Saturday, January 07, 2006 (Philippines)

President Arroyo (above) chats via the Internet with daughter of slain RTC Judge Henrick Gingoyon, Hyacinth, who is in the U.S. Mrs. Arroyo dropped by the Sacred Heart Chapel to condole with Gingoyon’s family.(Sun.star photo/Arni Aclao) President Arroyo paid her last respects yesterday to Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Henrick Gingoyon, whose family appealed for the arrest of his killers and “not just a set of fall guys.” Arroyo spoke to the judge’s mother Conchita and wife Maribeth at the Sacred Heart Chapel in Cebu City, then used a laptop to chat with Gingoyon’s second daughter, Hyacinth, who is in the United States and cannot yet come home. “Her gesture is very much appreciated. I know that it is not easy for her to find the time to come here,” said Gingoyon’s eldest daughter, Hazel Beth, when sought for an interview. [full story]