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Summary and comparison of Cezar Mancao's affidavits
- Two PAOCTF officers told Mancao that Supt. Michael Ray Aquino, head of PAOCTF operations division, ordered them to abduct and kill Dacer and Corbito.
- Sen. Panfilo Lacson, then concurrent PNP and PAOCTF chief, instructed Mancao and Aquino to leave the country shortly after he was elected senator in 2001 so as not to affect his presidential ambition.
- Lacson ordered Aquino to look for properties of First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo in the US.
- Mancao heard Lacson order Aquino to kill Dacer while they were in the car on their way to a Japanese restaurant in Greenhills for lunch in October 2000.
- Aquino told Mancao that the "special operations" on Dacer had been previously approved and cleared by Lacson and Malacañang itself.
- Lacson gave Mancao direct orders to cover up the murders immediately after they took place. Lacson instructed Aquino and Mancao to leave the country shortly after he was elected senator in 2001 so as not to affect his presidential ambition. He assured them that he will continue to give them “monthly allowance." Lacson ordered the “simultaneous" killing of Dacer and former police Supt. Reynaldo Berroya, now DOTC assistant secretary. Unlike the affidavits of Dumlao and the other witnesses, the February 13, 2009 affidavit of Mancao directly linked Sen. Panfilo Lacson to the abduction and killing of Dacer and his driver.
- 4 pages long
- typewritten
- executed at Broward County, Florida
- notarized by Isabel Moreno
- five pages long
- executed at Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- signed before Honorary Consul General Angelo S. Macatangay
- published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on March 20, 2009
- "I… hereby make the following statement voluntarily and of my own free will. I was not pressured, coerced or promised anything in return for this statement." (page 1)
- to narrate the circumstances behind the abduction and killing of Dacer and Corbito and identify the persons responsible “I am executing this Affidavit to narrate, out of my own personal knowledge, among others, the relevant incidents that transpired in connection with the abduction and death of SALVADOR “BUBBY" DACER and his driver EMMANUEL CORBITO on November 24, 2000, and name the persons responsible therefor
- noted that he gave the statement voluntarily and out of his own initiative “I hereby attest at the outset that I am executing this statement freely, voluntarily and intelligently, without any force, intimidation, threats, or any form of duress being exerted on myself or on any of my family members by the government of the Republic of the Philippines or any of its officials or employees. The execution of this statement is the result of my own initiative to offer the Government of the Republic of the Philippines cooperation in terms of disclosure of relevant information concerning the DACER-CORBITO double murder case. I likewise attest that I was assisted and given sufficient legal counsel by my lawyer, BERNARDO LOPEZ, Esq., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. U.S.A. all throughout the preparation of this affidavit.
- expressed his willingness to testify in court “I am executing this Affidavit to attest to the truth of the foregoing allegations and for other legal purposes this may serve. I reserve the right to provide more details about this incident as need be during court trial.
- Supt. Teofilo Viña, head of PAOCTF Task Group Visayas, and Supt. Glenn Dumlao, deputy chief for operations of PAOCTF Task Group Luzon, told Mancao during his investigation of the incident that Aquino ordered the abduction and killing of Dacer and his driver.
- Viña told him that Aquino ordered him to “get Bubby Dacer." (page 2)
- “I understood this to mean that Aquino has tasked Viña to neutralize Dacer." (page 3)
- Dumlao told him that Aquino gave him “illegal orders" to kidnap and kill the two: “Mr. Dumlao blamed Aquino for illegal orders. I understood the illegal orders to be conspiring in the abduction and murder of Dacer and Corbito." (page 3)
- In August 2001 in a Las Vegas hotel, Aquino blamed Viña for “sloppily dumping Dacer’s car into a ravine in Cavite where it was easily discovered. “Aquino was complaining that the task had not been carried out correctly. This sloppy work resulted in an investigation which later implicated Michael Aquino in Dacer and Corbito’s disappearance." (page 2)
- Mancao said Lacson ordered Aquino to kill Dacer while they were in the car on their way to a Japanese restaurant in Greenhills for lunch. He recounted the exchange between Lacson and Aquino.
- Lacson wanted Aquino to kill Berroya: “Sometime in October 2000, I heard LACSON order AQUINO to liquidate BERROYA, his public-known nemesis, saying: “Noy, tirahin nyo na si Bero." LACSON said this while we were on board his car en route to a Japanese restaurant in Greenhills, San Juan, for lunch. I was seated at the front seat of the car then driven by SGT. OXIMOSO (“Oxy" as we usually called him), while AQUINO and LACSON sat at the back."
