Gloria Arroyo’s deputy national security adviser beat his common-law wife and her boyfriend and all she could say is “Behave.”
The Office of the President on Friday advised deputy National Security Adviser Luis Singson to “behave” and submit himself to due process after his common-law wife, Rachel ‘Che’ Tiongson, disclosed on Thursday the physical abuse she suffered at the hands of Singson.
Click here http://abs-cbnnews.com/nation/09/03/09/chavits-wife-reveals-physical-abuse for photos of Che Tiongson, Singson’s common law wife.
“Our advise to Singson is to behave accordingly as an upright citizen and submit himself to due process of the law,” said Press Secretary Cerge Remonde.
Remonde said he was not aware if President Arroyo’s deputy national security adviser used government resources to spy on Tiongson.
Singson is considered one of the most influential politicians in the country. His testimony in the impeachment trial of President Joseph Estrada in 2000 led to the fall of the Estrada administration and the rise to power of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in January 2001.
Singson virtually admitted on Wednesday over dzMM that he beat up his wife last month after discovering she had an affair, and added she should be thankful he didn’t kill her.
In an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN’s Ces Oreña Drilon, Tiongson showed pictures of her badly-bruised face and arms allegedly caused by the beatings she suffered at the hands of Singson last August 22 after he found her with her boyfriend in her apartment.
She said Singson beat her up and even lashed her using the whip he uses to discipline his pet tiger.
Singson and his bodyguards also allegedly undressed Tiongson’s boyfriend, took pictures of his penis, beat him up, and tortured him.
A Quezon City trial court has granted Tiongson’s request for a protection order against Singson, which means he should not go near his wife.
Remonde said Malacañang’s actions on Singson will “depend on the outcome of the case.”
On Friday, in an interview over Umagang Kay Ganda (UKG), Singson said he never admitted that he beat up his wife, although he said she did get hurt.
Singson reiterated his earlier statement that Tiongson, the mother of his five children, should be thankful she’s alive.
Singson also told UKG he had evidence to prove that he and Tiongson were married and denied Tiongson’s claim they are already separated. In an interview with ABS-CBN, Singson showed copies of Tiongson’s letters to him that had endearments such as “Hi love” or “miss you.”
He said Tiongson’s requests for money amounted to almost P1 million.
Singson names Tiongson’s boyfriends
Singson also identified Tiongson’s lover, whom he only knew by his first name “Richard.”
“His wife has a blog. She even gave warnings that her husband was not a bachelor and that they have three kids. Sweet talker, he looks like a gigolo,” he said.
He said that aside from Tiongson, Richard has several girlfriends who are also married. “I am planning to talk to his girlfriends who are married. I will talk to the husbands and reveal what he is doing. You think he’s your friend but he’s stabbing you in the back,” he said.
Singson also revealed that Tiongson had a relationship with actor Cogie Domingo before she had an affair with Richard. He said Domingo had just returned to the Philippines after staying in the US.
He said that after getting caught, Tiongson even sent him a text message asking for his forgiveness. “Nagpapasalamat pa rin ako sa iyo at binigyan mo pa rin kami ng pagkakataong mabuhay lalo na sa akin na pangalawa na ito. And again, I’ll just let time heal,” he said, quoting the text message.
Singson said he has already received a subpoena after Tiongson sued him for violating Republic Act 9262 or the Violence Against Women and Children Act of 2004. The two are scheduled to appear before a local court on September 8.
Still, he said he is already severing his ties with Tiongson. “Again, good luck. Wala na akong pakialam sa iyo,” he said.
A psychologist from the Women’s Crisis Center, meanwhile, said Tiongson should steel herself for more criticism from Singson.
“She will have a harder time because she will be challenging how society thinks. At the same time, she will also have to endure harsh words from Singson,” psychologist Anamabel Garcia said.
In her interview with ABS-CBN, Tiongson revealed that Singson’s treatment of her even before the beating made her look down on herself. “I really felt I wasn’t a wife anymore. Like I was just a servant. If he gave me money, he would ask for receipts so he would know where the money went. I used to be the wife and then he was just discarding me,” he said.
Family law expert Katrina Legarda, meanwhile, said Tiongson has a strong case against Singson if she will use Republic Act 9262 or the Violence Against Women and Children Act of 2004. She said Tiongson has to choose whether to file a complaint of physical injury, attempted homicide or attempted murder. If found guilty, Singson could face up to 20 years in jail for attempted homicide or attempted murder.
Legarda also said Singson cannot use Article 247 of the Revised Penal Code to defend himself from assault charges.
According to Article 247, “any legally married person who having suprised his spouse in the act of committing sexual intercourse with another person, shall kill any of them or shall inflict upon them any serious physical injury, shall be exempt from punishment.”
