Ramona points out brother's personal assistant involved in murder

MANILA, Philippines – Ramona Bautista, one of the suspects in the murder of her brother Ramgen Revilla, alleged that Ramgen’s personal assistant may have had a hand in the crime.

“Kung mayroong capability magpapasok ng ibang tao o ng killer sa bahay namin, si Ronald [Ancajas] ‘yun. Siya iyong pinaka-confidante ni Ramgen. Alam niya lahat ng moves ni Ramgen. Alam niya kaka-boxing lang ni Ramgen noon. Alam niya walang tao sa bahay. Siguro po hindi niya inaasahan na nandoon ako sa kwarto kasi dapat talaga nasa Baguio ako,” Ramona said in a taped video message sent exclusively to ABS-CBN News before she left the country.

Ramona said his younger brother saw a trail of blood in the kitchen of their home in BF Parañaque, which led to the driver’s quarters.

“Tapos sabi po ng maliit kong kapatid, may parang droplets ng blood papunta sa kitchen, papunta po sa kwarto ng driver,” she said.

Ronald Ancajas, together with 3 household help, were also inside the house when Ramgen was killed last October 28.

Ancajas earlier claimed that he was deep in sleep and did not hear any noise coming from Ramgen's bedroom.

“Nagising lang po ako sa katok ng pulis,” he said.

'No sibling rivalry'

Ramona said there is no sibling rivalry in their family, dispelling rumors that the family's monthly allowance, allegedly reaching P1 million, could be the motive behind the killing.

“Gusto ko rin po makuha at magkaroon ng katarungan ang pagkamatay ng aking kapatid. For the record, wala pong any sibling rivalry sa amin. Kung mayroon man po, napakaliit na bagay. Kung ‘sino magda-drive ng kotseng ito’, sinong magsu-sundo sa maliliit ko pong kapatid, anong ulam ang kakainin, sino ang gagawa nito?’ Iyon lang po,” she said.

“Lahat po ng akusasyon sa pamilya ko ay walang katotohanan. Kasinungalingan lang po lahat ng ito. Pinapaikut-ikot po nila ang katotohanan at binabaliktad nila po kami. Dinidiin nila ang aming pamilya. Kami na ang naagrabyado, kami pa po ang tinuturong suspect. Niloloko po nila ang justice. They’re misleading the facts,” Ramona said.

Ramona, 22, and her younger brother Ramon Joseph, 18, were tagged as suspects based on the investigation of Parañaque police.

However, Ramona maintained their innocence and called on the authorities to search for her brother’s killer.

“Hanapin niyo po ‘yung totoong pumatay sa kapatid ko, huwag niyo naman po kami idiin. Mahal na mahal ko pa rin si Ramgen. Gusto ko pa rin makuha 'yong katarungan para sa kanya. At katarungan din naman po para sa maliit kong kapatid. Wala pong ginagawa si Joseph,” said Ramona.

Ramon Joseph, and 2 other suspects are now under police custody.

Ramona, meanwhile, left for Hong Kong Friday evening.

'Just visiting'

Ramona also said in her taped video message that she lives in a “different country” and is just visiting the Philippines.

She also admitted that she is married.

According to sources, Ramona’s husband lives in Turkey. However, Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla's spokesperson Aldy Pagulayan declined to comment on this.

“That would be for the Philippine National Police to investigate and for us to find out as well. Pero I cannot give a categorical statement regarding that, kung nasa Turkey na siya ngayon. The information that we have right now is the same as what the media has. We are conducting our own parallel investigation kasabay ng pag-iimbestiga ng kapulisan natin,” said Pagulayan.

Sen. Bong Revilla said on Friday that the departure of Ramona was “a sign of guilt.”

However, Ramona's lawyer, Atty. Dennis Manzanal, said there was nothing wrong with Ramona's decision to leave for Hong Kong after she was tagged as a murder suspect.

"Flight from media, not from justice. No legal impediment to travel," he said in a text message to ABS-CBN News.