I’m once again reminded of the fleetingness of life with the passing of Marlyn Divinagracia, wife of Capt. Ervin Divinagracia, one of the 28 officers detained in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal.
It was so sudden. Marlyn was diagnosed with leukemia Friday, Nov. 7. By Friday, Nov. 14, she was gone.
She was 32. She left two lovely children, four-year old Francine and two-year old Amiel Jude.
Marlyn’s remains lie in state at the St. Ignatius Funeral Homes on Boni Serrano Avenue (across Camp Crame). Interment is on Sunday.
I had written about Marlyn and how she and other wives of the patriot-detainees were coping with their husbands’ incarceration last year. Please click to “Lies moms have to tell detained officers’ kids”
Gosh! she’s so young! condolences to the family! (off topic: St. Ignatius, dyan den ang father ko noon! We used to live in Murphy)
lubos na pakikiramay sa pamilya ni capt. divinagracia…
nakakalungkot ang realidad sa ating bansa na kung saan ang mga matutuwid at mabubuting tao ay biktima ng injustice, kawalan ng oportunidad, kawalan ng pag-asa at paghihirap bunga ng kasalanan ng ibang tao lalo na ng pamunuan ni gloria at ng malacanang mafia at arroyo corrupt-poration.
ang kawalan ng aksiyon at kabagalan ng kaso ng mga “tunay na sundalo ng bayan” ay lalong nagpapahirap sa kanilang pinaglalaban at higit sa kanilang pamilya.
ang mga asawa at anak na patuloy na umaasa ng katarungan, makapiling ang kanilang asawa at ama, at malinis ang kanilang pangalan ay hindi isang simpleng sakripisyo lamang kung hindi isang “noble cause” at nakakabilib ang kanilang tatag at disiplina sa kabila ng panggigipit ng kasalukuyang pamunuan.
hindi biro ang mawalan ng kabiyak lalo na sa isang sitwasyon na maging sa panaginip ay hindi naisip ni capt. ervin na mangyayari sa kaniyang ulirang maybahay…lalo na wala siya sa tabi ng kaniyang maybahay sa panahon na higit siyang kailangan, ang aming panalangin sa kaniyang pagbalik sa ating panginoon at naway makamtan niya ang kapayapaan sa ikalawang buhay.
nakakalungkot ngunit kasaysayan lamang ang magiging saksi ng pagmamahal ninyo sa bayan at katuparan ng inyong mithiin para sa bayan.
sanay makayanan ni capt. ervin ang bagong krisis sa kaniyang pamilya, magkaroon siya ng higit na lakas ng loob at matibay na pananampalataya na ang lahat ng ito ay pagsubok lamang.
sana, kahit paano ay magkaroon tayo ng konting ambag sa naulilang mga munting anghel ni mrs. marlyn…patuloy na magbigay ng lakas ng loob at suporta kay capt. ervin at sa lahat ng mga magigiting na sundalo ng bayan.
ang aking pakikiramay sa iyong pamilya, at panalangin na tibay at lakas ng loob sayo capt. ervin na ang lahat ay naayon sa Kaniyang dakilang plano. magtiwala ka sa Kanya, sa kabila ng kabiguan at dalamhati ay may nakalaang magandang pangako sa’yo at sa iyong mga anak ang Dakilang Lumikha.
Nakikiramay kami sa pagdadalamhati ni Capt Divinagracia pati na ng kanyang pamilya sa pagyao ng butihin nyang maybahay na si Marlyn.
It might as well be said that Gloria and Esperon are responsible for this. These two criminals continue to rob and kill a nation.
First time I heard of someone dying of leukemia in just one week. It could have been advanced stage. Had it been diagnosed earlier, she would have lived longer. But what’s more painful is the fact that her husband was not able to be with her days before her death. Worse criminals like Bolante and De La Paz were able to go home and join their families while these soldiers jailed for political reason continue to suffer in jail without seeing their families. I’m also reminded of Col. Querubin or Gen. Miranda who was refused medical treatment when needed while Joc Joc was able to stay comfortably in a luxurious room at St. Luke’s.
BE, Capt. Divinagracia was given pass (with security escorts) to be with his wife. He was beside Marlyn during her last days.
Yes, you are right. The doctor said the disease was already in its late stage.
From Ron Olivares:
Lubos na pakikiramay sa pamilya ni capt. divinagracia…
Nakakalungkot ang realidad sa ating bansa na kung saan ang mga matutuwid at mabubuting tao ay biktima ng injustice, kawalan ng oportunidad, kawalan ng pag-asa at paghihirap bunga ng kasalanan ng ibang tao lalo na ng pamunuan ni gloria at ng malacanang mafia at arroyo corrupt-poration.
