Philippine Showbiz Today
December 8 - 21, 2015
Mother of ‘Pastillas Girl’ shot dead by gunman in Caloocan
The mother of Angelica Yap,
the television personality also
known as “Pastillas Girl”, was
shot and killed Sunday night in
Caloocan City.
Teresa Yap, a barangay
councilor, was about to have
dinner at a roadside eatery on
Tagaytay Street in Barangay 131
when she was approached by an
unidentified gunman from behind
and shot in the head at close
range.
The suspect, who was
wearing a baseball cap pulled
low, immediately fled riding a
motorcycle.
The victim was rushed to
the Chinese General Hospital
where she was pronounced dead
at 9:20PM. Yap, 43, had been
receiving death threats on her
phone.
The killing was captured on
a CCTV camera and witnessed
by several people, including a
daughter and a niece of Yap’s.
Police found 9mm shells in the
crime scene.
In late September, Yap
appeared on “It’s Showtime” to
defend her daughter Angelica
against accusations that the
ABS-CBN noontime show was
“exploiting” and “pimping” the
latter through a dating contest.
Police say the motive behind
the death of Maria Teresa Santos
Hernandez, mother of Pastillas
Girl (Angelica Jane Yap), may be
personal.
Teresa,
43,
was
a
kagawad of Barangay 127 in
Caloocan. According to Senior
Superintendent Bart Bustamante,
Teresa preferred to use her maiden
name, rather than Maria Teresa
Santos Hernandez-Yap.
The police have yet to name
an official suspect and motive for
her death, but on December 1,
Bustamante, told in an interview.
that the motive was probably
personal.
“May mga testigo na rin
na lumalabas na magpapatibay
sa isang theory namin na the
motive was really personal
circumstances.”
(There
are
witnesses who have come out,
strengthening one of our theories
that the motive was really personal
circumstances.)
Reported , also, that an
unnamed relative of Teresa asked
the police to look into a “Polo”
and Alfamil Yap, the victim’s ex-
boyfriends, and Andrea, Alfamil’s
current partner.
When asked if it were true
that Teresa was receiving death
threats, Bustamante said, “To the
effect, kasi natukoy namin yung
isang konfidante niya, na kaibigan
niya, na babae din, na sinasabihan
siya sa mga pangyayari ng buhay
ni Kagawad.”
In the interview , Bustamante
added that they would have the
computerized facial composite
(CFC) of the suspect soon.
The CFC is based on the
description of witnesses and the
CCTV footage that was recovered.
“So base doon sa description
[ng mga kaptibahay] na narinig
ng imbestigador... lumalabas na
isang tao lang. At ng surveillance,
isang tao lang rin yung bumira,
yung bumaril. So meron naman
tayong CCTV copy, so malabo,
pero based on that CCTV, tsaka
sa description, we can come up
with ... yung medyo maganda o
close to reality na picture ng
assassin.”
The official police report said
that the suspect was around 5’4”
in height, and wore a baseball cap
and denim jacket. The suspect
fled on a motorcycle.
Continued on Page 23
Angelica Yap and mother Teresa from It’s Showtime
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