Latest Bohol Sex Scandal

[Mike Ortega Ligalig]

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

[Happy]

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) 
 

How could a mayor pay the victims to drop the charges..
This is sooo ridiculous...

Abi kay ang pamilya sa biktima naglisud man guro sa kwarta maong nagpabayad nalang pud.

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.

 

Ila unta pud giapil pangita ang nagkidnap para magkuyog na ang managsoon sa kaso.

[Mike Ortega Ligalig]

I would like to know if this story has come out in our local newspapers.

[Happy]

wala pa diay Mike?

[Mike Ortega Ligalig]

wala pa diay Mike?

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[Happy]

Maayo unta ma publish na para aware ang uban about ana ba

[budweiser517]

Grabeha na sad ana wui..!!!
Pero wala man lage ni mi gawas sa mga local news dre sa bohol..
Pero kung tinuod man jud ni nga panghitabo, mura ra diay og walay law ang Pilipinas kay ila mang gipalampas ni klaseha sa pornography...Giganahan tingali sila ani...Then to the parents, mura silag nawng og kwarta....

[babhe]

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........

[buenavista]

mostly mao gyud ni nahitabo sa mga bukid-bukid kay mailad pa man intawon,mo kapit na lang sa patalim... :'( :'(

[babhe]

dli sad nato ni cla ma basol,luoy pud,unja ka ni nga tawo pud ky maajo man mo drama di ka ni pud mga bataa nga nangiskwela ga apeke mokapit nlng pud,unja ky looy ky gamay ra ila masapi ky toa man katunga ni michael,unja kasagaran ani pud cgro wa kahibalo ang ginikanan....si michael jud aho    basulon ani ky kun d cya ga advertise ani...wapud cgroy mo apil apil ani uyyy.....

[Mike Ortega Ligalig]

dli sad nato ni cla ma basol,luoy pud,unja ka ni nga tawo pud ky maajo man mo drama di ka ni pud mga bataa nga nangiskwela ga apeke mokapit nlng pud,unja ky looy ky gamay ra ila masapi ky toa man katunga ni michael,unja kasagaran ani pud cgro wa kahibalo ang ginikanan....si michael jud aho    basulon ani ky kun d cya ga advertise ani...wapud cgroy mo apil apil ani uyyy.....

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

[slackware]

kapit sa patalim aron makapalit celfon or load! hehehehehehehe!

[Mike Ortega Ligalig]

kapit sa patalim aron makapalit celfon or load! hehehehehehehe!

Disgusting fact. Daghan kaayo addict ug cellphone sa ato. Naay uban dili na gud mopalit ug sud-an basta makapalit lang ug load. Unguided priority.

[..yadz..]

Disgusting fact. Daghan kaayo addict ug cellphone sa ato. Naay uban dili na gud mopalit ug sud-an basta makapalit lang ug load. Unguided priority.

materialistic.........

[udtohan]

yeah..i think that was last year. it happened in valencia which involved a son of prominent family.

sad to say that these schoolgirls like their "job"...to ask money for sex. and some of the parents know their children's "job"

[nahisalaag]

grabeha gud ani nga news....pwede nako ni i-forward sa akong mga fellow boholanos nga dili pa member sa Tubag Bohol?

Nasobrahan ra man gud pod og pasaway ang mga AUTHORITIES sa atoa. ambot lang ha, basta ani nga case bisan pa og mi drop ang mga parents sa case, ang DSWD and PNP and unsa pa ng mga government agencyies in charge mao jud mismo ang mo file sa kaso. i am studying in Japan and really appreciate their way of persecuting child abuses. i hate to compare but i can't help help.

[Mike Ortega Ligalig]

grabeha gud ani nga news....pwede nako ni i-forward sa akong mga fellow boholanos nga dili pa member sa Tubag Bohol?

Nasobrahan ra man gud pod og pasaway ang mga AUTHORITIES sa atoa. ambot lang ha, basta ani nga case bisan pa og mi drop ang mga parents sa case, ang DSWD and PNP and unsa pa ng mga government agencyies in charge mao jud mismo ang mo file sa kaso. i am studying in Japan and really appreciate their way of persecuting child abuses. i hate to compare but i can't help help.

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[Happy]

Disgusting fact. Daghan kaayo addict ug cellphone sa ato. Naay uban dili na gud mopalit ug sud-an basta makapalit lang ug load. Unguided priority.

tinuod jud ni, amo silingan ingon ani pud, daghan na gikabuangan, tong-it, masiao ug celphone, nya walay pagkaon mga anak nagkutoy tiyan, luoy pud kaayo kay dili intawon katilaw anang mga candy ug biscuit.

[babhe]

correction dli na cya Michael Tanahagan kun dli Taganahan,
sus tinuod jud ni mga storya dnhi,sukad ni uso ning celfon textex dghan pud nag kinabitay,unja kini mga studyante pud karun uabn pagpakanaa bsan wala,lahi nasad ang bagong henerasyon karun compara sa una bintaha pa cgro sa among tubo ky sa karun,

[hazel]

correction dli na cya Michael Tanahagan kun dli Taganahan,
sus tinuod jud ni mga storya dnhi,sukad ni uso ning celfon textex dghan pud nag kinabitay,unja kini mga studyante pud karun uabn pagpakanaa bsan wala,lahi nasad ang bagong henerasyon karun compara sa una bintaha pa cgro sa among tubo ky sa karun,

I don't think it's Taganahan but Tanagahan...my mother's clan comes from Dimiao, the neighboring town of Valencia and sad to say that they share the same family name...but I am pretty sure that we have no relatives bearing the name of Michael.

And to make sure, I would ask my relatives to investigate this guy. If he happens to be a relative then it would be a big shame for the family.