A blogger is murdered: the tragic story of Alexis and Nika
Photo Credits: The House Next Door
Bilang isang blogger, naiisip mo ba ang mangyayari sa blog mo kung ikaw ay pumanaw na? Considering that for some of us, our blogs are our life and represent something we’ve worked hard for, did you ever think about having a Last Will and Testament kung saan ihahabilin mo ang iyong blog para patuloy pa rin na published ito kahit ikaw ay wala na? It might sound morbid I know, pero isa minsan ito sa mga iniisip ko. My blog is a legacy to my husband, children, family, friends and the countless people I’ve met through the internetz. It represents my life and my contribution to World Peace! Am sure it’s the case with all of you, mga ka-Barrio.
I am saying this because my attention was caught by the piece of news that hogged the headlines on TV yesterday (aside from that story on a principal witness in the Dacer-Corbito murder case being killed in his rented house in Cavite). Ang dalawang magsiyota na pinaslang in cold blood sa bahay ng lalaki sa Times St. Quezon City – isang gated subdivision at street kung saan matatagpuan din ang bahay ni Tita Cory. Bata pa si Alexis Tioseco, wala pang trenta anyos. At ang kanyang Slovenian girlfriend naman na si Nika Bohinc ay palipad na dapat sa kanyang native country for a visit the next day.
While reading the story, I got curious to visit links related to the two. Hindi ko naman kasi kilala personally si Alexis, although he’s quite well-known in Manila’s closely-knit film circle. They were slain on the evening of September 1, pero August 29 ay nagblog pa si Alexis on his personal appeal to the Film Development Council of the Philippines. Tsk, tsk!
What close friends remember about him actually is a romantic piece he wrote for Rogue Magazine in July of last year. It was written for Nika and was entitled ” The Letter I would Love to Read to You in Person.” Sa sulat na ito ay nagmuni-muni si Alexis sa kanyang desisyon na mamalagi sa Pilipinas (isa syang Fil-Canadian, btw) at ang sakripisyong kailangang gawin ni Nika para magkasama sila.
“If there has been a single cause of strain that has stuck out in our relationship it is this: the idea of my attachment to the Philippines, the strong desire you see that I have to live and work here, and the way that, perhaps, you see this as a matter of misappropriate priorities. Does a place mean more than a person? Does my work in the Philippines mean more than the possibility of a life with you, somewhere, anywhere else? Must it be you that moves, makes the (I know you hate the word, but let us use it) sacrifice of moving? And what, if anything, does that say about us—that the scales of our love weigh more heavily on your chalice?”
Lumalabas kasi sa nangyari na me purpose si Lord kung bakit kailangan nilang mamalagi dito at maranasan ang malupit na nangyari na ikinasawi ng kanilang buhay. Nakakapanghinayang kasi these two were young, talented, intelligent and worked for the good cause of reviving Philippine cinema.
Ayon sa initial police investigation na inside job ang nangyari, although may iba ring anggulong dapat imbestigatihan – who knows? Nakakapangilabot because it appears that the couple’s maid conspired with a bunch of robbers. It appears that the two arrived in the house and caught the robbers (perhaps members of a syndicate) looting their things. As a result, they were shot. Nakakapagtaka naman kung bakit hindi nila ginalaw ang isang maid na kasama sa bahay.
Iisipin mo tuloy kung safe nga ba ang magkaron ng katulong. Kahit ba magpakita ito ng police clearance, hindi mo alam kung saan sya nanggaling. My husband is American at ayaw na ayaw nya talaga ang magkaroon ng tao sa bahay na di mo man lang kamag-anak. Minsan ay nagtatalo kami tungkol sa bagay na ito dahil alam mo naman tayong mga Pinoy sa Pinas, hindi mabuhay nang walang katulong.
Bago ako lumihis sa topic, let us pray for the repose of the souls of Alexis and Nika, that justice be served. Let us pour our condolence to them online, where they also lived.
