstance.
20:44So,
20:44they also
20:45said that
20:45in cases
20:46where
20:46patients
20:47are under
20:48official
20:48custody,
20:51Chongwa
20:51Hospital
20:52follows
20:53established
20:54protocols
20:55and work
20:56closely
20:56with
20:57law
20:58enforcement
20:59authorities
21:00to ensure
21:01that medical
21:01treatment
21:02proceeds
21:03alongside
21:04required
21:05legal
21:06processes.
21:07So,
21:07if I'm
21:07reading this
21:08correctly,
21:09Chongwa
21:10emphasized
21:10that
21:11their
21:11prime
21:12responsibility
21:13is the
21:14preservation
21:15of
21:15life.
21:16But they
21:17also said
21:18that they
21:18will
21:19collaborate
21:19with
21:20law
21:21enforcement
21:21authorities
21:22to ensure
21:23that medical
21:23treatment
21:24proceeds
21:24alongside
21:25legal
21:26processes.
21:27So,
21:27nalangya pong
21:28question
21:28about this
21:29one.
21:30Because for
21:30this
21:30particular
21:31part,
21:31why did
21:32it take
21:3319
21:33hours
21:34for them
21:35to recognize
21:35that such
21:36test
21:36is actually
21:37needed?
21:38So,
21:39the intent
21:40is
21:41preservation
21:42of life
21:43but there's
21:44also
21:44the part
21:45here
21:45about
21:45collaboration
21:46of
21:47law
21:47enforcement
21:47agencies.
21:48So,
21:48in this
21:49case,
21:49I think
21:49it's
21:49the
21:49police.
21:50So,
21:51ahaman
21:51dapat ang
21:52gap.
21:52Ahaman
21:53dapat ang
21:54cause
21:54of
21:54delay.
21:56So,
21:58in the
21:58case
21:59of the
21:59lawyers
21:59who are
22:00watching,
22:01again,
22:01it's also
22:02mentioned
22:02that the
22:02enforcing
22:03agency
22:04of the
22:04Republic
22:05Act
22:05against
22:06drunk
22:07driving
22:07are the
22:08Philippine
22:09National
22:09Police
22:10or PNP
22:10and
22:11Land
22:11Transportation
22:12Office.
22:13So,
22:13Chongwa
22:13already
22:14issued
22:14their
22:14statement.
22:15We
22:15welcome
22:16also
22:16the
22:16views
22:17of
22:18people
22:19and
22:19officers
22:19and
22:19leaders
22:20from
22:20the
22:20PNP
22:21and
22:21also
22:21the
22:21LTO.
22:24So,
22:24napoy
22:24mga
22:25questions
22:25ang katong
22:26mga
22:26netizens
22:27which I've
22:27also seen
22:28online
22:29in the
22:30course
22:30of
22:31this
22:32particular
22:33incident.
22:33And
22:34among
22:34the
22:34questions
22:35nila
22:35is
22:36ang katong
22:36bail.
22:40And
22:40again,
22:41we would
22:42welcome
22:42the views
22:43also
22:43of
22:44our
22:44lawyers
22:45who may
22:46be
22:47watching
22:47about
22:47their
22:48thoughts.
22:48But
22:49when we
22:50did
22:50our
22:50research
22:51under
22:51the
22:51Constitution,
22:53bail
22:53is a
22:53right
22:54before
22:54conviction
22:55except
22:56when
22:58the
22:58accused
22:58is
22:59charged
22:59with
23:00an
23:00offense
23:00punishable
23:02by
23:02life
23:03imprisonment
23:04and
23:05the
23:07evidence
23:07of
23:07guilt
23:08is
23:09strong.
23:10So,
23:10in this
23:11particular
23:11case,
23:12ang
23:12question
23:12na to
23:12actually
23:13is
23:13is
23:16this
23:17a
23:18case
23:19of
23:19homicide
23:19or
23:19is
23:20this
23:20a
23:20case
23:20of
23:20murder?