Legarda said the exemption only covers those who are legally married.
Tiongson’s lover is former ABS-CBN employee
In her affidavit, Tiongson identified her lover as Richard Syquia Cartel. An ABS-CBN employee, however, said the man’s real name is Richard Catral.
Catral worked as a marketing officer of ABS-CBN Foundation for five years before resigning last June to go to the US.
Paul Vincent Mercado, Catral’s friend and former superior in ABS-CBN, said many people are attracted to Richard because of his looks and kind demeanor.
“Whenever he sees old people lining up at the audience entrance, he would help them and would find a way to get them inside. If they’re hungry or thirsty, he would even buy them food,” Mercado, head of ABS-CBN Foundation Creatives and Marketing, said.
He refused to comment on Catral’s personal life but admitted that he is slightly worried for his friend.
“I think he’s alive. Nagpapalamig lang yun,” he said.
One question: Has Singson been faithful to his girlfriend that he should be upset when he learns that she has another boyfriend? I thought he himself was married, so what gives?
Whatever the background of their relationship and whatever other relationships Singson’s girlfriend has with other men, Singson has NO RIGHT to beat up his girlfriend or any woman for that matter.
The best thing he could have done, if he didn’t like what he was seeing, was to let her go.
But what can you expect from a gangster? Singson must be neutered without anesthesia and paraded around for the public to see.
Society will be better off without this animal gunk!
Sabi naman ni Singson siguro, “Bakit, di lang naman ako ang babaero!” I bet you, di lang naman siya ang nambubugbog! In other words, pare-pareho ng sila. Dapat sinisibak ang mga babaero at lalakerong iyan. :@!
Singson talks about money he was giving to Tiongson to belie assertion of Tiongson that they are separated.
Even if they are separated, Singson has to provide support for his five children with Tiongson.
Isip goons talaga itong adviser ni Gloria. Akala niya pag-aari niya ang tao kapag binibigyan ng pera.
Kahit pa ano ngayon ang pa-macho macho ni Singson. Pendejo siya.
I feel so sorry for this naive woman. Didn’t she know that Sabit has so many kabits? Now he only goes for the “disis”, disisais, disisiyete etc. Che must be in her 30s now. Napagsawaan na siya ni Sabit. But the sad ting are the kids. Nasanay yan sa karangyaan. They travelled to the US staying in first class hotels with the kids having the yayas with them( I heard from reliable sources). Now that Sabit will abandon them, ano na lang ang future ng mga bata. I am more worried for the kids and what will become of them. Nalahian pa naman sila ng “hoodlum” blood. Baka magiging gangster din sila sa malaunan.
The boobuwit will not raise a finger on Sabit’s case. Ang takot lang niya na yung “lion” instinct ni Sabit eh mabaling sa kanya. Sabit can do anything he pleases and there is nothing the boobuwit can do afterall sabit was the one who put her on her stolen throne. Extremely powerful si sabit!
Kung ako si Richard, I should hide from sabit. Sabit is known to “liquidate” his enemies, without trace! In other words malinis gumawa ng katarantaduhan and the people are afraid to go against him.
Tignan niyo na lang kung gaano kagago ng mga taong nagpapatakbo sa ating Gobyerno. Mantakin niyong sabihing niya na “buti nga hindi ko sila pinatay”. Eto pa “maigsi daw ang ari ng lalake” ng kabit niya. Kahit pa maigsi … ang nakakatuwa ay napendejo siya. Kingpin ng Ilocos Sur at bata ng Malakanyang naiputan. Ang tawa siguro ni Rambo Rafanan.
Kaya siguro lumiit yung kuwan ni Richerd, mantakin mo yung makita niya ang sangkaterbang bodyguards ni sabit, uurungan nga siya! I hope he is still alive by now, na hindi pa siya na-salvage!
May counter suit si sabit kay Che. Ninakawan daw siya. Heh,heh,heh. Nakita ko may listahan pa ng expenses na hawak hawak si sabit. Gee kung tunay na asawa ang turing niya kay Che eh bakit may hingian pa ng pera? Di ba responsibilidad ni sabit na suportahan sila?
Pader na bakal si Singson sa Malacanang, takot na lang ni Gloria na kumanta ng sintunado si Chavit, walang mangyayari sa kasong yan. Magtago na lang kayong nag pindeho kay Chavit at pag buwelta niyan, dedo na kayo.
Re: Marcos, Cory, Ramos, Estrada and Gloria – read on
http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2004/site_packages/econ_hitmen/3150philipp_coup.html
Ang bait mo naman PSB. Me? I don’t sympathize with this kind of woman–kumakabit kahit alam nang may asawa ang kinakabitan. Tapos iyong kinabitang iba, ganoon din yata, may asawa rin. Tawag diyan, “butterfly.”