Ang kawalan ng aksiyon at kabagalan ng kaso ng mga “tunay na sundalo ng bayan” ay lalong nagpapahirap sa kanilang pinaglalaban at higit sa kanilang pamilya.
Ang mga asawa at anak na patuloy na umaasa ng katarungan, makapiling ang kanilang asawa at ama, at malinis ang kanilang pangalan ay hindi isang simpleng sakripisyo lamang kung hindi isang “noble cause” at nakakabilib ang kanilang tatag at disiplina sa kabila ng panggigipit ng kasalukuyang pamunuan.
Hindi biro ang mawalan ng kabiyak lalo na sa isang sitwasyon na maging sa panaginip ay hindi naisip ni capt. ervin na mangyayari sa kaniyang ulirang maybahay…lalo na wala siya sa tabi ng kaniyang maybahay sa panahon na higit siyang kailangan, ang aming panalangin sa kaniyang pagbalik sa ating panginoon at naway makamtan niya ang kapayapaan sa ikalawang buhay.
Nakakalungkot ngunit kasaysayan lamang ang magiging saksi ng pagmamahal ninyo sa bayan at katuparan ng inyong mithiin para sa bayan.
Sanay makayanan ni Capt. Ervin ang bagong krisis sa kaniyang pamilya, magkaroon siya ng higit na lakas ng loob at matibay na pananampalataya na ang lahat ng ito ay pagsubok lamang.
Sana, kahit paano ay magkaroon tayo ng konting ambag sa naulilang mga munting anghel ni mrs. marlyn…patuloy na magbigay ng lakas ng loob at suporta kay capt. ervin at sa lahat ng mga magigiting na sundalo ng bayan.
Ang aking pakikiramay sa iyong pamilya, at panalangin na tibay at lakas ng loob sayo capt. ervin na ang lahat ay naayon sa Kaniyang dakilang plano. magtiwala ka sa Kanya, sa kabila ng kabiguan at dalamhati ay may nakalaang magandang pangako sa’yo at sa iyong mga anak ang Dakilang Lumikha.
Condolence to Capt. Divinagracia and his family.
5 days of security pass to be with her dying wife? yun lang ba ang kayang maibigay ng pamunuan ng afp kay capt. ervin?
sanay higit na matulungan ni afp gen yano ang pamilya ni capt. ervin, walang halong pulitika o anupa mang isyu kundi ang dagliang tulong sa isang sundalo na tagapagtanggol ng bansa sa oras ng kaniyang pangangailangan.
dagliang tulong sapagkat siya ay kabahagi ng institusyon ng afp at tunay na lingkod ng bayan.
dagliang tulong para sa naulila lalo na tulong pinansiyal at suporta sa mga naulilang anak…hindi biro ang pagpapakasakit at paghihirap ni capt. ervin sampu ng kaniyang mga kasamahan na patuloy na pinagkakaitan ng hustisya.
habang si capt. ervin ay patuloy na pinagkakaitan ng hustisya, posibleng pagkawala ng mga benepisyo at posibleng paglaho ng kaniyang pangarap bilang isang magaling na sundalo at maging pinuno ng afp…ay patuloy naman ang kabi-kabilaang paglustay at pagpapasasa sa kaban ng bayan ng mga tinuturing na lider at pinuno ng bansa.
nakakalungkot sapagkat sinasalamin ang realidad ng bansa…ang walang katarungan, mabagal na proseso ng hustisya, ang maruming sistema ng pamamahala na nagreresulta sa paghihirap at kasawian ng isang capt. ervin at marami pang juan dela cruz.
gen yano sana maging tapat na lider ka sa’yong mga tauhan anumang panig, lalo na sa mga sundalong higit na nangangailangan ng pagdamay at dagliang tulong.
gen. yano sana ay maging bukas ang iyong paningin sa tunay na suliranin sa loob ng afp, at hindi lamang ang gasgas ninyong tagline “protect the constitution” at “follow the chain of command”.
gen, yano ilang sundalo pa ba ang patuloy na sisigaw ng hustisya at pagbabago? ilang pamilya pa ba ang tatangis sa pagkawala ng kanilang mga mahal sa buhay? ilang sundalo pa ba ang patuloy na makakaranas ng di pagkapantay-pantay samantalang karamihan sa mga heneral lalo na mga retirado ay nasa comfort zone ng magagarang opisina, magagandang sahod at posisyon, magagandang bahay…samantalang karamihan sa kasundaluhan ay mistulang iskuwater sa kampo.
walang siguradong kinabukasan dahil sa kakarampot na retirement benefits.
may magagawa ka kung gugustuhin mo lamang maisaayos ang institusyon ng afp sa ilalim ng iyong pamunuan, at malaki ang magagawa mong pagbabago kung isusulong mo ang mga reporma sa afp..hanggat nakaupo ka, at hindi yung maghihintay lamang ng retirement.
