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                    [Title] => Hostage taker Ducat posts bail on Christmas eve
                    [Summary] => 

Hostage taker engineer Armando “Jun” Ducat was freed on a P1.3-million bail Wednesday afternoon, Christmas eve.

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097645 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 395509 [Title] => Ducat transferred to Manila City Jail [Summary] => Hostage takers Armando Ducat Jr. and Cesar Augustus Carbonell were finally transferred to the Manila City Jail yesterday after they were detained for 23 days at the holding cell of the Manila Police District (MPD) following the 10-hour hostage drama in which the two held 26 schoolchildren inside a bus in front of the Bonifacio Shrine along Taft Avenue on March 28.

The commitment order for the transfer of the two suspects was signed by Judge Amelia Tria-Infante of the Manila Regional Trial Court.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 394859 [Title] => Ducat case filed in court [Summary] => Businessman Armando "Jun" Ducat Jr. went on hunger strike last night after he was charged with 27 counts of serious illegal detention before the Manila regional trial court yesterday afternoon.

Ducat and Caezar Augusto Carbonell, who held hostage a bus full of schoolchildren last March 28, will remain detained at the Manila Police District (MPD).

Ducat had gone on a hunger strike to protest the government prosecutor’s resolution. He added that he leaves it up to Carbonell to join him.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 393201 [Title] => Hostage takers attend first hearing at Manila prosecutor’s office [Summary] => Hostage takers Armando Ducat Jr. and Cesar Augustus Carbonell attended the first preliminary investigation of their cases yesterday morning at the Manila prosecutor’s office under heavy police guard.

Assistant city prosecutor Danilo Suarez furnished the two respondents, through their counsels, copies of the charges of serious illegal detention and violation of the Comelec’s gun ban.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1546326 [AuthorName] => Nestor Etolle [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 393269 [Title] => Supporters ni Ducat, nagrali sa MPD [Summary] => Sumugod kahapon sa harapan ng Manila Police District (MPD) headquarters ang may 300 tagasuporta ng hostage-taker na si Armando "Jun" Ducat at kasamahan nitong si Ceasar Augustus Carbonnel upang hilingin na palayain ang mga itinuturing nilang ‘bayani’.

"Palayain n’yo si Jun Ducat at Carbonnel," saad ng mga placards na bitbit ng mga kabataan, magulang ng mga ito at mga residente ng Parola Compound, sa Maynila.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 392888 [Title] => Arroyo should listen to the mothers of Parola [Summary] => The unfolding story of hostage-taker Jun Ducat and his children affects many people in different ways. The interesting part is that a person’s reaction to the hostage-taking can actually provide a barometer of the character and humanity of a person.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1139487 [AuthorName] => AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 392906 [Title] => Ducat charged with 26 counts of child abuse [Summary] => Apart from charges of serious illegal detention and violation of the Commission on Elections gun ban, additional charges of 26 counts of child abuse were filed against hostage taker Armando Ducat Jr. and his accomplice, Cesar Augustus Carbonell, yesterday at the Manila prosecutor’s office.

The additional charges were filed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Manila office represented by Celerina Sangil.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1546326 [AuthorName] => Nestor Etolle [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 392943 [Title] => Pagpapalaya kay Ducat giit [Summary] => Nagrali sa harapan ng headquarters ng Manila Police District (MPD) ang mahigit sa 100 magulang at mga estudyante ng Musmos Day Care Center upang hilingin na palayain ang nang-hostage na si Armando "Jun" Ducat.

Bandang alas- 2 ng hapon ng dumating ang mga estudyante at magulang sa harapan ng headquarters ng Manila Police District (MPD) dala ang kanilang mga streamer na dito nakasulat ang kanilang suporta at pagnanais na mapalaya si Ducat.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 392965 [Title] => Mahirap sagutin kung bida o kontrabida si Ducat [Summary] => MAHIRAP sagutin ang tanong na bida ba o kontrabida si Jun Ducat.

Si Armando "Jun" Ducat, ang nang-hostage ng 26 bata at dalawang guro ng noong nakaraang Miyerkules sa may Manila City Hall. Sa 10 oras na hostage drama pinaabot ni Ducat sa media ang matinding pulitikahan at nakakalungkot na kakulangan ng edukasyon, pabahay at pangkalusugan sa Pilipinas. Pinagdiinan niya ang kanyang kahilingan na mabigyan ng pamahalaan ng libreng pabahay at edukasyon ang 145 na batang sa kanyang day care center sa Tondo, Maynila.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134291 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1247482 [AuthorName] => Danny Macabuhay [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 392750 [Title] => Expect more pocket revolts [Summary] => Last Thursday, we made it to the front page of the Financial Times. There was this five columns by five inches full color photo of laughing children waving from the window of a bus occupying most of the upper fold. A nice publicity shot inviting tourists to visit the land of smiles? Not really. The headline on top of the photo reads: Hostages of hope. Children kidnapped to secure funding for their school.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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