I don’t know but I believe the prophet in our church who said that women should protect their honor and dignity even with their lives. I intend to do so as do many faithful members of our church.
In fact, I have heard of a lot of testimonies from these valiant and God-fearing women about how God has protected them from bad wolves like the kind of Chavit Singson.
Over here, iyong mga babaero, sinisibak iyan. Meron nga kaming PM bumaba kasi iyong isang member ng cabinet niya nahuling may kabit. Binatikos ng press, etc. Walang kampon ni Satanas gaya noong Demonde na nagbibigay katwiran pa sa kababuyan ng mga amo niya.
Baba agad at may kaso pa ng immorality. Nagbayad ng multa at forever banned sa public and even private positions. Ganoon sana kahigpit sa Pilipinas lalo na’t ipinagmamalaki pang “Only Christian country in Asia.”
Huwag na lang sana silang nagpapalitratong nagsisimba lalo na iyong kulimbat at asawa niya at umaarteng talagang religious at maka-Diyos. Pati religion, binabastos! Yuck!
Thanks, Florry, for the article. I used to subscribe to EIR. Very useful political think tank sa totoo lang.
“The lover of Singson’s live-in partner suffered a fate worse than death. We live it to your imagination.”Ramon Tulfo
Barbaric!
Singson is a cold, selfish man. I’m writing this because of the details of the death of my father-in-law, his personal pilot then. As i recall one of Singson’s planes was then being tested by my father-in-law when it crashed over the waters of La Union. My brother-in-law went out on a search party but that he was coldly told that he was on his own.
Nalahian pa naman sila ng “hoodlum” blood. Baka magiging gangster din sila sa malaunan.
Mas maganda! Tapos hanapin nila yung tarantadong gagong hijo de putang animal na tatay nila. Tapos patayin din nilang walang trace. Swabe! Nabawasan ang mga tarantado sa lipunan. Matapang lang kasi may baril at mga chuwariwariwap.
E kung magtayo din ng gangster yung mga anak niyang pinabayaan niya? Bilang na ang mga tarantadong gagong hijo de putang animal na araw niya.
A gangster story, showbiz na showbiz pa.
Why not investigate if the bodyguards of Sabit are employes of National Security Agency. Bawal yan, dapat kasuhan si Sabit at bodyguards (if government employes) sa CSC at tanggalin sa trabaho.
On the second thought…Nah! Nothing will happen as Gloria is scared of Sabit baka siya isabit.
Grabe pala yung asawa ni Richard Catral, dalawang taon nang ibina-blog yung kalokohan ng asawa niya. http://www.nappykaye.blogspot.com
Sa pelikula lang ako nakakakita ng ganyan ka salbaheng tao! Si Chavit ay konti na lang demonyo na.
And to think pinaniwalaan at ginawa pa siyang hero ng Edsa Dos!!! Talagang may mali ata si civil society.
Well, dapat pantay ang paggawad ng batas? Ang nakakainit ng ulo…ang gobyerno de bobo ni gloria, ang alam lang kasuhan e yaong mga kritiko at kalaban niya sa pulitika?
Mamadaliin ang paglilitis ng kaso pero itong mga kurap/sinungaling/magnanakaw at nangbubugbog ng babae may zipper ang kanilang bibig.
Kaya ang Ombudsama at Korte SupreGma e walang aasahang paggalang sa Masang Pinoy…puro sila abugago na ang alam lang kasuhan yong fabricated kaso sa mga pobreng Pinoy.
Hungkag na gubyerno…ang inyong pagiging pusakal sa Katotohan ay pagbabayaran nýo yan pati na ang susunod na saling lahi ng inyong pamilya? Cross my words!
Snippets from the wife’s blog (First Wives Club): Our daughter A cried the other night when she saw her dad. He was a sight for sore eyes. I’ve never seen him so… well… ugly. My inner voice was shouting in triumph. “Ha! You finally met your match.” And I honestly couldn’t stop snickering. I promised myself I wasn’t gonna go soft and so forgiving but I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. 😛 His face was the size of a watermelon. So… so… quasimodo-ish. Ugh
Kaya nga sabi ko sa itaas, Tongue, no sympathy ako doon sa kabit ni Chavit much as I hate this man from Ilocos Sur. Magulo talagang pamilya iyan sa totoo lang. Puro mamamatay tao.
When we left the Philippines, ang balita nagpapatayan pa sila ng tiyo niya yata iyon. Tapos nabalitaan namin si Marcos pa nga ang naging peacemaker nila. Dapat sana sa mga ganyang lahi, tinatamaan ng kidlat para di na dumami!
