Latest Bohol Sex Scandal

[Happy]

kaila man guro si babhe ana, mao mani iya post

oh my God karun nahibal-an na gajud c michael,michael is one of my fren in valencia,he really knows me a lot ug d kaajo ko ganahan ani nya,mao ni photographer sa valencia high ug s tnan okasyon,silingan mi ani sa iya mama wer dd2 n cya magsaka sa iya mama kun naa sa lungsod,sus ginoo ko,,,,,witness jud ko ani,its not only 4 yrs he's doing this......maulit jud ko ani nga tawo,bugaw man ni cya,tlagsa ra pud nkbalo ani cgro,,,ambot lng ka ha karun........

[babhe]

hi Ginger!
Michael Taganahan man ni cya ako kaila ni,silingan mi ani.....
uuyyyyyyy!!! soss!!! dugay ra man diay daw ni nga balita,nibalik na daw si Michael T.pag pangodak,naulahina diay ta ani,sus naa gani diay tga-highway apil ani,ingun mga tawo sa amo daw ambot pud ning mga bataa nganu ga apil apil ani.....

[hazel]

Right Babhe! Taganahan gyud diay but my aunt told me that we are not related to him or whatsoever...Bisan unsaon kuno ug trace sa ako lolo ang family tree, di jud siya ma relate...(naputol siguro ang sanga sa family tree, maayo nalang).

But still, since my grandfather has a good reputation...he still bring shame to the family.

[babhe]

mao jud Ginger.......
ang mga tawo run bisan unsa nlang buhaton para makakwarta.looy pud>>>>weak man gud pud ato balaod sa pinas,mag-una man sad ang nanggihimo ug balaod....plus kun naa man gani i lodge nga kaso dugay kaayo mahuman.....very slow,no good protection in phils,pwde pa gani paliton o bayaran pra i drop ang kaso,amo ni nahitabo.........

[hazel]

And I hate the idea that Conching Lim paid the families, to convince the girls to drop the charges.

Ang mga tawo nga sama ni Michael, dapat mag antus sa presohan.

[babhe]

mao jud ginger ky c ,michael tawo man nila..
mao jud dapat ila unta tagaan bili ni aron d na magdaghan pa,kadugayan ani video na jud ato makita unja gikan pajud sa ato,ulaw kaayo as in.......worldwide access.......maapil lng pud kadaot reputasyon sa uban nga maayo ug binuhatan......

[..yadz..]

walay mohimo ug scandal ug walay puy mgpa scandal.....!! come to think of, it really takes two to tango..even minors karon kabalo na unsa ila gbuhat..and besides 14-16 years old karon mas mature kaysa 14-16 year olds 10 years ago..there's a big difference sa generation karon compared sa generation before...the parents of these young girls should be crucified...hehehe!

[Sigbin II]

This is very disheartening news.

To a certain degree, parents may share in the blame, but whether they are minors or not, these misguided young girls are also responsible for their own actions, although the well-intentioned Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 may say different.  No matter how good a parent you are, you are not privy to the thoughts of your child and, ultimately, his or her decisions are his or her own.

[Mike Ortega Ligalig]

This is very disheartening news.

To a certain degree, parents may share in the blame, but whether they are minors or not, these misguided young girls are also responsible for their own actions, although the well-intentioned Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 may say different.  No matter how good a parent you are, you are not privy to the thoughts of your child and, ultimately, his or her decisions are his or her own.

Sigbin,

The tragedy in this story is that a supposed public servant was allegedly behind the buyout of justice.

[Sigbin II]

Sigbin,

The tragedy in this story is that a supposed public servant was allegedly behind the buyout of justice.

There are several tragedies here, each as critical as the other.  What Conching Lim did is reprehensible, as were Michael Taganahan's predations.  Their actions betray only that there are people who are morally vacuous and for whom money equals ethics.

[udtohan]

wala naman daw ang salarin sa lugar. gipalarga sa laing lugar. ang iyang kunsabo ang iyang friend nga photographer pud. pastilan, mao lagi makavirgin sa mga high school students!

[Happy]

walay mohimo ug scandal ug walay puy mgpa scandal.....!! come to think of, it really takes two to tango..even minors karon kabalo na unsa ila gbuhat..and besides 14-16 years old karon mas mature kaysa 14-16 year olds 10 years ago..there's a big difference sa generation karon compared sa generation before...the parents of these young girls should be crucified...hehehe!

sakto pud ka yadz... pero kay naglisud lagi sa kwarta kapit sa patalim nalang jud sila.

[Sigbin II]

We can't really say that life has been difficult for some of these girls, especially when they use the money they get not to buy food for their family but for cellphones and cellphone loads.  In this post-modern world, morality is relative even in the barrios.

