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I got sad when I heard the news that Trina Etong expired already. The lady who is the key to all the drama that is unfolding now will not be able to talk and be able to tell the real story. My heart also goes out to Ted Failon and his daughters. Death in the family is never an easy experience.

For the past two days, I have been watching and analyzing things that I saw and heard on the news. It seems to me that this is clearly a suicide case. However, the person who can prove that, is now dead and did not survive to tell the tale.

The way the police handled this matter was very unnerving. They handled the whole situation badly and I would say harshly. The relatives and other household members may need to be questioned but they shouldn’t have been handled like they have been proven guilty of murder or something. The way the police brought them to the police station showed that policemen can be villains in real life. It’s not only in the movies.

In my opinion, yes, Ted must be questioned as well as everybody in the house but they need not be arrested. It was clearly said by the police that those people were being arrested for obstruction of justice even if it was later denied by one the higher officials. They can actually be invited for questioning but they need not be manhandled.

It can be scary to go through the same kind of experience because it is like being up against the wall with no room for escape. I believe that it would be obstruction of justice if there was a case of foul play in the first place.

A case of foul play has not been established yet because the statements of the household- help were all the same and they were corroborated with the statement of Trina’s sister. If there is someone who should be able to say that there was foul play, I believe it would be the sister. She was specifically asked by her sister to come to Manila because of a certain problem that she was afraid to tell her husband. Now, the sister would have known if Ted killed the wife. She may not have been able to say it verbally but it would have shown if she was hiding some facts during the interview. I am sure she cannot be that great an actress.

Arresting the sisters and the brother of Trina leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Just when their presence could have helped reassured Trina that there are many who loves her and that they are with her in the crucial moment of her life, the police arrested them for the reason “obstruction of justice”? Couldn’t have the policemen waited until after the patient’s life is out of danger before they arrest whoever they would want to arrest?

It is really possible that the arrest actually added to the stress on the part of the patient thus affecting her vital signs that led to her demise. Isn’t there a so-called human consideration?

They have been too eager to accuse and arrest even if the family has not indicated that there was foul play at all. Were they after the media exposure or were they doing it out of spite? Why couldn’t they be that eager and zealous in solving more heinous crime cases?

My heart went out to the youngest daughter who was supposed to be the reason why the maids cleaned the scene right away. They wanted to prevent her from seeing the scene and to learn about the gory details. She must have been shocked to learn of their mother’s condition, and was more shocked when she learned about it too late. Isn’t it sad that you cannot say goodbye to your own mother?

I hope for the daughters sake that this will soon be over. It can be sad to have your Dad accused of murdering your Mom. After all, it has not been proven, and Trina’s side of the family has not contested the statement of Ted and the house companions. I am sure they would be the one to cry foul if there was any hint that it was.

The hesitation to say anything during the first few hours may have been because of shock or shame. SUICIDE is not something that you can be proud to announce most especially if one is a devout Christian.

We should always put ourselves in the other’s shoes to be able to understand the other person’s feelings. I hope the media and the authorities would leave them alone to cope with their loss and give them a chance to get through this tragedy.