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TITLE: DINAIG SI KRIS

Filipino Love Triangle in Saudi City Leaves One Dead, One Jailed
Romy Tangbawan & Raffy Osumo, Arab News


JEDDAH, 27 June 2005 - A love triangle involving two Filipino men and a
woman in the northwestern Saudi Arabian city of Tabuk has ended in tragedy,
leaving one dead, another seriously injured and another jobless.

Filipinos in Tabuk and Jeddah identified the dead victim as Leoncio Pacer, a
52-year-old engineer from the central Philippine province of Iloilo who
worked at King Abdulaziz Military City (KAMC), an operation and maintenance
company.

Injured was Eduardo Tabora, a 40-year-old technician from the eastern
Philippine region of Bicol, who works as technician in the same company.

Pacer died from multiple stab wounds inflicted on him by Tabora during a
fight on June 10. Tabora was said to have suffered stab wounds in the
shoulders.

As gathered by Arab News from various sources, who all asked not to be
named, the fight started when the woman known in the community as "Kris"
called Tabora to tell him that she and Pacer were officially married at the
Philippine Consulate in Jeddah on June 9.

Tabora, who was reportedly drinking with friends in their accommodation,
went "crazy" because the woman gloated. Tabora and Kris were known to be
lovers for two years until Pacer came into the picture.

Kris, whose initials are DGA, is a 42-year-old nurse at King Abdulaziz
Hospital inside KAMC.

Tabora, according to his friends, had given up Kris for lost but he got
irked when the woman told him that Pacer was old but capable of fulfilling
his promise to marry her. "Ang iba d'yan hindi naman kaya at walang pera.
Buti pa ang isang ito (The other man is more capable and he has money," she
was quoted telling Tabora.

After the conversation, Tabora reportedly hurried to the apartment of the
couple and confronted Pacer. Cooler heads intervened and Tabora left but
threatened to come back and kill Pacer.

True enough, Tabora came back minutes later, armed with a knife. And Pacer
was also ready for him. One source said that Pacer drew first blood by
stabbing Tabora twice on the shoulders. But the younger man managed to hit
back, knocking down Pacer with a punch. As the two men grappled on the
floor, Tabora reached for his knife tucked behind his belt and repeatedly
stabbed Pacer in the stomach.

Neighbors brought both men to the nearby King Adbulaziz Military Hospital
but Pacer was declared "dead-on-arrival." His body lies in the hospital
morgue.

Tabora was hospitalized and placed under the custody of the Al Naeem Police
Station in Tabuk three days after he recovered.

Kris was terminated by the hospital and is "under heavy guard," Arab News
learned.

Playing With Fire

There is more to the story than just the love triangle and the killing of
Pacer. All three protagonists are known to be married.

"Tulad ng marami sa ating mga Pilipino dito sa Saudi Arabia , naglaro ng
apoy ang tatlong ito at lahat sila'y nasunog (Like many others Filipinos in
the Kingdom are doing, these trio played with fire and they all got burned,"
one community leader said.

How Pacer and Kris managed to get past the scrutiny of Philippine officials
is a question that has yet to be answered.

"The Consul General has ordered an investigation into the matter,"
Administrative Officer Taha Guinomla of the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah
said yesterday when asked about the case. He said the consul general will
also be meeting with the Filipino community in Tabuk on July 6-8.

Tabuk, which is close to the Saudi border with Jordan, is about 400
kilometers north of Jeddah, located on the Kingdom's western sea coast.

Guinomla said Consul General Pendosina N. Lomondot was in Oman attending a
meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, while Vice Consul
Jose Jacob was on his way back to Jeddah from Manila.

Arab News sources said, however, that the case had reached the Department of
Foreign Affairs in Manila.

"What happened in Tabuk exposed the practice in the consulate of giving
marriage license to OFWs with questionable marital status," said a Filipino
in Tabuk, who helped gather information for Arab News.

Despite repeated claims that the requirements for getting married overseas
have been made stricter, many OFWs abroad reportedly can still easily get
married, especially in the Middle East.

"The rationale being given (by embassy or consulate officials) is that it's
better to give them (illicit lovers) papers than face the more difficult
problem of getting them out of jail if caught without papers or possessing a
fake marriage license," said a community leader in Jeddah.

Fake Marriages

The vice consul is the solemnizing officer at the consulate. He makes sure
that applicants for a marriage license present an authenticated record from
the Philippine National Statistics Office (NSO) showing they are not
married, certification from the barangay captain, and parents' consent even
if the bride or groom is of legal age.

Applicants who can't produce documents from the Philippines can execute an
affidavit that they are unmarried. The consulate performs an average of 10
marriages in a month, Arab News learned.

An authentic marriage license costs around 840 riyals, exclusive of other
fees.

Those who don't want to go through the "legal" channel can reportedly obtain
fake marriage licenses for a fee ranging between 500 to 800 riyals. "Fixers"
outside the gate of the consulate are known to peddle fake marriage
licenses.

Bogus marriage certificates, however, are very easy to spot because the
signatories in these fake certificates are officials who have left the
Kingdom.

Among those whose names are reportedly being used are former Vice Consuls
Comia, Garibay and Amonoy, who have long been transferred from Jeddah.

[empy]

patay kang bata ka...ano ba ang penalty for murder sa Saudi?

