Vizconde Massacre

JUNE 30, 1991

VIZCONDE MASSACRE CASE: This case is
about the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old
woman, the murder of her 7-year-old sister and
their mother on June 30, 1991 at their home in
Paranaque City, Metro Manila. This is one of the
most controversial and widely publicized massacre
cases because of the involvement of the son of a
former Philippine Senator, Freddie Webb; and six
others from a wealthy family background similar
to that of the accused.
Case Suspects:

* Hubert Jeffrey Webb

* Antonio Lejano
* Artemio “Dong” Ventura
* Michael A. Gatchalian
* Hospicio “Pyke” Fernandez
* Miguel “Ging” Rodriguez
* Joey Filart
* Peter Estrada
Crime Suspects
Case Victims:

*Estrellita Vizconde, 47 (who suffered 13

stab wounds);

*Carmela Vizconde, 18 (17 stab wounds

with evidence of rape);

* & Jennifer Vizconde, 7 (19 stab wounds).

Massacre Victims
Massacre Victims
Case Star Witness:

Jessica Alfaro Jessica Alfaro

VIZCONDE MASSACRE TIMELINE:

MANILA, Philippines - June 30, 1991 –

Night of the murder

Victims are found dead inside their

residence along Vinzons Street, BF Homes
Subdivision, Parañaque City
Sept. 27, 1991 - Police invite 5 men for
questioning

Oct. 20, 1991 - Five Vizconde slay

suspects arrested

June 14, 1993 - Vizconde Massacre solved;

‘brains,’ three others fall
June 24, 1993 - PACC takes over
probe

July 16, 1993 – DOJ dismisses case

against second batch of suspects
Aug. 16, 1995 – Fifth Vizconde suspect
yields

Aug. 21, 1995 – Biong surrenders to

NBI
Sept. 4, 1995 – Webb and six others
plead not guilty during arraignment

Dec. 14, 1995 - Webbs’ laundry woman

new Vizconde witness
Jan. 6, 2000 – RTC judge hands down
verdict on Vizconde massacre case

Dec. 15, 2005 - CA upholds ruling on

Vizconde slays
April 22, 2010 - Supreme Court orders
DNA testing in Vizconde slay case

April 23, 2010 - NBI executive orders

physical inventory of evidence
Dec. 14, 2010 - SC acquits Webb, 6
others in Vizconde massacre
MEDIA COVERAGE:
MEDIA COVERAGE NEWS ARTICLE:

New Vizconde Massacre Witness Found

By: Jeannette I. Andrade, Jerome Aning - @inquirerdotnet
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:30 AM June 04, 2011

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday said the government task force re-
investigating the 1991 Vizconde massacre case has found another witness and
was convincing him to come out in public and tell what he knows.
“We have someone we’re convincing to execute a statement and to undergo a
lie detector test. That’s what we’re trying to do now,” De Lima said...
New Philippines: Hubert Webb Acquitted
in Vizconde Massacre
By Emily RauhalaDec. 14, 2010 Publisher: TIME

They called it the ‘trial of the century’: Six privileged kids nabbed for three
gruesome murders. Today, 19 years after the killings that occurred south of
Manila, the main suspect was acquitted. Was justice served?
Hubert Webb, son of a prominent former politician, and five others, were
convicted in 1995 of stabbing to death of Estrellita Vizconde and her
daughters Carmela, 18, and Jennifer, 7, in 1991...
Cop convicted in Vizconde Massacre
Walks Free
November 30, 2010 Publish By: SUNSTAR BACOLOD

MANILA -- The former police officer who was convicted in the Vizconde
massacre in 1991 finally walked free Tuesday after spending 15 years in
prison. Gerardo Biong was released from the National Bilibid Prison in
Muntinlupa City after Justice Secretary Leila de Lima signed the
documents for his release.
He was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for allegedly being an
accessory to the Vizconde massacre. He was found guilty of tampering
evidences in the crime and was sentenced in 2000....
Did media covered it based on the
existing guidelines/ethical
standards that we have?
Is it ethical according to journalism
values?