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annalyn is a Technews Columnist of the Manila Bulletin, one of the Philippines most widely-read English broadsheet. You can find her blogging at http://www.annalyn.net, which is her main blog, http://www.weddingfactsheet.com, which is a wedding blog and http://www.balutpenoy.blogspot.com, a food blog.
When I survived the ambush last July, naisip ko talaga ang blog ko. I told my sister that if something bad happens to me eh isulat din niya sa blog ko what happened and the story of my life from her perspective so that people may know the real me.
Hindi naman sya morbid but it’s just the ‘right’ thing to do.
Condolence to Alexis’ and Nika’s family.
these two, very young, very promising careers, mawawala lang dahil sa pagnananakaw. talamak na talaga saten. magnanakaw kahit saan ka pumunta. ke gobyerno. ki private homes. invade ka pa. reading the news, tipong inside job. nanghihina ako reading the story. who is protecting us? wala na ba? dahil busy ba sila sa pangungurakot den nila? nakikidalamahati na rin ako sa pamilya nang dalwang to, ang gwapo pa naman ni alexis at ang ganda nung gf nya. sayang na sayang.
morbid nga pagusapan what to do with the blogs. dapat sa blogs forever ikeep alive on the net. matagal den nating pinag-isipan mga sinulat naten for others to enjoy or learn kung meron man.
Hi Reynz. This kinda reminds me of what happened to Julia Campbell . As far as I know, buhay pa ang blog nya since blogspot yun.
In a way, blogging is good. Kahit mawala tayo sa mundong ibabaw, maiiwan pa rin natin ang ating precious thoughts and ideas. Blogging is a good way of sharing to the world!
Ay naku Mel, hindi lang sa blog mo isusulat..asahan mo dito rin sa Barrio. teka, morbid na ba to? Nawa’y bantayan ka lagi ng iyong angel from now on….
ako gusto ko makita muna ang isusulat ng mga tao about me. kasi pag tigok na ako, eh di ko na mababasa.
hehehe. morbid ba? well…death happens to all. iba iba lang ang exit — as i’ve been saying.
Same here Ms. Glo, I want to read the comments in my blog after my death. Then, iba-bloghop ko kayo… Wee… *LOL* ^_^
~sound cute, ano?~
hagulgol naman ako dito. hayyy. ang mabubuting tao talaga unang namamatay. pero nakakainis ito dahil mag-nanakaw ang pumatay sa kanila!
i so totally agree na mahirap may kasama sa bahay na di mo kilala at di mo alam kung saan nanggaling. that’s why i dont understand rich kuno people getting house helps from an agency.
dapat ang katulong mong stay in sa bahay eh trusted and tested mo na. else, walang tatagal. tipong after 6 months iba na naman. pag masyadong familiar na ang feeling ng katulong, di na maganda. feeling close na sya. yan yung lolokohin at nanakawan ka na.
hahaha
may nika ang alexis rest in peace.
Hi Glo. problema ko yang mga katulong ever since, siguro me angel lang tayo at hindi tayo napunta sa kriminal na katu.Meron lang isang time na ninakaw lahat ng alahas ko. hay naku talaga. Di baleng magnakaw basta wag lang tayo saktan. pero ayoko namang mag rely sa kakilala kase wala ng makuha sa probins namin. kaya no choice ako, agency talaga. Pag agency naman, kinukuha ko yung matagal na record sa kanila. Yun kasi ang magagaling. So far, ok naman…cross my fingers
oopsss agency din pala galing ang helpers mo.
hahahaha.
mahirap na pag wala ka nang tiwala sa house help, i just gotta fire her. that happened to me twice sa mga yaya ng anak ko.
pag matanda na, the best sa alaga at trabaho. no need for you mag-utos. may sariling kusa.
naiwan na lang na mga tao sa probinsya eh mga oldies and young kids. generations in between eh nasa labas at ang-ta-trabaho.
