By Francis Allan L.

Angelo

ROBBERY with homicide charges were filed against the two suspects in the slay of a foundation
official.

Charged for the robbery and death of Epi Ramos, chief executive officer of Field Epidemiology
Training Program Alumni Foundation Inc., were Chris Alden Tabaosares of Brgy. Tabuc Suba,
Jaro, Iloilo City and Jude Velado of Brgy. Sto. Rosario-Duran, Iloilo City proper.

Ramos, a native of Cabatuan, Iloilo, was found dead inside a room of Centennial Eon Plaza
Hotel on Jalandoni Street, Iloilo City proper last January 27. He succumbed to 26 stab wounds,
according to the autopsy report.

The victims two laptop computers, two cellphones and undetermined amount of cash were
missing from his room.

Ramos brother, SPO2 Ernesto Ramos, is the complainant in the case filed with the Iloilo City
Prosecutors Office around 2pm Tuesday.

The Iloilo City Police Station (ICPS) 1 buttressed the charges against Velado and Tabaosares
with the statements of a witness who claimed the heard the suspects plan to rob Ramos.

Chief Insp. Conrado Carganillo, ICPS-1 chief, said the witness surfaced after learning of Ramos
death from media reports.

The witness, who sought anonymity for security reasons, told The Daily Guardian that Velado
and Tabaosares invited him to join them in robbing Ramos.

But the witness said he declined the invitation as he did not want to get involved in any crime.
The witness added the two suspects were interested in Ramos laptop computer.

ICPS investigators found out that Velado and Tabaosares first visited Ramos past 11pm of
January 25.

The two suspects left the hotel past 2am of January 26 and went to a computer rental station in
Brgy. Tanza-Esperanza, Iloilo City proper where they hatched their plan against the victim.

Investigators also received information that the suspects used shabu while devising their plan.

The initial plan was to ransack Ramos hotel room but Jude disapproved it saying the victim
might use the laptop in their seminar.

The second plan was to stage a holdup incident: Velado would enter Ramos room while
Tabaosares will wait outside. When Ramos goes to the comfort room, Velado will let Tabaosares
inside the room and rob the victim at knifepoint.

Carganillo said it is possible that the suspects did not intend to kill Ramos but when the victim
resisted, they had no recourse but to stab him.

The victim was tall and big, so the two suspects possibly ganged up on him, Carganillo added.

Carganillo said two hotel personnel confirmed seeing the suspects visit Ramos room from
January 25 to 26.

They were also seen leaving the hotel premises past early morning of January 27. Tabaosares
was the first to leave at around 1am while Velado went out 30 minutes later, Carganillo said.
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By Francis Allan L. Angelo

ONE of the suspects in the robbery and killing of a non-governmental organization official has
sent surrender feelers to the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO).

Chief Insp. Conrado Carganillo, Iloilo City Police Station 1 head, said they are negotiating with
the family of Chris Tabaosares of Jaro, Iloilo City.

Tabaosares is one of the suspects in the death of Epi Ramos, chief executive officer of Field
Epidemiology Training Program Alumni Foundation Inc., a partner organization of the
Department of Health.

The stab-riddle body of Ramos was found inside Room 404 of Eon Centennial Plaza Hotel on
Jalandoni Street, Iloilo City proper January 27.

More than P100,000 cash, two laptop computers, two cellphones and the victims wallet were
missing from his hotel room.

Carganillo said Tabaosares and fellow suspect Jude Velado of Villa, Iloilo City were tagged by
witnesses and hotel personnel as Ramos companions on evening of January 26.

The two suspects were also seen leaving the hotel premises around 1am of January 27, some
seven hours before Ramos was found dead.

Carganillo said Tabaosares relatives coordinated with his office regarding the suspects desire to
surrender and shed light on the case.

Our personnel are in contact with his family and we continue to negotiate his surrender. The
suspects are still here in Iloilo City, he added.

Cases of robbery with homicide will be filed against Tabaosares and Velado anytime this week,
Carganillo added.

If Tabaosares surfaces and cooperates, he can become state witness and possibly exonerated of
all charges that will be filed against him. If he can prove that he had minimal or no participation
in Ramos killing, he has a good chance of becoming an eyewitness, Carganillo said.

Carganillo said they will assure the security of Tabaosares if he decides to surrender to
authorities.

Police Regional Office-6 director Isagani Cuevas earlier claimed a group of callboys preying on
homosexuals might be behind Ramos robbery and death.

The group takes advantage of their victims sexual preference in order to rob and kill them,
Cuevas added.

Cuevas ordered the ICPO to round up callboys in the city to resolve the case even as he advised
hotels to implement stricter security measures.
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