DAR chief, son allegedly mauls golfers [2012 edit: and now security guards, too]

**shadow** · December 27th, 2008 10:48 PM

ang yayabang hinde na nahiya yun mag ama

Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman Sr. and his son allegedly mauled two golf players, including a 14-year-old boy, inside a golf club in Antipolo City, Rizal province, on Friday afternoon. Delfin dela Paz and his 14-year-old son, Bino, went to the Antipolo City police station and filed complaints of serious physical injuries and violation of Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children, against Pangandaman and his son, Mayor Nasser Pangandaman Jr. of Masiu, Lanao del Sur.
Dela Paz told Antipolo City police investigators that he and his son were already on hole No. 6 of the Valley Golf and Country Club in Antipolo City, when the younger Pangandaman tried to overtake them, which they said was against golf etiquette.
The victim said he got mad and tried to complain, but he was suddenly mauled by the mayor and his bodyguards. He added that his son tried to pacify the mayor, but, he too, was mauled by the group.
After the incident, dela Paz said he went to the country club's front desk to complain, but he was followed and mauled again by the mayor and his bodyguards.
Dela Paz said Secretary Pangandaman was one of the men who allegedly mauled him and his son at the country club's front desk.
While being mauled, dela Paz said he saw the younger Pangandaman pull out a gun, which alarmed other people at the golf club.
After the incident dela Paz's daughter Bambee wrote about the incident in her blog site, where she also said the staff and management of the golf club did not help them after the incident.
"None of the security guards even tried to stop the fight. Right in the clubhouse.... The general manager of Valley Golf would not give us the names of the men who made my brother's ear bleed. It took him an hour. Maybe even more than that. He seemed to not want to help us," she wrote in her blog.
Antipolo police said they will file the charges against the Pangandamans.
Meanwhile, in a phone interview, the elder Pangandaman told the ABS-CBN News Channel that it was Dela Paz who started the incident by cursing at his son.
Pangandaman added they did not overtake Dela Paz's group, since they were already ahead of them.
The secretary said they will file counter charges against Dela Paz.
The management of the golf club, meanwhile, has not yet issued any statement as of posting time.
Pangandaman was recently appointed to the government's peace panel with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/me...o-city-golfers

and here's the blog of the victim's daughter.

Friday, December 26, 2008
The world has gone crazy.

So, I just had the worst day of my life.

At around 1:30 PM today, at Valley Golf and Country Club, Antipolo City, Mayor Nasser Pangandaman, Jr., Mayor of Masiu City, Lanao del Sur, his father, Secretary Nasser Pangandaman of the Department of Agrarian Reform, and company, beat my defenseless 56-year-old dad and my 14-year-old brother to a pulp because of some stupid misunderstanding on the golf course.

This is a golf course. I have been a golfer all my life, and I have never seen anything like this. NOTHING. This is hard to comprehend. And it happened to my own father and my own brother too. Right in front of my eyes.

My brother and I were playing golf at the South Course of Valley. We were on the 3rd hole, and we see two golf carts going past us, overtaking our flight, and setting up to tee off on the next hole. My dad goes up to them and asks them why they would do that, why they would overtake us without even asking for our permission. Golf etiquette 101. One of the guys says that they're with the flight in front of us. (So what? That doesn't give them the right to just pass us WITHOUT asking.) So, we go to the 5th hole. The flight behind us catches up with us, and asks us what caused the hold up. We said that this flight just slipped in front of our flight. So we complained to the marshall. We play the 5th hole and walk towards the next hole, where there is a teehouse, and both the flights in front of us were there, talking with the marshall. The mayor of Masiu City, Lanao del Sur talks with my dad. Things get heated up. Voices were raised. But never, in my wildest dreams, did I ever imagine that someone would pull out a punch. Apparently not. He attacks my father. His flightmates, maybe 2 or 3 of them, rush to his aid and beat up my father. My 56-year-old father. My younger brother and I could not just watch. We rushed to break the fight. My younger brother pleads to the mayor to please stop it. To not hurt my dad. To just stop. His words still ring through my head..."Sorry na po, sorry na po...tama na...tama na po..." With his hands in front of his chest in a praying position. PLEADING. The mayor socks him in the face. My brother defended himself. My dad is still on the ground getting clobbered. My brother is the same way. I try to stop the fight, but all I can do is stop one person. There were 4 or 5 of them attacking now.

Someone breaks up the fight. I thought it was all over. The mayor shouts to his caddy: "Hindi nila kami kilala! Sabihin mo nga sa kanila kung sino ako!" And believe me, I had no idea who this person was. But now I know. He's the person who, with 4 other men, beat up my 56-year-old father and my 14-year-old brother. He's the person who sacks a pleading 14-year-old kid in the face. He's a person who, I am sure, is gonna rot in hell.

I lash out, but my dad held me back. I was screaming my lungs out, shouting to this mayor, telling him about what he had done. I said: "Nakakahiya kayo. Singkwenta'y sais anyos ang tatay ko. And kapatid ko kakatorse anyos. Anong ilalaban nila sayo?"

The mayor looks at my brother, point to his face, and says, "Tatandaan kita!" And he tells me that my brother has a bad attitude and that I need to watch him. WHAT THE HELL?! So, my brother's bad for defending his father?!