Minsan salot yang cellphone. Yan naman ang sakit ng mga batang helpers. Pag addicted sa cellphone, bagsak na sa kin yan. I don’t forget to make sermon “Alam mo bang magastos yan? Mabuti sana kung binibigyan ka ng load ng ka-text mo!” Minsan, sila pa ang hinihingan ng load ng lalaki eh..susmio!
yeah putek na cellphone yan. yung first ever ko na nokia 5110 (mahal na mahal ko, may sentimental value and stuff) pinahiram ko sa yaya. for her use at home kasi wala akong landline. for emergencies, ma-text man lang nya ako. i provided the load too!
so i can make surprise calls as well. di ba?
aba ang bruhang yaya eh ginawang personal cellphone nya. text kaliwat-kanan. when i text, i have to call eventually kasi di nag re-reply. eh wala na daw sya load!
isang day-off nya, lumuwas. dala si cellphone of course. pagbalik wala na ang cellphone. nadukot daw sa bag nya. sabi ko 5110 merong mag-i-interes?? but she’s a liar so i know. binigay sa boyfriend na ugok! hayyy super galit na galit ako! ang bili ko dun 9K yata nung december 2000. first ever loan ko sa SSS. sabi kasi ng mga officemates ko mag-loan daw ako at baka iba na ang gumgamit.
ayun.
by the way, i’ve had plans of having a living will. though wala naman akong kaperahan, i just wanna make sure that my son goes to person i want to have him. and that’s my family of course.
anyways, idagdag ko na din ang blog ko.
Mayron akong teacher sa English noong elementary. Teacher namin ni Bluep. Noong mga 2005 yata, nag-start syang mag-blog. He did a journal of his normal everyday life. Tapos nagkasakit sya, nag-post sya ng mga tungkol sa sakit nya. Noong nagkastroke sya nag-sulat sya ng mga insight niya about death. In a few weeks after his last post, pumanaw na sya. I downloaded his blog and am keeping it for sentimental purposes. It was sad to read his entries lalo na sa huli. When the post didn’t get updated, the reality that he no longer lives here on earth was unsettling.
That’s a touching story Mahalia. It’s amazing how we are able to leave an imprint to the world through the magic of the internet….
basta ako Ajay and Glo, there are several Barrio Siete Writers na me susi nang Reyna Elena hahahaha! madami akong sinulat dun about my lecheng life, love life, work life at kung ano anong kalechehan. hahaha !leche! napaka-morbid nang kwentuhang to oo! hahaha!
hahaha! my blog mentor (yung humila sakin papunta dito sa blogosphere) eh may susi sa daragang magayon at sa problogs ko.
for this purpose too. pano kung may mangyaring masama sa akin na biglaan? 
better be prepared kahit morbid pag-usapan. 
hehehee
Since i started on blogging 5 month ago, i didn’t take it seriously… pero ngayon… hindi pa rin.. he he he
Marami rin naman akong natutunan na mga bagay sa pag bo-blog, hindi lang yung pagsusulat pero mas higit sa lahat ay kung papaano makisama sa kapwa bloggers…
kahit itinataboy na.. sige pa rin.. wala eh! at walang magawa kaya kung ano-ano na lang.. he he he
Seryoso: Marami ng inosenteng tao na biktima ng mga ganitong klase ng krimen, talamak na sa buong bansa, ang puno’t dulo ng lahat ay kahirapan pero hindi ito excuse para gawin ang krimen…Dapat ang gobyerno ay kailangan may sistema para ipatupad ang parusa sa mga walang puso na may kagagawan ng ganitong krimen… panahon na siguro para ibalik ang parusang Bitay.