23:22Those
23:23two
23:23actually
23:24have
23:24different
23:26treatment.
23:28So,
23:28in most
23:28drunk
23:29driving
23:29or
23:30vehicular
23:30homicide
23:31cases,
23:32the
23:33charge
23:33filed
23:34is
23:34typically
23:34reckless
23:35imprudence
23:36not
23:37murder
23:38unless
23:39there is
23:40a proof
23:41of such
23:41intent.
23:43And so,
23:44I think
23:45and correct
23:46me if I'm
23:47wrong,
23:47but the
23:48case here
23:49that was
23:49filed
23:49is
23:50reckless
23:50imprudence.
23:52Dili siya
23:53murder.
23:54And so,
23:55because reckless
23:55imprudence
23:56is generally
23:57bailable,
23:59suspects
24:00are often
24:00allowed to
24:01post bail
24:01while trial
24:03continues.
24:04Now,
24:05napoy
24:05question
24:06kung
24:06inaf
24:07rabato
24:07ang
24:0872,000
24:10bail
24:10that was
24:11posted.
24:13So,
24:14according to
24:14our research,
24:15courts
24:16must also
24:17consider
24:17first,
24:19financial
24:19ability
24:20of the
24:20accused
24:20and
24:21reports
24:22would actually
24:23say that
24:24the accused
24:25is
24:25financially
24:26capable.
24:26the nature
24:28and
24:28circumstance
24:28of the
24:29offense,
24:30penalty
24:30of the
24:31offense,
24:32character
24:32and
24:32reputation
24:33of the
24:34accused,
24:35and then
24:36age and
24:36health,
24:37weight of
24:38evidence,
24:39and probability
24:40of appearing
24:41if trial
24:43happens.
24:44So,
24:45and then the
24:45other thing
24:46which is also
24:46just as
24:47important and
24:48which some
24:48of the
24:48netizens
24:49are raising,
24:50whether the
24:51accused
24:52is a
24:52flight
24:53risk.
24:54So,
24:55that's the
24:56consideration.
24:57So,
24:58katoong mga
24:58nangutana
24:58kung
24:59inafra ba
24:59ang
25:0072,000
25:01na bail
25:01nga na
25:01post,
25:03upon our
25:03research,
25:04further
25:04research
25:04also,
25:05it was
25:05said that
25:06there is
25:06no
25:06mathematical
25:07formula
25:08like
25:08X
25:09pesos
25:09per
25:10years
25:11of
25:12imprisonment.
25:14So,
25:15sige,
25:16naay
25:16comments
25:17that we
25:18have
25:18here.
25:19Hold on,
25:20so that
25:20I can
25:21read
25:22them
25:23properly.
25:25Actually,
25:26di na
25:26ko siya
25:27ma-scroll
25:27out.
25:28Sige.
25:28Anyway,
25:29sige.
25:29No?
25:30Okay,
25:31we have,
25:31we also
25:32want to
25:32see your
25:34thoughts
25:34also.
25:35So,
25:35naay
25:35comment
25:36here
25:36from
25:37Mercy
25:38J.
25:38Dams.
25:39So,
25:39she said
25:40that
25:40real sense
25:41of urgency
25:42really
25:42matters.
25:43Ang
25:44ubang
25:44ultimo
25:45nga
25:45driver
25:45bisandili
25:46pa
25:46sala
25:47nila
25:47o
25:48makapatay
25:49automatic
25:49lagi
25:50mapriso.
25:51So,
25:52yeah,
25:52so,
25:53can you
25:53chat,
25:53this
25:54is
25:54about
25:55equality
25:56in terms
25:57of how
25:58it's
25:58treated
25:58which we
25:59also
25:59mentioned
25:59earlier.
26:00Then,
26:01there's
26:01also
26:01a comment
26:02from
26:02Grace
26:03Quibranza
26:03from
26:04Banilad.
