A Business Graduate's Reviewing History Blog

Who can remember the tragedy that happened on July 16, 1997? It was a night when the Chiong sisters, the late Jacqueline Jimenea Chiong and the late Marijoy Chiong, disappeared and were never seen again. It's 2026, and there's the right to doubt the narrative of Davidson V. Rusia . Solita "Winnie" Collas-Monsod even mentioned in Give Up Tomorrow that if the body wasn't the girl then the whole story collapses . Now, it's time to focus on whom the filmmakers Marty Syjuco and Michael Collins called as the first and foremost victim. We have none other than Thelma Jimenea-Chiong. Sadly, her husband Dionisio Chiong died during the pandemic in his sleep without even knowing who really murdered their two daughters. It's a tragedy that exploded on several sides. There were no questions asked that the Chiong parents worried about their daughters not returning home. The daughters weren't known to go home late. The last known information was that they were at Aya...

A diagram found on Facebook, apparently owned by the late Miguel "Juan" Del Gallego y Ripoll Back in 1997 to 1998, some people may remember what was called the "trial of the decade". It was because on June 16, 1997, two sisters, Jacqueline Jimenea Chiong ( whose body was never found ) and Marijoy Jimenea Chiong , went missing. They were last seen at Ayala Center Cebu. I watched both Case Unclosed   and Give Up Tomorrow . I personally felt that Case Unclosed gave a better view in 30 minutes since it featured other people, like the Uy brothers' mother, Mrs. Marlyn Uy, and other insights from the Chiong mother, Mrs. Thelma Jimenea-Chiong. Give Up Tomorrow showed the angle that the late Dionisio Chiong supposedly lost his job, and on the day he was supposed to testify against a certain drug lord (whose name was beeped out, hence he would be called Mr. Beep), the two daughters disappeared. Until now, I believe that the body in Carcar is Marijoy since nobody else,  bu...

ABS-CBN News Updated: July 05, 2026 I went to Ayala Central  Bloc today, after the recent bomb threat. It should be disgusting that the incident was just a day after the Cebu Eastern College incident on July 2, 2024 . I believe that this might be the  same person, though the identity hasn't been disclosed. Last night, his honor Mayor Nestor Archival with policemen and soldiers, went to the mall to investigate and see if there were any bombs.  The Business Mirror Facebook page gave this update: ALL CLEAR: Authorities have declared Ayala Central Bloc in Cebu IT Park safe after an extensive search found no explosive device following a reported bomb threat on Friday afternoon . The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) announced that the mall was cleared at around 7:49 p.m. after personnel from the PNP Explosive Ordnance Disposal and K9 Unit, CCPO SWAT Team, Bureau of Fire Protection, Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Philippine Army's Explosive Ordnance Disp...

Today is indeed the 35th anniversary of the Vizconde Massacre case . I wrote a previous article where grief was weaponized . The late Lauro Vizconde passed away sometime on February 13, 2016. It was already ten years ago when he died. It's a real pity that Hubert Webb got acquitted but the real killers got free. Grief was weaponized along the way. It was as if you believed that the wrong people were caught, the false dilemma was that you actually support criminals, and that you're not grieving with Lauro.  The Vizconde Massacre Trial, which only started in August 1995, sometime after April 28, 1995. That was when the "star witness" Jessica Alfaro , a self-confessed former drug addict, stepped forward. People were probably either too afraid, too excited, or, in the case of the Vizcondes, they were too perplexed not to notice that Jessica's story wasn't making any sense. However, it happened anyway  when Jessica stepped forward, and the crimes happened. We had t...

GMA-7 We have to admit that due process isn't about procrastination but about  avoiding jumping to conclusions, while doing something in the process. There's the principle of due process that says that both sides must be heard, that every suspect has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty . Back in the day, I had this judgmental behavior that says, "If it's a criminal, off the go! Due process is cowardice!" I would always raise the late Lauro Vizconde how he left this world with no justice. However, the reality is that Lauro left the world not knowing who murdered his wife and two daughters  before dying. There was no justice for him and the other extended members of his clan. This is the sad fact. What's even sadder is that Lauro's death on February 16, 2016, has the reality that the murderers were never found. For all we know, the murderers may have discreetly left the country before the 1995 trial.  When does grief become the "perfec...

Bongbong Marcos Some people often blame the Filipino DNA for why the Philippines is the way it is. However, I decided to recall a basic lesson from the Civics and Culture subject. The ancestors of most Filipinos today include Malays   and Indonesians. Unsurprisingly, the Hokkien word huan-a (which actually meant barbarian for some time) wasn't limited to the Philippines. It's also used in Singapore (which used to be part of Malaysia), Malaysia, and Indonesia. The word Indio was used to describe the native inhabitants of the Philippines. Indio sounds like Indonesia .  Analyzing the huan-a heritage of Malaysians and Filipinos Right now, I want to focus on debunking the idea that the Filipino DNA is "inherently flawed" and that Malaysia is doing better because "Malaysians have accountability in their DNAs and Filipinos don't."  The Philippine Genome Center shares this insight on the Filipino DNA: What is ‘Filipino’? We are proud of our heritage at the rim ...