Freddie Aguilar rants over NBI, media

By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ
January 24, 2010, 8:49am

He was so mad he got the “bleep.”

“Anak” hitmaker Freddie Aguilar vented his rage on “Startalk” against the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on their seemingly preposterous investigation procedures in line with the murder charge being pinned on his nephew Jason Ivler.

He began with: “Simula nung nawala ‘yung pamangkin ko, sinusundan na nila ‘yung kotse ko. Ganun ba sila katanga na hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin nila alam ‘yung involvement ko diyan?”

“Ito pa ‘yung isa niyong katangahan,” he continued. “Hinuli niyo ‘yung isang Jason Aguilar sa Qatar. Bakit, ganun ba ‘yung description nung pamangkin ko? ‘Yung hinuli niyo dun ngayon nasira na ‘yung buhay. Siya ba ‘yun? Katangahan ‘yun, ‘tol. Bumalik ulit kayo sa eskwela, kung ‘di ba kayo tatanga-tanga.”

Freddie went on and ranted about what he deemed as an unlawful search of his abode in New Manila, Quezon City.

“Ni-raid niyo ‘yung bahay ko, wala kayong warrant. Kung nakikinig kayo, 'yung CHR [Commission on Human Rights], pag-aralan niyo po 'yung ginawa nila sa bahay namin sa New Manila.

“According po sa anak kong si Jericho, ‘yung warrant po na pinakita niyo sa‘min hindi para sa New Manila kundi warrant para sa Blue Ridge [residence of his sister, Marlene, mother of Jason]. So tatanong ko po sa batas natin, ‘yung warrant po bang nakalagay na Blue Ridge puwede ho bang gamitin sa bahay ni Freddie Aguilar sa New Manila?”

Still, he related to have accommodated two “nice” members of the NBI inside his house.

“O hindi ba kayong dalawang NBI na medyo mabait sumama kayo sa’kin at ipinakita ko ang lahat ng mga kuwarto at sinabi ko, ‘O masaya na ba kayo? O gusto niyong tingnan niyo rin ‘yung iba pang nakatira sa compound ko?’ Kasi ang dami ‘ka kong nakatira diyang mga maralita sa loob ng compound ko,” he narrated.

The NBI likewise has questioned Freddie’s claims that he had not aided his nephew in his own dwelling when the latter went in hiding. To this, Freddie recounted an incident when he himself turned in one of his siblings to the police some years back.

“Kung nakakalimutan ng NBI, meron akong record sa NBI na ako mismo ang nagpapa-aresto sa kapatid ko na may biniktimang tao at nilapitan ako ng mga taong ‘to, hindi ko sila kilala kung sino sila, at nung makita ko ang ebidensya, sino ang kasama ng biktima sa NBI? Ako. Gusto kong arestuhin niyo ang kapatid ko kasi hindi siya dapat nambibiktima ng tao,” he recounted.

He maintained that in such situations, he sides with justice because “galit ako sa mga kriminal.”

“Kung ang kriminal ay napatunayan nating kriminal, dapat merong parusa. Pero kung ang kriminal ay ‘di pa natin napapatunayang kriminal, sa proseso ng demokrasya, dapat bigyan natin siya ng araw sa hukuman. Ang sabi sa Ingles, ‘innocent until proven guilty,’” said he.

As for the media, particularly the newspapers, the folk singer feels disheartened over how his name “Aguilar” is used in articles.

“Ang pinakamasakit, itong nababasa ko sa diyaryo, ‘Aguilar residence.’ Para bang sinasabi nilang nakatira si Jason sa bahay ko. Hindi po.

“May sarili pong bahay si Jason. At mas maganda po ang bahay ng pamangkin ko at ng kapatid kong si Marlene Aguilar compared sa bahay ko. Ako po ay nakatira sa squatters area sa New Manila, 7th street, Quezon City. So ‘wag naman po sana nilang palabasin na Aguilar residence,” he clarified.

As of now, Freddie said he has not spoken with his younger sister.

“I’m trying to talk to her, she’s trying to talk to me. Hindi nagkakatagpo ‘yung schedule namin.”

For those who are set to charge him with “obstruction of justice,” Freddie angrily exclaimed:

“Hihintayin kong matapos ang proseso. Walang short cut ang batas. Kung merong gustong mag-short cut ng batas…walang short cut ang batas. Akala mo lang meron, wala!”

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