26:05So,
26:06why CMC?
26:07Why not
26:08Cebu,
26:09Cheongwa
26:10Hospital,
26:11Cebu City?
26:12After
26:13CCMC,
26:14why Cebu,
26:15Cheongwa
26:15Hospital,
26:16Mandawi
26:16when Cebu,
26:17Cheongwa
26:17Hospital,
26:19Cebu
26:19is much
26:20nearer?
26:21It's
26:21also
26:21a valid
26:22question.
26:23And like
26:23what I
26:24said
26:24also,
26:25regardless
26:25whether it's
26:26Cheongwa
26:26Hospital
26:26or whether
26:27it's
26:27CCMC,
26:28if there
26:29was no
26:29breathalyzer,
26:30both of
26:30these
26:31hospitals are
26:31capable for
26:32urine and
26:33blood
26:33testing.
26:33And why
26:34was it
26:34not
26:34conducted?
26:36The other
26:37one is
26:40Anyway,
26:49then there's
26:49another one
26:49from
26:50Jeric
26:50Orbislondo
26:51Unsay
26:52nakadugay
26:53sa police
26:53to process
26:54the liquor
26:55test
26:55and why
26:56Cheongwa
26:56Hospital,
26:57Mandawi,
26:57wala na lang
26:58nag-process
26:59na naka-under
27:00arrest man
27:01kaha,
27:02murag
27:02nanimahong
27:03connection.
27:04So,
27:05I think
27:05we can
27:06see that
27:06the delay
27:07actually is
27:08really causing
27:08a lot of
27:09questions also
27:11from our
27:12netizens.
27:12And in my
27:13opinion,
27:13these are
27:13also valid
27:14questions to
27:15raise because
27:16we can
27:16also consider
27:17all this
27:17in the
27:18course of
27:18the
27:18interview.
27:21Okay,
27:21naapoy
27:22question here.
27:23Nabakunoy
27:23CCTV,
27:24this is from
27:25Raymond
27:25Escalante,
27:26Nabakunoy
27:26CCTV sa
27:27surrounding
27:27establishments
27:28near the
27:29incident.
27:29Actually,
27:30I saw a
27:31footage.
27:32I'm not
27:32sure if
27:33that's an
27:33official one,
27:34but it
27:34actually
27:35appeared
27:35like
27:36there was
27:37a
27:37footage
27:37that
27:38was
27:38also
27:38taken
27:39and
27:39it
27:39looked
27:39like
27:40a
27:40CCTV
27:40footage.
27:41The moment
27:43of impact.
27:44I've
27:45seen
27:45those
27:46as well.
27:47And I
27:48hope that
27:49we can
27:49also get
27:50thoughts
27:50coming from
27:51our
27:52medical
27:52practitioners
27:53or our
27:56lawyer,
27:58viewers
27:58who are
28:00watching.
28:01So going
28:02back to the
28:02topic,
28:03wala da yung
28:04mathematical
28:04formula.
28:05And then
28:06lawyers who
28:06are watching,
28:07please feel
28:07free to
28:07share your
28:08comments.
28:09So it
28:10is a
28:10judicial
28:11discretion
28:12after all.
28:14Guided
28:14by,
28:14so this
28:15one,
28:15take note
28:16of this,
28:17guided
28:17by
28:18Supreme
28:19Court
28:19bail
28:20schedules.
28:21So
28:21there's a
28:24bail
28:24schedule
28:24that's
28:25also
28:25provided
28:27by the
28:28Supreme
28:28Court
28:29given
28:30the
28:30case
28:30circumstance
28:31arguments
28:32from both
28:32the
28:33prosecution
28:33and the
28:34defense.
28:35And so,
28:36and then
28:37we also like
28:38to clarify
28:39nga ang
28:39bail,
28:40dili ni siya
28:40fine or
28:41penalty.
