Angelo Reyes's Family releases statement on former Defense Secretary's death

Through their counsel, Atty. Bonifacio Alentajan, the family of the former AFP Chief of Staff and Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes issued an official statement on the apparent suicide of their family head.

Here is what the statement says,

Angelo Reyes, a loving husband to our mother and a dedicated father to us, his children in mourning, is no more.

As we pray for the eternal repose of his soul, we ask that we be allowed the privacy to understand and find meaning in this tragedy.

Words do not do justice to what we are feeling right now. Words after all, contributed vastly to our having lost our beloved Angie.

Nonetheless, we find comfort in the outpouring of symphaties and prayers of our father.

We find strength in our unwavering belief that all his life, our father served our country with honor, dedication and integrity.

In closing, allow us to share a quote with you.

"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, Love leaves a memory no one can steal."

Rest now, Papa

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Angelo Reyes suicide?

According to news, the former AFP Chief Angelo Reyes who is under huge anomalies, Tuesday morning committed suicide by shooting himself in front of the grave of his mother at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City.

"He had a gunshot wound to the heart and an external wound to the back.", quoted from Inquirer's report.

The current issue on "pabon" system of the military seems to be too hot handle that one of its former officer would take his life. That's the saddest part of the on-going investigation.

Here's one of former officer have said,from ABS-CBN news site about their deeper investigation about the anomaly,

"top military officials seem to be lying in beds of cash, while ordinary soldiers like him would have to undergo long and tedious process of following up their retirement papers just to claim minimal benefits."

I just hope that even Angelo Reyes committed suicide or just got killed, the investigation would still push through and truth will be prevailed to the public.