By Joey A. Gabieta
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 19:40:00 05/13/2010
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte – A supporter of defeated congressman Glenn Chong was shot and wounded Wednesday night while attending a protest rally held at the Biliran provincial capitol.
Police Officer 1 Christopher Agnote of the Naval police station identified the victim as Ricky Regala, 21, a resident of Barangay (village) Rosario, Naval. Regala was among those who staged a protest rally outside the provincial capitol where the canvassing for provincial positions were held.
The protesters were supporters of Chong who was defeated in his congressional bid by outgoing Governor Rogelio Espina by a mere 361 votes.
Espina, who belongs to the Nacionalista Party, was proclaimed last Tuesday night by the members of the provincial board of canvassers with 40,010 votes. Chong got 39,649 votes.
Agnote said that based on their investigation, unidentified men on board a pickup-type vehicle shot Regala, wounding him on the upper left chest at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The shooting caused a commotion among the protesters.
The victim was brought to the Biliran Provincial Hospital for medical treatment, Agnote said. “He is now doing okay,” he added.
Agnote said on Thursday they were still conducting an investigation to identify the suspects.
Chong’s supporters started their protest rally last Wednesday, a day after Espina was declared winner by the provincial board of canvassers.
Chong who ran under the administration Lakas-Kampi, alleged that his opponent committed massive fraud.
In an interview, Chong said that he would not accept the results and he would file his formal protest before the Commission on Elections.
“I will not concede for there is nothing to concede. I believe that I was the [actual] winner,” he said, adding that it was “improbable” that he and his entire line would lose in the elections to Espina and his group.
He also said that he could not control the “emotions and outrage” of the people now holding their protest outside the provincial capitol.
CHONG
YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE THE FILING OF FORMAL PROTEST EARLIER INSTEAD OF SACRIFICING THE LIFE OF YOUR SUPPORTERS!!!!
GO, BRING YOUR COMPLAIN TO THE HIGHER AUTHORITIES IN THE COMELEC AND STOP THAT LUNATIC MOVE.
STOP PLAYING ALSO WITH THE EMOTIONS OF YOUR SUPPORTERS AND BE A GOOD LEADER BY DOING THE RIGHT MOVE.
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THEY NEED YOU MOST IN THEIR PLIGHT? NOWHERE TO BE SEEN!!!
GO GO GLENN WE ARE BEHIND YOU. WE BELIEVE YOU ARE THE TRUE WINNER OF THE ELECTION.
maglibog na jud ni ci chong ug maayo daghan pang kasong giatubang unya naa napud iyang bag ong e file nga protesta kay ciya daw nakadaug hala dili nala mani ciya modawat sa kapildihan gusto man pod niya puro la ciya daug bisag ang uban biliranon dili kaangay sa iyahang batasan ug buwaon pa jud kaayo, utro pod ning c bec true winner unsa ka comelec ka…
hilom mark..unsa may natabang sa mga espina sa biliran??wala!!!!!cge lang mu ug pangurakot!!!
mark dako mn gyd ya gasto election nya dako pod eya makita sa DPWH mao mawili cya sa eya puesto. imagine nka aquire cya daghanvehicles.
kamu….mura sad mo ug c chong……nag pa ka buta…..panuroy mo sa tibuok biliran…panitaa ang mga na himo ni espina sa sulod sa dose ka tueg….
naka pahimo sila ug mga:::::
TULAY
NKA PA CEMENTO SA MGA KADALANAN
SEA WALL
ROOMS SA MGA SKWLAHAN
MGA WAITING SHED
OSPITAL
MGA FLOOD CONTROL
BAHAY PARA SA MGA WALAY BAHAY
NAG PA AYAD SA MGA BASKETBALL COURT
NAG PA HIMO UG GYM
mga progra:
SCHOLARSHIPS
HABAL2 PARA SA MGA NASA BUKID NAG PUYO
MEDICAL MESSION
PHIL HEALTH
DIS COUNT SA OSPITAL
LIBRENG OPIRASYON S MATA
PROGRAMA PRA SA AGRICULTURA
MANUKAN NG BARANGAY
DAGDAG PUHUNAN
ug lain pa….!
samantalang kang chong..>>>
SKUL BUSS na hangtod karon private pa…
MOBILE CLINIC
SCOLARSHIP
KALSADA pero kang gloria di ay pundo..
napalit nla sa sulod sa 2 ka tuig ug tunga>
6 ka furturner
jagwar
mansyon sa manila
nalit sa mga espina sa sulod s dose ka tueg:
Biliran garden.