28:41It's only
28:42meant to
28:43ensure
28:43that the
28:44accused
28:44appears
28:45in court.
28:45And that's
28:46when some
28:47netizens,
28:47I would
28:47understand,
28:48are also
28:48raising
28:49questions
28:49about
28:49gamayra ba
28:50ang 72,000
28:51for
28:52considering
28:53their
28:53reports
28:54about their
28:55economic
28:55standing.
28:56And then
28:56kung
28:57dili ba
28:57ni siya
28:57flight
28:58risk.
28:59Because
29:00the
29:00reason
29:00supposedly
29:01of
29:01the
29:01bail
29:01is to
29:02ensure
29:02that
29:02the
29:03accused
29:03appeared
29:04in
29:04court.
29:05So
29:09naapoy
29:10question
29:10about
29:10the
29:11schedule.
29:12And again,
29:13we would
29:14welcome the
29:14thoughts of
29:15our
29:15lawyers
29:16who are
29:16watching.
29:18So,
29:19if
29:19tanaw na din
29:19na to,
29:20ang katong
29:20schedule
29:21that's
29:21provided
29:21by the
29:22Supreme
29:22Court,
29:23ang judge,
29:23dili siya
29:24maka-raise
29:24o bail
29:25simply
29:26because
29:26dato
29:27ang
29:27accused.
29:28The
29:29case
29:29or
29:30ang case
29:30kay
29:30high
29:31profile
29:31or
29:31naay
29:32strong
29:32public
29:33sentiment
29:33about
29:34the
29:35case.
29:35Because
29:36if
29:37bail
29:39is
29:40too
29:41high
29:44and
29:44they
29:45don't
29:45have
29:45the
29:45legal
29:46basis,
29:46then
29:47it
29:48can
29:48still
29:48be
29:48challenged
29:49also
29:49in
29:50court.
29:51So,
29:51I think
29:52sa itong
29:52lawyers
29:52who are
29:53watching,
29:53maybe
29:53you
29:54can
29:54check
29:54whether
29:54the
29:5572,000
29:56is
29:56within
29:57that
29:57range
29:57because
29:57that's
29:58already
29:58beyond
29:58our
29:59capability
29:59to
30:00make
30:00that
30:00research.
30:00However,
30:03the other
30:03thing
30:04for the
30:05education
30:05of our
30:06viewers,
30:06financial
30:06capacity
30:07does not
30:08override
30:09the
30:10statutory
30:10penalty
30:11and
30:12also
30:13what's
30:13specified
30:14in the
30:15bail
30:16guidelines
30:16of the
30:17Supreme
30:18Court.
30:18So,
30:19again,
30:20if we
30:20have
30:20lawyers
30:20who are
30:21watching,
30:21your
30:21thoughts
30:22are
30:22also
30:22welcome.
30:23Now,
30:24this
30:25incident
30:25also
30:25resulted
30:26to a
30:26lot
30:26of
30:27conversations
30:27and
30:27also
30:28reactions
30:28coming
30:28from
30:29the
30:29public.
30:29So,
30:30the
30:30Cebu
30:30Chamber
30:30of
30:31Commerce
30:31and
30:31Industry
30:32released
30:32a
30:32statement
30:33on
30:33February
30:3311,
30:3620,
30:3726,
30:38and we
30:38can see
30:38their
30:39statement.
30:41And we
30:42can see,
30:42for now,
30:43I think
30:44this is the
30:44statement
30:44from the
30:46mother,
30:47but there
30:48was also
30:48a
30:49statement
30:49that was
30:50released
30:50by the
30:51Cebu
30:51Chamber
30:52of
30:52Commerce.
30:52And the
30:53Cebu
30:53Chamber
30:54of Commerce
30:54emphasized
30:55that this
30:55tragedy
30:56highlights
30:56the urgent
30:57need to
30:58strengthen
30:58accountability,
31:00road safety,
31:01and the
31:02protection of
31:03human lives.
