Brod Randy Malayao with Manila-based brods

by Joel Paredes, Oct. 18, 2012

Brod Randy Malayao met with the group of Manila-based brods at the Valley Golf and Country Club in Antipolo last Oct. 16. He personally thanked the fraternity for its support in his plight during his four years of incarceration in Cagayan Valley as a political prisoner. Brod Randy has been granted bail last Oct. 3 in Ilagan.

 Seated from left, clockwise: Brods Rolly Reyes, Vic Ramos, Pat Roman, Cris Michelena,

GP Nico Fernandez, Cocoy Aguiluz, Lakan Fonacier, Randy Malayao and Beckie Malay.

  Seated, from left: Vic Ramos, Randy Malayao, Pat Roman, Cocoy Aguiluz, Lakan Fonacier and Beckie Malay
 Standing, from left: Rolly Reyes, Jojo Alejar, Patrick Funa, Vic Ramos, Joel Paredes, Migs Angeles,

 AJ Guanzon and GP Nico Fernandez
 

From left: Lakan Fonacier, Randy Malayao, Becky Malay and Rolly Reyes.

Atty. Boyet Fernandez (right) who hosted the event in passionate storytelling with Dan “Waway” Bautista.

** News article on Randy's acquittal in 2010 **

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From: Randy Malayao <malayao_randy@yahoo.com>
To: Joel Paredes <joelcparedes@yahoo.com>
Cc: Sonny Pagador <sonnypgdr@yahoo.com>; upv_tabets@yahoogroups.com; Ollie <ollie@mansys.ph>; arceo321@aol.com; up-beta-sigma-family@googlegroups.com;up-beta-sigma-fraternity-international-@googlegroups.com; up_betans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Jun 28, 2010 1:30 am
Subject:  {UPBSF International} ABOUT RANDY MALAYAO AT OUR WEBSITE

BELOVED BRODS,

WARMEST GREETINGS!

Hindi man kayo nakahabol sa promulgation ko ay naipadama naman niyo ang Betan Spirit - ang pakikiisa't malasakit. Frankly, am overwhelmed. I could not thank you more. Mabuhay kayo at ang buong hanay ng Beta Sigma sa bansa and overseas.

I congratulate, too, Brod Joel Paredes for the successful book launching. Critical Times is a good read, in form and in substance. 

Salute you all!

Fraternally Yours,
Randy

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From: joelcparedes@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: {UPBSF International} TRIUMPH OF JUSTICE AND RANDY MALAYAO - UP BETA SIGMAN

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:32:38 -0700
To: tatang_up@hotmail.com

Hi Brod Tatang,

I just came back an hour ago after a 12 hr bus trip with with Ollie, Cris and several other brods who visited Randy at the Tuguegarao City Jail.  Just to clarify brod, Randy was cleared of the murder charges in connection with the Aguinaldo killing, but he had just been arraigned last June 17 in another multiple murder case involving the ambush of five soldiers in Isabela.  So he is still in jail.  Sabi ni Randy talagang ayaw daw siyang palabasin ng military although he is being treated fairly in jail. Magbibigay agad update si Ollie along with Brods Lenard and Egay (who took our fotos with Brod Randy). Tuwang-tuwa siya. Halos buong hapon n'ya kaming kasama sa city jail. Binubuksan daw niya lagi yung website natin kung pinapayagang gumamit ng computer at nagpapasalamat ng todo sa brods. Tulog muna ako brod.

Cheerz, Joel 73d

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TRIUMPH OF JUSTICE
Randy Felix Malayao
Detained NDFP Political Consultant
June 25, 2010

I am very pleased and elated by the decision of the Tuguegarao City Regional Trial Court Branch 05 for acquitting me of the crime of double murder of ex-Cagayan governor, congressman Col. Rodolfo Aguinaldo and his bodyguard, Joey Garo; and frustrated murder of one Amelia Soriano, the former's secretary.

At the onset, I decried having been charged of said crimes. There was no direct, sufficient, or prima facie evidence to link me to the aforesaid killings. I am not a criminal perpetrator or conspirator in any sense.

The prosecution tried to paint me as the prosecutor, judge and executioner of Aguinaldo to no avail. The statements given by their ‘star’ witnesses are bereft of logic, uncorroborated, utterly contradictory, concocted and pure illusory.