Si Chavit nasabitan, but anyways, wife or partner beatings is a very serious crime and so what the Police authorities did with Chavit, Nothing?
Sometimes, being a VIP can solicit lots of opinions and being scrutinized by the Public and here is one good example…
“Toronto police insist there’s been no VIP treatment for Bryant, charged Tuesday with criminal negligence causing death and dangerous driving of a motor vehicle causing death. They argue it’s not so unusual for the accused in such a case to avoid a bail hearing and put off fingerprinting and mug shots to a later date. It must precede his Oct. 19 court appearance at Old City Hall.”
And yet, nothing – and everything – is different
the public is divided on this one and the court will be the final opinion that counts…
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/691400
Criminal-friendly administration
http://tribune.net.ph/commentary/20090906com1.html
Must we say this administration is a criminals’ haven being the coddler, defender and employer of underworld characters?
Why is our country being punished this way?
Dami kasing tanga sa mga Pinoy, eh! Naniniwala hanggang ngayon sa mga kasinungalingan gloria!
Nadadamay pati ang mga taong ang hangad ay matiwasay at maayos na pamayanan.
‘Yan ba ang binasbasan daw ng diyos niya upang pamunuan ang Pilipinas? Hindi kaya ‘yung hari ng kadiliman ang kanyang dinidiyos?
M’canang kina Estrada at Lacson: Magpaimbestiga kayo!
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/sep0509/news08.htm
Tangnaninyong mga taga malakanyang! Kakapal ng mga mukha ninyo!
Dahil sa kawalang kahihiyan ninyo kaya kami nagiging walang modong katulad ninyo! Puro kayo sinungaling at parang sungay ng usa ang mga dila sa paglulubid ng kasinugalingan!
Natorotot ang EDSA DOS hero ni Gloria Arroyo. Tanong ng taumbayan: Paano siya naging deputy National Security Adviser eh’ sariling live-in partner hindi niya kayang bantayan? Ilan beses palang siya nasingitan. Tough-macho guy ng Ilocos Sur napendejo!
dahil sa ginawa mo chavit kay che ay “MAKAPON” at palakarin na nakahubag sa daan. may asawa kang naturingan may common-law wife ka pa aytan “PINDIHO” ka tuloy. beeee buti nga
Sabit has so many wives. He really does not care if he loses one or more of them but his EGO was so bruised that one of his wives made “IPOT” on his head so he is mad!
Tongue, I am relieved that Richard is alive although he probably deserved more than being beaten. Sana naman he just sticks it with his family. But based on what I read in the wife’s blog, she has already been through a lot with Richard’s womanizing! No matter how godly one can be, enough is enough!
Chavit Singson, deputy national security adviser ni Evilbitch, ano nga ba ang mga specific duties niya? Hindi ba dapat ala CIA siya ng Pilipinas? Accommodated by Gloria Arroyo with no resume to boast, this guy is becoming a joke in the Philippines and even in America. Remember during the trial of Atong Ang in Vegas a couple of years ago, the judge called him a good example of a corrupt Philippine politician? I wonder kung anong nalalaman nitong taong ito sa field of security other than babysitting the Pacman? Biruin mo deputy national adviser ng Pilipinas hindi kayang bantayan ang asawa dahil sa katorpehan!!!
Tama ka eddfajardo. Naturingan pa namang Deputy Security Advicer, ni hindi niya nabantayan yung isa sa mga asawa niya!
i agree with parasabayan and Guerrero…it boils down to hurt EGO. Lahat sila kinarma…all shades of selfishness from sabit to wife to lover. iisa silang lahat. the law against women’s rights should help the wife get her senses back. but as for the whole issue…there are more valid ones to tackle.
adebux and grizzy have also valid comments for me. These types of women who go for being mistresses may be tragic figures but then they had it coming anyway. They blame it on their youth but then they mature stuck in that mold—man-eaters and like orchids hanging on to old trees. Their children see all these role-models (father and mother) and in all possibilities look at life in terms of bank accounts.
mas maraming asawa mas mahirap bantayan.
What a big joke to the PILIPINO,isang taong walang dangal ay pinugayan ng dangal.Ang kanyang inalagaan Minera,ay minimina naman ng isang minero.For short na pendeho ang ungas na SABIT,ilang milyon pilipino ang nagugutom upang suportahan ang mga kabaliwan ng mga “AKYAT KABAN NG BAYAN” sa mga minera at minero na kanilang binubuhay.Mahigit sa kalahati ng sambayanan may malaking suliranin sa kanilang ikabubuhay samantalang ang MINERA at MINERO at nagpapasasa sa kulimbat ng gropong AKAYAT KABAN.