31:04The
31:04Chamber
31:05also called
31:05for a
31:05swift,
31:06transparent,
31:07and impartial
31:08investigation
31:08to ensure
31:09justice
31:10under the
31:11law.
31:12The
31:13Chamber
31:13also urged
31:14both local
31:15and national
31:15government
31:15to take
31:16decisive
31:17and
31:17coordinated
31:18action,
31:18particularly
31:19in improving
31:20road design,
31:22ensuring
31:22accessible
31:23sidewalks,
31:25because
31:25apparently
31:26the victim
31:28was actually
31:28walking already
31:29on the
31:30road.
31:30So I
31:31think this
31:31is also
31:32a good
31:32lesson
31:32for us
31:33to ensure
31:35that we
31:35have
31:35sidewalks
31:36for
31:37pedestrians
31:38and
31:38strengthening
31:39of
31:39governance
31:40systems
31:40that
31:41protect
31:41lives.
31:42And then
31:43last
31:44Sunday,
31:45the
31:45members
31:45of the
31:46Cebu
31:46running
31:47community
31:47gathered
31:48also
31:49in the
31:50morning,
31:50so that's
31:50on the
31:51same
31:51day,
31:51that's
31:52February
31:5215,
31:53for a
31:5324-kilometer
31:54solidarity
31:55run,
31:56dubbed
31:57as
31:5724-kilometers
31:59for
31:59Kingston.
32:00So this
32:01was
32:01organized
32:02by
32:02Bernard
32:03Von
32:03Sia
32:03and
32:04runners
32:05completed
32:0524-kilometer
32:07route
32:07as a
32:08symbolic
32:08tribute
32:09before
32:09converging
32:10at the
32:11makeshift
32:12road
32:12memorial
32:13near the
32:14exact
32:14location
32:15where
32:15Cheng
32:15was
32:16struck.
32:17During
32:18the run,
32:19the atmosphere
32:19was solemn
32:20with
32:20participants
32:21emphasizing
32:22that the
32:22run was
32:23not about
32:23remembrance,
32:24but also
32:25about
32:26accountability.
32:28And we
32:29can see
32:30also
32:30in the
32:31screen
32:31various
32:32reactions
32:33coming from
32:34the
32:34netizens
32:35because
32:36since the
32:36incident
32:37in
32:37February 8,
32:39and by
32:39the way,
32:40Binalio was
32:40January 8,
32:41and this is
32:42February 8,
32:43so Bulan Langid
32:43ang gap
32:44about these
32:45two important
32:46issues.
32:47So netizens
32:47also flooded
32:48social media
32:49with messages
32:49of sympathy
32:50and solidarity.
32:52Many
32:52echoed the
32:53family's call
32:54for
32:54accountability
32:55while others
32:56urged
32:57public
32:57attention
32:58on the
32:58case
32:59and
32:59stronger
32:59enforcement
33:00of
33:01road
33:01systems.
33:02So we
33:03can see
33:03there's
33:03really
33:04a
33:04common
33:05theme
33:05about
33:06accountability
33:07and about
33:07the lessons
33:08that we
33:09need to
33:09learn
33:09to further
33:10prevent
33:11recurrence.
33:13And then
33:14earlier today,
33:15there was
33:15also a
33:16statement
33:17that was
33:17issued
33:18by
33:18Kingston
33:19mother
33:19Catherine
33:20Cheng.
33:21And that's
33:22the statement
33:23that we
33:24can see
33:25on the
33:25screen right
33:26now.
33:26So in
33:27the public
33:28statement,
33:29Kingston
33:29mother
33:30Catherine
33:30Cheng
33:31described
33:32her son's
33:32death as
33:33an unimaginable
33:35and unbearable
33:37loss.
33:37One that
33:38no words
33:39could fully
33:40express.
33:42She shared
33:43how their
33:43home now
33:44feels
33:44painfully
33:45empty.