- Aquino told Lacson that he intends to kill Dacer first because Erap was fed up with him: “AQUINO responded to LACSON that he intends to neutralize or liquidate DELTA first because ERAP was already peeved at him, saying: “Tapusin muna namin si Delta, Sir, kasi naiirita na si Bigote sa kaniya." “DELTA", referred to media and PR man SALVADOR “BUBBY" DACER (DACER), while “BIGOTE" was the commonly-known pseudonym of ERAP.
- Lacson told Aquino that he should “operate" on both Berroya and Dacer simultaneously: “LACSON however insisted that AQUINO rather operate on both BERROYA and DACER SIMULTANEOUSLY, saying “Ipagsabay mo na at tingnan natin kung sino na ang mauuna", which obviously meant that AQUINO operate on DACER and BERROYA at the same time and to just see who between them is killed first."
- Was asked to investigate Dacer and Corbito’s disappearance but made no direct mention as to who ordered him to investigate. Lacson heads PAOCTF at that time. “After Dacer and Corbito’s disappearance, I was asked to investigate the case."
- Spoke with Viña and Dumlao in the course of the investigation.
- Shortly after his election as senator in May 2001, Lacson advised Aquino and Mancao to leave the country. “He told us that the new presidential administration would come after us for the Dacer-Corbito case in an effort to destroy Lacson’s reputation and negatively affect Lacson’s possible chances of a presidential bid in 2004."
- Mancao left the country on July 1, 2001 and met Aquino in Hong Kong. They flew to the US; Mancao eventually settled in Florida while Aquino stayed in New Jersey.
- They met Lacson several times in five US locations in the next two years: Washington DC in October 2001; New York in January 2002; Los Angeles and Las Vegas in January 2003; and Miami in September 2003.
- Mancao said Lacson gave him direct orders to cover up the murders immediately after it took place. “After learning about DACER’s abduction, I immediately informed LACSON and asked for his guidance on the matter. LACSON instructed me to head the investigation of the incident since doing so will allow PAOCTF to control the situation by covering up the involvement of PAOCTF personnel."
- Mancao said he did what he was told and was able to conceal the crime. “Accordingly, I dispatched my men to conduct a regular investigation of the incident; I also required all investigating police stations to forward to us all relevant documents, making us the repository of these documents, and thus enabled us to cover-up for the involved PAOCTF operatives. Due to my successful cover-up of the incident, LACSON and AQUINO became warm and appreciative of me again."
- Mancao said Lacson instructed him and Aquino to leave the country shortly after he was elected senator in 2001. “After winning the election as senator of the Republic of the Philippines in the May 2001 elections, LACSON called AQUINO and myself to a meeting in a house somewhere in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila. In that meeting, LACSON instructed both of us to leave the country since the new administration would surely go after us and link us in the DACER-CORBITO double murder case, among others, in order to destroy his reputation and presidential ambition. He assured us that he will take care of both of us and will continue to give us our monthly allowance. I can vividly remember LACSON’S words: “Kailangang umalis na kayo sa bansa dahil si Glenn nagbigay na ng statement, and Kuratong Baleleng case ay binuhay, at posibleng gagawa yan ng iba pang mga kaso. Huwag kayong mag-alala, ako ang bahala sa inyo."
- Before he left the country, Mancao said he was forced to sign a counter-affidavit denying his participation in the Dacer-Corbito kidnap-slay, for the then pending preliminary investigation before the Department of Justice. “The Counter-Affidavit contained for the most part, strong denials of my supposed knowledge or participation in the DACER-CORBITO operations as narrated by DUMLAO in a handwritten affidavit. I was constrained to sign the same despite knowing that some of the allegations were actually true, in order to save my neck and in the hope that I will be exonerated therefrom."
- Mancao left the country on July 1, 2001. He met up with Aquino in Hong Kong and from there proceeded to the US via San Francisco. Lacson financed their expenses.
- Upon arrival in the US, Lacson made arrangements for their stay at the house of a friend of Harrold Hicks, a former enlisted man who worked under Lacson, in Daly City, which borders San Francisco.
- Mancao settled in Florida from September 2001 while Aquino lived in New Jersey.
- Mancao said Lacson met him and Aquino when the senator travelled to the US from October 2001 to September 2003.
