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Thursday, April 22, 2004 (Philippines)
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| PROTEST. Thelma Chiong (left) leads Crusade against Violence protest against the release of Ruben Ecleo Jr., cult leader and former mayor accused of killing his wife. (SUN.STAR FOTO/ALLAN CUIZON) |
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CEBU CITY -- Amid a silent protest at the Palace of Justice Wednesday, Regional Trial Court Judge Anacleto Caminade signed the order releasing Ruben Ecleo Jr. from the Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center (BBRC).
The release dismayed brothers Angelito and Ricky Bacolod, who earlier asked that another judge be made to handle the parricide case against Ecleo, their brother-in-law and head of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA).
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