33:47She also
33:48said that
33:49the family
33:49initially never
33:50intended to
33:51file a
33:51case.
33:52Overwhelmed
33:53by grief
33:54and wanting
33:54only to
33:55lay their
33:55son to
33:56rest in
33:57peace.
33:58But they
33:59chose to
33:59pursue justice
34:00to honor
34:02Kingston's
34:02life and
34:04ensure that
34:04no other
34:05family would
34:06ever have
34:07to endure
34:08the same
34:08pain.
34:09So they are
34:10entrusting the
34:11matter to the
34:11authorities and
34:12the courts
34:12and will
34:13respect the
34:14outcome as
34:14the case
34:15unfolds.
34:16She also
34:17expressed hope
34:18that Kingston's
34:19passing would
34:20serve as a
34:21reminder of
34:22the dangers
34:22of drunk
34:23driving and
34:24prompt
34:25improvements
34:25on road
34:27safety.
34:28The family
34:29is also
34:29extending
34:30gratitude for
34:31the overwhelming
34:31support and
34:32prayers that
34:33they have
34:34received.
34:35So do we
34:38have thoughts
34:38still from
34:39our viewers
34:41who are
34:41watching?
34:44So thank
34:45you very
34:46much.
34:46So like
34:48what I
34:48said earlier
34:49at the
34:50start and
34:51even in
34:51the course
34:51of this
34:52conversation,
34:53we really
34:53would have
34:54wanted to
34:54get the
34:54side also
34:55of the
34:56law
34:56enforcing
34:57agencies
34:57like the
34:58PNP
34:58and also
34:59the LTO
35:00and in
35:01the succeeding
35:02days to
35:02come, we
35:03would also
35:04welcome their
35:05thoughts and
35:05their views
35:06because in
35:06Sunstar, we
35:07are advocating
35:08for balance
35:09reporting and
35:11hearing on
35:12not just
35:13one or two
35:14but every
35:14side,
35:15of every
35:15story,
35:16especially
35:16stories that
35:17are as
35:18important as
35:19this one.
35:20So as
35:21the legal
35:21process
35:22continues,
35:23emotions
35:23remain high
35:24and it
35:25is
35:25understandably
35:26so.
35:27A young
35:28life was
35:29lost, a
35:30family is
35:31grieving,
35:32and a
35:33community
35:34demands
35:35answers,
35:36and a
35:37nation
35:37that's also
35:38watching
35:39closely.
35:40But beyond
35:41the headlines,
35:43beyond the
35:43outrage,
35:44and beyond
35:45social media
35:46commentary,
35:47this case
35:49challenges
35:49us to
35:51look
35:51deeper.
35:53Are our
35:54laws
35:55strong
35:56enough?
35:58Are they
35:59enforced
35:59consistently?
36:01And are we
36:03as citizens
36:04holding
36:04ourselves the
36:06same standards
36:07we demand
36:08from others?
36:09justice is
36:10not noise,
36:11it is a
36:12process.
36:13Accountability
36:13is not
36:14anger,
36:15it is
36:15action.
36:16And reform
36:17does not
36:17begin in
36:18courtrooms
36:19alone,
36:19it also
36:20begins in
36:21conversations
36:22like this.
36:24What
36:25happened on
36:25the night,
36:26on that
36:27night in
36:28Banilad,
36:28cannot be
36:29undone.
36:30But what
36:31happens next,
36:32in policy,
36:33in enforcement,
36:34in culture,
36:35is still
36:36being
36:37written.
36:38The real
36:39question is
36:40not just
36:40who is
36:41responsible,
36:42the real
36:43question is
36:44what will
36:45we learn
36:46from this?
36:48I'm DJ
36:49Moises,
36:50this has been
36:51Beyond the
36:51Headlines,
36:52and we'll see
36:52you again
36:53tomorrow.
36:54Have a good
36:54afternoon.
36:55one.
37:25You
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