[delprado]

patay kang bata ka...ano ba ang penalty for murder sa Saudi?

putol ulo yan....

[Rediesel]

sa taas o sa baba ?

[Jiggs]

sa taas o sa baba ?

Sa Taas naman siempre.....An eye for an eye Tooth for a tooth ...but on the other hand kung sa baba para naman ganun na din eh...How could u live na wala na si Pitotoy..

About naman sa Consulate issue luma na yan since the beginning naman ng OFW sa Saudi that was the NORMS!!...Waraga lang para wla huli sa Muttawa

[qman]

sino na rito nakakita ng actual na putulan ng ulo sa Saudi?
sa plaza ginagawa ito eh at malamang tinatarakan ng gamot ang puputulan para kumalma habang nakaluhod.

[Jiggs]

sino na rito nakakita ng actual na putulan ng ulo sa Saudi?
sa plaza ginagawa ito eh at malamang tinatarakan ng gamot ang puputulan para kumalma habang nakaluhod.

ako po....halos umuwi na ko nun..1 week akong shock...As i have witnessed it para naman mga robot na yun pinutulan...looks like they have been drugged...tapos isang bagsak lang nun espada...exactly the same nung nasa flag...though no filipinos were beheaded that time trauma pa din ako...kaya nga super behaved ako during my stays there.

[ranod55]

in early 80's there is no such an injection to pacify and to be calm one who will be beheaded,na-alala ko pa first time kung nakakita niyan sa dammam,sa plaza after prayer(12 pm-duhr) depende sa kondisyon ng weather,kung mainit-maaaring after(3pm-asr) na. isang Sudanese-national ang pinutulan ng ulo,dahil sa pagpatay niya.sa mga hindi pa nakakakita ng mga sudanese,they are some really big at talagang malalaki.so yung puputulan ng ulo is quiet big and really he has masculine body-kaya ang escort sa kanya ay 5 security police at may katawan din bukod sa berdugo na siyang puputol ng ulo,nangyari eh ang tagal ng hilahan,tulakan,na susobsob pa ang mga police dahil sa laki at lakas ng sudanese.aba eh ikaw rin ang puputulan ng ulo ay dika ba magpupumiglas! so ang nang yari sa haba-haba man daw ng prosisyon eh naputulan din dahil tinalian ang kamay at paa niya at nagdagdag pa ng dalawang escort police,sandali lang naman pinutulan-nilagyan ng supot ang ulo at isang hataw ng berdugo na may hawak na matalim na espada at laglag agad ang pugot na ulo doon sa basket na naka-abang,tapos kinuha na ng police ang bangkay kasama ang ulo siyempre at nilinisan na nang civil defence ang plaza. be for i left KSA 1989,still i see beheaded in jeddah( AL_ BALLAD PLAZA-infront of post office-near corniche) but not the same old way like in dammam,one who executed is already injected drugs just like robot and easily done without struggle by the police. here right now where my place(doha,qatar) no execution like beheaded i'd known.d2 sa qatar,once you commit crime o' nakapatay ka at depende sa reason at sa family nag napatay mo na pwede silang humingi ng "Blood Money" yung magbabayad ka sa hinihingi nilang kabayaran(family) kung papayag sila na magpabayad,kung hindi buhay din ang kabayaran mo.pero di putol ng ulo.kung hindi execution by gun,sa akin parehong ayoko dahil pumunta ako d2 para kumita ng dollar at di magpakamatay,mainitin din ang ulo ko pero wlang puwang yan d2,lahat ng masama mong ugali ay iwan mo sa pinas at bumalik ka nang buo sa mga mahal mo sa buhay...

[qman]

i saw one sa jeddah plaza actually pinilit ako before 12 noon bago magsara ang mga tindahan eh pauwi na ko naglalakad then hinuli ako ng police at dinala sa plaza. iyon pala me pupugutan na pinay whew me droga na iyon kasi nang pinaluhod eh alang reklamo at ang mata niya pakaliwa kanan ang tingin dalawang beses pang binagsak ang espada dahil di nakuha sa unang bagsak. 3 araw akong di nakakain hanggang ngayon naalala ko pa rin.

[BoEinG_747]

well said ..sir ranod55

as far as i know ..sa riyadh capital of kingdom of saudi arabia ..around 3 pm din kung pugutan at every friday lang sa Dirah..sa city center ng riyadh iyon place malapit sa parang supreme court nila kaya after ka convict next friday putol ka ..

lahat ng masama mong ugali ay iwan mo sa pinas at bumalik ka nang buo sa mga mahal mo sa buhay...

tutuo ito dapat mahaba pasensia mo ..kung aalis ka sa atin na isang trak na pasensia ang dala mo ..dalawahin mo na trak at mag sama ka pa ng apat na BUS..sa sobrang dami na tao di mo maunawaan kung ano klase ng ugali or pagkatao

[QUOTE] in early 80's there is no such an injection to pacify and to be calm one who will be beheaded[QUOTE]

they use drugs na before they beheaded the convict

[QUOTE]M54 Powered patay kang bata ka...ano ba ang penalty for murder sa Saudi? [QUOTE]

buhay inutang buhay din ang kabayaran ..
unless makuha sa areglo ng blood money na ang ibig sabihin babayarn na lang .pero napakalaking halaga minsan
pero minsan ayaw pumayag na kabilang party ..kaya no choice .pugot na lang