We leave. We walk to the clubhouse to file a complaint. My brother asks for a doctor. My dad could barely walk. Their group comes to the clubhouse, sees my brother. Once again my brother pleads, says sorry, and is crying. He was CRYING, for crissakes. But no. The relentless mayor still punches him in the face, and then sees my dad and goes after my dad again. Him and his friend pull my dad to the ground, pulls at his feet, and steps on him like he's dirt. I run to him and try to hold him back, holding him back by his shirt, while this other guy and this girl tries to stop me. She tells me to just stop it. I scream in her face "they're beating my father up and you want me to stop?!" I pull at his shirt--I don't let go. All I can see was my dad being trampled on. I didn't even see my brother getting beat up.

People pull them away. I get my dad, and I saw my brother. His right ear was bleeding. I freaked out. I told the receptionists to bring my brother to the clinic. I pull my dad away. People were separating us.

My mom and my older brother come. I tell her Bino's right ear is bleeding. They both look like they could kill. My dad holds my brother off, I hold off my mom. When I finally got my mom under control, my older brother gets away and I hold him off. Two of the mayor's bodyguards pull out guns. I embraced my brother from the back, just holding him back, crying. The receptionists came to us, crying, hugging me, my dad, and my mom, whispering to us to just leave. "Maam, umalis na po kayo, may mga baril sila...Maam...umalis na po kayo please..."

I am pretty sure the Secretary of DAR did not take part in the fight, but he just watched all this happen. He watched two of his sons, as we figured out, the other guy was his son, too, beat up my father and my 14-year-old brother. He didn't do anything to stop it. And this person is what now? A cabinet member. A politician.

Sounds like something out of a movie, doesn't it? But this is what happened. TODAY. The day after Christmas. To my family. And all I ask for is JUSTICE. The people at Valley Golf did not seem to want to help us. None of the security guards even tried to stop the fight. Right in the clubhouse. I came back after the fight was over and talked to the receptionists. They say they did not see anything. The general manager of Valley Golf would not give us the names of the men who made my brother's ear bleed. It took him an hour. Maybe even more than that. He seemed to not want to help us. Because, we were against the SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM and the MAYOR OF MASIU CITY, LANAO DEL SUR. They were all scared.

The world has gone crazy. Two politicians beat up a defenseless 56-year-old father and his 14-year-old son. At a golf course. I swear to God, I thought golfers were decent people. You would think politicians were decent people. I guess not. I guess they gang up on 56-year-old men and beat up pleading 14-year-old kids.

Please pray for my dad, my brother and for my whole family. Please pray that we get JUSTICE. Oh God, please, give these people what they deserve.
Posted by decidido at 8:34 AM
http://vicissitude-decidido.blogspot...****ed-up.html

**ab_initio** · December 27th, 2008 11:05 PM

^^tsk! life's vicissitude.

matanaong ko lang, bakit VAWC?

**maktill** · December 27th, 2008 11:45 PM

If this story is true then really feel sorry for the victims.. i cannot help but speculate because there are so many stories that are spreading that do not tell the whole truth and just over do it like the "PPSA" story. if this story is true then let the courts settle this with public attention "media" then you have a fair amount of chance that you could possibly win and demand a premium. in the other hand you are going against administration allies and your court case could drag a long time.. goodluck to the victims and with much pressure VGCT would cooperate and help the victims.

**Firefighter** · December 27th, 2008 11:53 PM

nasa news na ito.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20081227-180232/DAR-chiefs-son-tagged-in-golf-attack

nakakalungkot naman, di na naawa sa 14 yrs old na bata.

**Gerbo** · December 28th, 2008 12:19 AM

Golf is supposed to be a gentleman's sport.

Demeanor and breeding (or the lack of it) finally caught up sa dalawang M___O na ito. Wala sila nito sa Lanao kasi.

**empy** · December 28th, 2008 12:52 AM

wala na bang "Sparrow" unit ang NPA? this sounds like a job for them.

**FWC** · December 28th, 2008 12:52 AM

If this is true, just like the lady wrote, "May they rot in hell!" Hayup sila!

**roberto_minosa** · December 28th, 2008 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by Gerbo

Golf is supposed to be a gentleman's sport.

Demeanor and breeding (or the lack of it) finally caught up sa dalawang M___O na ito. Wala sila nito sa Lanao kasi.

Valley Golf is pretty far from Lanao...it's between Cainta and Antipolo...I used to live there...uhm, what were the politicos doing there again???:juggle:

They are so representative of their locality.

**FWC** · December 28th, 2008 01:56 AM

Originally Posted by roberto_minosa

Valley Golf is pretty far from Lanao...
They are so representative of their locality.

Let's not generalize naman. I'm from Mindanao and have lots of Muslim friends. Just like Christians, may mga mababait din at may abusado.

I would agree with you more if you would say that they are typical politicians who abuse their power and authority. We've heard of a lot of them in government! :suka:

**ans_lim168** · December 28th, 2008 07:44 AM

It's not surprising to find such demeanor about politicians...they act like they are VIPS and that everyone should give way to them (parang yun sa mga kalye na may mga escorts that bully us motorists just to let them pass) sad to say this is the norm here in our country...I hope the victims do get justice for the beatings they took from these politician.