The decision of the Court is the triumph of justice. In this regard, I thank the presiding judge, Honorable Jesarene Aquino for standing to reason; my counsels – Atty. Emilio Bermas, Atty. Ephraim Lasam, Atty. Eric Calagui and other lawyers who served ex-officio and pro bono, all the parties, institutions, organizations, KARAPATAN and human rights advocates, personages, my family and townmates, fellow brods in the Beta Sigma Fraternity, the UP Fisheries Guild and the broad masses of the people who have stood in solidarity with me in order to defend my rights and support my cause against injustice.

I demand that the elements responsible for my abduction - the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP), the 5th Infantry Division Philippine Army, and the PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group - return to me or to the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines the laptop computer, camera, cellphones, digital files, cash and other things seized from me on 15 May 2008. Appropriate charges have been filed against them.

I call on the new Aquino regime to release all political prisoners across the country, stop the state-sponsored killing of activists, surface the victims of forced disappearances and resume the formal talks in the peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.

I am still facing other trumped-up charges in various courts in the region and I appeal to all friends and supporters for unconditional and unflinching support.

I vow to continue my advocacies – defend human rights and promote a just and lasting peace; and work for the national and social liberation of the Filipino people.

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UPDATES...

From: Randy Malayao <malayao_randy@yahoo.com>
To: Leonard Reyes <hok_bu@yahoo.com>
Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 2:05:48 PM
Subject:

Brod,

Here’s the notes for this morning’s hearing. Sabihin mo na lang sent via e-mail through my sister. May namamansin na kasi sa paggamit ko ng net dito sa opis. So am extra-careful. Pero puwede pa naman. Pabilisan lang ito. Paki-edit before posting. Thanks.

In a week or two, baka magsisimula na rin kami sa isabela. pero hindi ako magpapalipat ng jail. mas ok na dito na ako sa tuguegarao, mas malapit sa pamilya.

I would highly appreciate any assistance from you brods. Nasabi ko naman na ang predicament ko sa litigation costs. Thank you sa inyong lahat.

Fraternally,

Randy

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Praying for Acquittal

Randy Felix P. Malayao

I just had my last hearing this morning, supposedly the presentation of the prosecution’s rebuttal to defense evidence. Despite confirmation of attendance, the prosecution’s witness, Ceriflor Dela Cruz failed to appear.

Who is Ceriflor Dela Cruz? He is the star witness of the prosecution, claiming to have personal knowledge of the killing of Cong. Rodolfo Aguinaldo. This turncoat was a former NPA member who was held captive after a gunbattle in Jones, Isabela sometime in November 2007. Eventually, he succumbed to the pressures of his captors, and under duress, he is now serving the AFP as a mercenary.

All his testimonies were fictional and fabricated.

Let me review his testimony. He claimed that I attended a regional conference of the Regional Committee of the Communist Party in Cagayan Valley sometime in April 2001. I could not have attended one, am not a delegate nor elected or appointed member of the CPP Regional Committee. More so, the so-called conference was pure concoction.

He claimed that I was the tasked to train the Special Operations Group (SOG) that liquidated Cong. Aguinaldo. I could not have trained the SOG. Am not a military cadre nor a member of the armed New People’s Army. Simply, am not equipped to train the so-called operatives.

He also said that I was dispatched and conducted casing and stakeout to execute the said plan. Granting without admitting, for the sake of argument that there was a casing and stake-out, he (Mr. Dela Cruz) could not have any personal knowledge of such as he himself had admitted before the court during cross-examination that he was not at the scene of the crime. He could not have identified the so-called operatives.

To sum, Mr. Ceriflor Dela Cruz, tried to picture me as one of the initiators, judges/prosecutors, and executioner – all in one!

I have denied in court that I was never a delegate, nor am I a member of the New People’s Army, nor am I a military special operations trainor. I simply had nothing to do with Cong. Aguinaldo’s murder.

Am an activist and a peace advocate and I could not have caused nor a party to the death of anyone because of his or her political beliefs.

So what happens after this hearing?

My lawyer has formally rested (read: closed) the presentation of defense’s evidence. Likewise, the prosecutor has already foregone with the rebuttal after his witness failed to show up in court. The judge then gave the contending parties 30 days to submit their respective memoranda. After which, we shall wait for 30 – 90 days for the final judgment/ruling.

I am praying for acquittal.

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FREE RANDY MALAYAO!!!