magagaling, tapat at magigiting ang ating mga sundalo at siguro ay panahon naman para suklian ang kanilang pagpapakasakit at serbisyo sa konstitusyon at sa ating bansa.
walang halong pulitika, walang halong isyu o anupa man, walang halong kaplastikan…ngayon ay kailangan ng isa mong magiting na sundalo ang iyong tulong at hindi lamang ng pakikiramay mo at ng afp kung hindi tulong na nararapat sa isang buhay na bayani ng bansa.
ipakita mo ang balanseng aksiyon at disposisyon mo sa iyong mistah…
ngayon na at hindi kung kailan wala ng halaga ang tulong mo sa isang magiting na sundalo.
So young to die. She sacrificed a lot for her incarcerated husband. She was one of the wives who had to take five rides going to Tanay with her two young children.
I met the meek Marlyn several times. Very soft spoken and always with a smile.
Marlyn probably had been feeling sick but simply ignored the sickness because she knew that her husband and her very young children needed her more.
May Marlyn rest in peace and may she continue to watch over her children, her husband and the Tanay Boys and their families as well.
I hope too Marlyn that you go and pull the leg of asspweron and the evil bitch who deprived you and your children of your husband’s love and care particularly in your last days on earth.
Stress, worry, etc. in fact can cause cancer according to recent medical reports. Marilyn must have had lots of sleepless nights that must have caused her to develop leukemia. Bata pa siya at maganda.
Kawawa naman ang mga naiwan lalo na iyong mga anak nila. I pray that this tragedy will make Capt. Divinagracia stronger in his resolve to fight for truth and justice, so help him God!
Some lesson can be learned in fact from this tragedy. Truth is this is going to be one of the burdens of guilt that Gloria Dorobo will have to answer for at the Last Judgment.
Just think of the number of lives ruined and destroyed by the ambition of this crook. Even those people who were supposed to have lived righteous lives but have become crooks like for instance those so-called “Euro Generals,” who cannot feel guilty because everybody is doing the same anomalous activities plus they have the assurance from Gloria Dorobo and her husband that they would not be touched by anybody, not even the senators, as long as they don’t spill the beans. May pabuya pa sa totoo lang. Takipan ng baho galore!
Marlyn, huwag lang “pull the leg”, sakalin mo na lang sila, please!
Unfortunately, PSB, it is not how justice works in heaven. At least, Marilyn, is now free from any physical pain, etc. Let’s just pray that her death will not be in vain.
Mabait ang mukha niya. Sabi nga, “Only the good die young!”
Ellen,
Aside from our prayers we should get a collection going for the children. Where I can I send mine Ellen? Can you please take charge. Please e-mail me Ellen so I can keept it going. Thanks
Yuko, nanggigigil lang kasi ako sa dalawang demonyong ito9the evil bitch and the asspweron). What Marilyn had to endure while her husband is wrongfully incarcerated must have caused her to be even sicker.
I am crying for the kids. Wala silang kamuang muang. Their mom is gone and their dad is incarcerated. He can not even hold them when they cry at night or feed them when they are hungry. He will not be able to have them in his jail cell. It is not a place for kids growing up. It is so sad indeed!
What causes leukemia? More and more young people are dying of leukemia.
I hope Dela Paz and those who are guilty of money smuggling don’t get sick of another cancer…Euromia.
Off Topic:
Six of the 14 applicants to the first Supreme Court vacancy in January 2009 have personal and political ties to President Arroyo—in varying degrees. Two are from the private sector, Rodolfo Robles and Cesar Villanueva, three are from the judiciary—Court of Appeals Justices Mariano del Castillo and Andres Reyes, and Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Diosdado Peralta—and one is from the executive branch, Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera.
Hi dandaw, much as I want to help the family of marlyn, I don’t want this blog to be used for fund-raising.
If you are in manila, her wake is at St. Ignatius. But I’ll relay your message to the family.
I’ll print out this page and show to Capt. Ervin.
I agree with dandaw and appreciate his generosity. Without a mother to take care of the kids and the father is detained, the least that we could do is to help the family in whatever way we can. I personally don’t see anything wrong using this blog as the medium to assist the family. Everything shall be accounted for. What we need is a venue to collect the funds. Help doesn’t stop at the wake. More help is needed after the burial. The living needs our help.
My heartfelt condolences to Capt. Ervin Divinagracia and family.
PSB:
I can understand your feeling. Ganyan din ang nararamdaman ko—panghihinayang, although I hope this sacrifice by this young and beautiful woman will not be in vain.
May araw din si Gloria Dorobo, and you bet, mas mabigat ang dagok sa kaniya pagnagkataon. Golly, walang ginagawa kundi turuan ang mga pilipinong maging animal na katulad nila!
