Hunt vs Ivler stepped up

By JEFFREY G. DAMICOG
December 23, 2009, 3:34pm

Murder suspect Jason Ivler has no chance to post bail once arrested following the issuance of a new arrest warrant against him, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said Wednesday.

With this, QCPD director Chief Supt. Elmo San Diego Wednesday assured that the district has intensified efforts to hunt down the suspect in the murder of Renato Victor Ebarle Jr., a recruitment officer of the Manila Peninsula and son of Presidential Chief of Staff Undersecretary Renato Ebarle Sr.

“He (Ivler) may run but he cannot hide for the rest of his life. We will go after him at all cost,” said San Diego regarding the elusive suspect whom he believes is being coddled by his kin.

The police official cited that he has issued an order to his policemen to exhaust all possible means to capture Ivler.

Tuesday afternoon, Judge Vivencio Baclig of Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 76 issued an arrest warrant without bail against Ivler over the murder of Ebarle.

Chief Inspector Benjamin Elenzano, chief of the homicide investigation section of the QCPD, explained that the warrant that police has been using since the start of the manhunt this year was a warrant that has been issued for the case against Ivler in 2004.

Ivler has a case of reckless imprudence resulting to homicide in 2004 when he figured in a vehicular collision in Pasig City against another vehicle where Presidential adviser on resettlement Nestor Ponce Jr. died while the official’s wife and another person were hurt from the incident. At that time, Ivler was driving a Toyota Landcruiser with diplomatic plates 23370.

Elenzano pointed out that Ivler could still post bail from the arrest warrant in his 2004 case if ever the suspect has been captured. But with the latest arrest warrant issued by Judge Baclig, Elenzano stressed that Ivler has no chance to post bail on the murder charges against him.

Meanwhile, San Diego renewed calls for the surrender of Ivler but, at the same time, warned coddlers against the consequences of their actions. “We also appeal to anyone coddling Ivler to surrender him peacefully to any law enforcers or face criminal charges for obstruction of justice.”