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'The pain came back': Eileen Sarmenta's mom hits ex-mayor's upcoming release

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Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/08/21/allan-gomez-2.jpg"/><figcaption>The Gomez family kept Allan Gomez&#x27;s school records, news reports about his killing and a statement from Gomez&#x27;s fraternity, Upsilon Sigma Phi.</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – The family of 1993 rape-slay victim Eileen Sarmenta has called on authorities to show them concrete proof of good behavior by former Calauan mayor Antonio Sanchez that makes him a candidate to walk free from prison.</p><p>A new law increasing good conduct time allowance (GCTA) and a Supreme Court decision allowing that law to be applied retroactively can mean at least 11,000 inmates may be released in the next few months, including the former mayor.</p><p>But Sarmenta&#x27;s mother, Ma. Clara, claimed that the Justice Department did not even notify them about Sanchez&#x27;s impending release. Sanchez gained notoriety for the 1993 rape and murder of University of the Philippines Los Baños students, Sarmenta and Allan Gomez.</p><p>“As far as we know, it was supposed to be channeled to the Board of Pardons and Parole and if he has a petition, filed for a parole dapat binigyan kami ng notice...Kaya kami hindi po kami nakapag-take ng any course of action kasi wala po sa amin nakarating na meron siyang petition for that,&quot; she added.</p><p>She said she would also seek ways to block the possible release of convicted rapist-murderer.</p><p>“Hindi pa po kami nakapag-consult sa lawyer but what we’re planning to do is go to the Board of Pardons and Parole tomorrow, bring a letter of appeal para hindi matuloy ang sinasabi nila na makalaya si Sanchez, based on this, na hindi naman kami na-inform,” Sarmenta said.</p><p>(We have yet to consult a lawyer but what we’re planning to do is go to the Board of Pardons and Parole tomorrow, bring a letter of appeal so Sanchez won&#x27;t get to walk free.)</p><p>Sarmenta said she was heartbroken upon hearing the news about Sanchez&#x27; possible release.</p><p>&quot;To tell you the truth, I wasn&#x27;t able to sleep last night. Everything came back to me. the pain, the struggle, bringing back our lives together. Bumalik ulit lahat &#x27;yun. I&#x27;m really sorry that I&#x27;m crying,&quot; she said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wnCFlQQ1ZII?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Nicanor Faeldon on Tuesday confirmed that Sanchez could be among the 11,000 eligible for release in the next 2 months, after the Supreme Court decision to apply retroactively a new law increasing good conduct time allowance.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/20/19/ex-calauan-mayor-sanchez-convicted-for-1993-rape-and-murder-set-for-release">Ex-Calauan mayor Sanchez, convicted for 1993 rape and murder, set for release</a></li></ul><p>Sanchez, known for his mop top hair and public displays of Marian devotion, was sentenced to life in prison in 1995.</p><p>On June 28, 1993, Sanchez&#x27;s 6 henchmen kidnapped Sarmenta and Gomez and presented the girl to him as a &quot;gift.&quot; The mayor raped Sarmenta, handed her over to the 6 to be raped again before she was shot in the face, according to court records.</p><p>Then Pasig RTC judge Harriet Demetriou, who convicted Sanchez and his men, called it &quot;a plot seemingly hatched in hell.&quot;</p><p>In a 1993 ruling that denied Sanchez&#x27;s challenge against Demetriou, the Supreme Court said &quot;There is probably no more notorious person in the country today than Mayor Antonio L. Sanchez of Calauan, Laguna, who stands accused of an unspeakable crime.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/34-q4SVGbs8?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The family of 1993 rape-slay victim Eileen Sarmenta has called on authorities to show them concrete proof of good behavior by former Calauan mayor Antonio Sanchez that makes him a candidate to walk free from prison.</p>

The family of 1993 rape-slay victim Eileen Sarmenta has called on authorities to show them concrete proof of good behavior by former Calauan mayor Antonio Sanchez that makes him a candidate to walk free from prison.

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'The pain came back': Eileen Sarmenta's mom hits ex-mayor's upcoming release

Jessica Fenol,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 21, 2019 03:59 PM PHT

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Updated August 23, 2019 05:01 AM PHT

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