Hmm, seems I have to agree with you on this. This is becoming a lawless society. Isang daan na lang ang buhay. Wala nang takot ang mga tao sa batas, lalo na yung may kapangyarihan. Lalo na ngayong mag-eeleksyon na. Tsk, tsk
In a corrupt society like Philippines… what a great suggestion.
guys, believe it or not, i have my magic notebook containing mga anik-anik stuff like bills, receipts, etc.
sa isang page doon, nakasulat: my online log-in details
then below isa isa ang website URLs, like my blogs, emails, paypal, etc. at least the most important ones, like my principal email accounts. at least man lang my family will be able to notify everyone in my address book of my demise.
wala lang…isang araw sinulat ko lang sa papel. all my passwords kasi are just inside my head. none is written in paper.
hehehe.
ATe gLo wag ka muna magpaalam… marami ka pang Shoktong na lalaklakin.. nya ha ha ha
hahahah! o lika na. ilabas ang lahat ng sioktong sa mundo at inumin na nating lahat.
lalo dito sa pinas, baka paglabas mo ng bahay saksakin ka ng gagong adik sa labas, eh di tigok ka!
Sad Story.
Nagkalat na talaga ang mga kawatan.. wala na silang pinili.
Grabeh naman. Nakakapanghinayang. This is soo tragic. My sympathy and prayers to the families.
Dapat ibigay ko na din yung mga passwords ko sa aking labidabs.
basta ako, i keep a folder full of my passwords sa isang folder ko sa aking email.
just in case.
ingat lang wag ma-hack ang email account mo. kasi kung ma-hack yan di na mahirapan ang hackers.
hahaha! nasa isang folder pala.
if it is a web-based email account like gmail, yahoo, etc. don’t trust it too much.
Oist ano ba itong usapan dito… patayan na. lol.
I guess it’s a good idea to share something with someone para lang may access kahit papano kung ano man mangyari sa atin. Ako closest to making a will, paglayas ko sa pinas, bank accounts at kung anik anik na mga agency ek ek naka Special Powererererer of Autroney na to my mudra. pati yung legal guardianship to my little girl. hehehe.
Condolence to the family nung namatayan.
Parang yung blog ba ni francis m na huli niyang na-update days before he died? sad.
Our prayers…
nakakatakot. sana magkaroon ng justice ito.
i have a small booklet where i keep all my email passwords, facebook pw, blogs, atm pins and everything else. finders keeper yun, kung sino makahanap, sya ang mag mamana ng lahat ng ari-arian ko lol
My blogs will BE BURIED with me into my grave.
My blogs will die with me.
That is a pramis.
Sya nawa.
A M E N.
My sympathy.
They may rest in peace.
Amen.
condolence to their family. kakalungkot na dito pa nila inabot sa pinas ang ganyan, nag-stay sila dito dahil mahal nila ang pilipinas, tapos yan pa nangyari sa kanila. so sad..
Makisali po, parang nung isang araw ko lang napanood si Alexis sa ANC with Tina Monzon Palma yata, together with Carlo Caparas, re: National Artist. Hayy buhay nga naman.. This discussion about writing passwords, living will and other like insurance policy, opened me to do the same. Really life is unpredictable.
So sad naman, ang hirap talagang magtiwala. Sana mahuli agad yung mga kriminal na yan. May they rest in peace.
Ang lungkot naman ng story na ito. Tsk.
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die today , die tomorrow is the same die
but not now…
kailangan ko pang mag-blog ng marami
i’m a new blogger …clueless nga ako kung ano talagang tamang pwedeng i-blog..pero maraming naaliw in fairness
did you know that there’s actually a plugin in wordpress that can take care of our blogs when we die? It automatically sends an email to a recipient (of your choice) after a number of weeks (of your choice) without a visit.
Hi to all ^_^
It’s a great lost to us bloggers here in the philippines.
a very very sad story.tama kayo dyan,mapaElection,mapaPasko eh ngKalat yang mga robbers and holdapers nyan.
minsan akala mo wlang harm kasi babae,yun pla snatcher din.
kung pwede lng din ntn ilagay s kamay ntn ang batas pra msugpo yan mga yan,ako man,kng pwede lng eh gnwa q na,but we’re not like them,diyos na magpaparusa sknla.
kailngan tlga,all the time eh maingat…