Sa totoo lang, nalulungkot ako kapag naririnig ko ang mga pilipino dito na nagsasabing ayaw na nilang umuwi ng Pilipinas e hindi naman sila puede dito. Isa ngang kakilala ko na binigyan ko pa ng shelter, nang umuwi ng Pilipinas, wala pang isang buwan, namatay sa kunsumisyon. Panahon na ni Gloria Dorobo. About a year or two ago umuwi.
Iyan sa totoo lang ang isa sa mga kalunos-lunos na resulta ng pag-upo ni Gloria Dorobo, ang mawalan ang mga matitinong pilipino ng pag-asa—kahit na iyong pag-asang maging matino!!!
Saklap di ba?
What can I say. No vile words can describe what gloria macapagal arroyo and esperon is doing to the families of all those detained soldiers. You cannot even call gloria and esperon heartless and without conscience. But what surprises me more is the complete silence of the catholic bishops and the CBCP. For all their moral posturing they could not even pull themselves up to take the cudgels of these suffering families. They talk about renewal and more renewal, but here in their faces are the suffering people. They are in violation of todays gospel … I am in prison and you visited me. What a farce these bishops are. For you suffering soldiers and your families, all we can give are our heartfelt prayers. Tonight before my wife and I sleep, we will say special prayers for you.
Heartful condolences to those she left behind. May she rest in peace…
Sa pamilya, at mga kaibigan ng yumaong kabiyak ni Kapitan;
Nakikiramay at kaisa po ako sa inyong pagdadalamhati.
Ellen, I live in the U.S. What we can do is show it to the one in-charge or her husband, he should open a bank account there and we will wire transfer our contribution. Make sure that it is only a deposit account so her husband is the only one who can withdraw and no one else.
Former DA Secretary Lorenzo is currently in the US, dandaw. You could make him as our treasurer.
My hearfelt condolence to Capt. Divinagracia.
Just remember Captain, God does not give us a load that we cannot carry.
Trials are given to us to make us stronger. Be strong for your children and for the country.
My condolences to you Capt Ervin and Family.
I am just wondering if your children, members of your family and friends are aware that you are one of the heroes of our Filipino nation. You sacrificed so much to liberate us the Filipino people from a collaborator GMA of foreign invaders: the Americans who have been corrupting our education, economy, foreign policies, our military and our defense system since the 1900s after almost a million of us Filipinos died resisting them; and the Chinese who have been controlling our economy with the help of the Americans during the 1900s and have even become stronger now with GMA.
I wonder if they are aware that you did your duty in the true tradition of a soldier- defending this nation of ours against foreign intrusion of our sovereignty and national integrity. GMA has been opening our jungles, islands and hills to American soldiers exposing our tactical assets to foreign intelligence advantage. GMA has been opening our Sabah to Malaysian control. GMA has been opening Spratleys, and our agricultural lands to Chinese control.
I wander if they have been reading news reports of the aforementioned facts. I wander if they have read our history of the Filipino American War. I wander if they have read history of our heros- Generals Artemio Ricarte, Antonio Luna, Alejandrino, Maj Torres Bugallon as well as that of Macario Sacay.
If they did, they most likely are aware that you are a hero and behind the accomplishments of every man is a woman. Behind you is the sacrifices of Marlyn.
Jose Miguel, What are you talking about the Americans are corrupting your educational system, your economies, foreign policies, etc. I am only trying to find some venue so I could contribute to Capt. Ervin and his kids. Please stop bad mouthing the americans because I get offended too. My father was a victim of the Japanese atrocities during the war but we must go on living and forget about the past but to blame the Americans for all the ills of the Philippines that is absured.
Cool man…America would be different…better under Obama. There would be a change even a little in US Foreign Policy. America would regain the respect of the world. Give it some time…
Marlyn, I second the motion Parasabayan’s “Marlyn, huwag lang “pull the leg”, sakalin mo na lang sila, please!”
You enumerate to them the hardships you and the other wives went through because of what they did to your husbands na hindi naman nagnakaw ng pera ng bayan o nandaya katulad niya at iba pang matataas na opisyal.
Capt. Divinagracia- my condolences and prayers to you and your family..I have no doubt that you are strong in your faith and trust in God…and your name says it all..Divina gracia – a divine grace..
Gabriela: you are right–God will not give us a cross more than we can bear!
Gen Yano: I hope you will prove to us all that you are a true soldier and general of God..and you will lead all your soldiers to serve the country and not the putot..Marilyn will be your conscience and angel..as someone had mentioned here before..YA? NO? the decision is yours..
Ervin,
My condolences and prayers to you and your family. I just heard the news now. Always be strong and don’t lose hope.