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Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. holds a press briefing at the Philippine National Police Headquarters in Camp Crame in Quezon City on July 8, 2024, to present two former police officers allegedly involved in the disappearance and murder of beauty contestant Geneva Lopez and her Israeli partner Yitshak Cohen. Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News/File 

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Adrian Ayalin

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172369794034320240708-Tarlac-Twin-Slay-Suspects-jvc-4 (1).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. holds a press briefing at the Philippine National Police Headquarters in Camp Crame in Quezon City on July 8, 2024, to present two former police officers allegedly involved in the disappearance and murder of beauty contestant Geneva Lopez and her Israeli partner Yitshak Cohen. Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News/File  "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. holds a press briefing at the Philippine National Police Headquarters in Camp Crame in Quezon City on July 8, 2024, to present two former police officers allegedly involved in the disappearance and murder of beauty contestant Geneva Lopez and her Israeli partner Yitshak Cohen. <em>Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News/File </em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><div><br id="isPasted"/></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA – The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) on Wednesday filed two counts of murder against five individuals over the death of beauty queen Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitzhak Cohen.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CIDG legal officer Col. Thomas Valmonte refused to identify the five respondents in the complaint filed before the justice department. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“May meeting silang ginawa. That’s why mayroong allegation ng conspiracy. Nag-meeting sila at pinagplano nila ang aktwal na pagpatay sa dalawang biktima,” Valmonte said. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Merong dalawang yung talagang bumaril at merong isa namang kasama sa pag-dispose ng body, sa paglibing ng katawan ng dalawang biktima at merong ibang tao na kasama sa plano na sinama rin namin sa complaint,” he added. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/3-ex-policemen-among-arrested-persons-of-interest-in-beauty-queen-fiance-s-slay-815">3 ex-policemen among persons of interest in beauty queen, fiancé&#x27;s slay</a> </div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Valmonte noted that the motive of the respondents involved transactions about the property of the victims.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Based sa investigation, iyong lupa ay sinangla ng respondents sa biktima and parang gusto bawiin nila ang lupa sa mga biktima… Yung mga biktima parang ayaw naman nilang ibigay kasi siyempre meron binigay silang pera so dapat ibalik sa kanila ang pera,” Valmonte said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“And ang naging ploy is may bibiling iba, may buyer itong mga respondents, may buyer siya kaya napapunta itong dalawang biktima doon sa place kung saan sila nagkita, ginuide sila papunta doon sa place kung saan in-execute ang kanilang planong pagpatay,” the officer continued. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/land-dispute-seen-as-motive-for-killing-of-beauty-contestant-israeli-fiance-pnp-1547">Land dispute seen as motive for killing of beauty contestant, Israeli fiancé: PNP</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lopez’s sister Joni said they would pursue the case to get justice for her sister.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Of course, gusto namin justice, yung lahat ng may gawa nito managot, yun lang naman ang pinakagusto namin,” she said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/7/7/mga-labi-ng-beauty-queen-na-si-geneva-lopez-na-cremate-na-1123">Labi ng beauty queen na si Geneva Lopez, na-cremate na</a><br/><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Police filed two counts of murder against five individuals over the death of beauty queen Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitzhak Cohen.</p>

Police filed two counts of murder against five individuals over the death of beauty queen Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitzhak Cohen.

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Murder complaint filed over killing of beauty queen and Israeli BF

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published Aug 15, 2024 01:08 PM PHT

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