If he wants to be a good leader he should be a good follower.. Bring any complain to the proper place perhaps the road is not appropriate.
BULOK KAAYO NI JUN GI UNSA KAHA PAG HUNA2X NIYA BITAW BILIRAN GARDEN RABITAW ANG ESPENA APAN MAY PERO WAY KORAPAY 23 LNG ANG BLAY KANA MAY WAY KORAP PAGKA BUTA JYUD ANI NI JUN 15-30 KAMN SIGURO JUN
cong. dawaton nla unta nato ang kamatuoran nga pildi ka.. kay nggubot njud.. part mana sa pagkakandidato.. mapildi o madaog.. nya unsaon mana nato nga napildi man ka.. accpet da truth.. sakripisyo kaau ang mga supporters ui.. nya ni ikaw ala man gani ka pakita sa RALLY! Accept! Accept! Accept!
i took pictures of espina supporters somewhere in naval area. just a concerned citizen. their supporters even went inside the precinct just to what? scare people? when one of their supporters saw me taking photos, even asked me what i was holding. told him it’s a camera obviously. then i asked ’em why are they there when it’s not even allowed. they said they’ve got something to tell to those people who are inside. was mad so told ’em back, why would they do that and can’t they just wait till those people’re done voting? then the other supporter even stared at me and so what the heck, just stared back at him. i ain’t scared mate.
$##”!spina# 11,
You are telling a story out of your IMAGINATIONS.
You told the public, you took pictures of espina supporters during the voting hours in naval area.
You said they went inside the precint.
It seems to me that you are outside the precint taking pictures inside the precint.
You continued to say that one of the espina supporters upon noticing you taking pictures came close to you and conversed with you. He later confessed to you that they “got something to tell to those people who are inside.” You had a staring-to-each other scene.
With this story, I could not help but imagine that you came close to the door to be able to take pictures and converse with the guy. And you remained outside the precint.
What were you doing there blocking the people who are pressing inside in order to cast their votes?
Or were you inside the precint with the espina supporters.
You made no mention of the actions taken by the BEIs or the poll watchers.
If the incident was irregular, the poll watchers must have taken record of it.
Ingon man gud ang mga supporters ni Chong, “imposible mapilde si Congressman Glenn”
Aw kung imposible, wa na lang untay election. Di ba?
at poster #9
In my view mas bulok ka..
Kasi what he said was information..
Ikaw sige lang kag pamalikas..
Karon kinsa may mas murag bulok??
And 23 houses?? Say what??
Sinong gago ang mag-oown ng 23 Houses?!?
Please nga paki isip ng konti…
You dont have any proof of that either..
I bet your number is so totally random..
Chong Supporters are stupid beyond belief…
Atleast ung mga fortuner ni Ex-Cong Glenn Chong visible..
He wont even say if its government property or not..
Either way he is gonna pay..
If its Red Plated good for us then.. Because he would have to turn it over to Gerry Boy Espina…
If its Green Plated then he is violating a law. Even new cars have to have temporary plates.. And here I thought that Glenda is a lawyer…
hoy jun uwata ta kay imo amo na espina kawatan… naay project pero dali naguba.. substandard…imo amo millionaire uwata… buta man diay ka… nak milyon na sa kinawatay sa kwarta sa biliran og utangero sa mga bangko… unya ang mga tao pa gyod sa biliran gpabayad… pagkabaga sa nawong sa imo amo.. dili na madugay matotyo na imo amo…
LET ME COUNT THE REASONS WHY GLEN WAS DEFEATED:
1. HAMBOG
2. VINDICTIVE.
3. NOT FULFILLING HIS PROMISES IN HIS CAMPAIGN IN THE 2007 ELECTION.
4. HIS PROJECTS ARE NOT REMARKABLE. FOR EXAMPLE:
A. SCHOOL BUSES-short term and very expensive to maintain and will only serve few people not even voters.
B. Mediacl Clinic- again this is short term as he has no capability to maintain this facility.
C. GUARD RAILS AND CATS EYE-THESE ARE THE PROJECTS HE HATED WHEN HE RAN IN 2007 AND IT TURNED OUT THAT HE OUTDID THE ESPINA’S IN THIS PARTICULAR VENTURE. A WHOPPING 150MILLION OF THESE PROJECTS IN 2009?
d. FATHER CHARLIE RUNS FOR GOVERNOR. THAT’S IT RIGHT THERE… HE RUINED HIS POLITICAL CLOUT WITH THE CHURCH WHO PREACHED AGAINST DYNASTY.
e. PLENTY OTHER REASONS BUT I AM RUNNING OUT OF TIME…
sus pastilan na lang gyud ning bayota! dili nalang jud dawaton ang kapildihan! kanahan man kang bayota ka oi! ako pa sa imo sa imoha pahimoslan to nimo ang imong mga bag-ong bakokang na gipamalit! kay basin unya ug maareasto ka na! nah, pastilan na lang gyud nimong dimalasa kong makulong kana sayang ang imo mga brand new na sakyanan na imo gipamalit gikan sa imo kinurakot!!!!! …i just read na naa konoy napusilan usa sa mga supporters ni chong! I’m sure ang espina na pod ang ilang gipasanginlan! pero ako lang ikasulti noh, kang chong ra nang idea! who knows may plano siya para ang sympathy sa mga katawhan makuha niya! ilara chong! dili na magpadala ang mga tawo! gitagaan ka ug chance pero unsa imo gibuhat! giuto-uto ra nimo ang mga tawo! karon nakamatngon na sila! kanang imong mga supporters ang makalolooy!! wala kay kalooy chong! sabagay lahi man ka ug mga instsek! selfish! ang pagpakadato ra ang gihuna-huna! attorning baliktad ang utok!…sunoga na lang ang imong baga chong! may abo ka pang makuha! hunonga na nang imong pagpatoo sa imo kaugalingon na nadaog ka! dawata na lang gud na pilde ka na! kaloy-i imo mga supporters!…mabuang ka diana chong! ikaw lang!….
Hoy wag kang mayabang gago ka!! Tang ina m0 ang hba ng cnv m0 ulol wla namang sense..mas kurakot ung am0, m0..ulol hahaha…15/30 wla na!!! Looy ka nimo
bullshit na roger manloloko mamatay tao wlang kwentang tao,..wla knang kaluluwa.,.hawak mo lahat ng tao kaya mong gawin kung anu gusto mo..mandurugas,salot.
mahal ka namin glenn chong di ka nag iisa.
dnt be worry cong. di natutulog ang dyos alam nya kung anu gnagawa ng roger na yan salot…
korik!! guyz…go!go!go! salut ang family espina kay manga limbungan jud…mark mag kanu bah ung binayad n espina sau??? cguro malaki mayaman u na dn naun!!! go..go..go.. chong nandito kami…susupurta sau..god bless!!
hoy me2 wala ko bayadi uy nakadawat noon ko sa mga hatag sa mga kandidato sama sa mga konsehal tag 20 pesos ug kadtong gipanghatag sa espina ug chong diba nakadawat pod ka me2 wala ko bayade uy supporter lako ni dr roger kay nakita man nako ang iyang kabuutan di sama sa imong amo nga murag baba sa ugang nga manok nga kanang kaitlogon na dili mapugngan iya baba thats why napildi ciya karon nga election paresan pa sa iyang mga batos nga poro pud hambog ug liwat sa iya bakakon.. hhehhehehe pildi namo uy ……. human na ang election sunod nala pod ta mag botohay kon kinsa napud ato angayan… lets wait and see..