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Tuesday, October 12, 2004 (Philippines)
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THE private prosecutor handling the parricide case against former town mayor Ruben Ecleo Jr. was shot dead inside her office yesterday morning.
Arbet Sta. Ana-Yongco, 37, was sitting on a sofa still in her housedress when a man with a long gray beard entered the office and pumped four bullets into her cheek and neck at 8:45 a.m.
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| Gunman (cartographic sketch) casually walked into the office of lawyer Arbet Sta. Ana-Yongco and fired four shots. The killer, according to a witness, was about 40 years old, 5’5” to 5’6’’ with a bulging stomach, brown complexion, wavy hair, thick eyebrows, deep-set eyes and long grayish beard. Yongco’s office (top right) was located in her home at corner Alcohol and Sikatuna Sts., Cebu City.(SunStar Cebu photos/Armi Aclao & file) |
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‘A dastardly act’
COLLEAGUES of lawyer Arbet Sta. Ana-Yongco in the law profession and cause-oriented groups, members of the judiciary and the Cebu Provincial Board condemned her killing yesterday morning.
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Arbet was known for human rights advocacy
To her friends in the nongovernment sector, slain lawyer Arbet Sta. Ana-Yongco was known for her advocacy for human rights, particularly of women and children.
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Tom: I know the mastermind
HE MAY not be 100 percent sure but Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is willing to bet that yesterday’s murder of lawyer Arbet Sta. Ana-Yongco has something to do with the Ecleo case.
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