- Mancao said Lacson "did not fail to reimburse our plane fares and other expenses."
- no mention
- orchestrated the "special operations" on Dacer that were “approved and cleared by Lacson and by Malacañang." “Sometime in the early part of October 2000, I found out from my operatives’ dispatch slips that AQUINO was utilizing some of my personnel at Task Group Luzon in his “special operations" without my knowledge. Right then and there, I, together with DUMLAO who happened to be in my office at that time, went together to AQUINO’s office and inquired about the matter. AQUINO informed us that these “special operations" had been previously approved and cleared by LACSON and by MALACAÑANG itself. DUMLAO mentioned to me that the “special operations" had for its target a certain media man critical of ERAP, whom they referred to as “DELTA". Being in the nature of a special operation, I decided not to inquire further. For purposes of clarity, PAOCTF’s “special operations" then pertained to operations that did not follow the normal channels of command and did not come under the purview of its mandate."
- gave special orders to Dumlao - 11am, November 24, 2000: Aquino texted Dumlao saying Dacer was already in the custody of Viña in Cavite and ordering him to proceed there to conduct tactical interrogation
- conducted tactical interrogation on Dacer
- told Mancao that he did not get any valuable information from his interrogation of Dacer and that Viña was not in the Cavite area where he should be
- When news broke out about Dacer's car found dumped in a ravine in Maragondon, Cavite, Mancao asked Dumlao why such happened when Viña assured him that he will take care of the situation. “I remember me saying: “Akala ko plinantsa niya ng maayos?! Mapapasama tuloy tayong lahat dito!"
- Dumlao burned documents recovered from Dacer’s vehicle. “I commented that it was very risky for him to be keeping them. I later on learned that DUMLAO disposed of the documents by burning the same."
- Mancao verified the operation from Viña “VINA confirmed to me the operation and told me he will take care of it and that the same was upon the orders of AQUINO."
- Mancao confronted Viña about his absence in the crime scene. “I called up VINA on his cell phone and asked him why he was not at the area after all. Again he told me not to worry as he will take care of the situation."
- supposedly the “Bigote" mentioned in the affidavit
- the operation was supposedly carried out because Estrada was already fed up with Dacer.
- supposedly “turned indifferent" to former Pagcor head Butch Tenorio when the latter informed him that Dacer is dead. “On or about August 3, 2001, while AQUINO and myself were inside our room at the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas where we were staying upon invitation and sponsorship of BUTCH TENORIO (TENORIO), the former head of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) during the term of ERAP I heard TENORIO telling AQUINO that when he received information from the latter that DACER has been neutralized, he immediately relayed the information to ERAP thinking that the information will please him. However, ERAP supposedly turned indifferent, which reaction surprised TENORIO. Incidentally, TENORIO, ESTRADA and LACSON all stood as principal sponsors in AQUINO’s wedding."
- Lacson ordered Aquino to search for real-estate properties in the US in the name of First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo. Mancao overheard Lacson’s instructions to Aquino during a meeting in September 2003: “Lacson believed that Jose Miguel Arroyo had received millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks and was investing the money in US real estate." (page 3)
- The findings of the search will damage the Arroyo government: “This was commonly known as the ‘Jose Pidal Scandal.’ This information would be extremely helpful in discrediting the current administration." (pages 3 and 4)
- Lacson “appeared unsatisfied" with documents with addresses of suspected properties that Aquino produced. He asked Aquino to continue searching and to also search for various aliases used by Mike Arroyo.
- Mancao said Lacson ordered Aquino to liquidate Berroya and Dacer simultaneously. (please refer to pertinent quote above)
- Mancao said Aquino ordered two of his team leaders—Arnado and Reyes—to conduct operations against Berroya in October-November 2000
- Mancao said he passed up a chance to order Berroya’s killing. As a result, Lacson and Aquino turned lukewarm on him. “I remember two (2) instances when ARNADO and REYES were already in a position to abduct BERROYA but could not get in touch with AQUINO for the final “go" signal and sought mine, and which I both declined. These incidents ostensibly reached the attention of LACSON and AQUINO because I felt them turn lukewarm and indifferent towards me, to the extent that I was constrained to request for my transfer to a regular PNP unit. LACSON, however, refused to grant my request."
- a vital witness in the Kuratong Baleleng case, was in the house in Greenhills where the meeting with Lacson, Aquino and Mancao was held
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