Brod Randy Malayao

UP Beta Sigma Visayas '89

RANDY’s account of his abduction

I was abducted on May 15 2008 around 9pm. It was hell. Pababa ako ng bus. Sinalubong ako ng di ko mabilang na black-clad armed men. They were swarming all over. I was hogtied agad upon apprehension sa Cainta, Rizal. Lights were turned off sa supposedly well lit dept store. Then I was tossed in a van. It was suffocating. Everything was so quiet. I tried to ask kung sino sila to no avail. Of course I knew, they were AFP intel operatives. So I just tried to compose and pacify myself, stopped struggling to save whatever energy I had, conditioned my mind that I would be subjected to harsh interrogation and all. Torture ang pinaghandaan ko.

Nakatulong nang malaki ang pagiging fratman ko yata. Because I became inured to pain. Nakayanan ko ang mga pananakit at mga banta.

Indeed. I was subjected to hard and soft torture. Sinuntok sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng aking katawan maliban sa mukha, para walang maiwang marka. Hinubaran. Psychological torture – hindi mo alam kung ano ang susunod na gagawin. Dry asphyxiation, nilagyan ng plastic ang ulo ko. Paulit-ulit yon. Para kang nalulunod na masakit dahil aabutin ang threshold mo. At kung anu-ano pa...

I was deprived of sleep for 5 days, physically and mentally assaulted and all. Kapag gustong kong i-stretch ang kamay ko, pipigilan nila. Hihilahin nila ang kamay ko pababa. Napakasakit dahil nangawit na talaga ako na hanggang ngayon hindi ko maitaas ang kaliwang kamay ko. Indeed, terrifically painful. Nakakadena ang mga paa ko habang nakatali naman ang kamay ko sa likod. At nakaupo lang for 5 days. Pinapahiga din sa semento. Nakakalakad lang pag dinadala nila ako sa cr. I was also subjected to extreme room temp. malamig or mainit. 3 layers ang cover ng mukha ko….nagkabronchitis ako.

Akala ko sa pelikula lang nangyayari. It was hell, indeed. Non-stop ang interrogation. Dalawa lang ang focus ng mga tanong nila, sino ang aking mga kasama at nasan na sila. I was prepared to die. Wala akong dapat sagutin… sinabi ko sa kanila, patayin nyo na lang ako. wala kayong makukuha sa akin… I even offered to dig my own grave. It was this acceptance of death that made me strong. Nakaipon ako ng tatag at kapanatagan.

But they surfaced me after five days. Nakatulong nang malaki ang local and intl pressure; ang campaign against extra-judicial killings. nagmenor sila kaya they had to surface me.

Sa ngayon, I have since moved on I think. Nakapangibabaw naman. Nakakatulala lang minsan pag isipin ko ginawa sa akin for 5 days.

Baka hanggang Mayo pa ako dito kung madismiss man. I have more or less ten cases, and counting. All trumped-up charges. Pinakamabigat yung kay Cong. Rodolfo Aguinaldo dahil high profile at very prominent.

Dahil ako daw ay named NDF peace consultant, lahat yata ng kaso sa rehiyon ay ipinataw sa akin kahit wala akong kinalaman. So by association ang nangyari. Ako naman talaga ay human rights and peace activist ever since.

I might as well share my other predicaments now sa aking legal battles.

Initially, nag-hire ako ng isang topnotch lawyer to defend me in the Aguinaldo case (3 cases) kahit napakamahal ng acceptance fee niya (500T per case). Ninegotiate at nareduce to 300T. Mahal pa rin. Pero I was assured of easy breeze pero hindi nangyari. Nananaga talaga ang mga private lawyers. Installment ang mode ng pagbabayad ko sa kanya. Tinanggap ko dahil it was recommended by an all na initial na tumulong sa ilang bayarin. Pero I cannot sustain it. I have yet to settle my arrears sa acceptance fee. Ang nababayaran ko lang noon ay initial na 300T at appearance fee every hearing. 10T per appearance ang atty. Aray ko.

Nag-raise ang CEGP for me last year. Nagpapasalamat nga pala ako sa mga tumulong din sa Chickoy Pura concert. They were able to raise at least 54T last year pa sa benefit-concert na yon nina Chikoy Pura, atbp. pero nagastos sa venue ang kalahati at pagkain ng mga pro-bono artists. Naipadala naman ang natira – around 20T na sumagot sa 2 hearing. Malaking bagay na rin yon.

Pamilya, ilang good Samaritans ang nagsu-sustain ngayon ng iba pang bayarin. Litigation cost is simply staggering.

I have since asked the services of pro bono lawyers sa aking other cases. Hindi ko na rin kaya yung lawyer ko sa Aguinaldo case na humihingi na ng bonus fee gayung hindi pa tapos ang kaso.