[..yadz..]

sigbin's right...i don't think these are girls were very poor jud... materialistic is the word...suya-suya sa uban and peer pressure pud tingali..

[Happy]

mao pud, nya kanang nagpabayad sa mayor, di tungod na jud na sa kalisud kay dako na jud na nga kwarta.

[leeona]

chorek ka yadz ug sigbin, 2nd d motion ko ninyo.... sad to say, mga youngsters karon, grabe ang kaibog in terms of material things, mao nga naa may pagkaon gihungit... nganga na lang pud.... wa kahibawo nga labing hanga man diay... hinaut pud unta nga mga ginikanan, magpirmi, follow up sa ilang mga anak. hipuson kada human ug orasyon. numdom lang ko sa ahong kabatan onan nga if mobagting na gani ang kampana, dagan dayon uli kay hadlok makasab an.

[ligiah]

We can't really say that life has been difficult for some of these girls, especially when they use the money they get not to buy food for their family but for cellphones and cellphone loads.  In this post-modern world, morality is relative even in the barrios.

i agree with your contention that morality has become relative... what was deemed wrong before now seem right... i just hope it is not too late for these young girls to change their priorities in life... money, and things that money can buy has blinded them all too well that they have not seen the impact of their actions anymore... that is just so sad...

[Lorenzo]

We have about 40 families of Valenciahon in Southern California.  About a year ago,
tismis (rumor) was coming back about something going on at Valencia High School, Bohol involving
young girls and pornography.

We got together at a meeting and voted to pick up some expenses to have someone
investigate.  We contacted Neneng Corrales in Tagbilaran, (Bohol, Philippines) who is from Valencia.

Neneng found out that a local cell phone store owner and a local photographer
Michael Tanahagan were involved in pornography.

It worked like this:

Young girls 14-16 would come to the Cell phone store.  (Most of the girls were ‘taga
bukids’) The owner would snap a picture of the girl and send it to his customers.
If the customer was interested, he would order a photo.  At first they were topless.
Later full frontal nudity.  The girl would go to Tanahagan’s place and pose.
Tanahagan sold the pictures for P1,000 a set.  The girl got P500, Tanahagan and the
cell guy split P500.  The girl would now be able to buy a load.

If the girl wanted a phone, it would take more sales to ‘earn’ a phone.  When we
(The Americans) got into this we found out this had been going on for three or four
years.

Earlier, they were talking about that women’s group ‘Gabriela” over at BNN well,
they are a bunch of phonies, we told Gabriela about this.  We also wrote letters to
all the Tagbilaran papers, the Cebu papers,  ABS/CBN, all the papers in Manila and
the TV Networks.  We wrote the Dept of Social Welfare, and the School system
officials  in Valencia, Tagbilaran and Nationally. 

Nobody did anything.

One day one of the  Taga bukid girls was seen in town with a new phone and a lot of
money.  Neneng Corrales happened to be in town at that time and Neneng grabbed the
girl and got her to talk.  The girl told the story, and now said the girls were now
having sex with the customers, and one had even been videotaped, and one was
pregnant.

All hell now broke loose, and Dionisio Balite heard about it.  Balite, an enemy of
Conching Lim the mayor, was only too happy to put it in the paper, and he helped
with some legal services.  Ten girls came forward and signed statements. A warrant
was issued for Tanahagan and the cell phone store guy.  The both of them
disappeared.

A couple of months ago, we finally got to go to court and file charges.  Prior to
that, the people here set up a fund for legal expenses and transportation, meals and
housing for the girls and their parents in Tagbilaran.

We had a court date set.  Before the girls could testify in court.  Conching Lim
paid all ten families P45,000 each.  ($1,000)    The girls signed affidavits of
desistance. (dropped charges) 

Tanahagan appeared in court, but the primary defendant who was to testify against
Tanahagan was kidnapped by Tanahagan’s brother.  With out a witness to testify
against Tanahagan, the charges were dropped.

The whole thing just went away.

Here in the States it's called statuory rape.  It is not consensual sex.   If the
girl is under age, below the age of consent, she cannot give consent.  This is a
crime, and the charges change with each year under 18.  At one point it would become
child pornography (age 12 I think)  Here in the states, you do not need a
complainant,  the state files charges, not the individual.

And then again, they don't have jury trials in the Phils.  A well placed bribe can
get some pretty good rulings from the judge.

--a forwarded e-mail source: confidential

This is the first time I ever heard of this, Mike. I am shocked.
Thanks for sharing.

[grazie7y]

I heard about this but never got to follow.  Unsa naman update ani na case?

[musiclover0526]

Babhe, basin masayop ang mga tawo nga Michael Tanahagan ni ha, dili Michael Ligalig. 
Daghang Michael sa kalibutan.

hahahaha...dapat may apilyedo jud mike..