BAGUIO CITY—The quest for justice of a son for the killer of his father some 23 years back in Abanao Street, Baguio City could finally be granted with the help of the social networking website Facebook.
According to reports, a 49-year-old homicide suspect was arrested on May 23; some 23 years since he allegedly stabbed dead Ricardo Tumbaga on September 15, 1991.
Eduardo Olegario was arrested by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 7 Judge Clarence J. Villanueva. Olegario was finally arrested after the son of Tumbaga found his photo on Facebook and immediately traced his whereabouts on the widely popular social networking website.
After getting the needed information, the son contacted the police which eventually led to the arrest of the suspect in Upper Pinget, Baguio City. The suspect is now detained at the Baguio City jail while awaiting the trial.
Recently, Facebook has been instrumental in the arrest of some criminals in the Philippines. One of the most wanted criminals in Cebu province was finally arrested after almost two years of hiding.
He was busted after taking a ‘selfie’ and posting it on Facebook. Authorities arrested Niño Cueva, 20 at his hiding place in Brgy. Lapaz, Bogo City, Cebu province, Philippines in connection to his pending arrest order issued by Regional Trial Court Judge Rafael Yrastorza last 2012.
Yrastorza, a trial court judge in Mandaue City in the same province issued the arrest order in connection to a pending abduction with rape case filed against Cueva.
The Mandaue police said after the arrest order was issued, the suspect, who works as a habal-habal (single motorcycle for hire) driver went into hiding.
However, the police got a breakthrough when they found a selfie photo of the suspect posted on Facebook with the background of a big statue of the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
The police did research on the location of the religious statue and they found that it is located in Brgy. Lapaz, Bogo City, Cebu province. In coordination with the local police in the area they immediately conducted an operation which lead to the arrest of the suspect.