Yung ibang lawyers, I have to take care of their board and lodging, transpo. Which costs around 10T per hearing dahil galing sila ng Manila.

Lalo na ang mga HR lawyers na maraming kinakaharap na mga kaso din na gaya ng sa akin.

National DOJ na ang humaharap sa kaso (Raul Gonzales noon, ngayon si Devanadera na) re Aguinaldo case to pin me down.

Kahit pala magaling lawyer mo kung iipitin ka, wala din.

Eto nakaka-FB at email ako dahil tumutulong ako sa opisina ng jail. Kaya nakakasingit. I edit the diaryo here. Pero baka hindi rin magtagal. E-visit program ito ng jail warden na minamaximize ko lang. Contact me sa landline - [withheld for security reasons]

As to my status now, mayor na ako ng selda pero ako ang tumatayong adviser ng mga bilanggo at ng warden, hehe.

Siyempre, high risk pa rin ang turing sa akin. Kaya gwardyado pa rin naman ako dito. But I think I have earned their respect dahil am trying to be productive.

Updates:

·        Aguinaldo Cases (3 cases – 2 murder at 1 frustrated) – may hearing ako sa Feb 24. Ako na ang magsasalita. I hope I could hurdle this. The prosecution portrayed me as the judge, prosecutor and executioner. Ako daw ang isa sa mga nag-initiate ng proceedings, military trainor ng mga operatives at head ng special ops na bumira. I will debunk everything that the prosecution had presented.

·        San Mariano Cases (ambush, direct assault with murder) – arraignment ko sa February 4. Na-stall ang arraignment dahil nagmotion ako to quash.

·        Cabarroquis, Quirino cases (2 frustrated murder, raid sa intel house AFP) – dismissed

·        Olalia Murder, Ilagan – pending pero iniatras na ng pamilya, kinakaibigan ako ng isang kapamilya nila – abogadong Olalia

·        Dibuluan, San Mariano murder (ambush) – pending sa Joint Monitoring Committee ng NDF at GRP

·        Ilagan ambush – pending sa JMC ng NDF at GRP

·        Ilagan murder, Ilagan ambush April 2007 – pending sa JMC ng NDF at GRP

Itong pending, puwedeng pambonus o isampa ng GRP kung ma-dismiss ang iba pa, meaning, ifile pa rin nila.

Lahat trumped up ang mga charges. Puro paningit ang pangalan ko sa lahat ng kaso. Hardly any material evidence. Gusto nila akong ipin-down. Pero kaya ko ito. I shall overcome.

As to peacetalks, kasama ako sa list ng JASIG (Joint Agreement on Security and Immunity Guarantees)-protected, mga NDF consultants sa peace talks. Pero hindi naman tumutupad ang gubyerno sa kasunduan. Anyway wala din naman akong tiwala kay GMA. At walang patutunguhan ang peace talks sa rehimen niya.

Hindi lang naman financial support ang puwedeng itulong sa akin. (You may send readings – literature, games, films/dvds, magazines, food stuffs na hindi masisira agad, toiletries and disinfectants (pls) – panglinis ng cr (sa dami namin, laging kailangang mag-scrub).

Kahit pabango, bigyan nyo nga ako, kasi amoy selda ako, amoy pawis ha ha! Anakpawis naman talaga ako pero I ask you to send me some good scent he he. I need a rubber shoes para makapag-jog. Medyo sprained ang paa ko- talampakan. I need to exercise.

I think I demand too much na. sige…..bye muna. sensya na. naglalambing lang.

You may send your support – love, moral and material, whatever… sa address na ito.

RANDY MALAYAO
BJMP City and District Jail
Cataggamman Pardo
Tuguegarao City
Cagayan

For legal fund aid:

Land Bank Savings Account: 0125170633
Landbank Account Name: Perla Malayao-Upano (ito ang ginagamit ng Friends of RM/Free Randy Malayao Movement, the group that is assisting me in my cases). Or through Raymund Villanueva who coordinates Free RM and Friends.. in Manila.

Sa Western Union puwede din yata. Tuguegarao City Branch. Pero ipangalan na lang sa errand boy nephew ko: Jeric Upano, Centro, San Pablo, Isabela. (Tel No. 0927-4343015). I need a court order para makalabas kaya sa pamangkin ko na lang.

CP/Landline
BJMP Tuguegarao Landline: (078)304-7146

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